The UltraGauge I ordered came in yesterday. Here's a little review since I think there's a lot of people here who would find this thing useful. I have a Scangauge II in my MINI so I can do a little comparison.
ScanGaugeII on top, UltraGauge on bottom. Note that the UltraGauge connector is not detachable. Don't worry, there's still enough room to route the cable down the steering column and under the dash panel.
Ultragauge is a lot thinner and can display 6 items at a time compared to ScanGauge's 4. In addition, UltraGauge lets you have three pages with 6 items each and you can set it to scroll through those pages automatically (I don't have this set up- too much info IMO).
Here's a list of all the things UltraGauge can display: http://www.ultra-gauge.com/ultragauge/TEN/gauges.htm . I haven't tried them all but the ones I think most people would be interested in (fuel level, fuel usage (MPG or GPH), coolant temp, engine load, throttle position) work on the 2 just fine. I think it can give more data out of the box compared to a ScanGauge, but the ScanGauge has user-programmable commands through the X-Gauge function. You can also program in min/max alarms to the UltraGauge where it will beep if you exceed a value for one of the gauges. Both units can be used to pull and clear OBDII error codes.
The UltraGauge display isn't particularly pretty, but it works. It's backlit and the viewing angles are good. The backlight color is not adjustable. By comparison, the ScanGauge can be programmed to a color that matches the 2's gauges closely.
UltraGauge:
ScanGauge set up in my MINI:
My overall setup. Engine temp, system voltage, throttle position, remaining fuel, distance to empty, and fuel level percentage. The cable is routed across and then down the steering column, then up the lower dash panel to the OBDII connector. I taped the wire to the panel and then tie wrapped/taped the remaining wires and tucked them under the panel. The wire isn't really noticeable or in the way of anything.
I primarily bought this for fuel level and engine temperature monitoring capabilities. It does those two functions nicely although the fuel level fluctuates a lot when the car is moving (duh). I like having the details for fuel info since the car should theoretically have more than enough range for a week's commute for me but the gas gauge doesn't think so. Another thread on this forum says that the factory gas gauge is conservative. That's probably true but you know what I found out? The gas pump at my local station shuts off after the tank has about 9.5 gallons. The tank is supposed to be 11.3 gallons, so that's another 70ish miles per tank.
You can get the UltraGauge here for $68.95 plus shipping ($7.56 to me in CA). It shipped within a day and got to me within three. Highly recommended purchase.
ScanGaugeII on top, UltraGauge on bottom. Note that the UltraGauge connector is not detachable. Don't worry, there's still enough room to route the cable down the steering column and under the dash panel.
Ultragauge is a lot thinner and can display 6 items at a time compared to ScanGauge's 4. In addition, UltraGauge lets you have three pages with 6 items each and you can set it to scroll through those pages automatically (I don't have this set up- too much info IMO).
Here's a list of all the things UltraGauge can display: http://www.ultra-gauge.com/ultragauge/TEN/gauges.htm . I haven't tried them all but the ones I think most people would be interested in (fuel level, fuel usage (MPG or GPH), coolant temp, engine load, throttle position) work on the 2 just fine. I think it can give more data out of the box compared to a ScanGauge, but the ScanGauge has user-programmable commands through the X-Gauge function. You can also program in min/max alarms to the UltraGauge where it will beep if you exceed a value for one of the gauges. Both units can be used to pull and clear OBDII error codes.
The UltraGauge display isn't particularly pretty, but it works. It's backlit and the viewing angles are good. The backlight color is not adjustable. By comparison, the ScanGauge can be programmed to a color that matches the 2's gauges closely.
UltraGauge:
ScanGauge set up in my MINI:
My overall setup. Engine temp, system voltage, throttle position, remaining fuel, distance to empty, and fuel level percentage. The cable is routed across and then down the steering column, then up the lower dash panel to the OBDII connector. I taped the wire to the panel and then tie wrapped/taped the remaining wires and tucked them under the panel. The wire isn't really noticeable or in the way of anything.
I primarily bought this for fuel level and engine temperature monitoring capabilities. It does those two functions nicely although the fuel level fluctuates a lot when the car is moving (duh). I like having the details for fuel info since the car should theoretically have more than enough range for a week's commute for me but the gas gauge doesn't think so. Another thread on this forum says that the factory gas gauge is conservative. That's probably true but you know what I found out? The gas pump at my local station shuts off after the tank has about 9.5 gallons. The tank is supposed to be 11.3 gallons, so that's another 70ish miles per tank.
You can get the UltraGauge here for $68.95 plus shipping ($7.56 to me in CA). It shipped within a day and got to me within three. Highly recommended purchase.
