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Engineer1964

Engineer1964

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Just thinking about a fitting one of those GPS trackers that you wire up to your Car (Hidden someplace) you can then track your car via Mobile phone or googlemaps Realtime.

Seen these advertised on ebay for around £70, are they worth it?? has anyone tried similar?? I know the new Rangies ones come with Tracker fitted, and you pay a monthly subs when the initial period is over, but surely you could fit one yourselves and save on the monthly subs??
at a far cheaper cost than a full fledged tracker.

There are some now which can cut the fuel to the car and imobolise it ;) Ready and waiting for the old bill and owner to turn up ;)
 
ive got a tracker in my disco, i just text it and it replys with its co-ordinates. using an app on my htc phone called geo-pin i enter the co-ordinates and it shows where the vehicle is on a map. so i can do everything on my phone to find out where my car is. only cost £100 from maplins
 
disco2shaun said:
ive got a tracker in my disco, i just text it and it replys with its co-ordinates. using an app on my htc phone called geo-pin i enter the co-ordinates and it shows where the vehicle is on a map. so i can do everything on my phone to find out where my car is. only cost £100 from maplins
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Thats pretty decent, so if the car gets stolen you'll know where it is ;) I take it it has a sim card for you to text it?? The bonus with that is that it will work indoors or if the car has been stolen and then hidden in a garage or workshop, you'll still be able to track it via the mobile signal :D

I wonder if you were to tell the insurance companies about this would they give you a discount??
 
Engineer1964 said:
Just thinking about a fitting one of those GPS trackers that you wire up to your Car (Hidden someplace) you can then track your car via Mobile phone or googlemaps Realtime.

Seen these advertised on ebay for around £70, are they worth it?? has anyone tried similar?? I know the new Rangies ones come with Tracker fitted, and you pay a monthly subs when the initial period is over, but surely you could fit one yourselves and save on the monthly subs??
at a far cheaper cost than a full fledged tracker.

There are some now which can cut the fuel to the car and imobolise it ;) Ready and waiting for the old bill and owner to turn up ;)
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Think long and hard about what you want from the tracking system. You will get what you pay for. The cheap imports are OK if you want to track someone or something on a daily basis and you don't mind the unit ppacking up after six months.

A decent system will have a wide range of operating voltages... mine run on anything from 8 to 36 volts. Residual current drain will be minimal. It should be available to mount and forget, with the aerial being places somewhere well away from the unit itself.

A good system will have a number of available switches and controls that you can customise to take particular action. Be warned, however, that immobilising the vehicle is fine but cutting the fuel supply is technically illegal since it inconveniences the thief.

You should have easy access to both a mapping interface and the exact lat lon, and this should be tranmitted by as many methods as possible.

Does the unit notify you when the battery level drops below a set level?

If the unit is likely to be left in the vehicle for two years and suddenly required one night because the motors been nicked... spend the money to get something reliable.

The insurance companies will not give you a discount even though tracker salesmen will tell you otherwise.

Decide what you want to monitor. Rusty Rhinos went over to Morocco last year and wanted to record the temperature inside and outside the vehicle. Perhaps you want to keep an electronic eye on the coolant level or oil pressure. The possibilities are honestly endless.

PM me I'll let you have the answers to any questions you might have...I could go on for hours on this subject!:D
 
Ryder said:
Think long and hard about what you want from the tracking system. You will get what you pay for. The cheap imports are OK if you want to track someone or something on a daily basis and you don't mind the unit ppacking up after six months.

A decent system will have a wide range of operating voltages... mine run on anything from 8 to 36 volts. Residual current drain will be minimal. It should be available to mount and forget, with the aerial being places somewhere well away from the unit itself.

A good system will have a number of available switches and controls that you can customise to take particular action. Be warned, however, that immobilising the vehicle is fine but cutting the fuel supply is technically illegal since it inconveniences the thief.

You should have easy access to both a mapping interface and the exact lat lon, and this should be tranmitted by as many methods as possible.

