cruise control actuator - where abouts does it fit?

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Post Sun May 08, 2005 3:18 pm

can anyone post a photo up of where the actuator fits please, i`m sure it mounts near the airbox somewhere but i can figure out where.

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Post Sun May 08, 2005 3:24 pm

The actuator bracket bolts to the airbox mounting, I'll post a pic up in 30mins (camera batt dead) :thumb:
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 3:37 pm

Ha ha beat you to it!!! Save you a job CharlE30 :D
The guys who supply the cruise control kits rarely supply the bracket too, I made one out of ali sheet. I must look the proper bracket up on the ETK some time. Any other questions about the cruise fire away :wink:
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 3:53 pm

Nice one widge, won't have to go out in the rain now :lol:

Mine came with a bracket winkeye winkeye
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 3:54 pm

Ok thanks, does it mount the same on early 325i ?

Part number for the bracket is... 41 14 1 902 591

i`ll order that monday, along with the longer screw
for the stalk switch.
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 4:07 pm

Dunno about the early 325i's.
No worries CharlE30, I just popped out inbetween the hail storms :wink:
Let me know how much they charge for the bracket, oh and I just used one of the screws that holds the lower column shroud on for the stalk. Then just get a column screw next time your at the scrappy :D
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 4:56 pm

oh cool i`ll pinch the column screw off the 325 i`m scrapping :)
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 5:06 pm

That reminds me actually.... I never did get another screw :sleep: :banghead:




Oh well the shroud is still there so :gives:
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 6:08 pm

drop me a PM with your address and i`ll pop one in the post
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 6:10 pm

is there supposed to be holes in the airbox then to mount this bracket?

also what route does the cable go?
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 6:34 pm

The bracket attaches to the wing side of the air box bracket by one of the air box bolts and onther stud that should be sticking out of the air box bracket. Mine only had a sort of roll pin sticking out but it worked ok to locate my home made bracket.

I put my cable round the back of the header tank then down below the servo in through the bulkhead to the glove box. The actal actuating cable can go any where you like as long as it dosen't ket kinke dor trapped etc...
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 7:48 pm

top info mate, i owe u one 8)
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 8:59 pm

The proper bracket only costs a couple of Ԛ£Ã”šÃ‚£'s from the dealer.

For info, on the M3 it actually mounts to the inside of the wing itself, the mouting points are there ready too.
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