cruise control fitted

mickymoor

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hi all
guy just finished fitting cruise control to my march 98 tranny motorhome , been on 2 days travelled 600 miles round trip to fit it at my home £510 also had it rechipped a while ago it now not only goes like s**t of a stick it does it itself. :eek::)
 
mickymoor said:
hi all
guy just finished fitting cruise control to my march 98 tranny motorhome , been on 2 days travelled 600 miles round trip to fit it at my home £510 also had it rechipped a while ago it now not only goes like s**t of a stick it does it itself. :eek::)
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I have cruise control on my car, would love it my van but I didn't think it was that expensive:eek::eek: although never priced it up:):)
 
Our van came with it fitted as standard, great on long motorway journeys.

John.
 
Definately on my to do list, Will be using Dave Newell when the time comes:)
 
We had ours fitted last week by "Towtal" very happy with it as well £340 ish
Motorhome Towbars, A Frames & Motorhome Accessories From Towtal
You can stop over for free too :)
Stopped at Dave Newall on the way back to get some warranty work done on our deadlocks even though they were over the year Dave sorted it for us free of charge. His identical cruise control was cheaper though :eek:
They have an area close at hand for stop overs as well
:D:D
 
Think you can stop over at Conrad Anderson. I fitted one of theirs to my T4. took a while but well worth it. Wouldn't be without it now.
 
depends where you live , this guy came up from rugby to durham 3 hour drive 2days to fit as my van is a 98 transit. how much diesel would i have used ? plus 2 days of my time.
 
Mastodon said:
Think you can stop over at Conrad Anderson. I fitted one of theirs to my T4. took a while but well worth it. Wouldn't be without it now.
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We have stayed at Conrad Andersons a few times now. I can get my 7m Motorhome in to the yard OK. Water and Electric available. You are parked in a locked compound in front of the workshop which is behind the house/office. We were in there when the earthquake struck a while back. I can vouch for the quality of their work.
 
I always have cruise control fitted for another reason. That's because I forget that I'm in a speed camera detection area, Now I set it just as soon as I see the signs. Both of mine still work at a bit below 30 mph if I drop a couple of gears. Having had 9 points on me licence for nearly 3 years, (got them all in three weeks, now clear). I would have got nabbed a couple more times without it. With Spec's camera's especially they are a god send. Looked them up on the net, and they don't save any more fuel, as I would have expected. They tend to labour the engine up hills a bit more but are a lot more relaxing. Al in all, worth every penny.
Rgd's Graham.
 
Don't need cruise control I have a wife that tells me to keep the speed down :rolleyes: she can see what speed I'm doing on the satnav :eek:
 
It's not the speed control that's important - it's being able to go in the back and put the kettle on...
 
Kontiki said:
Don't need cruise control I have a wife that tells me to keep the speed down :rolleyes: she can see what speed I'm doing on the satnav :eek:
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change to kilometers see what she say's then !:eek:
 
for me this could be a serious consideration if it was proven to increase the fuel comsumption on my 2.8 turbo diesel.
our new car has cruise control and is more economic as long as the cruise control is used as much as possible even on short runs but we do live in the sticks so runs are longer .
any one with a positive feed back ?
 
t&s said:
for me this could be a serious consideration if it was proven to increase the fuel comsumption on my 2.8 turbo diesel.
our new car has cruise control and is more economic as long as the cruise control is used as much as possible even on short runs but we do live in the sticks so runs are longer .
any one with a positive feed back ?
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Yep I love mine, it makes a big impact on fuel economy on the motorway when going distances. You can set your speed at the most economic and it will stay at that speed all day long.

I think that the economy is mainly gained by the fact it will make minute adjustments to increase or decrease your speed. When we drive we tend to move our foot up and down too far and waste fuel.
 
cruise control

Hi,
We have an Auto-trail on a merc sprinter base, bought it because I wanted an auto gearbox, (never understood especially in town why people want to be pressing pedals and moving a stick around) it also had cruise control, wow both together are fantastic.
Have to say it`s the best cruise control system I have ever had, make long journeys so relaxing and the cab a pleasant place to be.
Well recommended.
 
I fitted one to my vw 2002 T4 2.5 tdi a few months back, ordered the new indicator stalk with the c/c buttons from the vw main dealer for about £45. fitted it myself (it came with full instructions, very easy to do, took about 15mins to fit) plugged the extra plug into the vacant socket on the existing dashboard wiring loom and that was the fitting done!

All i had to do then was take it back to the main dealer( i'd parked in a layby just down the road to fit the stalk) for them to plug in their computor to the ECU and "switch on cruise control" - that took half hour and they also checked all the settings on the ecu. - cost £20.

Most useful on a long run, money well spent i think.

Found a copy of the fitting instructions here. http://www.vwdriver.ru/storage/108.pdf

Note; Some early t4's have a accelerator cable. this retrofit c/c only works with the later "fly by wire" electronic accelerator
 
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biggirafe said:
Yep I love mine, it makes a big impact on fuel economy on the motorway when going distances. You can set your speed at the most economic and it will stay at that speed all day long.

I think that the economy is mainly gained by the fact it will make minute adjustments to increase or decrease your speed. When we drive we tend to move our foot up and down too far and waste fuel.
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you muppet :p... no yer don't...:confused:

just stick ye foot to the floor and leave it there :rolleyes:.. easy.:D. save yerself
pound .. no need to buy a cruise :)

regards :D
aj
 
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