OFT cable busted - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

_______ · 05-23-2018, 07:56 PM

Does anyone know where I could acquire a new V1 OFT cable? Any little movement of the cable will cause the screen to scramble and will shut off my OFT. I won't be able to load new tunes or data log because the cable seems very sensitive to any movement.

I know I should ask Shiv but since they are real busy these days I will not get an immediate answer. I'd thought I would see if anyone could help me out here.

steve99 · 05-23-2018, 08:54 PM

try

https://www.alientech-usa.com/

oft is an alientech powergate 3

however it might be the obd port in your car that is the problem

Decep · 05-23-2018, 09:10 PM

just the odb2 cable? i got one off amazon.

steve99 · 05-23-2018, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Decep

just the odb2 cable? i got one off amazon.

You mean usb cable ??, The oft to obd cable isnt a standard cable easily found ?

Xnthny · 05-24-2018, 12:40 AM

alien tech sells them for $25. Contact anywhere that sells the OFT. Ive had quotes from 15-25 shipped. Your best bet would be to contact shiv he would probably have the best deal.

_______ · 05-24-2018, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve99

try

https://www.alientech-usa.com/

oft is an alientech powergate 3

however it might be the obd port in your car that is the problem

Thanks for the info, Open Flash team got back to me after I sent them an email, they are going to give me a replacement. Now that you mention it could be my OBD port, how could I check to see if that is the problem?

_______ · 05-24-2018, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xnthny

alien tech sells them for $25. Contact anywhere that sells the OFT. Ive had quotes from 15-25 shipped. Your best bet would be to contact shiv he would probably have the best deal.

Luckily I was able to get a hold of them, they will be giving me a replacement.

steve99 · 05-24-2018, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _______

Thanks for the info, Open Flash team got back to me after I sent them an email, they are going to give me a replacement. Now that you mention it could be my OBD port, how could I check to see if that is the problem?

if the new cable doesnt sort it its likey the obd port connector in car

Baron_T · 05-24-2018, 03:36 PM

For improving the connection, I had good luck taking a fine pair of needle-nose pliers, grabbing each pin about half-way down, and gently twisting each pin a little bit. You need to keep the pins straight up-and-down, and I only need about an eighth turn twist in each, but this effectively makes the pins a bit thicker and gives each pin a bit of pin edge to contact the pair-of-leaves socket in the car's connector.

Gently

Decep · 05-24-2018, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve99

You mean usb cable ??, The oft to obd cable isnt a standard cable easily found ?

sorry brain fart. it was an extension cable i bought.

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_______ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: SWP Subaru BRZ Location: NJ, United States Posts: 156 Thanks: 22 Thanked 35 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	OFT cable busted Does anyone know where I could acquire a new V1 OFT cable? Any little movement of the cable will cause the screen to scramble and will shut off my OFT. I won't be able to load new tunes or data log because the cable seems very sensitive to any movement. I know I should ask Shiv but since they are real busy these days I will not get an immediate answer. I'd thought I would see if anyone could help me out here.

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steve99 Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: FT86 Location: Australia Posts: 7,996 Thanks: 1,035 Thanked 4,994 Times in 2,984 Posts Mentioned: 598 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	try https://www.alientech-usa.com/ oft is an alientech powergate 3 however it might be the obd port in your car that is the problem

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Decep Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Drives: 2013 FR-S Series 10 Location: CA Posts: 1,073 Thanks: 172 Thanked 497 Times in 326 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	just the odb2 cable? i got one off amazon.

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Xnthny Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Drives: WRB Location: canada Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	alien tech sells them for $25. Contact anywhere that sells the OFT. Ive had quotes from 15-25 shipped. Your best bet would be to contact shiv he would probably have the best deal.

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Baron_T Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Drives: 2014 BRZ Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 21 Thanks: 14 Thanked 14 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	For improving the connection, I had good luck taking a fine pair of needle-nose pliers, grabbing each pin about half-way down, and gently twisting each pin a little bit. You need to keep the pins straight up-and-down, and I only need about an eighth turn twist in each, but this effectively makes the pins a bit thicker and gives each pin a bit of pin edge to contact the pair-of-leaves socket in the car's connector. Gently

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