surfcitylocal

I purchased a Bluetooth OBD scanner from Amazon and downloaded the Torque app to my Droid. The app lets me monitor anything the OBD monitors. It's a lot of fun to use. The sender unit was a bit large and when placed in the OBD port stuck out a little too far. I didn't want to hit it with my knee so I relocated the port. Here's how I did it.

The Droid, software CD and sender unit...



The iQ OBD port located below the driver side dash...













Remove the driver side door sill...





Remove the driver side kick panel...





There are two 10mm bolts to be removed, one on the left side of the dash panel...




And one on the right side of the dash panel...





Pull the door seal out enough to clear the left edge of the dash panel...





Pull towards yourself on the dash panel...





You will have more room to work with, mine has the paddles and hoses for the air suspension.

The OBD port has two small clips to either side, push those in and the port will be removed from behind...












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Connect the scanner module to the OBD port...





I used 3M molding tape to hold the module in place...





The molding tape is holding the module on the air bag frame bracket...









The installation of the dash pieces is simply the reverse of removal. Be sure to line up the small white tab on the kick panel...




Now you are left with an opening in the dash panel but no one can see it...




Download the Torque app to your phone, pair and connect with the sender via Bluetooth and start having fun with the app...

EDDIEA123

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Nice write up!

scion86

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Is that permanent cause you have to unplug the Bluetooth or else it will fry idk. About battery drain I know it still stays on when the car is off. I fried mine I left it plugged for a month and just stop working I had the elm327







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surfcitylocal

Haven't heard of anyone frying theirs. I'll let you know in a month.

marsrvr

I left mine in my 1996 Suzuki Sidekick for a week. It drained and nearly broke my battery. Never again without rewiring the power from an ignition switched rail (probably patch it across from the stereo power circuit). The unswitched is too dangerous. Bluetooth draws too much power.

My old unit got hot too, I wouldn't want to pack it in with critical wiring. It needs to be someplace it can breathe.

Its also got some useful (well, at least nifty-looking) LED's. I'd want those exposed somewhere on the dash.

Does anybody know what that patch behind the ignition key is intended for? That smells like a slicker place for it, LEDs-out, unless anybody has any better ideas.

My unit came with a 6-foot cable between the OBD-2 plug and the box itself, so mounting possibilities are endless.

Oooh...what about unplugging the center console USB line from behind the stereo and patching it into the OBD box's USB port instead? Then you'd have center console USB plug to the OBD bus...

scion86

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They have the obd2 Bluetooth that shut off on there own it just costs way more and on the torque fourm some one had it built into there ecu but it was the expensive one.










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slowpoison

Waking up an old thread... but I need to know!
May I ask how did it go finally?

Also, do you know of any BT4 OBD-II adapters?

white13tc

I've heard of some of the cheaper bt devices frying, like the elm. I tossed the money for a more expensive one, but it most certainly isn't fitting in this hidden area hahaha

surfcitylocal

I've had no issues with the unit at all. No overheating, no battery drain and it still performs like a champ.

timw4mail

Is your ODBII unit able to read anything related to the fuel level? I got a cheap on off of ebay, and I kind of wanted to see if I could somehow get a range meter.

surfcitylocal

Sorry to say this one does not show fuel level. That would be a great addition considering the type of tank display the iQ comes with.