Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:28:09 -0500
Reply-To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject: Re: ODBII for smartphones
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Here is a plug-in adapter from China that will work with most phones with a
Bluetooth interface - $9.60 delivered to your door but expect the shipment
to take about a month.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/100-Positive-Feedback-Mini-ELM327-samll-OBD-I
I-V1-5-Auto-Scanner-OBD2-Bluetooth/675470310.html
Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Michael
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:28 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: ODBII for smartphones
I was wondering if I could use my old (no service) android phone with
Bluetooth for a dedicated OBD2 scan tool that I leave in the car?
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 15, 2013, at 17:13, Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Currently running a Bostig Conversion and using OBDwiz from
www.scantool.net. The free mobile app is pretty nice and works better than
Torque, but it only supports certain adapters from scantool I believe.
>
> I
> am waiting for better app to come out but it is sufficient for my needs
> of wanting RPM and fuel economy etc... I am still tweaking the
> system as far as gauges and dashboards.
>
> I view this data on a Samsung Tab3 7 inch and it sits on top of the
> steering column in a horizontal fashion. I use a Spider mount to hold
> it and the legs fit perfectly into the slot under the dash cluster.
>
> I spent a little more money on the nice Bluetooth OBDII adapter to get a
better real time representation of what the motor is doing. So far it works
great on RPM but not so much on the Speedometer.
>
> Jamie - 84 Westy with Bostig 2.0
>
>> Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:43:14 -0500
>> From: kupcinski@GMAIL.COM
>> Subject: ODBII for smartphones
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>> Saw this and thought it might be of interest for Vanagonauts who have
converted to modern engine platforms with an ODBII port (Bostig, Subaru,
non-diesel VW I4s). It's a bit pricey, but not unreasonable if you're
interested in tracking fuel economy and possibly other engine data, and it's
much less bulky than having a laptop in the cab.
>>
>> http://www.automatic.com
>>
>> At the moment only available for pre-order, it's expected out in the
fall.
>>
>> Jarrett
>> '89 Bostig'd Westy
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