Jellybean Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 What is the Black rear solenoid for on the rear strut? Surface rust normal, should I remove it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Looks more like a buzzer or beeper of some sort to me mate, this is only a guess but perhaps it's tied in with the reverse lights and is supposed to sound when you're backing up. Where does the harness go? Might it be a corrosion inhibitor of some sort? (another wild guess by the way!) Not enough wires going to it for it to be a solenoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dim Sum Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 What is the Black rear solenoid for on the rear strut? Surface rust normal, should I remove it? http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb469/clodola/20121117_144033.jpg Don't know what the Black rear solenoid is. But I think the surface rust is normal on the shock covers, I had surface rust on mine but not as much. I got bored one day and decided to spray them 040 White to match the Supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I don't have one of those So guess its aftermarket. Maybe like pedro said, it could be a reverse beeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 It is on both Struts , the Solenoid (what looks like one) Interesting! I taught it was OEM, something got to do with the OEM G Force sensor Mine does sound a beep when put in reverse, but I taught this is normal on Jap imports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Don't know what the Black rear solenoid is. But I think the surface rust is normal on the shock covers, I had surface rust on mine but not as much. I got bored one day and decided to spray them 040 White to match the Supra. Will paint them up so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideexitsupra Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I had one of those "solenoids" on my car. It was actually a beeper that sounded every time the car was put into reverse. Just un-plug it and throw it away. I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Thanks, I can sleep at nite now! ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Yeah, its a parking sensor beeper. My car had one behind the side trim panels in the boot (only one though). It might be worth tracing the wiring back if you don't actualy have the sensors anymore. If your car beeps when you put it in reverse then the controller is probably still in there somewhere. The "normal" J spec reverse beeper is a little grey box that plugs into the PCB in the instrument panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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