who can identify the rogue black box....
who can identify the rogue black box....
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DDave79

Original Poster:

25 posts

202 months

Wednesday 4th April 2018
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Hi all...

I've got 'something' installed in my 2009 Jaguar XF S... it's been there in the 3 years i've owned the car, and has never bothered me in the slightest.. that said, i'm trying to sell the car now, and someone was just quite 'bothered' by it, to the point that they walked away from it!

it has a few knobs - and is connected to a buzzer behind the dash, and a LED that sticks out of the console as well.. it doesnt do anything obvious, but if you fiddle with it a bit, it makes the buzzer go off and the red lights flash a few times..

bragging rights to the first person who can tell me what it is!!!


Butter Face

34,645 posts

189 months

Wednesday 4th April 2018
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Speed camera jammer would be my bet.

Defcon5

6,465 posts

220 months

Wednesday 4th April 2018
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Looks home made. Is it fixed in or can you lift it out to look inside it?

DDave79

Original Poster:

25 posts

202 months

Wednesday 4th April 2018
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it's quite firmly fixed in...i'd need to brute force/break it to remove, i think; as i can't work out it's fixed!

Zad

13,000 posts

265 months

Wednesday 4th April 2018
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It looks like the sort of box / switch / pushbutton / LED you get from Maplin or any other parts place. Could be anything. It could just be a flashing light that pretends to be an alarm or immobiliser.

Simpo Two

92,599 posts

294 months

Wednesday 4th April 2018
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They're just begging to be labelled Missiles, Oil and Ejector Seat.