What's behind the dash panels?

[Highwayman]

Having my tracker fitted today and so most of my dash panels have been removed. Thought some of you might like to see what is behind the plastic.

I went looking for the pre-wired Deutz sockets in the font footwells, but couldn't find them. I asked the installer, given he actually understand what he is looking at (well I hope he does!) and he couldn't see them either.

A few pictures ...........

Directly below steering wheel


OBD port


Drivers side kick panel (couldn't see the Deutz plug


Please enlighten me if you can see said plug!

 

[Beormund]

Having my tracker fitted today and so most of my dash panels have been removed. Thought some of you might like to see what is behind the plastic.

I went looking for the pre-wired Deutz sockets in the font footwells, but couldn't find them. I asked the installer, given he actually understand what he is looking at (well I hope he does!) and he couldn't see them either.

A few pictures ...........

Directly below steering wheel
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OBD port
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Drivers side kick panel (couldn't see the Deutz plug
View attachment 7811374

Please enlighten me if you can see said plug!

Wow, didn't realise having a tracker fitted entailed removing dash panels - seems quite invasive! Is that normal?

 

[bemax]

Wow, didn't realise having a tracker fitted entailed removing dash panels - seems quite invasive! Is that normal?

The deeper the thieves have to dig to find it the better.

 

[acwiltshire]

Having my tracker fitted today and so most of my dash panels have been removed. Thought some of you might like to see what is behind the plastic.

I went looking for the pre-wired Deutz sockets in the font footwells, but couldn't find them. I asked the installer, given he actually understand what he is looking at (well I hope he does!) and he couldn't see them either.

A few pictures ...........

Directly below steering wheel
View attachment 7811372

OBD port
View attachment 7811373

Drivers side kick panel (couldn't see the Deutz plug
View attachment 7811374

Please enlighten me if you can see said plug!

Might I ask which tracker you chose? I had considered scorpion before getting my car

 

[Eric]

Wow, didn't realise having a tracker fitted entailed removing dash panels - seems quite invasive! Is that

The deeper the thieves have to dig to find it the better.

And if they can't find it quickly they'll abandon the vehicle rather than risk being caught.

 

[Maxwell]

Having my tracker fitted today and so most of my dash panels have been removed. Thought some of you might like to see what is behind the plastic.

I went looking for the pre-wired Deutz sockets in the font footwells, but couldn't find them. I asked the installer, given he actually understand what he is looking at (well I hope he does!) and he couldn't see them either.

A few pictures ...........

Directly below steering wheel
View attachment 7811372

OBD port
View attachment 7811373

Drivers side kick panel (couldn't see the Deutz plug
View attachment 7811374

Please enlighten me if you can see said plug!

I that rust on the panel on the left to the OBD?

 

[Highwayman]

I that rust on the panel on the left to the OBD?

I see what you mean on the picture. It wasn’t apparent when I looked inside the car yesterday.

 

[Beormund]

I see what you mean on the picture. It wasn’t apparent when I looked inside the car yesterday.

Having my tracker fitted today and so most of my dash panels have been removed. Thought some of you might like to see what is behind the plastic.

I went looking for the pre-wired Deutz sockets in the font footwells, but couldn't find them. I asked the installer, given he actually understand what he is looking at (well I hope he does!) and he couldn't see them either.

A few pictures ...........

Directly below steering wheel
View attachment 7811372

OBD port
View attachment 7811373

Drivers side kick panel (couldn't see the Deutz plug
View attachment 7811374

Please enlighten me if you can see said plug!

How did the tracker fitting go? Happy with it? Can you recommend the product/fitter?

 

[Highwayman]

Might I ask which tracker you chose? I had considered scorpion before getting my car

Scorpion S5. I didn’t have much choice to be honest as it was an insurance requirement and they specified it.

Getting it fitted was interesting, as there was no experience of INEOS. Initial requirement was for tracker and immobiliser, but they settled for just tracker as the fitters would not guarantee immobiliser would be possible.

