The1nonly1 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I'm new to using Forscan and I'm in need of a good OBD 2 cable. Can someone recommend me one that will connect to a laptop please. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F0CUE Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 The best one I have seen is This. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmcg71 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 16 minutes ago, The1nonly1 said: I'm new to using Forscan and I'm in need of a good OBD 2 cable. Can someone recommend me one that will connect to a laptop please. Thanks. OBDLink EX is the one I’m using. More expensive than most but worth it in my opinion. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj1611 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, colinmcg71 said: OBDLink EX is the one I’m using. More expensive than most but worth it in my opinion. Your link doesn't work, just get gateway error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmcg71 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 9 minutes ago, jonj1611 said: Your link doesn't work, just get gateway error. Weird. It works when I click it. How about this https://www.scantool.net/obdlink-ex/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1nonly1 Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 Thanks all, I'll take a look at both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj1611 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 8 hours ago, colinmcg71 said: Weird. It works when I click it. How about this https://www.scantool.net/obdlink-ex/ Yes seems to work now. Any reason you prefer that one over the tunnelrat device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmcg71 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 35 minutes ago, jonj1611 said: Yes seems to work now. Any reason you prefer that one over the tunnelrat device? I chose the OBDLink EX after reading through the recommended cables on the FORScan forums. Tunnelrat is a very popular cable and less than a third of the price. The only advantage the OBDLink has over it is that it automatically switches between MSCAN & HSCAN. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj1611 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 So does the tunnelrat one 🙂 I have one, they do 2 versions, one with the switch, the other which I have is automatic and about £20. But thanks for your feedback, always good to know about alternative cables 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT70 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 OBDLink EX is best for the money, make sure you follow the instructions for set up and DON'T make any changes to any modules until you've downloaded and saved the standard configurations for any module you are going to adjust. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1nonly1 Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Thanks. I'll definitely make a backup before changing anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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