Hawkeye/Nanocom - is it worth it?

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Which to get

  • Nanocom

    Votes: 11 36.7%

  • Hawkeye

    Votes: 14 46.7%

  • Don't bother unless you work on Landies regularly.

    Votes: 5 16.7%
  • Total voters
    30
955i

955i

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Well, I've had a search through previous posts and can't really find a conclusive answer so thought I would start a poll to see what the consensus was.

Please only reply from experience as if I get one it is a lot of money to spend and I don't want to do it from hearsay.

So, please vote and give your reasons why you chose the unit you have.

Are there any major benefits of one over the other (such as the apparently poor customer service from Nanocom) or is there some aspect of management that one will do but not the other?

Do both do brakes and key programming as that is what I see it being most useful for in the first instance?

All in all, the question that needs answering is .......... is it worth getting one, or will it mainly be an expensive gismo stuck in the shed with all the other stuff that seemed a good idea to buy at the time?

Thanks :D
 
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I bought Hawkeye after paying a few times to firstly have fault codes read and then after the fault was rectified cleared. Now I can find the fault and may have to pay to have it fixed but then I can clear the fault myself.
Last bill had £35 to read the code and same to clear. Part cost £24.
Went for Hawkeye due to the backup from Nanocom and the fact you couldn't get them at the time I was looking for one.
Think i'll get my money back when I change model as well.
 
955i said:
Well, I've had a search through previous posts and can't really find a conclusive answer so thought I would start a poll to see what the consensus was.

Please only reply from experience as if I get one it is a lot of money to spend and I don't want to do it from hearsay.

So, please vote and give your reasons why you chose the unit you have.

Are there any major benefits of one over the other (such as the apparently poor customer service from Nanocom) or is there some aspect of management that one will do but not the other?

Do both do brakes and key programming as that is what I see it being most useful for in the first instance?

All in all, the question that needs answering is .......... is it worth getting one, or will it mainly be an expensive gismo stuck in the shed with all the other stuff that seemed a good idea to buy at the time?

Thanks :D
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I dunno much about the new nanocom or the hawkeye but I have the old nanocom. It is currently hardwired into my landy and is being used as an istrument panel. I was playing with my alarm settings the other week but haven't got ABS so have had no need to use it on my brakes. I have no complaints with mine though.
 
I've got a hawkeye for a Freelander 1. Great thing which has a hell of a lot more than a odbii scanner has. You can control a lot of stuff with it, and take reading with engine off or running. On mine I can see engine codes, as well as auto gearbox codes, abs system codes and security codes. Got mine through another forum with a discount. Snowey was doing it on here too. Only fault with it is when pressing the brake peddle in one section it tells me it's a disco, and another tells me it's a defender. Other than that I'm farly happy with it. Some of the options don't seem to do much, but as the only option for a Freelander other than significantly more expensive units, it's a good toy to have.
 
I have Hawkeye...its a "pure" handheld tool, u can connect it to PC but only for upgrades. A (+) is that u can use it for all Disco 2-s diesel or petrol not just for Td5 like nanocom, a (-) is that u cant calibrate ride height sensors with it(and with nanocom ui can). I cant say more about nanocom coz i havent used one. Hawkeye is very human friendly and easy to use(if u know what you're doing:D) i'm disgruntled just about the fact that the user manual is quite vague...its just a short description of the device and its programs with no guidance for how to use the applications..there are programs in hawkeye beginning with "this application must be used only by trained personell" (the programming facilities)......u cant just train yourself cos u dont have a guideline for this. .....though i'm quite pleased with my hawkeye and i'm carrying it in the glove box.
 
i have the nanocon evo 2, you can self bleed the brakes, set ride height on air, and its also got P38 and defender software, the software is cheaper to buy for the nanocom and i have had no problems with mine.:bounce:
 
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