What's This In My Rear Quarter?

[Clarky3rdNut 13]

Hi all. Wondering if someone can shed some light.

Removing the rear quarter panel tonight has revealed some wiring and boxes that I do not believe to be standard.

Anybody have any ideas what these could be? My first guess would be some sort of tracking device. But on a 205? Really?

It's pretty well wired into the rear loom so any advice on removal would be useful.

 

Oh and before anybody says it ..Rust!

 

 

 

 

Edited October 3, 2016 by Clarky3rdNut

[j_turnell 137 3 Cars]

If it's linked to the wiring that has been spliced into the boot light I'd say alarm related as this is generally used to trigger the alarm if the boot is opened.

[Clarky3rdNut 13]

I don't think it's alarm related. That blue wire from the boot light was wired to a black box at the front under the centre console that I have now thankfully de-wired from everywhere else too.

It was a Peugeot branded key fob that activated the immobiliser and horn alarm. I don't think these two boxes are related to that system.

 

More clues coming soon..

[Clarky3rdNut 13]

Ok so a lovely, heavy, leaky recharchable battery and a metal Motorola branded box.

 

Seems to just be wired into 12V + and - with a blue signal wire from somewhere.

 

 

Self tapping screws straight into the wheel arch was clearly the best way of installing such a device!!

[dobboy 231 2 Cars]

As its Motorola branded I'd guess phone related, but as it's also got a battery could it be an early tracking device.

 

If you download a barcode scanner app and scan it it may reveal more.

Edited October 3, 2016 by dobboy

[GLPoomobile 958]

I thought tracker as soon as I saw that wire taped up the trim, which looks like an antennae. I just googled "old motorola car tracker" and google images immediately brought up very similar looking boxes.

[Clarky3rdNut 13]

Yes. Confirmed it's a tracker.

 

 

Intersting. I wonder how it worked? The good news I guess is that it will be easy to cut out.

I was worried that I'd found another immobiliser box of sorts that if I didn't remove properly, would give me gremlins forever.

 

Could very well have also been the sole source of my horrendous battery drain!