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YOUR RESEARCHCan anyone identify what these boxes are?
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Pro theives will steal a car then leave it parked in a back street for a day or two with the battery disconnected, see if anyone shows to collect it - if not, then it's probably lo-jack free, so they collect and go from there.
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Pro theives will steal a car then leave it parked in a back street for a day or two with the battery disconnected, see if anyone shows to collect it - if not, then it's probably lo-jack free, so they collect and go from there.
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I pulled the center console of my 996 today to install the B&M shifter. That went great. Since this is going to be a race car, I'm leaving the console off. Can anyone identify what these boxes are? I'd like to remove them if possible.
Is that a bad thing?
There was an FCC ID # on the top box. I searched for the ID #, and found that the top two boxes are a LoJack system. Pulled them out.
When I pulled it out, there were only three wires connected to the car. Ground, hot, and a coax cable that looked like an antenna connection of some sort. I think the box in the middle was some sort of battery/power supply for the top box, which is the actual LoJack. Honestly, once I realized what it was, I just ripped it out without worrying too much. Made sure the hot lead was insulated, and took the rest out. Lots more will be coming out of this car before it gets to the track.
Antenna feed is to get the lowjack signal out of the car so the cops can pick it up from a distance.
Battery unit allows the lowjack to keep transmitting even if the vehicle battery is removed - useful when locating a car that's being stripped down for sale.
Pro theives will steal a car then leave it parked in a back street for a day or two with the battery disconnected, see if anyone shows to collect it - if not, then it's probably lo-jack free, so they collect and go from there.
I come from the UK originally - there's a whole lot more car theft going on there than here in the US, so you get yourself knowledgeable quickly if you want to keep your ride!
I used to take the steering wheel off of one car every day when I parked it - just to deter thieves.
And at one point I had my own Denver Boot to clamp my own car in the parking lot in the hope that it would still be there at home time!!
It's a jungle out there...
LMAO - maybe!
Eventually the cops busted a crew of car thieves who were living in a house that backed on to the parking lot.
They basically went shopping each day from the comfort of their own home - picking the car(s) they would go after, and leaving someone upstairs as a lookout while the others went over the wall to steal the cars.
Very handy!
I certainly was aware of far more car crime in the UK than I've heard about in California.
