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  1. herrenfahrer

    herrenfahrer Rookie

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    #1 herrenfahrer, Jul 8, 2013
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    Hello,

    when I bought my 360 Modena about one year ago in Italy, I got the keys and a small device with "PSYCHO" inscribed and "TO ACTIVATE IT YOU MUST PUSH THE INSIDE SWITCH". Any idea what it's for? Maybe GPS tracking device, in case the car gets stolen?

    thanks for your help!
    Matt from Germany
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  2. BEWKABAILEY

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    #2 BEWKABAILEY, Jul 14, 2013
    365 days and you have not pressed the button yet.. You have more will power than me .. Not sure what it is but want to know now .. Interesting thread ..
     
  3. Far Out

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    #3 Far Out, Jul 14, 2013
    Note that it says PSYCO, not PSYCHO :)
     
  4. Skidkid

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    #4 Skidkid, Jul 14, 2013
    Yes but when translating Attivare Psyco from Italian to English you get Activate psycho
     
  5. ernie

    ernie Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #5 ernie, Jul 14, 2013
    Push the button already.
     
  6. Wade

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    #6 Wade, Jul 14, 2013
    Reminds me of the one I have...

    [Warning, cuss words]

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKZUTGn_Elk]The Final Word - YouTube[/ame]
     
  7. MacGeek

    MacGeek Formula Junior

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    #7 MacGeek, Jul 14, 2013
    Last edited: Jul 14, 2013
    Psyco seems to be the name of a model of antitheft system made by a Hungarian company called Patrol Line.

    http://www.bestidea.it/eng/pages/prodotti/000000.php
    http://www.patrolline.eu (they don't even list this Psyco model anymore)

    A couple of pics I found (might not be the exact model you have)
    http://img4.annuncicdn.it/64/9e/649e6f6364005d42b23f4314ecddee4e_orig.jpg
    http://img2.annuncicdn.it/be/f3/bef3cd80d8d5b648c31b9a9f4a61ec2c_orig.jpg

    From the first link and from what I've found while Googling for it, it looks like it's primarily used on motorcycles and scooters. It looks like it's also offered by Yamaha as original aftermarket accessory.

    I don't find the pictures particularly confidence-inspiring. It looks to me like an amateurish system imported from China. Mangled english on the label reinforces that feeling. The company website looks sketchy as well.

    I'd yank it off and replace it with something decent.
     
  8. herrenfahrer

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    #8 herrenfahrer, Jul 14, 2013
    ...these pictures obviously show the same device! I also got feedback from the garage in the meantime: They assume too that it is an old anti theft device. I am wondering if the other parts in the pics are still somewhere in the car. However, thanks for your help! Appreciate it.

    @BEWKABAILEY:
    If you open the "black box" and activate it, a small red LED is lighting up. No explosion whatsoever :-D
     
  9. Far Out

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    #9 Far Out, Jul 14, 2013
    Maybe you just didn't see it... better call the previous owner and ask if something in his garage exploded :)
     

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