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DrewFT
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Post by DrewFT »

Hi All,
I was putting a new set of rubber floor mats into my new to me F-Type and noticed a black plastic rectangular box with a small ariel sticking out of it, its not secured by any screws, just a cable tie. Just wondering if its something aftermarket installed for a previous owner?
Its in the passenger footwell just above the kick panel on the left.
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Andrew

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cpq100
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Post by cpq100 »

That black rod on the side looks like some type of antenna. I am guessing it could be a tracker of some kind.
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stefan9107
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Post by stefan9107 »

Hard to see exactly but it looks similar to something along the lines of a UAD carplay/android auto adapter (it's not a UAD but might be another brand). The UAD box had a similar antenna sticking out the side.

Otherwise I'd lean towards tracker potentially.
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DrewFT
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Post by DrewFT »

Picture of the back.

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CSGMART
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Post by CSGMART »

Possibly a radar system of some sort?

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cpq100
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Post by cpq100 »

It has an IMEI number so it does some sort of mobile communication.
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Andyp123
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Post by Andyp123 »

It’s the Russians tracking you :o
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Cluck
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Post by Cluck »

The first hits from Google showed up as "Mercedes Benz tracker", but it also appears under Nissan and others, so it's quite likely a vehicle tracking device. Have you got any way of contacting the old owner to see if the subscription for it can be transferred?

EDIT: Also, best remove the 2nd image, or edit it to remove the IMEI number
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MajorTom
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Post by MajorTom »

Definitely an aftermarket mobile communications thingy. As said, probably some kind of tracker.
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honeybadger
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Post by honeybadger »

Here's a link to a brand new one for sale on eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173794475005

Looks like it's a tracker. This is a privacy concern as the previous owner may still be able to access it.

If you can't contact the previous owner, I'd get it removed.
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