Cruise Control fitting guide

[liver]

so after its fitted it will just need coding with no problems, great result, had the stalk for over a year and still havnt fit it yet. I can't find the bolt needed to get the steering wheel off

thanks for you knowledge ed

[Eddie-NL]

as long as you have the diagnostic wire, just fit the stalk and code the steering control module and activate it in the engine

[vRS_Pagey]

so after its fitted it will just need coding with no problems, great result, had the stalk for over a year and still havnt fit it yet. I can't find the bolt needed to get the steering wheel off

thanks for you knowledge ed

Follow Jedi's guide mate and you can't go wrong, if you are anywhere near me I have all the required tools.   

[jedi-knight83]

AF is fine as its midline so supports cruise.

What year is your car... If its pre 06 you will need an extra wire... if its 06 build or later you should be fine.

Its all explained in my 'how to' (link on the first page of this thread)

[skard]

As above.

I had a factory fitted AF module with cruise, using a midline cluster.

[DaveR77]

Where's the best place to get the spline bit from, do B&Q sell them?

[rich83]

Where's the best place to get the spline bit from, do B&Q sell them?

IIRC i got mine from halfords on a rack of about 5/6 other sizes

[skard]

I got a cheapo set from eBay, delivered for about a fiver. comes with short and longer bits of the same size.

The set I got is the same as this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11PC-SPLINE-BIT-SET-1-2-DRIVE-SOCKET-CHROME-VANADIUM-/140630512900?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item20be3b5504

[vRS_Pagey]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M12-SPLINE-BIT-12-point-10mm-HEX-DRIVE-30mm-LONG-/260885372753?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item3cbdfadf51#ht_1351wt_1037

[rich83]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_168943_langId_-1_categoryId_255215

22 quid... so a bit more expensive but you do get the set.

[MPS]

This is what I bought, bargain!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-12768-3-Piece-2-Inch-Square/dp/B0001K9P00/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1321215516&sr=8-6

[sarahw]

i have a 55 plate , i only needed the stalk if this help 

[vRS_Pagey]

Really?  Perhaps a previous owner fitted the diagnostic cable?

[MPS]

Just to warn people considering buying spline bit sets, a spline is different from an XZN bit, the difference is in the angle of degrees on the splines of the 2 types of bit. Whether there is enough of a difference to make it not fit the bolt however, I'm not sure. I used a 12mm XZN bit and that fitted 100%. You don't want anything slipping when it comes to torquing up the bolt.

Sorry if that made your head hurt, I just re read it and it did me.

[sarahw]

Really?  Perhaps a previous owner fitted the diagnostic cable?

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nope it was me that got it retor fitted