Technical Fitting OBD2 cable top of dash.
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Technical Fitting OBD2 cable top of dash.
Bluetooth...? :idea:
I use a dongle that connects to my iPhone; and have a couple of apps that have a HUD mode -- although have never used them: I just look directly at the screen, instead!
I use a dongle that connects to my iPhone; and have a couple of apps that have a HUD mode -- although have never used them: I just look directly at the screen, instead!
Hi mate,
Ive never fitted one of them aftermarket HUD's. However if I were looking to run a cable from the OBD port to just in front of the dash binnacle (as per your picture), I would drop it down between the windscreen and the dash. There's enough space there to get a fair size cable down without too much hassle, especially if you use some cable rods or similar. Ive done it a fair few times for various bits of kit.
Then the only bit of visible cable would be an inch or so between here it pops up and the HUD unit itself.
Alan
Ive never fitted one of them aftermarket HUD's. However if I were looking to run a cable from the OBD port to just in front of the dash binnacle (as per your picture), I would drop it down between the windscreen and the dash. There's enough space there to get a fair size cable down without too much hassle, especially if you use some cable rods or similar. Ive done it a fair few times for various bits of kit.
Then the only bit of visible cable would be an inch or so between here it pops up and the HUD unit itself.
Alan
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Bluetooth...? :idea:
I use a dongle that connects to my iPhone; and have a couple of apps that have a HUD mode -- although have never used them: I just look directly at the screen, instead!
I'dont bother with mobile phones mate,
i either loose them or fling them ifind them annoying to have in a car,
the unit ive orderd is just a small box, but ihate trails of wires'
it wouid be good if it'd work off blue toof but idoubt it,
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i know its not a heads up butt have you considered eBay item number:
321385841479
jonik i believe was the guy who posted it up in his thread,works quite well i think ,im waiting till the price drops though so its saved in my ebay wants
321385841479
jonik i believe was the guy who posted it up in his thread,works quite well i think ,im waiting till the price drops though so its saved in my ebay wants
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yes ive seen them
there is cheaper versions, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Best-Pric...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27e607ba05
ihave a scanguage somewhere (flung it in garage years ago ) that did the same job,
ijust thought id try something that displays on windscreen, im suffering with neck pain atm so it might help saves looking down at the clocks,
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It's why I use my iPhone... -- although I had to remove it temporarily for last year's MOT, as the cheeky bugga doing the testing threatened to fail me for having something obscuring my view....
It's why I use my iPhone... -- although I had to remove it temporarily for last year's MOT, as the cheeky bugga doing the testing threatened to fail me for having something obscuring my view....
Which obd bluetooth connector do you have. There's loads on ebay but I duno weather theyre just tat.
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It's why I use my iPhone... -- although I had to remove it temporarily for last year's MOT, as the cheeky bugga doing the testing threatened to fail me for having something obscuring my view....
Ah yes ive had that my self,
mainly for magic tree airfreshners, they dont bother anymore tho,
Mother n law has a collection of teddys and other tat glued to top of dashboard
on her nis- stan micra and shes never had anybother,& the thing is impossible to drive
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Ah yes ive had that my self,
mainly for magic tree airfreshners, they dont bother anymore tho,
Mother n law has a collection of teddys and other tat glued to top of dashboard
on her nis- stan micra and shes never had anybother,& the thing is impossible to drive
me too
they just take them out and say nowt
Agreed! Some have been lucky, and got them to work with the Torque app (principally Android, IIRC...) -- and even parts of MES -- but I use this...!
Admittedly, it's not cheap; but the tech support is outstanding; and they're working hard at making it more Euro-friendly. You can capture live data with it; but, sadly, it won't yet do anything that MES needs a coloured adaptor cable for.
It's replaced my handheld reader completely, and I haven't used MES in ages: as it reads engine-related codes -- and clears them -- quickly and simply. Also nice to see what speed the car thinks it's doing; coolant temperature; lambda voltages, etc. on the fly. (I never could get the hang of driving with a USB cable snaking across to the passenger seat....)
