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Old 06-21-2012 | 04:34 PM
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What is this button, real simple?

https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/im...qI3X4464dM1exQ

The button on the left of the picture, i intially thought it was high beams because it looked like the same picture on my tahoe but no, thats on the signal shaft thing, so what is it?

I heard it was a bass booster or something but I hear no difference and i thought those were discontinued in like the 89 firebird so i'm confused. Mine is a '91 Trans Am GTA.

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Old 06-21-2012 | 04:52 PM
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Re: What is this button, real simple?

Rear window defroster is in the middle of the pic. to the left looks like the fog light switch

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Old 06-21-2012 | 05:00 PM
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Re: What is this button, real simple?

fog lights
Old 06-21-2012 | 06:01 PM
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Re: What is this button, real simple?

Ok, that was one of my ideas but I dont think I have fog lights, I just have the turning signals down below the pop ups...

Like this.
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_...0010_large.jpg

So now what?
Old 06-21-2012 | 06:26 PM
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Re: What is this button, real simple?

could be that switch panel was replaced. or perhaps your car came with fog lights originally. I would check behind the panel and see if the switch is wired into anything. if not I would bet on the panel was just replaced at some point in the past
Old 06-21-2012 | 06:52 PM
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Re: What is this button, real simple?

All GTAs came with foglights didn't they?, they are in the bumper openings.


Are you missing these?
Old 06-21-2012 | 10:00 PM
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Re: What is this button, real simple?

pretty sure all GTAs came with fogs like said above
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