OBD2 Port Readers

[bloodyidiot39]

i'm thinking of getting a mount from proclip or holdmyphone (depends what works out being cheaper) on the a-pillar for my iphone, and then running this cable up from the obd2 port and through the gap between door and dash.

The cable is cheaper then wifi units, and also acts as a charger, which i imagine would be handy. Because if your running wifi, with the screen on the whole time so you can see the gauges, bluetooth for tunes, and gps features for tracking lap times etc you'll chew through the battery in no time and have to have a power lead plugged in anyway. Also, you would think the cable would have a better response time and potential reduce any lag that might occur?

thoughts?

[Brackaus]

Got the Kiwi bluetooth ODBII connector.. Far FAR better than the normal ebay ones. faster too!

[Yeldarb]

i'm thinking of getting a mount from proclip or holdmyphone (depends what works out being cheaper) on the a-pillar for my iphone, and then running this cable up from the obd2 port and through the gap between door and dash.

The cable is cheaper then wifi units, and also acts as a charger, which i imagine would be handy. Because if your running wifi, with the screen on the whole time so you can see the gauges, bluetooth for tunes, and gps features for tracking lap times etc you'll chew through the battery in no time and have to have a power lead plugged in anyway. Also, you would think the cable would have a better response time and potential reduce any lag that might occur?

thoughts?

No idea mate. As mention I'm saving up for the PLX Wifi version which I'll use with the IPad. I have a Charger (same for iPhone) so power show be sweet. By all reports wifi is faster than Bluetooth.

Go for it mate. Let us know

[naasif]

Just been through all this testing with a bunch of devices both PC and iPhone based...at my expense...oh well..you learn the hard way

Summary - iPhone/iPad had crippled bluetooth as previously mentioned, so DashCommand and Rev won't work on idevices via bluetooth, even if the idevice is jailbroken. It will only with with a Wifi based reader like the Kiwi Wifi or similar. Those ELM327 bluetooth al-cheapo devices on Ebay work well (a bit slow) on Android devices or a laptop.

Laptop's are great for running full blown software like ScanXL etc...but lugging it around in a car wasn't my idea of fun

I've ended up going for a dash mount reader (which is on order) like this - Scan Tool - Performance Meter, Data Logger, Scanner | DashDyno SPD so I can read in car settings and then dump to a laptop. It has Gen2 support with enhanced OBD2 Mazda parameters.

[bloodyidiot39]

I've ended up purchasing one of these as a mount
http://Www.exogear.com/products-exom...nt-holder.html

Once I get it I'll figure out the best mounting spot then decide on the obd2 hardware.