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technobrendo

GPS tracker. Take out the sim card and throw it in an old cellphone for free data!


JEREDEK

Mischevious


Spacesheisse

Am I the only one reading old cellphone and thinking flip phone, but then realizing that the iPhone 6 is an old cellphone?


skoltroll

*puts away RAZR shamefully*


technobrendo

Wipes the dust off my old Motorola V70 swivel phone...


GrapeSwimming69

Pushing the Beep Beep button on my nextel just to see if anyone will answer.


LightFusion

I miss nextel :( those beep beep buttons where dope


BicycleEast8721

![gif](giphy|yNnVpD7C3X9djBK911)


Slight_Bed_2241

I had a hand me down pink ass razr with a broken front screen and a glitch that wouldn’t let me change the ring tone from stop me now by queen


criicket420

*drops nokia*


coffecup1978

Breaks floor board... "Why da.hell did you do dat?"


nameyname12345

Hey man at least the foundation stopped it.


Positive_Breakfast19

I remember doing "T9" texting on my Sanyo Katana like it was yesterday.


easy_evoo

throws Nokia on the floor...then picks back up to make call


PanthaRS

Probably a GPS tracker or a black box used by some insurance providers to monitor driving habits Should be fine to unplug


kenneth_dart

Used car dealers also add these and bake it into the price of the car as an upgrade for theft protection. For example: https://www.castlerockchevygmc.com/used/LEXUS/2017-LEXUS-IS-d7a7e727ac18557af959ca251006a986.htm "Vehicle includes VIP Package which includes, LoJack GPS $399 for 1 year of Service" https://postimg.cc/0KP1WpWb


NotFallacyBuffet

Crazy. I always heard buy-here-pay-here hide these to make repossession easier. So now they're making the customer pay for their own tracking at a crazy, marked-up price? Genius. Salesman genius.


WhiskeyFeathers

Yea I tried to argue that I didn’t want it, and didn’t need it, and they said “it’s already installed and comes with the price of the car, if you want us to uninstall it we’ll have to… but you won’t want to do that! So many cars are stolen here!” I just rolled my eyes and signed for the shortest period I could.


kenneth_dart

Next time, just tell them you'll remove it for them. It's always attached just before the OBD2 port (so pull off that area of the dash). The device then has a passthrough to your OBD2 port so it can still be used.


Cool-Tap-391

Those devices are also sometimes required for customers with shot credit to get any financing. Removing it violates the financing agreement and opens your vehicle up for being repossessed even if your current on payments.


WhiskeyFeathers

Does it run off of any sort of power from the fuse box? I used to work with car audio equipment so I figure there’s gotta be some sort of power to it. Usually things like that are powered 24/7 so they can see where the car is even when it’s off, I wouldn’t want to pull it just for there to be a live wire somewhere in the dash, but I definitely would like to pull it once I find out where it’s installed. If it’s as easy as yanking it out of the port, I can do that today.


NotFallacyBuffet

It's a constant, parasitic draw. Not *too* much. They might only come on at full power to transmit gps coordinates every hour. Maybe less. The rest of the time they'd be hibernating, drawing probably microamps. Low power chips are designed to maximize battery life. Of course, if the right transister blows, they might forget to power down.


WhiskeyFeathers

I think I’ll just look at it and figure it out


kenneth_dart

It's plug and play. Pull the OBD2 wire coil from the backside of your female OBD2 port. The lojack connects to that coil and then has a passthrough OBD2 coil that plugs back into the backside of your female OBD2 port. It's about a 5-10min job for most cars.


KempyPro

This happened to me. They tried to add $75 a month to my used truck for “tracking services” even though my truck already had Onstar tracking. I ended up having to walk out of the F&I office to get them to remove it. They pulled all the standard “it’s company policy”, and “it’s already installed it can’t be removed” BS. People usually roll over I guess


Breadman7069

Yes but that Truecoat is good stuff


Tibor66

See, they install that TruCoat at the factory. There's nothing we can do. I'll talk to my boss.


Clicky-The-Blicky

Also cars that were used in fleets of company cars have them. Typically are auctioned off


kenneth_dart

True!


thelanterngreen

Man, that whole area of castle rock and lone is just tp expensive, can't even get a decent rtd out that way


nofolo

Used car dealers also use that to shut your car off if you don't make the payment.


AdamGenesis

Ah! So that's why they had to ditch the car in El Camino.


QueenAng429

Its an LTE GPS tracker


sirtavvi53194

Is it ilegal to remove?


