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Best $12 I ever spent in my life... [BT OBDII Scanner]

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Old 10-08-12 | 08:16 PM
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Default Best $12 I ever spent in my life... [BT OBDII Scanner]

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Order one last Friday and got it today (Prime account free 2-day shipping).

Paired right up to my Android phone -- no issues there.

I can't wait to play with it some more for the days to come.

Its a must have if you dont have one.

Torque app is free for the lite version.



I feel so dumb that I'm just learning about this neat little device. I apologize if this has been posted before.

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Old 10-08-12 | 10:47 PM
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I completely forgot about this app- both of my other cars are pre-96 so they are on OBDI -- I guess now that I have an OBD II car I may need to check this out.
Old 10-08-12 | 11:16 PM
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hmm the reviews doesnt seem to agree a lot. Looks like majority have complaints and do not look satisfy . Dont know i think i will pass or will wait...
Does this allow to change car settings?

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this is only useful as a slow datalogger/Codescanner. It does NOT write to the ECU or access the proprietary toyota settings.
Old 10-09-12 | 12:17 AM
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hmm the reviews doesnt seem to agree a lot. Looks like majority have complaints and do not look satisfy
not sure what you are reading, but I cannot remember another Android app with as high of a rating as 4.8
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I believe he is referring to the item reviews on amazon...

generic ELM scantools generally are very hit or miss.
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
this is only useful as a slow datalogger/Codescanner.

The code scanning ability alone for $12 is a no brainer. The rest of the features are just for visual pleasure.
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Have any of you tried the dash command app? Is it able to write to the ECU or access the proprietary toyota settings?

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dashc...321293183?mt=8
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Have any of you tried the dash command app? Is it able to write to the ECU or access the proprietary toyota settings?

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dashc...321293183?mt=8
nothing but the toyota techstream software the dealerships use can write to the ECU.
Old 10-10-12 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
I believe he is referring to the item reviews on amazon...

generic ELM scantools generally are very hit or miss.
Not bad for $12.00 The negative feedback seems mostly related to first time pairing. I think might get one to have a generic code reader.
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