I saw dozens of cars coming into the dealership with lights like these. Upon investigation, it was typically an aftermarket attempt at an alarm or theft deterrent. Sometimes it was actually a component of a real theft deterrent system and sometimes it was just a blinking light. The concept is a would-be thief would look into the car at night, see a red blinking light, and, thinking it was an alarm ... choose another vehicle to carry out their dubious affair.
As a side note, GM actually had fake blinking lights built into their radios in the 80's for just this purpose - poor man's theft deterrent.
On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 7:30:13 PM UTC-5, Ray Bell wrote:
My 1987 B350 RAM van has a red light in the panel used for the heater/air conditioning controls.
I don't recall it blinking on and off when I was driving it in America, but it is now.
Does anyone know what the light is?
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