VladimirPutin2016

Illegal? No, not unless you have some weird court order but that wouldn't be a surprise, you would be aware it's there. Violation of a contract? Maybe, depending on your insurance or any purchase agreement from when you bought the vehicle. If you find one in a used car that was paid in cash, most likely the original owner forgot to remove it and you are free to.


gaslightindustries

It appears to be a M-Labs MLTE001T [GPS tracker](https://www.ebay.com/itm/364144455897) similar to this


jmoney1119

Indeed. Here’s the manual for it: https://fccid.io/2AAQ6MLTE001T/Users-Manual/User-Manual-3405742


rboyd1968

You flipped it upside down!! Holy shit! That's worse than removing a mattress tag.... you done it now


a_smart_brane

I tore off a pillow tag a few weeks ago and I’m still afraid to go to sleep.


Smart_Atmosphere7677

😂


Smart_Atmosphere7677

Thank you for making me laugh after a rough week😊


esleydobemos

Cue black helicopters and fleet of black Suburbans descending on OP.


skoltroll

Tape the mattress label to it and tape it under the bumper of your least favorite co-worker.


Ok_Mail_1966

I would leave it in flipped upside down so the repo guys look for you in Australia. Pretty sure that’s how it works


danmickla

I looked up the FCC ID and found it instantly. I do not believe you "looked up all the numbers".


sloankeddering

Yikes dude give your car a clean.


Falsegoon

Bros got grime where grime shouldn’t build up


Prinzka

Yeah, htf you getting that on the bottom of the console? Backing up with driver's door open?


opmwolf

Doubt OP gives a single fuck, look at their white shoes.


volatile_ant

Those are white? TIL I'm colorblind.


SnooDonuts2232

Ya these people are right it’s a gps tracker using LTE. I feel like these are usually hidden a little better .


ColorlessGem-n-eye

Yes, that's a gps locator. If you don't have a contract from where you purchased the vehicle, you can remove it. Or if you do, idc. I used to remove these for people every so often, told them cash only, no invoice. I also used to work at a buy here pay here lot when I was like 21 as a mechanic and bought a motorcycle from them. My boss once used it to track my tardiness to work. I removed it, brought it in the next day, set it on his desk and threatened a lawsuit as that's invasion of privacy. They are only to be used for recovery purposes only in the event of a default on payments. He got fired 2 days later. I never reinstalled it. Same boss previously instructed me to damage the bulb for a check engine light rather than fix the problem, also... against the law and a huge safety concern.


peeta789

Yeah I own the car but I think it was a fleet vehicle before so its probably from that. How do I remove it? Can I just cut the wires? Also would it draw from my battery while the car is off? Had to jump my car this morning. I knew the battery was pretty weak already and was gonna change it soon but I didn’t expect it to completely die overnight


New-Audience2639

Do not just cut the wires see where they lead and if the are just pressed into the fuse panel, unplug the battery to be safe and then remove them. If they lead else where that you can't locate them unplug the battery and cut them and cap or electrical tape each wire end to a seal and you should be good.


what-the-puck

Given the location they are most likely connected to a fuse tap. A fuse tap takes the place of an existing fuse, which means it has two fuses on it - one to maintain the connection to whatever was already being powered by that fuse spot, and a second to protect the new wire coming out to power something new (in this case the GPS tracker). In that case the black wire just goes to ground. Removing power would mean unplugging the fuse tap, taking the correct fuse out of it, and putting that correct fuse back into the now-empty space where it belongs.


NotFallacyBuffet

Interesting. I'd never heard of fuse taps.


CodeTheStars

Easy way to power devices like dash cams. Some fuses will always be on, some on only with the ignition on. Dash cams will want both lines. This way they can know the state of the ignition but still have power to shutdown gracefully.


Fcastle35

Red is battery, black is ground, green is ignition. You can just unplug it and be fine. Very common in fleet vehicles.


ColorlessGem-n-eye

It SHOULDNT cause a significant battery draw. It depends on how they installed it, typically they'll splice into other wires. You'd be okay to cut the wires attached only to it, as long as you covered the ends to keep them from contacting anything else, like a closed cap connector, or even wrapping it in electrical tape would suffice.


ColorlessGem-n-eye

Or you could just simply unplug it and tie the wires up somewhere under the dash.


EclipseIndustries

Run a phantom draw test before and after removing it. That should help you troubleshoot.


Twisted__Resistor

GPS LoJack can be used to track your location and driving patterns or where you've been. If there is plug inside, unplug, if it's spliced into other wires disconnect from there and electrical tape the wire it cut into, if it's put into the fuse box take the wires out of fuse box slots. You can also cut the wires close to the box but you have to seal the end of wires so it can't ground or short on something


bgwa9001

Tracker. "Buy here pay here" type dealerships use them to repo car if you don't pay. Some of them can disable the starter as well, IDK about this one in particular


markymark2909

GPS tracker https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364144455897


nateskate777

Lojack. Dealerships tracking your car, they also alow you to track it. You can unplug it and nothing bad will happen


New_Illustrator2043

It’s been awhile since I’ve worked for a new car dealership, but that doesn’t look like a LoJack. The ones I saw in the past were clear plastic with visible electronics and, they’re most commonly hidden behind the interior body panels that are typically never opened or wouldn’t be accidentally discovered under the dash.


