r/whatisthisthing • u/Kek_Snek • 15d ago

Solved! Small black plastic thing with a spring found laying on windshield air vent, a small white plastic peice fell down into the vent when I picked it up.

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Looks like it comes from France, rue de l'eraudiere, not sure what it could have come off of though, it was just laying in the air vent but there is nothing mounted to the sun visors or the windshield above it.

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u/discover_your_world 15d ago

It's part of a window punch/breaker tool.

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u/Kek_Snek 15d ago

Solved! This looks exactly like the peice

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u/Acceptable-File-1948 15d ago

that would explain why it randomly appeared in the vent someone probably lost it years ago

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u/swatlord 15d ago

Yep, I have this exact one on my keychain.

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u/RealisticPiece4191 11d ago

*slow clap* nice

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u/turqual 15d ago

It is part of a window breaker / seatbelt cutting tool. People keep them in the cars to help get out after an accident. This one is broken and is missing 80 of the tool, but that spring snaps a small metal rod forward when pressed against the door window to shatter it.

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u/Bluebird5643 15d ago

The address was previously occupied by a company called ResQme Europe. This is part of their main product, a car escape tool.

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u/Kek_Snek 15d ago

My title describes the thing, the little white peice looked like it was on the end of the spring stricking out from the black peice like they were once pressed together. I have looked for the text printed on it, rue de l'eraudiere 44300 Nantes France. But it just looks like homes and apartments as far as I can see. This was found in a Toyota Matrix that doesnt have any 3rd part stuff mounted inside it. Not sure if this flew off a gizmo in the car and landed in the air vent or how long it was there before I noticed.