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Trickle Charger 05-11-2018 10:57 PM
iPhone, apps, and a 2017 86AT. Any recommendations?
 
Beyond Bluetooth for a phone this would be new territory for me. So school my newbie butt on what’s out there and why and how you use it.

Oh I also have a Samsung notebook thingy and I have no problems paying for a decent app if it’s worth it.

Cheers
TC

Gunman 05-11-2018 11:09 PM
Waze www.waze.com

Trickle Charger 05-11-2018 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunman (Post 3085615)

Nice! Thanks.

Spuds 05-12-2018 10:38 AM
Bluetooth OBD reader and app. "Torque" is popular. I had OBDlink before I got my OFT.

Trickle Charger 05-12-2018 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Spuds (Post 3085716)
Bluetooth OBD reader and app. "Torque" is popular. I had OBDlink before I got my OFT.
What does this little beast do for you?

Spuds 05-12-2018 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Trickle Charger (Post 3085763)
What does this little beast do for you?
It's a gauge pod on your phone or tablet screen.

You can plug in the obd reader to your car's obd port, pair it with your phone, and read things that aren't displayed on your dash using the app. You can use it with pretty much any vehicle too.

Trickle Charger 05-12-2018 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Spuds (Post 3085775)
It's a gauge pod on your phone or tablet screen.

You can plug in the obd reader to your car's obd port, pair it with your phone, and read things that aren't displayed on your dash using the app. You can use it with pretty much any vehicle too.
Ah, fault codes etc. Thanks.

Spuds 05-12-2018 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Trickle Charger (Post 3085786)
Ah, fault codes etc. Thanks.
Not just fault codes. Things like oil temperature, bus voltage, or manifold pressure can be displayed.

Trickle Charger 05-13-2018 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Spuds (Post 3085792)
Not just fault codes. Things like oil temperature, bus voltage, or manifold pressure can be displayed.
Oh I like that.
Any brands or unit recommendations?

Spuds 05-13-2018 03:42 PM
The most popular is the Torque app that works with pretty much any reader, but some of the cheap ones have poor performance/reliability/support from what I heard. I had a OBDLink reader that worked great, but it's one of the more expensive ones. The OBDLink app only works with their readers of course, but I think you can use Torque too.

Yoshoobaroo 05-13-2018 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Spuds (Post 3086171)
The most popular is the Torque app that works with pretty much any reader, but some of the cheap ones have poor performance/reliability/support from what I heard. I had a OBDLink reader that worked great, but it's one of the more expensive ones. The OBDLink app only works with their readers of course, but I think you can use Torque too.

I much prefer the OBDlink app personally. Yes the reader is more expensive, but the refresh rate on the data channels is much faster too. You can use it for gauges and they sweep smoothly.

Spuds 05-13-2018 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo (Post 3086173)
I much prefer the OBDlink app personally. Yes the reader is more expensive, but the refresh rate on the data channels is much faster too. You can use it for gauges and they sweep smoothly.
I always used OBDlink as well. Didn't bother with Torque so good to know I wasn't missing anything.

Yoshoobaroo 05-14-2018 07:52 PM
My OBDLink setup:

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f3e459e121.jpg

Trickle Charger 05-15-2018 01:04 PM
[QUOTE=Yoshoobaroo;3086791]My OBDLink setup:

To the HU?! I thought you had to use a phone or tablet thing.
I like that!

Thanks!

Jordanwolf 05-15-2018 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo (Post 3086791)
Do you have a thread on this setup?

Yoshoobaroo 05-15-2018 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Jordanwolf (Post 3087209)
Do you have a thread on this setup?


No, but I'll add one to my build thread (haven't updated that in way too long) and link it here.

PetrolioBenzina 05-15-2018 05:02 PM
Read carefully when buying a BT dongle for an iPhone, as Crapple uses a non-standard standard, or did a year or two ago.

Does many things, including turning off stupid LED running lights.

https://caristaapp.com/

Yoshoobaroo 05-15-2018 08:38 PM
iPhone, apps, and a 2017 86AT. Any recommendations?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordanwolf (Post 3087209)
Do you have a thread on this setup?


I linked some helpful stuff here:

Yoshoobaroo's Shoobaroo
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?sha...1&share_type=t

BraveVM 05-29-2019 05:15 AM
I like Waze, it's one of the best navigating apps ever. Here is the review if you are interested. It shows all the traffic jams, crashes and other stuff on the rod so the root is always optimal. Very convenient.

bkharmony 05-29-2019 11:39 AM
Sign up for the a-ha service.

Dadhawk 05-29-2019 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by BraveVM (Post 3222496)
I like Waze, it's one of the best navigating apps ever. .
I must be the only person that doesn't like Waze.

I've attempted to use it on multiple roadtrips and just found it annoying. It also twice lead me into traffic instead of away from it. Once it tried to take me down what could best be qualified as a cart path (literally two wheel tracks through the middle of a field) to get around something.

Every time I was better off using common sense and the GPS in my car.

Yoshoobaroo 05-29-2019 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Dadhawk (Post 3222566)
I must be the only person that doesn't like Waze.



I've attempted to use it on multiple roadtrips and just found it annoying. It also twice lead me into traffic instead of away from it. Once it tried to take me down what could best be qualified as a cart path (literally two wheel tracks through the middle of a field) to get around something.



Every time I was better off using common sense and the GPS in my car.


But Waze is all like:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...703d1e4b08.jpg

PetrolioBenzina 05-29-2019 10:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by BraveVM (Post 3222496)
I like Waze, it's one of the best navigating apps ever. Here is the review if you are interested. It shows all the traffic jams, crashes and other stuff on the rod so the root is always optimal. Very convenient.
I have having stuff on the root of the rod.


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