OBD2 Female to Open End Cable 0.3 m, 16-Pin Diagnostic Lead

The female-to-open lead is the cable for people building something of their own: an OBD2 female 16-pin socket on one end — so your male-ended device or tool can plug in — and bare open wires on the other, ready to solder into a tracker, logger, display or custom harness. At 0.3 m it is the short-reach version of the family, made for tight installs where a longer lead would only coil up behind the panel and never be seen again.

Connected pins meet all vehicle communication standards, and the working temperature of -30 to 80°C covers under-dash and engine-bay-adjacent placements. Materials of the connector and cable comply with RoHS standards.

Key features

• OBD2 female 16-pin socket to bare open wires
• 0.3 m length for tight, short-reach installations
• Connected pins meet all vehicle communication standards
• Working temperature -30 to 80°C
• RoHS-compliant connector and cable materials

Specifications

An honest note on wiring: the open end gives you the conductors, not the documentation — standard J1962 pin numbering applies, and we can confirm which wire maps to which pin at sampling so your build starts from certainty rather than a multimeter session.

Typical applications

• GPS tracker and telematics integration into the OBD2 port
• Custom data loggers and heads-up displays
• Repair splicing where the original socket was cut away
• Bench supplies and rigs that tap the vehicle port for power and data
• Short-run builds where a longer lead would only coil behind the panel

Samples, packing options, payment terms and warranty conditions are set out in How to Order and Delivery Information.