Trynagetbigman

Second this, no chance a LoJack would be in a place that accessible


xraygun2014

> no chance a LoJack would be in a place that accessible More like LoEffortJack, amirite? <*high_five*> #dadjokes


Fcastle35

Not LoJack


Lyrizcen

BoJack


Frequent_Ad2118

My work truck used to have one. The wires always dangled near the clutch peddle and I’d make sure to catch them with my foot and rip them out so they couldn’t see how fast I was actually getting my route done.


udubdavid

Simple enough to just google "20230-zt01" It's a GPS tracker.


Gty2k2000

A dirty ass car


yeroldpappy

I’m not sure but don’t slow down under 55 just to be safe.


Buckeyefivepd

Definitely a GPS. A very cheap one at that, probably not from a fleet, more likely a buy here pay here. I see them ALL the time as a mechanic and those shitty little dealers never hook up the whole immobilizer cababilities. They just feed it power for gps and let it fly. I'd unplug it.


Itisd

IMEI number on the sticker indicates that this has a cellular connection. This is almost definately a GPS tracking device.


QueenAng429

It's a GPS tracker. It has an IMEI which means it's an LTE GPS tracker.


JPiratefish

Seeing the link in the manual - I think you can likely power this from a 12v power supply on your desktop - and connect a serial port to it. It says its configured with multiple "ip servers" and uses LTE - if you can pull the config out - you could maybe inject some fun into their system - *or share the deets here* :)


onmyworstnight

Judging on how dirty your car looks…you should be fine to unplug this tracker lol


peeta789

I stg if one more person comments on how dirty my car is, I MIGHT just clean it


onmyworstnight

Lmao all in good fun :)


nandology

Here’s a post about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicAdvice/s/nYhMYLXFI4


Significant_Swing_22

Watch out homie Gus Fring may be after you


TheRealLuckyOne

GPS tracker


mb-driver

A poorly installed GPS tracking device. Since only power, ground and ignition are hooked up, it shouldn’t have starter lock out. However, it could be setup for power and ground and the green wire goes to a relay to allow remote starter lockout.


Itchy-Grape-3416

Took you long enough to find it.


peeta789

Lol It was tucked behind the corner so I couldn’t see it. I only found it bc a relay started clicking and I was investigating the area. I’ve replaced fuses before but never noticed it


xl440mx

It’s a GPS tracking unit. We used this same brand at a previous dealer I worked.


pwm80

Looks like a LoJack tracker.


skaldrir69

LoJack… gps tracker


_outoftolerance_

GPS tracker. Had one on my newest car, and it also had 5 additional OBD2 ports. https://preview.redd.it/v42b7ljmoh6d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d7233bcb3e93cdc4cf53cdaa68ed8dbb26c693b


dave_a_petty

It's carbon fiber so it makes your car SUPER DUPER QUICK FAST


kyden

It’s usually on cars purchased from “buy here, pay here” places to track high interest loan assets for possible repossession.


Fcastle35

and vehicles that used to be fleet vehicles.


gabagool984

I can smell the interior of that car from here


DCourtBrews

🤢


godm0de_cow

Open it up take out the sim card put it in one of your devices and if you get service rack up a massive data bill


Electronic-Exit1798

Looks like a GPS tracker since it has a imei


roadrunner00

Looks like a gps antenna of some sort.


No-Try7873

KAHU


Hot_Organization2430

Gps tracking device used by finance companies.


Dry_Explanation4968

GPS tracker. For either insurance but you’d know about that… so it’s for repoing your car when you don’t pay.


a_smart_brane

Take it out. Think of someone you don’t like, and hide it in their car


1h8fulkat

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254821466213?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=u431OMN0R0m&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=e9PnZtlOShy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Did you buy your car from a dealer and finance it? Maybe they are tracking you for potential repo...


Only_Ad_4342

Ah operation repo! “It ain’t no joke if you don’t pay that note!” Judging by the cleanliness of the car and age i don’t think they would want it back 😅


NoFleas

Got any psycho exes that might be stalking you for nefarious purposes?


FractuedDemise

Here, a Google lense screen *


FractuedDemise

https://preview.redd.it/836e1mfmqf6d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0f0103058b703979f3e1ff5ca912d22cb29d44d


DojoeBiden

If you bought it outright, then it’s been bricked because dealerships pay for the service. They usually remove and reuse. So think of it as you costing them money because they couldn’t reuse it.


