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Offline mrbeck

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Advice on retrofitting Cruise Control
« on: February 24, 2011, 07:36:39 pm »
Evening all,

The more I drive my Golf the more I miss not having the cruise control I had on my previous car (a Mondeo, don't ask).  I've seen that I can get the kit off eBay for somewhere around the £60-70 mark.  I'm just wondering how easy it is to fit, and will I need anything else?  Obviously I know it will have to be coded in, but I only have the basic trip computer (showing dist, mpg, time, etc), and at the mo no money to upgrade it.  Can I still fit cruise control?
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Re: Advice on retrofitting Cruise Control
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 08:56:34 pm »
Yes you can fit it if you just have the basic computer.
You will need the stalk at the  very least, and that will need fitting and coded to the car.
You may also need a controller (like the ones I have for sale  :wink: :wink:)
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Re: Advice on retrofitting Cruise Control
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2011, 09:14:18 pm »
Quote from: big al on February 24, 2011, 08:56:34 pm
Yes you can fit it if you just have the basic computer.
You will need the stalk at the  very least, and that will need fitting and coded to the car.
You may also need a controller (like the ones I have for sale  :wink: :wink:)

I need to do this mod too. anywhere that does it Gatwick 'ish?
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Re: Advice on retrofitting Cruise Control
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2011, 10:07:11 pm »
Keep thinking about this for my ED 30.
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Re: Advice on retrofitting Cruise Control
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2011, 10:26:34 pm »
Quote from: ttdan on February 24, 2011, 09:14:18 pm
I need to do this mod too. anywhere that does it Gatwick 'ish?

If you don't mind a little drive out I can help.  :happy2:
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Re: Advice on retrofitting Cruise Control
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2011, 09:05:53 am »
Quote from: vRStu on February 24, 2011, 10:26:34 pm
Quote from: ttdan on February 24, 2011, 09:14:18 pm
I need to do this mod too. anywhere that does it Gatwick 'ish?

If you don't mind a little drive out I can help.  :happy2:

I would say its worth the trip to get someone like yourself to do it properly  :happy2:
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Re: Advice on retrofitting Cruise Control
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2011, 10:31:41 am »
Can it be done by dealers themselves?  Will they charge me the earth?
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Re: Advice on retrofitting Cruise Control
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2011, 11:08:09 am »
Quote from: mrbeck on February 25, 2011, 10:31:41 am
Can it be done by dealers themselves?  Will they charge me the earth?
Some dealers where doing it for £150 all in
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Re: Advice on retrofitting Cruise Control
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2011, 11:00:32 am »
Spoke to the dealers, who were not much help.  Told me that it can be retrofitted, which I already knew, but couldn't give a price.  Then he said it was 2-3 hours labour!
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Re: Advice on retrofitting Cruise Control
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2011, 11:15:26 am »
Someone on here goit it done recently at a Stealers for £170 , if i had known that at the time i bought my Stalk i would have let them do it !
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Re: Advice on retrofitting Cruise Control
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2011, 02:06:01 pm »
Think I'm gonna phone around a couple of other dealers/garages and see what price I can get.
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