Black box with a TD5??

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Flagshiplandy

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hi all,
I am trying to get insurance on my Defender td5 90 (1999) and as it is my first car and first policy at 17, a black box may be the way forward for cheaper insurance.

Having rung one particular company I was told I could get a quote with them however once the guy on the phone had talked to their underwriter apparently their black box couldn't be fitted in it.

Is there any issue with fitting/having a black box installed in a td5? I could understand there being a problem with earlier landys however the td5 has an ecu + obd which I though was all that was needed for a black box.

Any help appreciated thanks!
 
Black box is probably designed to work on OBD 2 systems, which the td5 is not compatible with.

Thanks for your answer I didn't realise there was a second version of obd ports. Is there any way that this problem can be solved (i.e. OBD1-OBD2 adapter ?). Cheers!
 
Most black boxes work off of telematics / GPS (and thus are standalone) rather than relying on OBD information to work out speed / braking etc. Probs easiest just to try a different company that uses standard tech
 
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