Unused OEM connector under dash?
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Unused OEM connector under dash?
While I was looking under my footwell to figure out how to connect an LED to it, I found an unused OEM connector. I was wondering, was that meant to be empty for customization purposes, or is there something that's supposed to be connected there? It's properly wired and everything.
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If it looks something like this:
It is the OBD2 port, which exists in approximately the same position for every car produced since 1996, part of federally mandated emissions controls. There are all sorts of things someone can do with it, and a whole industry of businesses that make money off of creating and/or selling software and/or hardware that interfaces with the data present through that port.
At the absolute most basic level, it is where a shop will plug into to read what CEL code is present when you have the check engine light on.
It is the OBD2 port, which exists in approximately the same position for every car produced since 1996, part of federally mandated emissions controls. There are all sorts of things someone can do with it, and a whole industry of businesses that make money off of creating and/or selling software and/or hardware that interfaces with the data present through that port.
At the absolute most basic level, it is where a shop will plug into to read what CEL code is present when you have the check engine light on.
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New Member
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 4
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From: Eastern NC
If it looks something like this:
It is the OBD2 port, which exists in approximately the same position for every car produced since 1996, part of federally mandated emissions controls. There are all sorts of things someone can do with it, and a whole industry of businesses that make money off of creating and/or selling software and/or hardware that interfaces with the data present through that port.
At the absolute most basic level, it is where a shop will plug into to read what CEL code is present when you have the check engine light on.
It is the OBD2 port, which exists in approximately the same position for every car produced since 1996, part of federally mandated emissions controls. There are all sorts of things someone can do with it, and a whole industry of businesses that make money off of creating and/or selling software and/or hardware that interfaces with the data present through that port.
At the absolute most basic level, it is where a shop will plug into to read what CEL code is present when you have the check engine light on.
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