What is this?

440 Fanatic · December 22, 2012, 08:38:58 PM

A while back, I noticed this metal box in my '68 located in the front right area of my trunk. I don't know what it is. There are a couple of small holes in the rear of it through which I can see what appears to be circuit boards with various electronic components on it. It looks like it belongs there, but I've not seen any other Chargers with this box in them online or in person. If no one knows what it is, I guess I'll get my old bad back self up in the trunk and investigate further.All I can figure is that someone perhaps home-made an audio amp and installed it, but the car still had the factory radio when I bought it. So ??

Any ideas folks?

Thanks,

Gary

RCKSTR · December 22, 2012, 08:40:41 PM

Somethings for rear defrost?

RIDGERACER383 · December 22, 2012, 08:49:48 PM

Follow the wires on it and see where they go.Being in the back it probably is for rear defrost.

Mytur Binsdirti · December 22, 2012, 09:23:08 PM

What is it? It's scrap metal.

69 OUR/TEA · December 22, 2012, 09:32:58 PM

Maybe the owner before you was an airline pilot and decided to install a black box in his land transportation!!!!!

bull · December 22, 2012, 09:49:28 PM

My guess: A clandestine KGB storage unit for a previous owner (a 70s hippie no doubt).

hawkeye · December 22, 2012, 10:20:33 PM

is it ticking?

A383Wing · December 22, 2012, 10:24:45 PM

it's where the cats, ducks, & monkeys hide

Bryan

cdr · December 22, 2012, 10:33:18 PM

Quote from: A383Wing on December 22, 2012, 10:24:45 PM
it's where the cats, ducks, & monkeys hide

Bryan

JB400 · December 22, 2012, 10:41:14 PM

Government issue gps unit. They have to have someway of keeping track of us.

Ghoste · December 22, 2012, 10:56:24 PM

It isn't factory whatever it is.

stripedelete · December 22, 2012, 11:03:35 PM

Never look directly at it.....

JB400 · December 22, 2012, 11:05:41 PM

Have you opened it up to take a peek, or just look through the holes?

A383Wing · December 22, 2012, 11:56:25 PM

there will probably be eyeballs looking back

RCKSTR · December 23, 2012, 12:35:01 AM

Possibly something 80's stereo related

Tear it out!

HANDM · December 23, 2012, 01:24:32 AM

Quote from: RCKSTR on December 23, 2012, 12:35:01 AM
Possibly something 80's stereo related Tear it out!

Reach in there with a wrecking bar and pop that thing outta there.......

Give us another pic when you do as enquiring minds want to know

charger Downunder · December 23, 2012, 03:49:16 AM

Get in there with a mirror and see what the side near the back of the seat looks like.

440 Fanatic · December 23, 2012, 03:58:47 AM

Since most of you didn't read my FULL post, ,""(If no one knows what it is, I guess I'll get my old bad back self up in the trunk and investigate further. All I can figure is that someone perhaps home-made an audio amp and installed it, but the car still had the factory radio when I bought it. So ?? "")
There doesn't appear to be any wires leading to it or out of it.

And thanks Ghoste, that's one of the answers I wanted.

Thanks,

Gary

C5X DAYTONA · December 23, 2012, 04:05:39 AM

Looks like a reverb. It can be from a Mopar Accessory Catalog. I would not throw it away. There is a market for them.

472 R/T SE · December 23, 2012, 06:29:50 AM

Quote from: C5X DAYTONA on December 23, 2012, 04:05:39 AM
Looks like a reverb. It can be from a Mopar Accessory Catalog. I would not throw it away. There is a market for them.

Yeah, I wouldn't rip it out of there. That might be a piece someone's been looking for for years.

What..hell I don't have a clue, but C5X makes a good point.

RIDGERACER383 · December 23, 2012, 09:15:51 AM

I would would leave it in there.Could be a super rare option from the factory.I'm thinking rear defrost of reverb.If it was a rear defrost,somebody may have replaced the rear glass long ago and put a regular glass in it and pulled the wires from the box.

Just 6T9 CHGR · December 23, 2012, 09:20:49 AM

Quote from: Ghoste on December 22, 2012, 10:56:24 PM
It isn't factory whatever it is.

Possibly an old motion sensor for an alarm?

A383Wing · December 23, 2012, 11:33:40 AM

ejector seat control box

charger490 · December 23, 2012, 12:06:07 PM

its where they hide the drugs

RCKSTR · December 23, 2012, 12:06:54 PM

How is it secured to the car? spot welds or screws?

rt green · December 23, 2012, 12:40:03 PM

its a henway

mopar_man · December 23, 2012, 12:44:47 PM

I believe it may be a precursor of the first car locator . Its about the right size for those tranponders they put on moose and wolves etc . depending on who owned the car originally , it would be an easy install for somebody with the right electronics .

A383Wing · December 23, 2012, 02:32:16 PM

open the damn thing up and show us what's inside!

twodko · December 23, 2012, 02:37:43 PM

Whatever you do, cut the BLUE wire first!

Seriously, treat it gently because it may be something rare.

RIDGERACER383 · December 27, 2012, 11:14:09 PM

Any update..did you see what was inside or figure out what it was.

Homerr · December 28, 2012, 11:02:26 AM

First-gen LoJack.

440 Fanatic · January 01, 2013, 03:38:24 PM

The mystery is solved. I finally climbed up in the trunk and pulled the box out and opened it up.
C5X Daytona nailed it, it is a reverb unit made by gibbs mfg and research in janesville wisconsin.

RCKSTR · January 01, 2013, 11:31:52 PM

C5X DAYTONA · January 02, 2013, 02:04:35 AM

Right on.

Dino · January 02, 2013, 11:21:44 AM

I've had those in guitar amps but I've never seen one in a car before. Weird.

Cooter · January 02, 2013, 12:15:06 PM

Ahh, the old Reverb unit. Sweet. Sounds of the 70's.

C5X DAYTONA · January 02, 2013, 03:12:45 PM

And 60s.

jar1292 · January 02, 2013, 03:44:51 PM

what is a reverb?

70 Charger RT · January 02, 2013, 04:49:38 PM

Have a listen.

Quotehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkOLEu6wu9c

charger Downunder · January 02, 2013, 05:31:34 PM

Always learning schools never out now i know what a Reverb is.

Stretch · January 06, 2013, 08:37:44 PM

that reverb really changes the sound of that mono record. It sure soundes like a stereo feed. Thats cool for sure. Did they work that good in the cars? I have a C.B. thats all "hot roded" out. it has a "talk back" setting on it now. That reverb remindes me of that setting.

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