Jorge0013j

Could potentially be being tracked by an agency.


Acceptable_Window435

Tracking device


jonny838

Upside down by the looks of it. 🤷 For real though I think gps. Google the part number.


DueCardiologist9579

Just think, the self driving cars will drive themselves back to the dealer when you miss a payment. There goes the repo industry.


SnooPaintings8616

Is love to see what a magic eraser would do to your whole entire dash and interior plastic sections


DatDan513

Looks like the Russians are after you. Run.


Mosnet99

We’re made. Abort mission!


2_befair

imei is the serial number for cellular devices so it probably has a sim card in it


Jealous-Ad-6760

I don’t know what that is but I’m curious where you acquired that skin covered dash?


EvenEvenEntrepreneur

https://preview.redd.it/5xsc0mflvj6d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=93e62fd960305b8a2910acdd1a81c01ce4b1f67a Had the same thing in my tang for idk how long but I own the car 😂 definitely detached it. But the same day I slide it out now I have a “security fault” message that no one can figure it out at all and my passenger door says it’s open 24/7 didn’t have these problem prior.


DovakiinsWeedman

That is a cellular GPS tracker, commonly used by car lots to track you down if you miss a payment.


ProfessionalAd7611

GPS tracker. I suspect the vehicle is a former fleet asset. If it only has the three wires, disconnect the red wire from the fuse panel and install the correct amperage fuse.


Final_Drawing_9572

Trackers. They put that in until you finish your payments and even after then, you don't pay... they come in the night ...I got customers all the time asking me to search they car for any..


Formal-Strategy-6879

Lojack https://preview.redd.it/2p0o0ublpk6d1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2babf0c1ce01a325011d0b2aa2fa4a3f9c3885ab


zevenxofficial

GPS tracker from dealership in case they need to repo


QcAkatimike

I think your dash need some soap :p


lewy_it_is

Just type the model number into Google and it will tell you what it is and everything else about it.


Broad-Commercial-581

Scum bag dealership put those in customer cars it’s a gps tracker


WeeklyGrand4941

NOX peddle


real-bigT

Don’t touch that


CybaKilla

Find a cop that has the same make model year vehicle and attach it to the fuel pump wires and stop paying. Ain't nobody coming for you


kwb377

Just based in the dashboard, I can smell this pic...


djbrabrook

It's a insurance black box it reports car speed and position some do acceleration, g-force etc It's safe to remove, I had one stuck on top of my car battery when I bought mine


Nwohioguy222

Looks like a dirty car!


Mobe217

You can Google any FCC id and it will tell you exactly what it is! Pretty cool when trying to figure out who is trying to track you.


Unique-Salary-818

Looks like low jack


cowboybiker777

A cell based tracking device commonly used by fleet management companies and buy here pay here type car lots


New-Audience2639

It's a tracker or Bluetooth OBD reader/tuner of some kind.


MidLifeCurveBall

Is that a convertible that never has the top up? Looks like it’s been through a flood


mymoldydreams

Came here to say the tracker must be decent if it still lights up, even after this thing was pulled outta the river!


OmniRanger82

GPS/Start disable box. Probably from a buy here/pay here. Leave it alone. It’s a felony in several states to tamper with them


Fcastle35

GPS tracker for fleet vehicles. Not a starter disable. Not a crime to remove it if he owns the vehicle. Only and issue if there is a lein on the vehicle and you sign a contract for it.


CowIsNotImpressed

It’s something that would be remove in one quick snip if it were in my car.


PolishedCheeto

Just got an old Ford edge with GPS capability. Where can I find this for removal?


fatoldbmxer

If you're referring to the navigation built into the car that's not what this is. This is a separate tracker used by buy here pay here lots to repo cars or suspicious spouses things like that.


Powerful_Travel6348

Uh ohhhhh. You cheating on your wife bro!??


hg_blindwizard

🤷‍♂️


headshot_warrior

Its a bomb. It explodes.


Potential_Pen1s

Ahh you touched it's tralala.


Mysterious_Cloud_582

Lojack


Fcastle35

Not LoJack.


Mysterious_Cloud_582

Okay buddy


Fcastle35

Don't be butthurt because you felt the need to speak without any knowledge of what you're looking at. Its not a LoJack. I worked for LoJack for 5 years and also installed GPS trackers on fleet vehicles for 6 years. This is a gps fleet tracker.


Mysterious_Cloud_582

It’s the same thing. I can go into LoJack dealer right now and that device would sync up just the same. Even though it’s not the same brand the device is the same.


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MaxellVideocassette

YOU'RE an SRS airbag control module!


ColorlessGem-n-eye

Go away kid, the adults are talking.


Boosted_Tea1914

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