Removing a Tracker

[cjrob]

Currently re-locating the battery this winter and tidying up the usual wiring mess, I have found an old Tracker under the dash (along with lots of nut shells but that's another story!)

it seems to be wired into the relays, power and a cable going up close to the window frame (assume the antenna?)

anyway - I would like it gone, if I chop it out would it cause any issues ?

thinking it probably wont given its not an immobiliser, but I also have the "if it aint broke don't fix it" mentality as I don't want to find a dead car when I install the new battery

cheers

[Penelope Stopit]

You won't have a problem if you rip the whole thing out, there is a slim chance that it has or is linked to it's own immobiliser but I doubt you will hit this small obstacle when removing, you would surely know if it did include immobilisation. Rip it out and make safe the cables, if there are any cables that you can't work out what they are there for all you need do is follow them to there termination points

[ou sont les biscuits]

I did a removal job on an Audi TT a couple of years ago. It was pretty straightforward, as the tracker box had a loom attached, and it was just a case of tracking all the wiring back to where it was spliced into the OEM loom, getting shot of it and making good afterwards.

I had three boxes, the main unit, an antenna unit under the dash top behind the screen, and a siren box. It was easy to see what was OEM and what wasn't on the Audi - that might be a bit more tricky on a TVR as the loom on mine looks as if it was made in someone's shed!

Edited to add, thinking back, it was four boxes. There was a battery backup unit as well.

Edited by ou sont les biscuits on Wednesday 19th December 15:09

[Steve_D]

If you have doubts about it then take each wire in turn, label it each side of the cut then cut it.
When it is out you can check everything is still working. If all is OK you can go back and safely remove each of the labelled wires.

Steve