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Found screwed into wheel well of 2013 lexus (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
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It was making a rattling noise as the pokey bits on the top made contact with the tire (while turning sharply to the right)

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (7 children)

That is an anchor for a child's car seat tether strap.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I don't think so, the wheel well would be a strange place to anchor a child's seat

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's definitely what it is. That's it's been poorly installed in a stupid place in the car doesn't invalidat that.

    They are supposed to be bolted through the metal, so it's likely this was an DIY installation.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That's definitely not what it is. Kid seat anchors have a square latch hole, not circular ones. Child seat retention clips are flat to minimize sideways movement - they are not circular like OPs image.

    Examples.

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