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STOLEN. LAND ROVER TD5 ***FOUND!***
Ben:
--- Quote from: "mike142sl" ---How did they find it?
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Not sure yet - it was found on someone's driveway, so it may have been dumped and reported by the owner of the house.
It wasn't found by the tracking compnay, as far as I'm aware. Not a shining endorsement for them!
Ben
Ben:
--- Quote from: "barnyfarmer" ---Excellent news!
Would be interestin to see how they disabled teh security devices. I would ask to see it before it goes to the repairer.... If you do, get some pics :D
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I've got an idea - the SOCO guy talked me through some of the wires that had been cut through.
The descriptions I have are enough for me to know that I need a different anti-theft set up...
Rather not say what they've found, as it might not be a good idea for anyone else that has similar systems fitted.
Full Metal Jacket will be on order later today along with some other stuff as well...
Cheers
Ben
mike142sl:
--- Quote from: "Ben" ---
It wasn't found by the tracking compnay, as far as I'm aware. Not a shining endorsement for them!
Ben
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You should ask them why?, their advertising blurb suggests 99.9% success and return within 1hr. You should aso try for a refund. I'm particularly interested as I was about to get one fitted.
07DefenderSeb:
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Rather not say what they've found, as it might not be a good idea for anyone else that has similar systems fitted.
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Can we PM you to find out? I'd like to know if there's a device i should definately avoid.
Ben:
--- Quote from: "mike142sl" ---
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It wasn't found by the tracking compnay, as far as I'm aware. Not a shining endorsement for them!
Ben
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You should ask them why?, their advertising blurb suggests 99.9% success and return within 1hr. You should aso try for a refund. I'm particularly interested as I was about to get one fitted.
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I'm working on it :roll:
--- Quote from: "07DefenderSeb" ---
--- Quote from: "Ben" ---
Rather not say what they've found, as it might not be a good idea for anyone else that has similar systems fitted.
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Can we PM you to find out? I'd like to know if there's a device i should definately avoid.
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Hopefully they're going to be calling me back this afternoon to let me know what's going on.
If you're serious about fitting a tracker, speak to the various companies involved (Tracker, RAC Trackstar etc) and ask them what their recovery rate is like for your specific type of vehicle. It may be that they won't recommend the fitting of particular types to particular vehicles.
I don't want to get into any debates on the benefits of one tracker over another. They all have their good and bad points. For example, the radio based "Tracker" is limited to areas where there is a radio reciever suitable (the tracker device fitted in some police cars), whereas a GPS unit requires line of sight to a satellite. Combination units, of course, get around this.
If I fit another one, it'll be a Tracker Monitor. I had a Golf GT TDi in a previous life which had one on, and was very impressed - they rang me to tell me it was being moved without the keys inthe ignition when it had broken down, and was being transported on the back of a car transporter! I was in the cab of the transporter at the time!
We think we know why the particular unit I had didn't work - it looks like they located it and disabled it. We only know this because the vehicle was recovered. Unfortunately, the disabling was somewhat easier than it would be on any other installation (even in another defender, potentially).
Don't know what the outcome will be yet. It wouldn't stop me fitting this type of unit to another vehicle (for instance, my Octavia) due to the way it would be installed in another vehicle.
Cheers
Ben
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