# what is this box and those wires? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [August 20, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-this-box-and-those-wires/81456 "2004-08-20T20:37:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/49beb7/32.png) [@zallow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zallow)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-this-box-and-those-wires/81456/1 "2004-08-20T20:37:22Z")
Hey there! I just bought myself another s13 hatch and it seems there was a alarm system in there before or something but it’s not used anymore. So there’s this box inside my engine bay and a bunch of useless wires everywhere. Was just wondering if it’s safe to pull everything out or if there are some wires i need to put back together or something… Notice the orange wire here, it’s the only one still connected. All the other wires are either cut or disconnected. ![http://www.boomspeed.com/zallow/white-s13-wires.jpg](http://www.boomspeed.com/zallow/white-s13-wires.jpg) ![http://www.boomspeed.com/zallow/white-s13-useless-box.jpg](http://www.boomspeed.com/zallow/white-s13-useless-box.jpg) Here you can see some type of relay box with the orange wire connected to it. There’s also a red, black and white/black stripe wire coming out of it that are connected to some other wires. Is it safe to pull this relay box and wires out? ![http://www.boomspeed.com/zallow/white-s13-useless-stuff-02.jpg](http://www.boomspeed.com/zallow/white-s13-useless-stuff-02.jpg) Thanks for helping me out understand this shitty wiring puzzle. :lol: Zack ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-this-box-and-those-wires/81456/2 "2004-08-21T16:22:15Z")
1st pic: Aftermarket Alarm (POS) 2nd pic: Alarm Siren 3rd pic: Starter Kill Relay. When cutting the starter relay out you have to short the white and black to the solid white wire. What you could do is hook up a switched 12+v to the orange wire and use it as a manual starter kill relay ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-this-box-and-those-wires/81456/3 "2004-08-21T21:36:02Z")
that looks like a 1979 radio shack special… ---
**Author:** ![zallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/49beb7/32.png) [@zallow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zallow)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-this-box-and-those-wires/81456/4 "2004-08-21T23:21:43Z")
haha :lol: yeah i agree, this looks sooo cheap ass. that’s why i wanna remove it, it’s just there taking space. besides i’ll need the place to put the clutch cylinder when i’ll do my manual tranny swap. so shift\_sr20det, you mean i have to tangle up the white/black stripe wire to the white one? and what do i do with the wires they were connected with under the steering wheel? cause i can see they’re connected with wires that goes either to that white box or elsewhere. I think the red one’s going to the ignition assy cause it goes deep inside. So, only the red, black and orange one would be useful? I just dont want to mess anything up and blow fuses and stuff, or worse… hehe 😛 Thanks for the info. 🙂 Zack ---
**Author:** ![DarkForceJackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-this-box-and-those-wires/81456/5 "2004-08-22T18:36:24Z")
> [@SHIFT\_SR20DET](#): > > 1st pic: Aftermarket Alarm (POS) > 2nd pic: Alarm Siren > 3rd pic: Starter Kill Relay. > > When cutting the starter relay out you have to short the white and black to the solid white wire. > > What you could do is hook up a switched 12+v to the orange wire and use it as a manual starter kill relay > [@bing](#): > > that looks like a 1979 radio shack special… Man I love these guys. :lol: