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Whats this?

PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:06 pm
by Dansedgli
Sorry for the shit photo. Iphones in the dark ftl.

It says Maxitrax on it. Google has nfi. Its mounted behind the drivers seat of my AU. There is flashy LED's on it. 2 serial cable plugs. 1 network cable plug and a whole bunch of wires coming out of it. The car is an ex Swan Hill Shire council car.

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Any ideas?

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:12 pm
by Nikk O'lass
Some sort of satilite modem? :scratch:

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:14 pm
by 67rce
GPS Tracker?

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PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:21 pm
by misk
GPS sounds like a winner
GPS matrix in google brings up a few car related bits and pieces

any model numbers or more details on the sticker?

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:29 pm
by Dansedgli
Ok I went and had a closer look.

Its maxitrak not maxitrax.

The sticker says www.maxitrak.com which doesnt work for me.

Model MAX3000

P/No: 1106-0089-01
S/No: 015378

I cant find anything that makes sense. : /

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:30 pm
by nstg8a
yeah, gps tracker, looks very similar to the units just fitted to the trucks at work

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:32 pm
by krisisdog

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PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:33 pm
by misk
i just posted in your other thread.
its an incar secrity unit.
i found a better site.
http://www.peaksecurity.com.au/xfleet_c ... centre.htm

sounds pretty fukn cool lol

edit - krisis dog found the same info
i woinder if theyre tracking you haha

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:33 pm
by Dansedgli
Top pic:

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GPS tracker eh? Can I use it for anything? Is the CIA following me around?

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:37 pm
by Dansedgli
Thanks for those links.

I wonder how integrated this thing is. :S I wonder if I can ebay it. :P

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:40 pm
by nstg8a
if you had access to the readouts it would be interesting...

one of the trucks i load at work always gets the most pings for speeding, he does the toowoomba run and breaks the speed limit on average 80 times a day :grin:

and if you saw the truck you would wonder how, its the most busted ass piece of cr4p ever...

but yeah, they can tell everything, right down to what gear your in, revs (ie idle time) etc etc

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 9:45 pm
by misk
sounds all fasnt n furious (or too fast too furious lol)
maybe they targeted you and wanted you to buy the AU
its a conspirscy !

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 16th, 2009, 10:38 pm
by FairmontXR6
misk wrote:sounds all fasnt n furious (or too fast too furious lol)
maybe they targeted you and wanted you to buy the AU
its a conspirscy !


LOL, wonder how you would test that? :rotfl:

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 2:01 am
by bentls
lol probly a courier before u bought it lol

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 8:33 am
by Schmee
The chip in the back of your neck has been activated by TUFED6 , the power of suggestion by TUFED6 made you buy the AU and therefore receive your complete GPS tracking module so at any time the aliens that have been watching you, thanks yet again to TUFED6, (who may be an alien), can follow your build thread from the comfort of their far far away land without burning up excessive GB's on their current net plan....

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 8:54 am
by misk
loll sounds about right

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PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 9:25 am
by Dansedgli
lol schmee.

Yeah it was a courier car before me. It made trips from Swan Hill to Melbourne a lot apparently.

I wonder if just removing the box and stuffing the wiring back into behind the side panels will cause any dramas.

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 9:46 am
by holmsy
just unplug it and see.

might be handy if ya could work out how to track it ya self. if someone steals it.

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 9:51 am
by Steady
do top speed runs with it first.
see if anything comes of it.

you'd think they'd be worth a bit of cash?
ebay for sure.

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 9:55 am
by Dansedgli
Yeah they sound like they would be expensive but I cant find any on ebay or anywhere else with a price tag. I dunno how much shit I would have to remove to make it sellable either.

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 10:25 am
by bentls
man jus leave it go polish ya floor boards and weed ya garden lol

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 10:28 am
by private9
Dansedgli wrote:Yeah they sound like they would be expensive but I cant find any on ebay or anywhere else with a price tag. I dunno how much shit I would have to remove to make it sellable either.

Dunno what they're worth for just the unit new, but we pay $100 per month per unit on a 3 year term which covers the unit, and the service.

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 1:10 pm
by bigdell
you can't just yank it out. its not low jack the di asbox the engine management system hell the main harness the gps is fided into all that.

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 1:51 pm
by ClassicAU
Unfortunately they aren't really worth anything. A mate of mine just got like 6 similar units they pulled out of trucks at his work, freight company. He is trying to figure out how to use the GPS readings and output them to Google maps for sat nav. So far is unsuccessful, but I'll let you know if anything comes of it. Thats about the only useful thing we can think of for them.

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 2:41 pm
by Dansedgli
Thanks guys. Dont think Ill be too keen on trying to do anything with it. Ill just pull it out and throw it at a pedestrian.

Re: Whats this?

PostPosted: October 17th, 2009, 2:47 pm
by ClassicAU
LMAO!! Reminds me of that post boy game on Commodore 64!!