What is this part?

[James Morse]

I found this in by the jack on the passenger side on the XLT. It looks like it would go on the bottom of a seat rail or else is it part of something? I'm wondering if it even goes to this truck but the date would be right my build was 5/29/97. There is like plastic bags with foam in them in both sides behind the seats. Is that normal? I guess it deadens sound a little, or for insulation?
It doesn't look like anything is missing for trim and I don't see where it could possibly go. Plus most trim is grey. Maybe they dropped it in there by accident during the build?

 

[fastpakr]

I'm struggling with scale... but could that be a cover for one of the seat mounting bolts?

 

[rumblecloud]

^What he said.
Covers the end of the seat track in the back. I can never get mine to stay on.

 

[James Morse]

About 2.5" largest dimension

 

[James Morse]

Ah, thanks, mystery solved. It's not there because the CD changer's mounts are in the way of it.
Under passenger seat isn't prescribed location for the changer, but I like it better than on the back wall because you can just reach over and change the cartridge pretty easy (I have 2).
I guess I could take 1/8" or so off the base of the part, that's where it snags. Or just save it.

 

[G8orFord]

1985 called and they want their CDs back

 

[rumblecloud]

1985 called and they want their CDs back

That's very insensitive of you...

 

[James Morse]

They have to wait, 1975 is calling for their cassette tapes.

 

[James Morse]

Actually cassete w/ wire coming out of it allows you to hook your phone into the stereo.

 

[G8orFord]

They have to wait, 1975 is calling for their cassette tapes.

1975 doesn't have a cassette player, but they'll take those 8-tracks.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

8track was my first aftermarket head unit in my first car, a new to me 68 Galaxy 500. That would have been in 77 or so. Cassettes came soon after.

 

[Josh B]

Craig was the 8 track player to get. I have an Emerson portable/3 way power in the back that I bought at a yard sale in Nashville circa 1989ish that I don't recall ever trying to play, and surely there's an old Jim Croce tape in some other location. Jim was a picker's picker and more, who died all too soon. I was into Dylan and Hendrix and Joplin, but hek I liked country too, just there were a few greats that I could never get enough of.
I worked on a house early in my time there that was perched on a steep hill right over Roger Miller's

 

[JoshT]

1975 doesn't have a cassette player, but they'll take those 8-tracks.

So? 85 didn't have CD players, at least not wide spread integration in vehicles. Cassettes were as much a thing in 75 as CDs were in 85.

 

[James Morse]

well '75 sure had cassettes, you're saying just not in cars I guess

 

[G8orFord]

You just can't make jokes anyone...

Yes, cassettes existed in 1975, but there weren't many, if any, in automobiles.

Yes, in 1985, there weren't many, if any cd players in cars, but there were cd's.

I think I'll go to my room now.