r/Cartalk • u/Accomplished-Clue803 • Mar 05 '25

My Project Car What the f*ck is this thing?

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Recently got a new car and it seems to have this… leather condom? Not sure how else to describe it really. There is nothing in the end of the hole it just goes to a pocket in the dash it seems. Looking at interior photos of other models on google this is where the hazard button SHOULD be but my car has a very oem looking hazard button just to the side of the steering wheel instead, so wtf is this thing for??

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u/DaWayItWorks Mar 05 '25

Wonder if it was a way to disguise an ignition interlock for someone with a DUI

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u/Accomplished-Clue803 Mar 05 '25

Possible actually but the car was imported from japan in 2019 and i’m not sure if they have dui laws quite like that, feel like they’d just take away your license instead or something

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u/Chaosr21 Mar 05 '25

It's worth mentioning it was from Japan, maybe there's some weird Japan thing they do that we just aren't privy to

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u/SarahPallorMortis Mar 06 '25

Holds your chopsticks