GPS Tracker removal
Burning Brakes
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If you are not versed in electronics then your best bet is to reinstall as it was and just cut off the antenna for the tracker. Otherwise look for a schematic showing what all the wires do and hook it up like stock.
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Heel & Toe
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From: California
Racer
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From: Gulf Shores AL
You can figure it out. I would find a make/model off the tracker and search webs for installation guide, reverse engineer the cut up job on your harness. There appears to be a hot wire cut in two to energize the gps, plus a ground and 3 or 4 wire connector. Would be helpful to get a photo of wire colors off the recieving end of that gps terminal connector.
Racer
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From: Texas
You can figure it out. I would find a make/model off the tracker and search webs for installation guide, reverse engineer the cut up job on your harness. There appears to be a hot wire cut in two to energize the gps, plus a ground and 3 or 4 wire connector. Would be helpful to get a photo of wire colors off the recieving end of that gps terminal connector.
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Racer
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From: Sacramento California
Looks like the yellow starter wire (among other things) was severed and ran into the relay and back out to the other side. I would guess this is the how the car was being prevented from starting. Start there if you haven't already. Basically reconnect the starter wire together (and the rest of the ignition wiring if any other have been severed in a similar way.
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Remove all the non-stock wires completely and re-connect any cut stock wires back together. Get rid of those crappy crimp connectors and solder and heat shrink the stock wires back together. Put short extensions into the wires if you have to to keep them the required lengths. Use dual wall heat shrink.
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Remove all the non-stock wires completely and re-connect any cut stock wires back together. Get rid of those crappy crimp connectors and solder and heat shrink the stock wires back together. Put short extensions into the wires if you have to to keep them the required lengths. Use dual wall heat shrink.
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Heel & Toe
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From: California
Looks like the yellow starter wire (among other things) was severed and ran into the relay and back out to the other side. I would guess this is the how the car was being prevented from starting. Start there if you haven't already. Basically reconnect the starter wire together (and the rest of the ignition wiring if any other have been severed in a similar way.
This is where I’m at right now, to make it clearer.
Last edited by 951vette; Jan 27, 2021 at 11:04 PM.
Racer
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From: Sacramento California
Like the above posts have said remove all the non stock wiring and repair all the stock wiring. That being said lets look at what you have so far.
First off the starter wire needs to be reconnected. Its the yellow wire. Its the middle wire on the clear plug. Your's is connected to a to a red wire at the plug end. Its connected to a white wire at the other end.
That tap with the red wire going into the fuse that is tapped into the red wire on the black plug can come off. That was being used to power the gps tracker/alarm. Repair/insulate the 12 volt red wire after removing the tap of course.
The tap with the yellow wire is tapped into the pink ignition wire. That can come off. Repair/insulate the pink ignition wire.
There is a red wire that is tapped into the brown accessory wire and taped up with black electrical tape. That one goes to a fuse. The wire on the other side runs behind the plastic cover. Not sure what this is used for. You can leave it as it is until you find out what it runs to.
The 2 wires under the knee bolster I'm also not sure what they are used for. You can remove the tap from the black wire as you've already cut it and its not going anywhere. The black to orange crimped wires can stay together as is until you find out what they are.
From the looks of things as you have it right now. I'd guess if you turn your key to acc you should have accessory power. Turn the key to on and the gauges and lights would come on. Then when you go to start it doesn't crank. Because the yellow starter wire is not connected. If that's the case if you just connected the starter wire and did nothing else I think you'd be able to start up.
Sorry for the long post. I wanted to walk it through the steps. Also good luck. You'll get it going.
First off the starter wire needs to be reconnected. Its the yellow wire. Its the middle wire on the clear plug. Your's is connected to a to a red wire at the plug end. Its connected to a white wire at the other end.
That tap with the red wire going into the fuse that is tapped into the red wire on the black plug can come off. That was being used to power the gps tracker/alarm. Repair/insulate the 12 volt red wire after removing the tap of course.
The tap with the yellow wire is tapped into the pink ignition wire. That can come off. Repair/insulate the pink ignition wire.
There is a red wire that is tapped into the brown accessory wire and taped up with black electrical tape. That one goes to a fuse. The wire on the other side runs behind the plastic cover. Not sure what this is used for. You can leave it as it is until you find out what it runs to.
The 2 wires under the knee bolster I'm also not sure what they are used for. You can remove the tap from the black wire as you've already cut it and its not going anywhere. The black to orange crimped wires can stay together as is until you find out what they are.
From the looks of things as you have it right now. I'd guess if you turn your key to acc you should have accessory power. Turn the key to on and the gauges and lights would come on. Then when you go to start it doesn't crank. Because the yellow starter wire is not connected. If that's the case if you just connected the starter wire and did nothing else I think you'd be able to start up.
Sorry for the long post. I wanted to walk it through the steps. Also good luck. You'll get it going.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jan 2021
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From: Wilmington, Delaware
Like the above posts have said remove all the non stock wiring and repair all the stock wiring. That being said lets look at what you have so far.
First off the starter wire needs to be reconnected. Its the yellow wire. Its the middle wire on the clear plug. Your's is connected to a to a red wire at the plug end. Its connected to a white wire at the other end.
That tap with the red wire going into the fuse that is tapped into the red wire on the black plug can come off. That was being used to power the gps tracker/alarm. Repair/insulate the 12 volt red wire after removing the tap of course.
