What parts are needed to retrofit my 2003 wrangler X with cruise control? How difficult is it to retrofit the controls into the steering wheel?
Cruise Control Retrofit
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I did this on mine, it's simple... really, really simple.
You need the following parts:
1) Cruise control under hood module
2) Cruise control throttle cable (it's an additional throttle cable that controls the cruise control module)
3) Steering wheel switches
4) Clock spring from a TJ that had cruise control
That's literally all you need, the rest is entirely plug and play. All the factory wiring is there under the hood, and the new clock spring provides the wiring for the cruise control switches.
I was shocked at how easy this is to do. It took me maybe 1 hour (could do it in less time now) and it worked as soon as I fired it up and got on the highway.
Make 100% certain if you source used parts, that you get a clock spring from a vehicle that did not have the airbags deploy in a wreck. If that happened, the clock spring is no longer useable and will not work.
You need the following parts:
1) Cruise control under hood module
2) Cruise control throttle cable (it's an additional throttle cable that controls the cruise control module)
3) Steering wheel switches
4) Clock spring from a TJ that had cruise control
That's literally all you need, the rest is entirely plug and play. All the factory wiring is there under the hood, and the new clock spring provides the wiring for the cruise control switches.
I was shocked at how easy this is to do. It took me maybe 1 hour (could do it in less time now) and it worked as soon as I fired it up and got on the highway.
Make 100% certain if you source used parts, that you get a clock spring from a vehicle that did not have the airbags deploy in a wreck. If that happened, the clock spring is no longer useable and will not work.
First thing you need to do is determine if the wiring harness for the cruise is on your Jeep. If it is, it's just a matter of sourcing a few parts and then plugging them in/connecting them. If you don't have the wiring it can still be done, but becomes a bit more involved. When I added cruise to mine, the harness was there. I bought a new cable to go from the throttle body to the cruise servo, got the cruise servo out of the junkyard from a Liberty I believe, got the steering wheel switches from the junkyard out of a ZJ, and used the servo bracket from the Liberty as well. The bracket has been discontinued, and no junkyards around here had any TJ/LJ's. I used the bracket off of the Liberty and just bent it and drilled one additional mounting hole for it. Just my experience, YMMV
I know they didn’t put cruise on RHD on purpose but I really want to do this
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2005 RHD TJ Sport
2010 BMW 528xi
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2010 BMW 528xi
I put a Rostra cruise control in my 2006 TJ X a few years back. I did the lever, rather than try and find the wheel parts. Total kit, super easy to install , and it works well. I do long travels out of state, and at times have to look way ahead for the high passes where I'll be a touch slower than some semi trucks. Then it's turn off the cc, make the grade, then reset. You get used to it after a while.
Ray
Ray
I’m not 100% sure. It states so in any reading material along with the manual...
Perhaps something do with it being used by the Postal Service in the states? Safety issues likely. I certainly wouldn’t use it while on a route
It wouldn’t stop me from putting one in, especially if it turns out to be as easy as it sounds in this thread
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2005 RHD TJ Sport
2010 BMW 528xi
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