Border Archive
Vehicle Search Guide

X-Ray & Physical Vehicle Search

Follow the X-ray, trunk, and engine stations in Secure the Border, with recovery checks for unclear scans, missing prompts, and version-dependent evidence.

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Quick answer

Use the X-ray station, review only what the current scan shows, then search the trunk and engine as separate physical areas before returning to the full inspection decision.

The three stations stay separate because the official description names X-ray, trunk, and engine work independently.

A scan can guide attention, but this archive does not publish a universal color key or exhaustive hiding-location catalog without one.

Three stations

Scan first, then search both physical areas

Use the records below as three separate completion checks and recovery paths.

X-ray: treat the scan as one evidence source

Use the current platform prompt and record only the result the scan visibly shows. Without a verified universal legend, color alone is not a complete item or verdict key.

Trunk: complete its own physical search

Open and review the trunk even when the X-ray appears clear. The official action list names the trunk separately, so preserve its observation as a separate check.

Engine: repeat the search as a separate station

Open and review the engine after the trunk. If an expected location or item is absent, leave it unknown instead of importing a hiding-location list from another run or version.

If you're stuck

If a scan or prompt is unclear

  • If the scanner prompt or controls differ from a video, use the current platform prompt and treat the video as dated context.
  • If a scan is unclear, do not guess an item from color alone; complete the physical trunk and engine checks.
  • If an expected hiding location is absent, the public source set does not guarantee that location or item in every version.

Common mistakes

  • Using the X-ray as a replacement for the trunk or engine search.
  • Guessing an item from color alone without a current official legend.
  • Following a copied keybind after the current platform shows a different prompt.
FAQ

Vehicle-search questions

Is the X-ray enough by itself?

No source selected for this archive says it replaces the official trunk and engine searches; review all named stations.

What does every X-ray color mean?

No complete official scanner-color key was verified, so the page uses current-client evidence rather than a universal legend.

Where can items hide in the trunk or engine?

The official description names both areas but does not provide an exhaustive hiding-location catalog.

Which paid roles affect this route?

X-Ray Officer and Inspector have current official perks relevant to scanning and evidence detection; see their catalog records for exact bullets.

Related pages

Where to go next

Open the next page that matches what you are trying to do in-game.