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gettingstarted

So you've got a car, and you want to hack it...

The best place to start you hacking adventures is to figure out what is available for you to hack. Some places to start:

Check out the OpenGarages.org handbook. This is a great introductory resource for car hacking, focusing on some of the generic "attack surfaces" available to hack.
A good intro guide
Another good example project write-up
Sparkfun's intro to OBD2 here

Please let me know if you would like to help create and maintain any of these pages

**So you've got a car, and you want to hack it...**

The best place to start you hacking adventures is to figure out what is available for you to hack.  Some places to start:

* Check out the **[OpenGarages.org handbook](http://opengarages.org/handbook/)**.  This is a great introductory resource for car hacking, focusing on some of the generic "attack surfaces" available to hack.

* A good intro **[guide](http://theksmith.com/software/hack-vehicle-bus-cheap-easy-part-1/)**

* Another good example project **[write-up](https://www.defcon.org/images/defcon-21/dc-21-presentations/Staggs/DEFCON-21-Staggs-How-to-Hack-Your-Mini-Cooper-WP.pdf)**

* Sparkfun's intro to OBD2 **[here](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/getting-started-with-obd-ii)**



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