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Joined: Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:30 pm
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Location: Perth
Vehicle: LPG 1.6 Sierra

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:33 am

Just thinking after a quick scout around on eBay - anyone got a GPS tracking box in any work or personal car they drive?

Seeing a Sierra soft top has zero security i'm thinking a $100 box that'll provide a GPS location coordinate might be a good idea... just like the iPhone app "find my phone"... "find my car" instead.

Anyone know what options exist?

atari4x4

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Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:43 am

there is a really good thread somewhere on 4wd action about GPS trackers, it's probably 12 months old now, but was still full of good info.

basically a sim card & a box of sparks with a GPS mouse anttena up near the dashboard

:edit: these look like the ones my old house mate used :wink:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Real-Time-Ca ... 3cc093ee93

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alien

Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm
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Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:16 pm

the cars more in danger of being broken into than it is stolen...

IMO if you invest in a good immobiliser and don't leave anything valuable in it it'll be fine. Mines not been broken into in years - but i leave doors unlocked and most of the time the windows are down too. Had the glovebox rummaged through about a year ago but they stopped when they got to the firearms license renewal notice in there. lol

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lump_a_charcoal

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Location: Botany, NSW
Vehicle: MY2019 Jimny

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:14 pm

alien wrote:

Yeah you paintballers are hard-core!

That reminds me, gotta renew mine. :oops:

Scrawny

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Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:30 pm
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Location: Brissie
Vehicle: Popemobile

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:49 pm

Played with a few different units when we were deciding on what to use in our work cars. Ended up going with the shit one that I told them not to :roll:

Good idea but if you have to pay ongoing costs it could get expensive

royce

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Location: Pluto

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:19 am

its probably worth trying to find one that works with next g and data more than messages, then you can just get a sim and a 12 month recharge for $150, dunno how effective the GSM network still is in Australia

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