Cruise Control

[S-T]

Went to my local audi dealer to get the parts (after being told by them what to get) got the stalk and the cowling and put it in for programming.. ****** now there telling me it needs a new control unit. (and still charged me for the programming !!!)

Can anyone tell me if thats all it needs now

a. a new control unit
b. programming.

(what does the control unit cost, any ideas ?)

thanks for any help

 

[arthurfuxake]

Think it was about 90-110 for the control unit.

 

[S-T]

Just ordered a new control unit from the dealer, so I will fit that and I suppose its another 47 quid to get it programmed !!!

 

[jdp1962]

How much will you have spent in all by the time you've ordered it all & got it up & running?

The reason i ask is this:

http://www.fontain.co.uk/accessories-sales-item-details.asp?parentID=&itemtype=31&region=&order=&Model=&Make=&BodyType=&FuelType=&Transmission=&intMin=&intMax=&RSpage=1&ID=352

 

[S-T]

Switch - £22
Cowling - £23
Controller - £101
Programming £47

plus vat.

and add another 47 quid on it to get it programmed before they told me I needed the controller.

So still a damn site cheaper !

 

[arthurfuxake]

Looks like fontain are taking the pi55! That would make it £469.50 if you didn't have the m/f steering. I had cruise fitted to mine recently, and it cost £270 - at a main dealer! I haven't got a m/f steering wheel either. I used to hear such good things about fontain, they've lost the plot!

 

[jdp1962]

A main dealer quoted me £1,000+ on my previous B5. They said they had to replace the ECU rather than re-programme it, because in their eyes, re-programming is deemed a hack. Fontain did it for £352.

On my current car, Fontain put it in when I bought it from them, & only charged £250 all in.

The thing is that for a sausage-fingered ****** like me, it's cheaper to just pay someone to do the job (& get a warranty) than to attempt it myself, @r$e it up, and then pay even more to have it done right.