I was taking apart my dash to get to the AV inputs behind my radio and found a GPS unit that wasn't part of my pioneer nav unit. I can only assume it was from the finance company so I yanked it out. Anyone else ever find one of them in their car?

 

Scary. Someone is coming to get you...


Why would finance company want to track your car?

 

like one of those little black boxes that can track your cars speed and what not.

 

maybe your girl put it there...she wants to know who you've been spending time with if you know what i mean lol

 

Finance co.- ? Never heard of that. Are you certain it was a GPS? Does everything still work?

 

might be an electric start bypass modual?

 

how do you know for sure it's a gps unit in the first place?

 

i found out some finance company will do that just to track you down if you dont make your payment and by law its illegal to take it out. thats what i heard from my teacher at Lincoln tech

 

If its a leased vehicle it could be to track actual mileage driven- to combat those who disconnect the odometer~

Or for loss prevention- it was lojack type device
Or the cops are following you~

 

It had a GPS antenna as well as a gsm antenna and also said gps on it. It's supposed to be used to track your car if your car is to be repo'ed.

 

hey GA black. join the group man. youre right around the corner from us
https://acurazine.com/forums/groups/atl-17/

 

Did you buy the car used? If so, perhaps it's a boomerang (or the US equivalent - that's what it's called in Canada) tracking device - for theft recovery.

 

Some companies that will finance people with not so great credit will install these devices that will actually "kill" the ignition if the payments aren't made, making the vehicle immobile and easy to repo, it is against the law to disconnect them only if you are the one who is financing the car, if you are the next owner, then you are safe....only know this cuz I used to be a repo guy.......

 

Shit!!!! i thought i hid that pretty good. now i have to break in your car and put it somewhere else

 

interesting...

 

pictures?? haha.. i'm quite interested myself.

 

this is pretty bizarre. Pics of this thing would be great if you still have it.

 

is that legal man ? i mean try to find out who did this and sue them man

 

I'll take pictures when I get home. I was thinking about hooking up a 12v battery to it and throwing it in the dumpster.

 

Good idea, in fact I'd find a container ship about to leave port and throw it on board. The insurance co. will think the car has been stolen and shipped overseas!!! LOL

 

Dude that is so weird! I've never heard of a module like that

 

WHAT?
That is hella weird.

 

Mail it to Mexico.