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Old 23rd February 2019, 04:48 PM
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Default RESOLVED: Removal of Cobra Tracker?

Has anyone managed to remove a cobra tracker from their D3, including all the wiring?

I had the glovebox out and came across the unit shoved in above the air duct. So far I managed to track down the GPS unit in the engine bay, some sort of aerial near the left air vent and a mass of wiring going to the left side fuse box. There is also some wires going across to the drivers side, and in there I've found a relay, an in-line fuse, but the wiring disappears up behind the cluster somewhere.

I removed the connector going into the tracker, and as a result the car doesn't start. I suppose one option is to just leave it all there, but having searched for and found this post by Audidothat:

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showpost....04&postcount=7

with the car not getting used a lot, I'd like to have it removed to try and preserve the battery. I also discovered the damage the original fitters did to the car that they tried to hide with some sort of white mastic, as well as missing screws.
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