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Originally Posted by rwest
Wouldn’t you want the GPS to stay powered up even if the car is off so if it got stolen you could find it even if it was never started?
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Ya you want it powered.
I have a GPS driven speedometer in one of my cars I built. It is always powered so it does not have to spend time finding its location every time it powers up. The power drain is very minimal.
I would be more inclined to just get a battery powered unit and leave the entire wiring out of it if you are just worried about locating the car in case of theft. Also might just be easier to wire in a hidden kill switch instead of GPS tracker. Will accomplish your desired goal of keeping better track of the car at all times without the pain of actually having it stolen.