What the @#&! is that?

What the @#&! is that?

May be a stupid question but something in the interior sparked my curiosity. Have you ever noticed on the dash, by the ignition area of the steering column, there are 5 slits/openings in the dash itself. What are they for???? Inquiring minds want to know......I think toyota hid a camera in there in order to perform market research on driving habits...

im serious about this

what is it for? i've asked a few people and they dont know. it doesnt look like there is anything behind these cutouts.

I wondered that too. If you ever have an alarm installed it would be a good place for the glas break sensor to go. I thought abey it was there for the stock alarm.

thanks for the feedback

thanks for your response. my question had a lot of views but no response, until yours, it seems no one else knows either.

My guess it is improve air flow, to cool under the dash. In Texas my dash prob gets over 120 F easy, on a summer day. But I'm guessing...

It's the impact sensor for the alarm system. It's on all the dashboards even if there is no alarm.