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OBD Bluetooth + MK8

Postby huns » Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:22 pm

Anyone using a bluetooth OBD reader on the MK8?
Thinking about getting one, it's cheap on eBay... but is it any useful?

For example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OBD2-II-Bluetoo ... 84&vxp=mtr

Most of the info you see listed is already on the dashboard.
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Re: OBD Bluetooth + MK8

Postby karl » Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:23 pm

no and no :(
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Re: OBD Bluetooth + MK8

Postby Damien89 » Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:35 pm

Yes and yes.

I'm using a wifi dongle called obd mx wifi, it can read Ls can, ms can and hs can (not all dongles can read ms can) and a software called forscan.
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Re: OBD Bluetooth + MK8

Postby huns » Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:40 pm

Was thinking about using my Android phone to display data.
Can that wifi thing do that? (Can my phone connect to its wifi and read out data with Torque and similar apps? Or is it like... more or a stationery/repair kind of box?)
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- Tourneo Connect LWB 1.5D 120bhp - Titanium - Cam: Lukas WK-7950 Dual
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Re: OBD Bluetooth + MK8

Postby karl » Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:41 pm

Damien89 wrote:Yes and yes.

I'm using a wifi dongle called obd mx wifi, it can read Ls can, ms can and hs can (not all dongles can read ms can) and a software called forscan.


NOT the same above :(
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Re: OBD Bluetooth + MK8

Postby Damien89 » Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:44 pm

huns wrote:Was thinking about using my Android phone to display data.
Can that wifi thing do that? (Can my phone connect to its wifi and read out data with Torque and similar apps? Or is it like... more or a stationery/repair kind of box?)


Yes i read live data from the sensors while driving and can reset intermittent codes with it.
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Re: OBD Bluetooth + MK8

Postby Altransit » Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:09 pm

And the beauty of using such a bluetooth device, is that you can hide the OBD port making the van difficult to steal :idea: :wink:
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Re: OBD Bluetooth + MK8

Postby huns » Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:15 pm

Damien89 wrote:
huns wrote:Was thinking about using my Android phone to display data.
Can that wifi thing do that? (Can my phone connect to its wifi and read out data with Torque and similar apps? Or is it like... more or a stationery/repair kind of box?)


Yes i read live data from the sensors while driving and can reset intermittent codes with it.


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Ok I will think about it.
I will order a cheap BT OBD until then, just for the sake of it (to check how the app works from play store), and save up for this bad boy.
Positive thing about it it's that it really works with Fords and stuff.
Bad thing is that we only have the company's Ford vans, lol.
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