Cruise Control Retro Fit.

[v6mikey]

I have just purchased the cruise control kit from Teeside VW.

 

Not received it yet but I was wondering if a How To with pictures would be helpful for anyone else. Otherwise I would just get cracking with it.

[Jayton]

I reckon it would be great for the site if you could put together a how-to guide as I've seen been asked a few times now :)

[v6mikey]

Well I battled with this for 5 hrs on Monday, not really a diy job I think. I class myself as quite handy under the bonnet, but I didn't enjoy this task at all.

 

It could be the fact that it is a V6 and a bit tight for space, but my god was it tight to work on.

 

Anyway after the first 30 mins had passed I had given up on the idea of trying to photo all the steps, just because it would have taken too long.

 

At the end of the day I do have working cruise control and I am very pleased because I had missed it so much.

 

For anyone who wants to know, the cruise control lights comes on the dash when you turn the cruise control on whether you have a speed set or not. I think this is the correct as my old golf did the same.

[bruce45]

have been looking at all the posts about this and went for it of Ebay from them and have to say it was much easier to fit than i was expecting.

bit off a nack getting the airbag of the steering wheel but managed it. the wiring loom that comes with the kit is for a lhd car so the black that should go to the fuse a long way down the loom, hence them stating that rhd you would have to extend the 4 wires to the ecp.

instructions that came with it are really good but if you route it from the steering colum to wards the radio and then with care remove the tape and take out the black wire and retape it and then take the wires for the ecp to the passanger side there is a knock out gromet under the glove box that you can use.

you still have to take the battery out and can feed the loom to the ecp top plug behind the water bottle.

next snag was getting the connector to bits. took out the clips and then realised you have to lift them up out of the body. small watch makers screw divers to remove the empty connectors and then connected up as the instructions. put it all back together and connected the black to the radio feed switched feed and work without any problems.

 

took about 2 hours to do and used vagcom to set the cruise control to on.

 

only have to seal the knock out off which i am going to use amalgimating tape around the loom and force it into the whole. overall really it easy to install and as long as you take you time and are careful feeding the loom behide the radio when its an really good deal compared to the ford prices.

 

sorry there is no photos never give crossed my mind as it was soooooo easy really

Edited September 18, 2010 by bruce45