JayGee Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 I was changing the pollen/cabin filter the other day and came across this. Does anyone know what this is for? Has it anything to do with the Alarm, GPS or aerial? It lives to the left of the filter has an adhesive pad on one side which i think used to be stuck under the scuttle but there is no residue on the panel. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 GPS and FM antennas are in the screen. So it’s not an OEM one of them have you got a 3rd party mac system (that “looks” like a gps to me ) but it doesn’t look original to me (too round - Germans have square bits from my experience ) tracker ? Any part numbers on it. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_McUK Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 I would go with some sort of tracking device.....doesnt look like a GPS antenna to me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Paul P said: GPS and FM antennas are in the screen. So it’s not an OEM one of them have you got a 3rd party mac system (that “looks” like a gps to me ) but it doesn’t look original to me (too round - Germans have square bits from my experience ) tracker ? Any part numbers on it. ? Doh. Mac = nav. Damm you autocorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayGee Posted June 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 Thanks guys, No upgraded headunit fitted, standard 23 unit. No GPS/satnav or Bose. I saw the square GPS on parts diagrams when trying to find out what it was, but no round unit. It doesn’t have any part numbers on it either. if it is a tracker, I would be surprised. There is no mention of it in any paperwork I got with the car, one owner before me but did go through a couple of dealers after trade in. If it was a tracker can you contact tracker to find out as I have no paperwork etc? Whoever fitted it did a good job, I can’t even chase the wires, they go into a black hole never to be seen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 I don’t think there is a single “tracker” firm to contact. Given it’s completely anonymous, wires the same colour and no markings it feels more and more like a tracker. Mate had a problem on a 987 after having s tracker fitted. Ended up at their main agents who discovered it already had one and the two were “arguing” in some way. That said I though trackers were normally hidden out of sight somewhere (or at least more buried than that is ) since if it is a tracker having found it I assume (if you were up to no good) you would just cut the wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidd Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 The GPS is under the front cowel, and rectangular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayGee Posted June 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 As the car is 13 years old, it’s back where it has lived for that time and I’ll forget about it. thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 IIRC it was around 2006 that Porsche were fitting their PTS trackers to all of their cars in build, then just living them up when people requested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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