How to take 2011 Elddis Autoquest OBD Socket out to fit an OBD Lock?

[ElddisNotElvis]

I was contemplating purchasing a OBD Lock and a dummy OBD Socket for my MH, but when I looked at it today, the OBD socket seemed to be very well secured and tightly packed into a housing plate of fuses and wiring loom sockets with no obvious way of releasing it. There were some plastic lugs but they looked to be for the wiring sockets adjacent/plugged into the OBD socket.

I could also feel the back of where the socket is, but it feels like there is a big plastic plate running all across the back keeping everything in.

I could not see any easy way of getting the socket out without having to dismantle wiring loom plugs etc, and for this reason, I backed off.

Are there any other Autoquest owners with 2011 > models who have done this mod and could help please.

It appears to be not as straightforward as what I thought?

 

[TheBig1]

Its nothing to do with elddis or the autoquest range, the obd port is part of the base vehicle, fiat ducato or peugeot boxer

what you need is an auto electrician to cut one of the data wires to the socket and wire in a hidden switch

 

[Two on Tour]

I was contemplating purchasing a OBD Lock and a dummy OBD Socket for my MH, but when I looked at it today, the OBD socket seemed to be very well secured and tightly packed into a housing plate of fuses and wiring loom sockets with no obvious way of releasing it. There were some plastic lugs but they looked to be for the wiring sockets adjacent/plugged into the OBD socket.

I could also feel the back of where the socket is, but it feels like there is a big plastic plate running all across the back keeping everything in.

I could not see any easy way of getting the socket out without having to dismantle wiring loom plugs etc, and for this reason, I backed off.

Are there any other Autoquest owners with 2011 > models who have done this mod and could help please.

It appears to be not as straightforward as what I thought?

I planned to do the same but found that the cabling to the OBD port were to short, so I fitted one of these.

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[RogerThat]

Wait...

£99.99 ?

I may be in the wrong job? ?

 

[Two on Tour]

Wait...

£99.99 ? ?

How much is your van worth to you then ? You obviously have not looked into the cost of alternatives that do protect rather than thinking the thief is dim and wont look for a hidden OBD port.

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[tonyidle]

How much is your van worth to you then ? You obviously have not looked into the cost of alternatives that do protect rather than thinking the thief is dim and wont look for a hidden OBD port.

Still a stupid price. Cutting a wire to install a hidden switch is a little cheaper & just as secure.

 

[Bart]

Have to say £99 for that is deffo a rip off for whats in it.
But not a rip off if it saves your MH from the thieves..

 

[Camping Gaza]

just break in to your house and get the keys... Oh yeah do your stupid dog, your missus and you first.

Simple!

Oh where are the keys? well hidden? They just ask you... you are not going to argue about it are you now... No!

 

[gus-lopez]

just break in to your house and get the keys... Oh yeah do your stupid dog, your missus and you first.

Simple!

Oh where are the keys? well hidden? They just ask you... you are not going to argue about it are you now... No!

Just as well I don't tell anyone where they are or the safes so even if tortured they have no idea

 

[Two on Tour]

Still a stupid price. Cutting a wire to install a hidden switch is a little cheaper & just as secure.

I don't agree with your fitting a hidden switch as being just as secure as it's not to much of a problem following the paper trail of a wire from the back of the OBD to your hidden switch and with the lack of a get at-able length in the OBD loom in our van, breaking into the loom further down is not practical either plus it's also not a practical solution for me as my cruise control connections to the can-bus and power to the cruise control are picked up on the back of my OBD port.

I agree the OBD cap is overpriced for was it is in material terms, but it is a simple and quick to fit and remove solution that works with little or no faffing about.

At first I bought one of these at £40 but found the loom off the back of our OBD port was so short that it would not fit.

Different people have different views on value and what is valuable, ours obviously differ.

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[Richard n Ann]

This one on amazon is cheaper...

BI OBD Protector Anti-Theft Immobiliser for OBD Socket Cover for OBD Interface Amazon product ASIN B07MMV98YS

 

[ElddisNotElvis]

How much is your van worth to you then ? You obviously have not looked into the cost of alternatives that do protect rather than thinking the thief is dim and wont look for a hidden OBD port.

I already have a secondary alarm/immobiliser, a big yellow disklok, and a TVL pedal box. I just wanted to add another layer of security to make it difficult to mess with the OBD port.

 

[ElddisNotElvis]

I don't agree with your fitting a hidden switch as being just as secure as it's not to much of a problem following the paper trail of a wire from the back of the OBD to your hidden switch and with the lack of a get at-able length in the OBD loom in our van, breaking into the loom further down is not practical either plus it's also not a practical solution for me as my cruise control connections to the can-bus and power to the cruise control are picked up on the back of my OBD port.

I agree the OBD cap is overpriced for was it is in material terms, but it is a simple and quick to fit and remove solution that works with little or no faffing about.

At first I bought one of these at £40 but found the loom off the back of our OBD port was so short that it would not fit.

Different people have different views on value and what is valuable, ours obviously differ.

Yes, I was going to buy one of these but you have to take the socket out of the housing to fit it and it looked too complicated.

 

[Richard n Ann]

I used to have a Mul-T-lock gear lever lock on a works van. (Not the cheap arm thing) was very good but they're very difficult to source these days, especially the vehicle specific bracket that bolts to the floor.

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Two on Tour]

This one on amazon is cheaper...

BI OBD Protector Anti-Theft Immobiliser for OBD Socket Cover for OBD Interface Amazon product ASIN B07MMV98YS

Well spotted Richard.

Always the bloody way, I bought mine the end of last year and hunted across the internet for the cheapest price and the guy I bought mine from at the time was the cheapest and seemed to be flogging them via different wesbsites.

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[Driventemple]

I have just recieved the OBD Lock from Amazon. It's not clear whether I need to use the small black adaptor that comes in the kit. Also, I have asked a question on Amazon about purchasing a second 'key'.

 

[eddie]

Fill it with super glue

 

[Two on Tour]

I have just recieved the OBD Lock from Amazon. It's not clear whether I need to use the small black adaptor that comes in the kit. Also, I have asked a question on Amazon about purchasing a second 'key'.

Did you not get instuctions with it ?, mine explained in them as to which type of OBD port needs the insert and which does not.

Post a photo of your OBD port as without knowing which which base vehicle you have and the year it's a bit difficult to give you advice.

 

[Driventemple]

Fiat Ducato 2018 - these are the instructions

 

[Two on Tour]

You have a V2 version of the OBD port in the instructions, so no insert.

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