Baffled by a wired component under outside door handle

[ashtons99]

I've asked this question of the Trophy forum team but no one can solve it.
If I lift the drivers/passenger door handle and look under it there is a black vinyl "pod" about 5cm long x 5mm across. Into it go 2 very thin black and red wires. It is stuck onto the door panel immediately below the hinge point. There is one under either handle.

It looks to me very much like some sort of magnetic reed switch and I wondered whether these cars have some sort of alarm tamper on the door handle which activates the alarm if the handle is lifted.

The car is a Trophy so comes with the thatcham cat 1 system .

Can anyone shed any light on it. I will take some photos when I can.

 

[rctempire]

Can you post a picture of this. Very interesting

 

[Djw John]

Sounds like a shitty stick on led! That is now broken.

 

[BoatNonce]

Sounds like a shitty stick on led! That is now broken.

Will be this, only other thing it could be would be some sort of DIY keyless entry sensor setup but that's highly unlikely.

 

[ashtons99]

You could be right there. I'd not considered lighting and not actually been in it in the dark. I'm having a couple of marks on the wheels sorted in my mates paint shop so will have a look when it comes back.

 

[ashtons99]

You were right on the LED suggestion. It's a little strip of 4 micro LEDs that light when the interior one comes on. Leaving them for now.