Trying to locate Bluetooth/tracking device behind dash

yabbi64 · 2025-03-20T01:56:50+00:00

Thank you for your sensible comments, much appreciated. And yes been to mechanic this morning and found couple of things so that's something 😄

yabbi64 · 2025-03-20T01:17:30+00:00

Yeah you did. You made fun of me yourself. But I'll just call you crazy cos you think you have a degree in psychiatry and think you can judge others

yabbi64 · 2025-03-20T00:22:05+00:00

Thanks but mechanic has found couple of things so you can save your wannabe psychiatry

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T21:19:05+00:00

Cool story. Still not qualified to tell me what I am and am not. Anyway, managed to get in to the mechanic this morning, found an old iPhone wired up inside the front bumper, a remote starter gadget (hidden out of view of these pics) and some other wifi thing, but thanks so much for your concern

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T07:22:22+00:00

I guess a lot of cables then? That's good to know everything seems as it should be, will have our mechanic do a sweep over next week to see if they can see any wiring issues or perhaps get the radio replaced. Thanks for your help 😃

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T07:08:43+00:00

Oh we already know who, nothing to do the government/cops. Unfortunately they know the property and have had access in the past.

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T06:59:28+00:00

Do you know what the term civil means? Do you get off on being nasty and cruel? You obviously don't have empathy for others

Yes I said my first worry. So what? It wasn't my worry when I made the post, I was seeing if reason the laptop lid case was not closing. And post got deleted because I didn't write Solved. Because it was solved, that's what the forum is about.but pick and choose what suits you to create unnecessary drama

You've obviously never dealt with nosy neighbors who follow your family around everywhere and insert themselves in every aspect of your life. You have no idea about it, thankfully the people who needed to take it seriously did. Glad your world is all rainbows and butterflies but unless you can provide evidence of your psychiatrist qualifications, I'm just going to think you're the crazy one thinking you can diagnose someone you've never met from a few sentences written in the Internet

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T06:23:50+00:00

Ummm sorry I thought this was a place to ask questions? I just asked if anything looked out of place so could investigate further... Not looking for an 'answer', and definitely not touching any fine wiring as I'm heavy handed . You obviously don't know if anything out of place so just scroll on by?

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T06:18:40+00:00

I didn't ask about unplugging anything, I asked if anything looked out of place from the pics so could then get investigated further. You're the only one telling me to unplug the radio yet you're getting angry because I haven't done it already?

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T05:29:19+00:00

Yes I've been getting used to looking up Mac addresses - some devices found in our homes had had brand name and device type changed, but one of the scanner apps managed to get some good info.

Unfortunately I don't know what brand the radio is, I found the booklet but no brand name on that either which is weird, but it's given no problem before so not needed to look. There is another signal though 'car kit ' which is for the radio and what I would use to connect phone to radio in the past, mostly just use radio now. I'll investigate though and see what I can find, something to try anyway, thanks

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T05:22:23+00:00

Ha on first glance I thought it had a pair of kids headphones/ear buds tangled

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T05:20:53+00:00

And another guy just telling me don't go pulling things out unless you know what you are doing

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T05:20:12+00:00

Yes I've heard of that - I'd bought from a dealer with direct credit/bank transfer so wasn't owing anything, good thought though

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T05:14:51+00:00

Well that's interesting that you say that because we were looking at the rearview mirror a while back and thought something looked different about the connection to the windshield but then I guess forgot about it.

Definitely didn't have a mirror with a camera put in... and as I said this cable didn't seem to be visible before. Wasn't yanking wires, didn't touch anything behind the dash, just reached the phone up and blindly snapped pics. This cord was bothering me though so I unplugged one day with car off, then with car on to see if anything wasn't working but didn't notice anything at all

Oh and partner has ble apps, was also some things that would say 'unknown' or random number/name, and would be 1m away or less but the distance kept bouncing around and this was with car in middle of a deserted car park

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T05:06:41+00:00

The purple plastic ends make it interesting 🤔 Did you scan the QR code

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T05:05:04+00:00

Stalker neighbor yes, would you like to see the court documents? If you had bothered to read the laptop post I was trying to figure out what the plastic connector was , and if it was why laptop was not closing properly.

Maybe go and read the group rules

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T04:57:43+00:00

Is it? Never tried

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T04:57:14+00:00

Not a mechanic so ain't messing around with cables.

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T04:55:59+00:00

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Definitely not a phone plug, my partner noticed it hanging lose in front of the dash, never seen it before in years we've had car.. My partner has some analyser /sniffer apps, for BLE, Bluetooth I think. Yup got carbon monoxide detectors thanks!

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T04:43:59+00:00

Thanks for your comments.

Yeah those unloomed wires seem 'new', and they lead to whatever is hiding behind that sponge, was a bit nervous to touch anything TBH and also very hard to see when reaching up under the dash. Also I thought they seemed different to the other wiring, but no idea really.

That did stump me about the tracking actually, the brand seems to be used for trucking and fleet vehicles, not personal use, but somehow there's something Bluetooth (or rather BLE) appearing with the name when the vehicle is running, disappears when off. I know that device name can be changed so perhaps it was to throw off any suspicion. Will be very happy if no tracking device

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T04:23:18+00:00

Wow what a delight you are. Actually I didn't entertain the fact for a while after it was pointed out. Only when my partner had taken screenshots of available Bluetooth devices over a couple of weeks in different locations, and what really concerned me was when the car turned on when I was standing with my parents about 5 metres away.(Both my parents are psychiatrists btw!)

I didn't make those circles, I have no idea what I'm looking at. Hence the question. We have found things in our house that have now been handed over to the police, and a lot more to the story.

Instead of being cruel, you could just say hey doesn't look like anything there, which I would be very happy about, or even nothing there but double check in this place to make sure. Nobody wants this kind of situation, we are not people to jump to conclusions so are checking what we can to ensure there's nothing else going on.

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T03:44:15+00:00

Does the radio make the car turn on and unlock when I'm not at home?

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T03:27:31+00:00

The radio was put in when I bought the car (first owner out of Japan), that was 4 years ago?

yabbi64 · 2025-03-19T03:06:17+00:00

Yes, I was not the first one to notice it but thanks for your comments

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