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Ok so far we have: 1.DRTE30 2.josh 3.swordfish 4.Clinton 5.Ethrty-Andy 6.Silver-fox 7.ashmill 8.rookie 9.trrk 10.bmrmad 11.bbs 12.kerry 13.apt Anyone else please let me know I'd like to finalise numbers this week so we can confirm pricing

thanks jochen, again awesome knowledge! It's the amp. It's a constant hiss even with the ipod disconnected and nothing playing. I guess this is due to me installing some really high end speakers with every efficent tweeters that now it's audiable. Oh well, I'm not pulling them out that's for sure! I guess I just have to have the stereo loud all of the time to overpower it. Damn.

would this work do you think? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-298242672.htm it plugs into RCA's tho... I guess if they all function the same I could simply cut off the RCA plugs? bare in mind this isn't alternator whine....more like white noise. I would say a mixure of using good quality sensitive speakers and mp3's.

where would you find a good GLI ?

I was listening to some tunes in the car, in the garage on the weekend and noticed alot of background noise...you know the "shhhhhhhh" noise. I guess I have never really noticed when the car was moving due to the road noise. My system is standard e39 head unit with DICE ipod input. All the speakers have been upgraded. Is there a filter or settings to get rid of this noise without ruining the treble? Also anyone else get the odd clicking noise from your ipod?

bump new auction http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=297577048 open to offers...these gotta go!! Wicked for any E39 or M5 owner. Rare as! & hard to find in such good condition!

we will look at the numbers maybe mid next week and then see where we are. The bigger the number the better position we are in to get a better deal for everyone. I will keep you informed at the time.Let me put it out there. I'm in for getting a better deal for everybody, myself included. I'd love it if this endeavour was able to retrieve someones pride & joy from some bottom dwelling leech's theiving grasp.

Understood. I couldn't justify it to myself over $200 since I want two. So we wont bother unless we can bargin them down under that.

Ok so far we have: 1.DRTE30 2.josh 3.swordfish 4.Clinton 5.Ethrty-Andy 6.Silver-fox 7.ashmill 8.rookie 9.trrk 10.bmrmad Please let me know if I have left you off or you are no longer interested.

I think the oil pump should been fuel pump. That was a translation issue no doubt. The door triggers are for alerting you a door has been opened. Something I would recommend setting up There is no siren with the unit so I'm guessin that can be wired into your existing alarm if you wish, again the same with the doors I would assume that if the alarm activates, you will be txted. It will switch automatically to internal battery when it experiences loss of 12v and charge when on 12v.

cheers mate.would probably be sometime before I'm up that away. but I'll keep it in mind.

wiring: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5191367/Install.JPG

Specs: DIM. 83*54*26mm Weight 120g Network GSM/GPRS Band 850/900/1800/1900Mhz or 900/1800/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS Module Simcom300d or Simcom340d GPS Module SIRF3 chip GPS Sensitivity -159dBm GPS Accuracy 5m GPS Start time Cold status 45s Warm status 35s Hot status 1s Voltage of car power system 12 V -24V Backup battery Chargeable changeable 3.7V 800mAh Li-ion battery Storage Temp. -40°C to +85°C Operation Temp. -20°C to +65°C Humidity 5%--95% non-condensing

Cool. I'll make up a list of interested people later in the week and see where we are numbers wise.

I'd be interested if you are able to locate a scanner

there's as much wiring as you really want.There are options for door triggers, panic buttons, fuel cut.... all these you will need to wire into the appropriate places. If you are experienced or want to pay an auto electrician you can go nuts. Or if you have limited skills and you want to self install you can just connect to 12v and ground it and it will just work as a GPS locator. Anyone with a voltmeter and alittle electrical skills should be able to easily complete. There's a full manual in ENGLISH as well as wiring diagrams.

the unit has a battery backup but I'm not sure what other source there could b in a car. It will run on any 12.or 24 volt source. Sounds like you should invest In a trickle charger!!!

it is aye also trick that you could hide this thing virtually anywhere. In the rear panels...under your seat....behind the dash. Anywhere and just run 12v to it. No visable clue that it's installed at all.

Okay... so we setup a demo for y'all. So this goes to my mates office, which is a monitored alarmed building with no cars!! It's setup tied to a 12v battery so it will work for awhile depending on how good the battery is! What you do: call 021900378 it will ring then hang up on you. You will then get the text message with co-ordinates & URL. URL leads to a map which you can zoom in to see the accuracy.

Our biggest concern with these things was whether they worked or not. No point in having a GPS tracker which has to be mounted in the car in such a way as it's easily visable to thieves, nor one that requires the car to be outside on a clear day to work correctly. So we did our research and bought the best one we could find. I'm personally getting three, two for my cars and one for my brother's Jeep. Probably the cheapest piece of insurance you will ever buy. The more orders we get the cheaper it will be for everybody concerned.

Yep, works very similar way. Not sure how effective that one is with only 220v mains rechargable battery. The unit we have tested & works. Works really well due to the quality GPS chip. It has battery back up but is hard wired into your car's (boat, jetski whatever) 12 or 24 volt system so it always works. testing showed we could completely hide the installation and if it's stolen and hidden in a lockup all - steel garage (lets face it most stripped cars are) it would still transmit location.

they use GSM network so you ring the phone number and it will text you the location as well as a URL link to a map. You can then click the link if you have a web capable phone or insert the co-ordinates into google maps if you have a PC nearby. Sorry I don't have pictures it's just a small black box, with lots of wires. But we are thinking of organising a demo, connecting one upto a battery and you guys can test it if you like. I'll take a photo of it and post when I can.

With so much invested in my vehicles and with concerns over theft after a break in at my friends house we started looking a GPS trackers as a way to keep tabs on our cars. What we wanted was something reliable that wouldn't cost the earth. With much research we ended up importing a few of one particular model a ran some testing over the weekend. Well we were surprised at how easy and reliable it is, one phone call and it will send you a text with GPS link which takes you to a map which was very accurate. With a web capable phone you can have all this in less than 5mins from anywhere. I can set a perimeter around my house, and if it moves out of there, it texts me to let me know, and then can send messages at intervals letting me know where it is going, and at what speed. If I'm parked somewhere to visit a friend, I can text it and it will let me know if it moves from it's current spot, and text me at intervals letting me know where and how fast it's going. We tested it in various physical locations to check the efficiency of the GPS, and works quite a bit better than expected. And yes, you can text it to shut down your engine, but that's a bit risky I would've thought. Also has a backup battery. I'm ordering in a few more for some friends, looking at about 20 of them, and thought if anyone wants to jump on board and get a good GPS tracker for less than $200, you can.

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