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Old 09-16-2014, 11:18 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by cnk View Post
If you look at the connector you'll see there is a tab, but you can't really push it or anything as it's just a metal spring clip. I was concerned about constantly connecting/disconnecting from the port that it would cause problems so I purchased a right angle extension OBDII cable and leave it connected all the time. That way, only the extension cable can be damaged over time and can easily be replaced.
Yeah I saw the metal tab on the connector, but it didn't look like it was doing anything or holding the cable in place. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.

The extension OBDII cable sounds like a good idea, will look into that. Thanks!
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