E30 Zone

One of our zoners is selling a cruise control kit which i am interested in but not too sure if it will work with an auto and neither is he. Its the one being sold by charle30.

Can anyone help so that i can be sure it works before buying

guss

It will work, you need to short out the clutch switch i believe.

I swapped cruise control between 2 autos of mine and there is already a plug for the clutch switch which you just don't use.

guss30 - you'll love it when it's fitted, make for real relaxing driving Take it you've seen this thread:

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... highlight=

thanks for your help guys also can anyone help me fit cos i havent got a clue how to

and you are where exactly?

a long way from you mark im down in oxford

i got the cable to short out the clutch switch if you want... pm ya addy and ill post it up 2 ya

E30Mark, its a good half days work to fit properly.

Andrew

dannosail no i hadnt seen that thread but thanks

guss

Demlotcrew wrote:E30Mark, its a good half days work to fit properly.

Andrew

I wasn't actually volunteering, just thought it would be a good idea to find out where guss300 was in-case someone was near to him and could help out.

I'll have to get cruise for my new baby one day!

Andy would you be a kind volunteer then as i hear that your a dab hand at htis kind of stuff??

E30Mark, its a good half days work to fit properly.

This biggest pain in the a** I found was getting the plugs through the rubber grommet behind the glove box. I didn't want to cut the loom and connect it all up again.

The next bit is getting the loom threaded nicely behind the dash. Besides this, which bits go where is pretty self explanatory.

Got some photos of when I did it Guss if you can't find someone to help you.

Just had a thought, wasn't there a cruise control retro-fitting guide written a while ago, i can't seem to find it...

Just had a thought, wasn't there a cruise control retro-fitting guide written a while ago, i can't seem to find it...

There was, I cut an pasted the best bits into a Word Doc which I have at home but not here at work.

Guss, think a search of the posts would probably throw it up.

thanks guys

dannosail wrote: This biggest pain in the a** I found was getting the plugs through the rubber grommet behind the glove box. I didn't want to cut the loom and connect it all up again.

Tie a bit of wire round it and pull it through. Don't waste time trying to push it through, it's really easy to pull through & you'll end up reverting to that when you get p'd off trying t'other way anwyay!

& If you end up with a spare clutch switch guss, I've still not got round to getting one for mine (need the bracket too!)... Pretty lazy really when it's used on loads of e34s too (as a brake switch as well IIRC), so I'd hardly struggle to find one at a scrappy!

Here is a link with fitting instructions for the cruise controll.

http://1877goxray1.com/bmw/

Use silicon aerosol spray to get the plug through the rubber bulkhead seal and make sure you cut out the right circle in the bulkhead. I cleaned off the lubricant spray with meths and sealed it with clear silicon sealer afterwards just to be sure (well it was in the garage anyway…).

Make sure you install the “brainâ€a with the terminals facing towards the passenger side or the loom isn't long enough. Don't worry about the bracket for the “brainâ€a just secure it sensibly.

The clutch switch really isn't an issue. I have now two manual cars with cruise control and in practice you NEVER change gear with cruise on. For a manual you just need to short across the two wires on the loom. Various articles (search) tell you which wires. Or you can buy a joining connector from the dealer for goodness knows how much, or someone (possibly me) will send you one free. Most cruise controls seems to have come form the US where auto is pretty much standard so ther's a surplus of connectors in the UK.

If you have an auto (sad?) you just plug the relevant wires in.

About half a day is correct unless you're professional and go so fast there's no time to enjoy it…

Andy

took me a couple of hours,ive mounted the cc ecu on drivers side behind vent(too many ecu and c/l alarm module above glove box.i didnt have the correct clutch switch bracket and so effectively linked the two wires together . i cruise control everywhere now lol-doesnt half help the economy.