the baron Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 My indicators dont self cancel, common issue and i have lived with it for over a year, i decided to get it done and have toyed with second had one on ebay but at £140 might as well spend another £70 and gets new one (£210), i could probably fit that myself, however my question is, do i upgrade and get the 4 stalk and have the OBC connected up at the same time, this will have to be done at CPS, he’s quoted around £495 all in, the 4 stalk is around £350 so about £140 more than the 3 stalk but I’m gaining an on board computer for a couple of hours labour at CPS. Will i use the OBC is it worth spending the extra, what do the masses say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike597 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 I thought the four stalk was to add cruise control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxob Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 You only need 3 stalk for the OBC. A three stalk can be bought but it is possible to add the third stalk to two stalk (in your case you'll need a new one anyway as you lost the self cancel). If you want cruise control (and it's not easy on a non fly by wire model like ours) you will have to buy a four stalk. The forth stalk cannot be added later to a two or three stalk. Note that you will not get external temperature readings unless you also fit and wire in the external sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John2000 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 Get the four stick and do it yourself I did and I'm useless at spannering. Just got back in November from a 3000 mile France and Spain trip and really appreciated the cruise control. Lee at CPS programmed both obc and cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted January 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 Ive already got cruise but no OBC hence wanting 4 stalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxob Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 I had an OBC added to my two stalk set up. IIRC less than £200. However it only gives mpg, remaining miles to fill up and ave speed. No temperature reading as I don't have the external sensor. Something I may add. Not exactly hugely useful, particularly given concerns about accuracy, but for less than £200 it's another button to push! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 I think the baron is asking how often one actually uses the extra functions in real life, or is it just a novelty for the first month then never touched again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike597 Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 I don't really use the obc at all on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted January 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 36 minutes ago, Menoporsche said: I think the baron is asking how often one actually uses the extra functions in real life, or is it just a novelty for the first month then never touched again. This ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey P Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 9 hours ago, Boxob said: but for less than £200 it's another button to push! Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxob Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 @the baron I do use the OBC, usually to monitor mpg and how many miles I have left to creep to the filling station! I'd use it even more if it had an external temperature gauge as a black ice warning because I use the car all year. The OBC is not an essential but I would fit it again if I didn't have it. (IIRC there was a time that, oddly, the four stalk could be bought for less than the three stalk. Buyers who wanted a three stalk were snapping the fourth stalk off!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John2000 Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 To retrofit the obc it is very easy I use mine like the post above to check how many miles before I need to fill up, I find that functionality very useful. @Richard Hamilton was very kind and sent me the wiring diagram and I bought the wire connectors and connector block from the OPC for not a lot of money. I can lend you my 101 book that shows you how to do it if your interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted January 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 55 minutes ago, John2000 said: To retrofit the obc it is very easy I use mine like the post above to check how many miles before I need to fill up, I find that functionality very useful. @Richard Hamilton was very kind and sent me the wiring diagram and I bought the wire connectors and connector block from the OPC for not a lot of money. I can lend you my 101 book that shows you how to do it if your interested. Thank you for your kind offer of lending me the 101, I already have that but didn't think to look at it, as I was just going to hand it to Lee at CPS, this time of year its a bit cold to be spanering even in my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 True I set both my cars to Remaining range, whatever the accuracy; have to actively look for fuel needle on occasions, forgot where it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted January 16, 2020 Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 The 5th function is speed warning (mpg, range, temp, av speed), normally for winter/snow tyres or chains. I use it as a chime warning when driving 'enthusiastically' to advise when I'm nearing a less well advised speed. It usually sits on temp but the speed warning function sounds whatever is displayed. Each to their own basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted January 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 At Lee’s (CPS) getting the 4 stalk fitted and the OBD connected, expensive fix/upgrade but excited to see MPG outside temp etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John2000 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Those are the two I flick between the most say hello to Lee for me he fitted my exhaust the other week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 54 minutes ago, the baron said: excited to see MPG outside temp etc That's a quiet life you lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John2000 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 19 minutes ago, Menoporsche said: That's a quiet life you lead Me too because one thing I missed was seeing the outside temp mind you I got an even bigger kick when I was reading the outside temperature when driving with the top down in the last week of November and it was reading 25c in the South of Spain knowing it was -5 in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, John2000 said: Me too because one thing I missed was seeing the outside temp mind you I got an even bigger kick when I was reading the outside temperature when driving with the top down in the last week of November and it was reading 25c in the South of Spain knowing it was -5 in the UK. Show off.... rub it in why don't you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John2000 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 53 minutes ago, ½cwt said: Show off.... rub it in why don't you! I know I did feel I was rubbing it in a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted January 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/22/2020 at 11:28 AM, Menoporsche said: That's a quiet life you lead And its been totally shattered, have had the 4 stalk installed but Lee couldn't get the OBC to work, it being an early car it might have an issue, am seeing if it can be reprogrammed with a bit coding , if not next step would be a new binnacle computer(Cant remember what its called), so to be honest might swap it back to 3 stalk, what a faff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hamilton Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Coding should be pretty straightforward. Just make sure the Order Code is entered in DME>Vehicle Data. Then do a complete module search and code the Instrument Cluster for OBC. Best done with a PIWIS1, rather than a 2 or 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 11:03 PM, Richard Hamilton said: Coding should be pretty straightforward. Just make sure the Order Code is entered in DME>Vehicle Data. Then do a complete module search and code the Instrument Cluster for OBC. Best done with a PIWIS1, rather than a 2 or 3. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 So, going to Oxford this afternoon to get my instrument cluster OBC sorted, this was Lee at CPS recommendation, its the guys he uses when he can't do it in house, so if their not able then Ive wasted £400 on a 4 stalk with only 3 stalks working 🤬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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