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Old May 4, 2020 | 03:00 PM
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Question What is this thing?

Just bought a 2008 Chevy HHR SS manual and this is my biggest question about the car, what is this thing? It looks like a holder for an iPhone. Any other ideas? Thank you!
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Old May 4, 2020 | 03:09 PM
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Welcome to the site, hmmm, is it loose or fastened with those 2 screws? It might be a spare rear hatch release switch , it’s definitely not supposed to be there
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Old May 4, 2020 | 03:30 PM
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It is screwed down, thought about unscrewing them and seeing if anything is attached.
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Old May 4, 2020 | 03:41 PM
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It's a "Didn't-come-with-the-car-from-the-factory, previous-owner-added-on-Thing-a-ma-jig"
In other words.......???
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Old May 4, 2020 | 03:41 PM
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If this was a fleet car in a previous life, it may be a mount for a laptop?
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Old May 4, 2020 | 04:06 PM
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So I just unscrewed it and there is a wire going to it. It seems like a charger for an iDevice and the lightning port broke off because it is in the DUMBEST place possible. Really dumb...
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Old May 4, 2020 | 04:34 PM
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Lightening or USB? That would answer part of it. The wire should go somewhere where the Voltage is reduced to 5 Volts.
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Old May 4, 2020 | 05:27 PM
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If you follow the wire it will probably end at either the fuse box under the radio or at the radio , carefully disconnect it and cut a piece of rubber mat the same size as that tray to cover the screw holes.
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Old May 8, 2020 | 04:03 PM
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Just an update, it definitely goes to the fuse box and is used for charging. I plan on doing exactly what @Oldblue suggested once spring/summer finally starts here in Pennsylvania Thanks for all the replies!!!
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Old May 9, 2020 | 07:54 AM
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We had snow yesterday, and frost last night, and oh joy! More snow this evening is predicted!!
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