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Old 08-15-2019, 04:31 PM
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Hi, I searched forum but can’t seem to find any info on this.
anyone know what it is?


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Just two wires connected. Direct to pos and neg battery terminals.
Old 08-15-2019, 04:33 PM
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USA or Europe?

Tracking device for theft recovery??
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I’m in California.
car is 2018 991.2 GT3.
that was my initial thought as well. Funny as there are a lot of wires but only two hooked up.
its just kinda funny how it’s next to battery completely unsecured.
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Who did you buy it from? Ask the prior owner/seller.
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It is the tracking device your Wife had installed
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Good one.
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Yep. Tracking device for antitheft
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Lightweight tracking device. It's "carbon fiber ".
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It looks a bit like this:

https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail...602564362.html
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Wow these are spreading. It's a tracking device called kahu. Our dealer has been installing these on inventory and loaner cars since the beginning of the year. We've had quiet a few cars come back with battery draw issues caused by them. Atleast the techs were smart enough to install it across the battery rather than hack up the harness like the sales reps tried to have our shop do it.
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Time to pull it out. Not a Porsche part. If the other side has an access panel, open it up.
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If someone at Porsche knows I had track day today, hope they saw I destroyed pretty much everyone in advanced class!
Damn this car is good right out of the box. Lol



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