Todays (Sunday) mod : Cruise control
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Nice one.
I remember retrofitting the same kit to my old LCR, was a great and fairly easy mod, although a bit nerveracking going into the ECU plug!!
Found it great for going through speed cameras, known mobile camera sites etc..
It was the first thing I did to my A3:icon_thumright:
Enjoy it!!
I remember retrofitting the same kit to my old LCR, was a great and fairly easy mod, although a bit nerveracking going into the ECU plug!!
Found it great for going through speed cameras, known mobile camera sites etc..
It was the first thing I did to my A3:icon_thumright:
Enjoy it!!
davidhodgkinson
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All being well I will be doing my 8P this weekend, just waiting on Vagparts to deliver the parts to me.
Hopefully a bit easier than your 8L but I do need to change my steering ecu so a bit of re-coding will need to be done.
Paul
Hopefully a bit easier than your 8L but I do need to change my steering ecu so a bit of re-coding will need to be done.
Paul
Guide to follow. The kit cost me £67 from eBay, fitting took me around 3 hours on and off. It's not difficult, just a little fiddly in places 
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Yes, that's what my car is. I had real trouble locating a decent guide for the 1.8T BAM, so I'll make one based on my experience at the weekend.
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mwstewart said:
It'd be ace if you could make a guide based on your first hand experience...£70 is a bargain
If any of you want to save money and not purchase the stalk loom, a friend of mine made a connector up using 2x connectors from PC CD Drive audio cable, glued together to make a 8 pin connector
...i just bought the loom for the 20 odd quid
...i just bought the loom for the 20 odd quid
That's pretty reasonable.
The kit I used does contain the Diesel loom though, which I've just advertised on ebay and currently has bids at £10 - so that can be deducted from the total.
The kit I used does contain the Diesel loom though, which I've just advertised on ebay and currently has bids at £10 - so that can be deducted from the total.
Was looking at getting this mod on my 1.8T sport A3. Only prob is its a 98 model and from what the dealer told me, it needs to have electronic pedal controls or something like that, and mine doesn't so I can't retrofit cruise control. Is this right or is a different kit available for my car. Would appreciate any info
I think thats what its about. I checked ebay and someone offering to install it is saying you need EPC (electronic pedal control) which I don't think mine has. This seems a bit wierd as generally my car is fairly highly specced out. Is there no way of fitting it if I don't have this then?
mwstewart said:
Did you get chance to put a guide together for this by any chance? I'm very keen on doing and a guide based on your experience would be v.useful
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its not a spec issue though, its a design issue.mikel_86 said:
apparently cruise control WAS available on AGU engined A3's, taul Paul had it on his AGU 98 car. but i believe it was a VERY expensive option.
when the later cars came out with drive by wire, it became very easy to fit a cruise control system, as your throttle pedal is not actually moving anything, just altering a resistance as you press the pedal. this can obviously all be done with electronics.
basicly, to all intents and purposes, its impossible to fit cruise to a cable throttle car.
Is the kit 1J0998527 from www.vagparts.com the same kit guys? i know it says for a golf but will it work?
I think from this guide http://www.golfmk4.co.uk/cruise_control.htm
il need to make one small 4 core loom?
Cheers
2002 BAM S3
I think from this guide http://www.golfmk4.co.uk/cruise_control.htm
il need to make one small 4 core loom?
Cheers
2002 BAM S3
