How to Check if a GPS Tracker is Installed on Your Car?

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SanLane
07/29/25 9:20pm
You can manually inspect or use a GPS signal detector to search. Below are the relevant introductions about wired GPS and wireless GPS: For wired GPS: There are two methods. One is manual inspection without any equipment, as wired GPS requires a power connection to function. Therefore, you can slowly trace along the car's power lines to search. Another method is using a GPS signal detector to search, as wired GPS sends the current GPS location to the server every few seconds to tens of seconds. Find an open area with no people within 20 meters, hold the handheld signal detector, adjust the sensitivity, and slowly scan from the inside to the outside of the car to see if any signal can be detected. If a signal is found, move around to determine the signal strength. When the signal is at full strength, the GPS is near the detector. For wireless GPS: If a wireless GPS tracker is installed on a mortgaged car, you can also try manual inspection first. If manual inspection fails, you will need to use a professional GPS positioning system to detect it.
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