hey all. i have a 2004 MCS and was wondering what exactly that redish looking light bulb thing is on top of the dash in the middle against the front windshield? any thoughts...just so you know, i dont have the alarm or rain sensor things.

Peter Seybold
Cape Cod, MA

 

Hi Peter,
It's the Flux Capacitor. Where on the Cape? I'm in South Dennis. If you want to get on the Cape Cod MINIs emailing list give me a shout at steve@minisontop.com

p.s. It's the sensor for Automatic Climate Contol.

 

Believe it or not that's the climate control sensor for the auto climate control equiped cars.

 

thanks guys. i thought only those two litle venting things onthe bottom of my auto ac thing was the only sensors...that answeres that question! thanks again

Pete Seybold

 

It lights up whenever the ECU detects a UFO within a radius of one hundred miles.

 

The technical term for the device is the purple nurple.

I love these threads where someone asks a serious question about some unusual part of the car (usually this sensor, or the alarm sensor in the roof) they get a flood of silly answers in addition to the 'true' answer.

 

That's what they get for joining the party late after everyone's trashed