Behind Radio plug/ adapter

[jerry7297]

Can someone please tell me what this the small plate with the wire on it is? It comes off of the wires going to the intermittent wiper speed plug on the left of the radio. It looks like it is supposed to ground to something maybe. At the moment it is not going to anything, just sitting in there.

 

[Richard Hamilton]

The brown/blue wire is the alarm contact wire for the original stereo, which was originally connected to the radio cage.  It needs to be insulated from earth to stop the horn beeping on locking, as if there was an open compartment.

 

I don't know what the plate is, but I would just remove it and insulate the terminal on the brown/blue wire if I were you.

[jerry7297]

 

Man thank you you are a life saver. I will tape it up so it will not ground out. My alarm was beeping... I thought that was the culprit. I am reconnecting everything now. I will update with results.

 

[jerry7297]

I taped up the plate and tucked it away. All was good. Horn did stop beeping. Thanks again.