Which OBD2 dongle to go for?

WUKONS · 07-19-2018, 02:29 AM

Hi there,
Searching for a OBD2 dongle, like iCar 2 or something similar i think. What I want to achieve is folding mirrors on lock/unlock, brighter lights, maybe not to hold lock button for 3sec to close windows on lock, reading/clearing error codes and so on..
Thanks for any input.

Billfitz · 07-19-2018, 08:12 AM

The dongle doesn't do coding, it only connects the car to the device that does. I use E-Sys, with my PC connected to the port via cable.

WUKONS · 07-19-2018, 10:39 AM

So, if i get let's say this, I don't need any dongles? As i'm assuming we got just one obd2 port anyways.

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Edit: Or I still would need this to make it accessable with E-Sys?

TomaGo · 07-19-2018, 12:16 PM

Hello,

You can use an ENET cable and Esys, id did it, it is cheap but complicated.
or
You can use a Bluetooth Dongle and an application for iphone / android, it's really easier.

I'm using this dongle : TONWON Bluetooth 4.0 It is working very well with my BMW X4 F26 (and others Fxx)

Here is my french Review of the dongle and Bimmercode if you want :to have a look : https://www.ma-bmw.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=94&t=35309

WUKONS · 07-21-2018, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billfitz

The dongle doesn't do coding, it only connects the car to the device that does. I use E-Sys, with my PC connected to the port via cable.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomaGo

Hello,

You can use an ENET cable and Esys, id did it, it is cheap but complicated.
or
You can use a Bluetooth Dongle and an application for iphone / android, it's really easier.

I'm using this dongle : TONWON Bluetooth 4.0 It is working very well with my BMW X4 F26 (and others Fxx)

Here is my french Review of the dongle and Bimmercode if you want :to have a look : https://www.ma-bmw.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=94&t=35309

Alright, thanks, going to take it, just one question. What's the difference between version 'BLE 4.0 With iOS/Android' and 'Bluetooth 3.0 With Android'? Just iOS support? If that's the case then i can take 3.0 version and save 6GBP.

Edit: Nah, nwm. going cheap. Got this and this. Thanks in advice but after reading stuff on forum, you can't really code anything with just dongle.

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TomaGo Private First Class 91 Rep 183 Posts Drives: BMW X4 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: France iTrader: (0)	Hello, You can use an ENET cable and Esys, id did it, it is cheap but complicated. or You can use a Bluetooth Dongle and an application for iphone / android, it's really easier. I'm using this dongle : TONWON Bluetooth 4.0 It is working very well with my BMW X4 F26 (and others Fxx) Here is my french Review of the dongle and Bimmercode if you want :to have a look : https://www.ma-bmw.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=94&t=35309
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