ELM327 OBD2 Bluetooth dongle

Dav · 29-02-12, 09:06 PM

When you say you've moved to iPhone, what do you mean? You can plug your fone in for diag etc? How?

Captain Peanut · 01-03-12, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Dav

When you say you've moved to iPhone, what do you mean? You can plug your fone in for diag etc? How?

The dongle worked with Torque on my old Android phone via bluetooth, they paired with each other in the same way that a bluetooth headset would talk to the phone. The app then lets you see instant figures from the ECU such as air temp, oil temp etc.

iPhones use bluetooth slightly differently so now need to upgrade to a wifi OBD2 device (typically 3 times the price).

There are also OBD2 devices that plug into the car and then have a USB lead for attaching to a computer but I didn't think the BiB would take too kindly to driving around with a laptop on the dash!

Smokey · 01-03-12, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Peanut

There are also OBD2 devices that plug into the car and then have a USB lead for attaching to a computer but I didn't think the BiB would take too kindly to driving around with a laptop on the dash!

Thats the one I have for the carpc, works a treat too. These are cool items at a good price.