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[77-AUDIO]

Has anyone used the idatalink for 2008 dodge ram trucks.  and can it be used to connect to the obd2 port

[JRsmoothee]

i have one installed on my 09 grand cherokee...works great...obd2 port connection is neat feature, but kinda pointless in my application

[77-AUDIO]

how is the obd2 connection made.  is it a plug in or do you have to wire it up.  

[lightfoot]

it makes its communication through the can bus system in the vehicle. there is no physical connection to the obd port

 

[JRsmoothee]

37 minutes ago, lightfoot said:

it makes its communication through the can bus system in the vehicle. there is no physical connection to the obd port

 

yes there is.....its a harness that plugs into the idatalink and then plugs right into obd port...

[77-AUDIO]

See I have seen both,   but on one of the harnesses there are 2 unused wires and then on others the same wires connect to a plug that connects to the obd port.

[JRsmoothee]

well get the one for your specific vehicle... and make sure it has the connector for obd...problem solved

[77-AUDIO]

Well I called them to ask about the wires, and the old style you had to tap into the obd2 wires, and the new plugs have the wires connected to a plug that connects directly into the obd2 port.

 

but I have to login and flash the unit fir the specific vehicle which is cool it reduces cost and can be used for any vehicle.