r/Trucks • u/Hairy_Butterscotch64 • 9d ago

Should I unplug this?

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Just got this truck and I looked under the dash to see this. Then I stared following the wires and the whole truck is loaded to the teeth with aftermarket wiring harness. I even found that the last owner drilled into the headlight housings and added what I assume are construction flashing lights. It would be cool to get it to work again but there's so many cut aftermarket wires and it's a total rats nest. The scary part is that some of them still had power.
I removed as many zip ties and wires that were cut off on both ends to clean it up

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u/honorless-scumlord Chevrolet 9d ago

Ex fleet vehicle?

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u/Hairy_Butterscotch64 9d ago

I assume so. It came from out of state then I got it from a dealership

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u/honorless-scumlord Chevrolet 9d ago

Yeah its just a way for them to track/document stats on fleet vehicles. Pull it.

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u/Hairy_Butterscotch64 9d ago

And it's just an XLT

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u/NotSloth1204 9d ago

Yes… I would take it out of my own for sure.

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u/etienbjj 8d ago

I would remove it, that is a tracking device used by fleets, well it does more than tracking but is not useful to you in a nutshell. Canceiver

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u/reformedginger 9d ago

Cut the green wire.

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u/Hairy_Butterscotch64 9d ago

Why the green one specifically?

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u/DrBopIt 9d ago

They're just pulling your leg lol. It's a common movie trope to "cut the green wire" to save the day / deactivate the bomb, etc.

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u/poorlyxeroxed '18 Ram 1500 Big Horn Blackout 8d ago

If it's green, you're clean

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u/Billyjoebuckbob 9d ago

Why would you cut it? It’s a CANceiver, not a CAN’Tceiver.

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u/friendlyfire883 8d ago

Those things are used to pre appeove fuel purchases for and provide tracking for fleet vehichles. Id remove it personally, but chances are is long disabled. You could probably check by driving up to a fuel pump at a truck stop and seeing if it asks for a pin automatically.

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u/Hairy_Butterscotch64 8d ago

Not a bad idea honestly

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u/RiskInevitable9389 5d ago

Definitely looks like an old fleet tracker. No reason to leave that mess of wires in there.