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Install k40's and escorts

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My first thought is a silencer for a hidden radar detector but it is much more finished that the switches I have seen installed for old K40's and escorts.
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Switching it on and off doesn't change anything obvious.
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My first thought is a silencer for a hidden radar detector but it is much more finished that the switches I have seen installed for old K40's and escorts.
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Switching it on and off doesn't change anything obvious.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Any idea what this switch is for in a 2000 996 manual coupe? The car is missing the owners manual. I only have experience with 996.2 turbos and GT cars. My first thought is a silencer for a hidden radar detector but it is much more finished that the switches I have seen installed for old K40's and escorts. Switching it on and off doesn't change anything obvious.

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I agree, it's a retrofitted switch for radar detection or switchable sports exhaust.

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I did think maybe exhaust was a possibility as well. I just looked under the car and it does have a Cargraphic x-pipe, maybe it has valved mufflers as well.

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