Cruise Control aftermarket kits

woter324 · Post by **woter324** » Wed May 05, 2004 9:38 am

Does anyone know if cruise control is fitted post-factory? or if there are any DIY cruise control kits available for fitting to the Polo 9N.

Was thinking of making one but it would be rather crude. Do the OEM ones work from the ECU?

Many thanks

woter324 · Post by **woter324** » Wed May 05, 2004 10:12 am

How do I retro fit the cruise control. I mean is it a simple task. Plug n' Play sort of thing.

Anyone done it?

Thanks

des_pd_ tdi · Post by **des_pd_ tdi** » Wed May 05, 2004 10:20 am

Amd in Bicester retrofit cruise control, it's approx Â£275.

This is a lot of money but personally I'd pay for it from a safety aspect and their quality of work is second to none.

www.auto-amd.com

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Wed May 05, 2004 10:22 am

It's possible to fit the OEM cruise control. But the only person on the forum who has actually done it (Sparkstack) is hard to get hold of!

So no ones quite sure how difficult a job it is, it is possible though.

woter324 · Post by **woter324** » Wed May 05, 2004 9:35 pm

Not quite Polo but VW and audi. Maybe they know about Polos. Anyway URL:

http://world.std.com/~bor/text/cruzefaq.txt

Thanks for help on oringinal post.

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Thu May 06, 2004 10:56 am

If you already have the wiring, I.E on DBW (Drive By Wire) cars, it SHOULD be simple. New indicator stalk and VAG-COM to turn it on. However if you don't have the wiring, it will be tough but possible.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Thu May 06, 2004 11:42 am

should have ordered it as a factory fitted option, its much easier!

woter324 · Post by **woter324** » Thu May 06, 2004 6:03 pm

Are but then there would be no challenge! Besides the fact it wasn't brand new.

Scorpio1:
Drive by Wire? never heard this term before. Sounds worrying. How do I know if my car is drive by wire. Any clues or tail tail signs. Any reference to VIN etc?

Many thanks

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Thu May 06, 2004 6:34 pm

The easiest way (probably not the safest) is to touch the brake pedal at the same time as the accelerator...

If it is DBW the revs will drop to idle straight away. I think all TDIs are not too sure about petrol.

woter324 · Post by **woter324** » Thu May 06, 2004 7:27 pm

Any other way. Mine is petrol. Brake + Accl doesn't work.

Thanks

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Wed May 19, 2004 10:02 pm

I will be getting Cruise Control fitted hopefully sometime next month

I'm hoping I won't have to bother with the Wiring, either way it'll stay under the Â£100 barrier

rooboy · Post by **rooboy** » Thu May 20, 2004 3:38 pm

Nelson_Wilbury wrote:It's possible to fit the OEM cruise control. But the only person on the forum who has actually done it (Sparkstack) is hard to get hold of!
So no ones quite sure how difficult a job it is, it is possible though.

Apparently it is fairly easy and straightforward apart from threading the wires throught the polo platforms bulkhead, due to the less space than on the Golf platform.
A Skoda technician that I know is doing mine for me after I come back from my holiday in July.

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