The tap with the yellow wire is tapped into the pink ignition wire. That can come off. Repair/insulate the pink ignition wire.
There is a red wire that is tapped into the brown accessory wire and taped up with black electrical tape. That one goes to a fuse. The wire on the other side runs behind the plastic cover. Not sure what this is used for. You can leave it as it is until you find out what it runs to.
The 2 wires under the knee bolster I'm also not sure what they are used for. You can remove the tap from the black wire as you've already cut it and its not going anywhere. The black to orange crimped wires can stay together as is until you find out what they are.
From the looks of things as you have it right now. I'd guess if you turn your key to acc you should have accessory power. Turn the key to on and the gauges and lights would come on. Then when you go to start it doesn't crank. Because the yellow starter wire is not connected. If that's the case if you just connected the starter wire and did nothing else I think you'd be able to start up.
Sorry for the long post. I wanted to walk it through the steps. Also good luck. You'll get it going.
First off the starter wire needs to be reconnected. Its the yellow wire. Its the middle wire on the clear plug. Your's is connected to a to a red wire at the plug end. Its connected to a white wire at the other end.
That tap with the red wire going into the fuse that is tapped into the red wire on the black plug can come off. That was being used to power the gps tracker/alarm. Repair/insulate the 12 volt red wire after removing the tap of course.
The tap with the yellow wire is tapped into the pink ignition wire. That can come off. Repair/insulate the pink ignition wire.
There is a red wire that is tapped into the brown accessory wire and taped up with black electrical tape. That one goes to a fuse. The wire on the other side runs behind the plastic cover. Not sure what this is used for. You can leave it as it is until you find out what it runs to.
The 2 wires under the knee bolster I'm also not sure what they are used for. You can remove the tap from the black wire as you've already cut it and its not going anywhere. The black to orange crimped wires can stay together as is until you find out what they are.
From the looks of things as you have it right now. I'd guess if you turn your key to acc you should have accessory power. Turn the key to on and the gauges and lights would come on. Then when you go to start it doesn't crank. Because the yellow starter wire is not connected. If that's the case if you just connected the starter wire and did nothing else I think you'd be able to start up.
Sorry for the long post. I wanted to walk it through the steps. Also good luck. You'll get it going.
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2020
Posts: 21
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From: California
Like the above posts have said remove all the non stock wiring and repair all the stock wiring. That being said lets look at what you have so far.
First off the starter wire needs to be reconnected. Its the yellow wire. Its the middle wire on the clear plug. Your's is connected to a to a red wire at the plug end. Its connected to a white wire at the other end.
That tap with the red wire going into the fuse that is tapped into the red wire on the black plug can come off. That was being used to power the gps tracker/alarm. Repair/insulate the 12 volt red wire after removing the tap of course.
The tap with the yellow wire is tapped into the pink ignition wire. That can come off. Repair/insulate the pink ignition wire.
There is a red wire that is tapped into the brown accessory wire and taped up with black electrical tape. That one goes to a fuse. The wire on the other side runs behind the plastic cover. Not sure what this is used for. You can leave it as it is until you find out what it runs to.
The 2 wires under the knee bolster I'm also not sure what they are used for. You can remove the tap from the black wire as you've already cut it and its not going anywhere. The black to orange crimped wires can stay together as is until you find out what they are.
From the looks of things as you have it right now. I'd guess if you turn your key to acc you should have accessory power. Turn the key to on and the gauges and lights would come on. Then when you go to start it doesn't crank. Because the yellow starter wire is not connected. If that's the case if you just connected the starter wire and did nothing else I think you'd be able to start up.
Sorry for the long post. I wanted to walk it through the steps. Also good luck. You'll get it going.
First off the starter wire needs to be reconnected. Its the yellow wire. Its the middle wire on the clear plug. Your's is connected to a to a red wire at the plug end. Its connected to a white wire at the other end.
That tap with the red wire going into the fuse that is tapped into the red wire on the black plug can come off. That was being used to power the gps tracker/alarm. Repair/insulate the 12 volt red wire after removing the tap of course.
The tap with the yellow wire is tapped into the pink ignition wire. That can come off. Repair/insulate the pink ignition wire.
There is a red wire that is tapped into the brown accessory wire and taped up with black electrical tape. That one goes to a fuse. The wire on the other side runs behind the plastic cover. Not sure what this is used for. You can leave it as it is until you find out what it runs to.
The 2 wires under the knee bolster I'm also not sure what they are used for. You can remove the tap from the black wire as you've already cut it and its not going anywhere. The black to orange crimped wires can stay together as is until you find out what they are.
From the looks of things as you have it right now. I'd guess if you turn your key to acc you should have accessory power. Turn the key to on and the gauges and lights would come on. Then when you go to start it doesn't crank. Because the yellow starter wire is not connected. If that's the case if you just connected the starter wire and did nothing else I think you'd be able to start up.
Sorry for the long post. I wanted to walk it through the steps. Also good luck. You'll get it going.
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Not necessarily a tracker. It is a defunct cellular communication device and could be used to send command control messages. Probably not useable since 2006 when cell networks went digital and dumped all of their analog systems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellemetry_Data_Services
Bill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellemetry_Data_Services
Bill