Now the fitter has completed the work, I have both the tracker and the immobiliser functions installed. His feedback was that it was “a distant relative” of BMW. Some similarities, but different locations and different wire colours.

If you have difficulty getting it fitted let me know and I can put your installers in touch with mine

 

[acwiltshire]

Scorpion S5. I didn’t have much choice to be honest as it was an insurance requirement and they specified it.

Getting it fitted was interesting, as there was no experience of INEOS. Initial requirement was for tracker and immobiliser, but they settled for just tracker as the fitters would not guarantee immobiliser would be possible.

Now the fitter has completed the work, I have both the tracker and the immobiliser functions installed. His feedback was that it was “a distant relative” of BMW. Some similarities, but different locations and different wire colours.

If you have difficulty getting it fitted let me know and I can put your installers in touch with mine

Splendid thank you. I dont have an insurance requirement BUT that's the route I was going down. Not keen on the steering wheel type locks as they all seem to be hard wearing on the wheel leather.

 

[Highwayman]

How did the tracker fitting go? Happy with it? Can you recommend the product/fitter?

These are the people and product my insurance specified

https://nogo.co.uk/track-s5-plus/

They arranged all the fitting and subcontracted it to a company called RS Connect. http://www.rsconnect.com/

All went well, but this was the first one they had done (see earlier reply)

 

[GrenadierDan]

Having my tracker fitted today and so most of my dash panels have been removed. Thought some of you might like to see what is behind the plastic.

I went looking for the pre-wired Deutz sockets in the font footwells, but couldn't find them. I asked the installer, given he actually understand what he is looking at (well I hope he does!) and he couldn't see them either.

A few pictures ...........

Directly below steering wheel
View attachment 7811372

OBD port
View attachment 7811373

Drivers side kick panel (couldn't see the Deutz plug
View attachment 7811374

Please enlighten me if you can see said plug!

There is no plug, just a pair of wires.

 

[Shaky]

There is no plug, just a pair of wires.

Yes I remember now, someone found them eventually. Not quite what we all expected but the wires are there..

 

[Shaky]

I have a very basic off the shelf tracker that will be good for up to a few hours after the theft. If thieves have it for more than that, whatever you have will be rendered useless.

Normally they nick the vehicle and park it up elsewhere for a few days to test out any trackers and come back to it later, if it’s still there it’s now safe to move it.

 

[Chris]

These are the people and product my insurance specified

https://nogo.co.uk/track-s5-plus/

They arranged all the fitting and subcontracted it to a company called RS Connect. http://www.rsconnect.com/

All went well, but this was the first one they had done (see earlier reply)

That system looks like it covers all the bases, saved details for when mine finally arrives!

 

[Cheshire cat]

Having my tracker fitted today and so most of my dash panels have been removed. Thought some of you might like to see what is behind the plastic.

I went looking for the pre-wired Deutz sockets in the font footwells, but couldn't find them. I asked the installer, given he actually understand what he is looking at (well I hope he does!) and he couldn't see them either.

A few pictures ...........

Directly below steering wheel
View attachment 7811372

OBD port
View attachment 7811373

Drivers side kick panel (couldn't see the Deutz plug
View attachment 7811374

Please enlighten me if you can see said plug!

https://www.theineosforum.com/members/jean-mercier.9045870/

The above link may help. If not, look on Jeans other threads as he has found said connection which is two sealed wire end’s behind the front outer side panels. If not in above link, check out his USB thread.

 

[Highwayman]

https://www.theineosforum.com/members/jean-mercier.9045870/

The above link may help. If not, look on Jeans other threads as he has found said connection which is two sealed wire end’s behind the front outer side panels. If not in above link, check out his USB thread.

Thank You for the link. I found the wires some time ago and have fitted connectors to them. Jean and Rovie were very helpful at the time.

Thanks again