Bluetooth OBD-II Scanner

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  1. Jim C
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    Anyone tried one of these bluetooth OBDII scanners?

    I just ordered the "Auto ELM327 V1.5 Interface Bluetooth OBD 2 OBD-II Car Diagnostic Auto Scanner" from eBay for less than $10. It's not iPhone compatible but it looks like it's compatible with several Android apps.







    I'm wondering if it would be useful to buy a cheap 7" tablet and mount it on my dash for gauge duties and maybe a little Pandora streaming.

    eBay link
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310678002251&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:US:3160

    Amazon link
    http://www.amazon.com/ELM327-Bluetooth-Diagnostic-Interface-Scanner/dp/B008BFEOJY
     
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    I have a Kiwi Bluetooth I picked up from Curry here. Came with a copy of Dash Commander. Pretty cool and makes resetting the occasional CEL very easy.
     
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    I use a go point bt1 with dash command. works pretty good but there is a little delay. using it with appraddio is definitely a plus.
     
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    Now I just need an OBD port splitter... 1 for radar detector, 1 for Cobb AP, and 1 for Bluetooth Scanner!
     
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    cobb ap, no need for blue tooth scanner
     
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    AP doesn't work on NA cars...
     
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    only a few
     
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    Only 55
     
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    closer to 74
     
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    I'm gonna bump this up because I am having an intermittent issue and I am wondering if any of these devices have a data capture feature like some of the professional devices do.

    With all of the tech guys around here I have to believe a few of you use these things and I am hoping someone has some experience with an iPhone compatible product, or can at least point me to some specific brand names.

    Thanks.