TaotaoK+CAN Cable with Switch FT232RL K+D CAN USB Interface Cable Car Ediabas K+ Dcan USB OBD2 OBDii Diagnostic Scanner for BMW Work with NCS Expert Tool32

Works just fine on my E82

Great, no complaints

Works great

Bought just in case I needed it and finally get around to use it. Unwrapped it plugged up and nothing. Does not work at all. Will not read anything.

The media could not be loaded. Served the purpose perfectly i need it to write and read files for ecu tune was fast no cuttingIf you tuning from revmatchmotorsport here is your cableUsed for bmw e46

This product is used to communicate with BMW computer modules to perform diagnostics and to make changes to vehicle features by "coding" values to the modules. Despite ample online warnings about the prevalence of faulty cables, I purchased this one based on generally positive reviews. This cable is equipped with a four position switch that is supposed to modify the cable function. Most important for my purposes is one setting that is supposed to internally connect two of the pins on the OBD-plug end of the cable. After hours and days of failure in my attempt to set a parameter in a replacement module in my car I finally put an electrical meter to the plug to confirm the operation of the cable switch. I was able to confirm that at least for my purposes, the switch was non-functional. I opened the plug casing and determined that the wires that were meant to "bridge" the plug pins were not physically connected to the switch. The wire ends, still fully insulated, had been affixed to the general neighborhood of the switch with a kind of plastic "glue". I have no theory about what might have been gained by such a sloppy effort on what otherwise looked like a reasonable quality product. I stripped and connected the two wire ends, and completion of my task from that point was relatively straightforward. This cable cost a few dollars more than what looked to be the same product from other sellers, but guided by site reviews, I took the foolish leap. The additional expense turns out to be an irritant, but the time lost trying to complete a job with a faulty tool is really infuriating. I wanted to contact the seller directly, but as I was unable to find the means to do so, I seem to be left with this negative review as my only practical recourse.(update) As I mentioned, my original intent was to contact the seller, but I only found that option after I submitted my product review. Since then the seller contacted me with his/her apologies and offered a remedy for the defective product under their warranty. While he/she noted that my wasted time was not something that could be remedied, I am grateful for what has otherwise been a very honorable response. I suppose that the most valuable "takeaway" from this experience is the obvious -- that equipment failure should be considered when the expected results are not achieved. My thanks.

I think I bought the wrong cable. This cable does not seem to work with Techstream, even though it looks the exact same as a Techstream cable, probably because it doesn't support J2534. I can't really say whether it works for BMW or not since that isn't what I have, but it definitely doesn't work for Toyota.Also, the DIP switch is confusing and undocumented. There are four positions and nowhere does it say what any of the positions mean. Not that it matters though since I tried all four of them and they all do not seem to work for this.

Got a custom remote tune and it downloaded quickly with this on my windows 10 laptop without needing to install any other drivers