Does the unit notify you when the battery level drops below a set level?

If the unit is likely to be left in the vehicle for two years and suddenly required one night because the motors been nicked... spend the money to get something reliable.

The insurance companies will not give you a discount even though tracker salesmen will tell you otherwise.

Decide what you want to monitor. Rusty Rhinos went over to Morocco last year and wanted to record the temperature inside and outside the vehicle. Perhaps you want to keep an electronic eye on the coolant level or oil pressure. The possibilities are honestly endless.

PM me I'll let you have the answers to any questions you might have...I could go on for hours on this subject!:D
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Thanks Ryder, Will definately be getting one soon, so ii'll PM you nearer the time ;)
 
Ryder said:
Be warned, however, that immobilising the vehicle is fine but cutting the fuel supply is technically illegal since it inconveniences the thief.
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See now this is where the legal system in this country is going wrong!! Anyway, sorry to go off topic!!

I agree with Ryder, spend your money wisely and put a lot of thought into it! A friend of mine had her Evo stolen, that had a cheap tracker on it, that funnily enough didn't work when it was needed!!
 
Let me get this right I know it's early but did you say it's illegal to cut the fuel system? Legal or not this is what I shall do. Might also add a solenoid to empty a full co2 cylinder into the cab. I hear carbon dioxide poisoning is quite a nice way to go. Maybe to nice for a Landy thief.
 
filfan said:
Let me get this right I know it's early but did you say it's illegal to cut the fuel system? Legal or not this is what I shall do. Might also add a solenoid to empty a full co2 cylinder into the cab. I hear carbon dioxide poisoning is quite a nice way to go. Maybe to nice for a Landy thief.
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Hey don't shoot the messenger... but yes it is illegal. Well... it's not exactly shutting the fuel off that is the problem. It is the fact that when the engine stops there is a chance that the poor theif might have an accident. Any damage or injury that results from the engine being cut off is the responsibility of the person who did it. So you would be very nicked. Checked it out with solicitors and CID and traffic and they all said the same thing.

One way to mitigate against it is to make it so that the fuel runs through a Murphy valve... the valve is open as long as a voltage is applied (so don't use a supply from your accessories feed!) When you click on the web site switch or send the command to the unit, it should wait until the vehicle is travelling at less than 3 mph and THEN cut the fuel.

This should combine with disabling the starter motor. The thief will try to retart the car... can't do anything so legs it. Of course then you have to hope he applies the handbrake first. If I could find a way to activate the handbrake electronically I would be laughing!
 
Ryder said:
Hey don't shoot the messenger... but yes it is illegal. Well... it's not exactly shutting the fuel off that is the problem. It is the fact that when the engine stops there is a chance that the poor theif might have an accident. Any damage or injury that results from the engine being cut off is the responsibility of the person who did it. So you would be very nicked. Checked it out with solicitors and CID and traffic and they all said the same thing.

One way to mitigate against it is to make it so that the fuel runs through a Murphy valve... the valve is open as long as a voltage is applied (so don't use a supply from your accessories feed!) When you click on the web site switch or send the command to the unit, it should wait until the vehicle is travelling at less than 3 mph and THEN cut the fuel.

This should combine with disabling the starter motor. The thief will try to retart the car... can't do anything so legs it. Of course then you have to hope he applies the handbrake first. If I could find a way to activate the handbrake electronically I would be laughing!
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Must have stalled it cough cough.
 
That's about it Fan... It reallly is quite effective. Having said all that... I actually isolate the coil on my V8 so I can disable from the phone or from my web site... but I really only use that option because it makes for a nice demonstration.
 
Ryder said:
That's about it Fan... It reallly is quite effective. Having said all that... I actually isolate the coil on my V8 so I can disable from the phone or from my web site... but I really only use that option because it makes for a nice demonstration.
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I'm still debating on my conversion to use toyota immobiliser or may go after market and do some really crafty loom splices:D
 
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