Luke Rainbird Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I'm considering getting my hands on a bluetooth OBDII sender so I can keep a vague eye on things with the new motor. Anyone had reasonable success with these at all? Any particular models to go for? (I assume that the dirt cheap ones are that price for a reason as per usual) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I bought a super cheap one, for around £12 are they on amazon? Picks my car up perfectly along with the Torque App on my droid however I couldn't read codes as my car isn't OBD2 compatible as it's older than 2004 when they introduced it for the diesel focus.As far as I can tell the cheaper ones are all pretty much identical in terms of quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I got the cheap one off ebay, been perfect Got it from here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELM327-OBDII-OBD2-V1-5-Bluetooth-Car-Diagnostic-Interface-Scanner-/170843578522?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item27c712209a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 Ah funky stuff, shall pick one up at some point then. Cheers gents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 It's worth noting that they arent compatible with apple devices, i had to keep my old android phone just so I could still use the dongle thing. There are wifi code readers that work with apple apparently and are £20 posted from HK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I've got one, you can try mine for a bit before you buy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I've got one, was about a 10er on ebay, and then the app on android is a couple of quid. Handy stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Has anyone on here owned a Subaru Justy 4wd? Any known weak spots or other things to pay attention to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I love doing data logs. Did a data log today and got my highest peak airflow ever, 186g/s. Which translates to 232bhp. If it made 232bhp on a set of rollers (which is probably,g/s logs are proven to be accurate) it could potentially be one the most powerful stage 1 1.8t's out there. It's certainly as quick as my old one was with stage 2. I'm happy That's with a maximum air intake temp of 36*, I can only imagine what it would be like with WMI bringing that down as well as the octane boost. Whoop whoop for cold weather. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I saw more from mine Good going though chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Has anyone on here owned a Subaru Justy 4wd? Any known weak spots or other things to pay attention to? One of my mates had one! Was such a fun little car. 4 wheel drifts in the snow/in fields happened regularly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Has anyone on here owned a Subaru Justy 4wd? Any known weak spots or other things to pay attention to? My girlfriend had one (the Suzuki Swift shape one) and as above, it was loads of fun in the snow (although part-time AWD is bloody weird!) and overall, despite being a thief magnet ( ) was a good little car. I think my favourite bit about it, was that the only reason she bought it was because it was a Subaru, which she found incredibly amusing, so we did this to it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 How long ago was that? I'm almost certain I saw that on a motorway somewhere between 6-8 years ago - I've told the story of how ridulous it looked many times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 2 years, ish It was ridiculous but the day she was out scrubbing it all off (was just chalk pen) apparently people were stopping urging her not to wash it off because it brightened up their day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) Must've been a different one then, but I can't imagine many people have done that! Edited December 8, 2012 by JD™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) Google turned up one more, looks like that guy actually took it a bit seriously though Edit - having done more than glanced at it, quite obviously a potatoshop Edited December 8, 2012 by Jolfa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I saw more from mine Good going though chap I'll get more than 190 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Just dropped the car off at the bodyshop to have the quarter panel repaired. Fingers crossed it'll come out OK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I did have 191.2, but no pics so it didn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Just drive it you f**king fag. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1040 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Well my 14000 budget doubled and u ended up with this fully loaded golf r dsg First impressions what a car and dsg super fun can't ever see myself back in a manual car. Stage 1 remap next step 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Just drive it you f**king fag. Nope. There is little to no enjoyment to be had driving cars on the road, it just gets me to work and back. I enjoy cleaning it and making it better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Then that begs the question; why bother if its only used to get you to work and back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Because I enjoy it I like having a nice car and I like something which is quite fast. But I don't think it is safe to drive fast on the roads, when this car is up to the spec I want I will track it and use it for long GT style trips if funds allow. But I don't have any desire to take my car out and drive it fast for fun; I have driven cars unbelievably quick on the road and still live to tell the tale luckily, but one small thing which is out of your control could ruin it all. Who am I kidding, I love hooning the tits out of my car. But my limits of what I class as responsible are getting lower and lower as I get older. A quick boot full for a few seconds on an A road is more than enough for me to start worrying these days haha What could happen far outweighs the feeling of having a good hoon now so I just don't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) Fair enough, I didn't know if you were going to track it or not. I'm much the same as you 'cept I have two cars, one that I'm building for the track and one that gets me to work so I'm pretty lucky in that respect. I wouldn't have seen the point if you were doing all this and then not planning on using it properly. Edited December 8, 2012 by King C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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