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Hi new ST225 owner here, I have bought a 2007 Focus ST and there is a window sticker advising the OBD port has been disabled!!! The wires are going to the obd port and I cannot see any kill switches, tried to get in touch with previous owner but to no joy. I'm hoping he has just pulled a fuse...

Hi, I've tried three different ELM327 based devices which I am led to believe 'should' work but none of them can connect to the ECU. One of them is a handheld and the other two are Bluetooth which connect to my tablet via an app like Torque Pro. Both worked fine on two previous Fords I had...

Hope this helps someone somewhere. So, this is how I've wired up the dash cam to work with constant power so it enables the motion sensor for parking mode. Seen a few of the piggy back fuse methods but decided to go down a different route so I didn't have to mess with the fuse box or touch the...

So, some of us might have been waiting for Android Auto external apps that will allow us to do more than just the official apps. The day is finally here. This opens up possibilities from possibly dangerous video players to nice apps like custom extra gauges etc. Will be interesting what else we...

Anyone familiar with OBDiscovery? The guy seems to get some pretty good reviews on Facebook. For those unfamiliar - it's a service that enables optional extra's the car didn't come with, i.e. Powerfold Mirrors via. OBD settings. You need to buy any physical parts separately to get it done...

Hi everyone Didnt know where to post this but i thought this would be of some use to some of you I have a friend that does the retro-fit activations. For the ones that dont know what that is, say for instance you have an st1 but can find out if you have the loom to let you put powerfold wing...

***** UPDATE ******** NEW FORUM OFFER NOW LIVE The Issue Explained The On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) port is the portal to the vehicles information and generally required to provide access to the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) or 'brain' of a vehicle during maintenance and servicing. This is...

Guys need to get a car alarm on my car, far too many ST's getting nicked lately, been looking at Cliffords, there is a clifford 650 MK2 fitted for £299 is this any good protection wise? also what the difference with this and the avantgaurd 5.5 which is £539 fitted?

Hi All, Just a heads-up. There was an attempted theft last night of a FL blue ST in Hopwood. It was a friend of mines. 4 blokes right outside his house woke the couple up at 4am. They smashed the window of the car obviously after the OBD port. The owner confronted them, they didn't scarper they...

Not sue if this has been covered already but I came across this news article earlier which indicates that Ford are taking the OBD thefts seriously and a solution is on the way. http://www.driving.co.uk/news/ford-joins-the-race-to-foil-the-keyless-car-thieves/

Hi Guys ive come come up with a soloution to our pride and joys being stolen through the OBD port. This is a cheaper alternative to having a whole new alarm system fitted to disable the OBD port. All it requires is for you to move the cables about in your OBD port and my cable converts it back...

On Tuesday I stopped and recovered an outstanding stolen M3 that had been cloned. I won't bore you with the details but due to the amount of discussions of keyless thefts I thought it only fair to share with you a picture of the key they used to pinch the car. It's identical in shape and size...

Hi guys, Which program do you use with an OBD reader like ELM327 to access the GEM so you can activate for example puddle lights, heated windscreen and so on. Cheers!