Are Hawkeye's locked?

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Are Hawkeye's locked to one car? I bought a Hawkeye off eBay and when I plug it in to my disco 2 the first two options it comes up with,
1: range rove sport
2: something else I can't remember but when clicked it seams to be things like self test and change units.
When I plug it in to my l322 it comes up with the same.
 
The original Hawkeye when purchased new came with 1 unlocking key, so it will only be unlocked to the vehicle it was unlocked for by the previous owners. It used to be possible to buy unlock keys for other vehicles within the Land Rover group, I think they were £150ish, but I'm going back a bit now. I don't hink that unlock keys are available anymore as the manufacturer no longer supports them (as I found out a while ago)

The Hawkeye Total however, (the newer version) is unlocked for all the range (as long as you have all the dongles for the different ECU's) & it seems this tool is no longer supported by the supplier now.
 
Russell 1 said:
Are Hawkeye's locked to one car? I bought a Hawkeye off eBay and when I plug it in to my disco 2 the first two options it comes up with,
1: range rove sport
2: something else I can't remember but when clicked it seams to be things like self test and change units.
When I plug it in to my l322 it comes up with the same.
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unlocked to one or more models the one you bought for rr sport
 
Look back carefully at the ad for it. To make sure it wasn't misleading or untruthful. If it was, i.e. didn't say waht vehicle it was unlocked for, you should have a claim.
Hawkeyes and I believe Nanocoms were like this.
Which is partly why I bought a Foxwell which is far cheaper, will handle all Land Rover and Jaguar products and can take installations of stuff for other makes.
 
This functionality question is a nightmare. I just bought a Nanocom to sort out my SRS light. I have since studied the licences available. What I bought is a licence for all SRS on Classic Rangerovers & Discos 1&2 (I can’t swear to the ‘2’ but am reasonably confident), subject to having the right non OBDii lead. I could have bought a single vehicle (by ViN no) licence to do ‘anything’ on my vehicle but ‘anything’ is pretty limited on a Classic so not worth it. I can still buy additional single function multi vehicle licences online.
It does take a bit of working out which is why I ended up e-mailing technical support to say “I want to fix my SRS light, what can you supply?).
Will a Foxwell really handle all Landrover products or only those with OBDii?
 
Trio of Triumphs said:
This functionality question is a nightmare. I just bought a Nanocom to sort out my SRS light. I have since studied the licences available. What I bought is a licence for all SRS on Classic Rangerovers & Discos 1&2 (I can’t swear to the ‘2’ but am reasonably confident), subject to having the right non OBDii lead. I could have bought a single vehicle (by ViN no) licence to do ‘anything’ on my vehicle but ‘anything’ is pretty limited on a Classic so not worth it. I can still buy additional single function multi vehicle licences online.
It does take a bit of working out which is why I ended up e-mailing technical support to say “I want to fix my SRS light, what can you supply?).
Will a Foxwell really handle all Landrover products or only those with OBDii?
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OBD2 really isn't the issue, any £15 jobbie from Halfords or anywhere will cover the OBD2. It is the other stuff that matters, and Foxwell does handle a big range, as well as any car on OBD2, i have used that to help with my wifes Citroen C3 pluriel, and my stepson's camper van.
Look here.
I have a Pro 520, and am dead chuffed with it.
https://www.foxwelluk.co.uk/products.php
 
Stanleysteamer said:
OBD2 really isn't the issue, any £15 jobbie from Halfords or anywhere will cover the OBD2. It is the other stuff that matters, and Foxwell does handle a big range, as well as any car on OBD2, i have used that to help with my wifes Citroen C3 pluriel, and my stepson's camper van.
Look here.
I have a Pro 520, and am dead chuffed with it.
https://www.foxwelluk.co.uk/products.php
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OBDii is the issue for me because the Classic doesn’t have that socket. Thanks for the link. I see the 520 compatibility says “
  • Compatible with most petrol and diesel Jaguar and Land Rover cars from around 2001 to around 24 months from current date(with 16-pin diagnostic port)
  • Compatible with EOBD compliant cars for basic engine fault code reading (ALL* 2001+ petrol and 2004+ diesel UK-sold cars)”
Be assured, I am pleased that you have found a device that is so widely usable, I am just frustrated that Landrover were so late in adopting the standard so my 1994 Classic seems to require either a Nanocom or a Hawkeye. I thought there was a glimmer of hope that something more universal fitted but it seems not :-(. Happy tinkering!
 
Trio of Triumphs said:
OBDii is the issue for me because the Classic doesn’t have that socket. Thanks for the link. I see the 520 compatibility says “
  • Compatible with most petrol and diesel Jaguar and Land Rover cars from around 2001 to around 24 months from current date(with 16-pin diagnostic port)
  • Compatible with EOBD compliant cars for basic engine fault code reading (ALL* 2001+ petrol and 2004+ diesel UK-sold cars)”
Be assured, I am pleased that you have found a device that is so widely usable, I am just frustrated that Landrover were so late in adopting the standard so my 1994 Classic seems to require either a Nanocom or a Hawkeye. I thought there was a glimmer of hope that something more universal fitted but it seems not :-(. Happy tinkering!
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Aha!
Is this thread any use?
https://discoweb.org/index.php?threads/obd1-code-scanning-on-rrc.89063/
 
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