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[Big Sye]

follwing on from my post a bit back about me toying with the idea of fitting cruise control to MV6.

i went to a vauxhall garage to get a rough i dea things would cost if i wanted new items instead of searching for them on ebay.
from the knowledge of what i have gathered from this forum  (which is FANTASTIC) i went to price up for a indicator stick with cruise, ecu and cable, and clutch switch etc...

the guy behind the counter started to confuse me when he asked if i had a clutch swith in already. (i have no clue if i do)
and i asked about the ecu and cable.   his reply was that i dont need the ecu and cable.    said something about the main ecu can be remapped to use the cruise.

now im not all thbat clever on mechanics  but i thought the whole point of the cable was to control how much acceleratiion the cruise would need to increase/decrease your set speed.

and then went on to say that if i dont have a clutch switch in already.  i need to make sure the wiring loom has the adaptor to fit one.

overall he said about £80-£90  plus about £60 to remap my ecu.


any ideas from anyone if this sounds about right.

[Darth Loo-knee]

Think they maybe talking about the Fly by Wire cruise control....
as far as I know 2.5's & 3.0's use the cruise control with a wire that fastens to the side of the throttle body next to the accelerator cable. 2.6's & 3.2's don't have any wires to the side of the throttle body...

I know 3.0's & 2.5 auto's have a switch on the brake pedal, not sure about manuals, but would have thought they needed it so it knocks the cruise off as soon as you touch the brake.... £90 sounds dear to me as a secondhand one are £30 which includes postage..

Hope this makes sense

[markey mark]

no mate come and see me tommorrow nite will sort it for £50 fitted !   47 collum ave ashby  

[Big Sye]

i havent bought the stuff yet. and i just drove ast yours about 25 mins ago mark.  ya moggy looks nice.

[markey mark]

i havent bought the stuff yet. and i just drove ast yours about 25 mins ago mark.  ya moggy looks nice.

cheers dude ! dont buy anything i have it all here  

[Big Sye]

ok nice one.   i got coinage for ya then

[Lazydocker]

OOF in full swing again

[Big Sye]

you lot are really uselful with all ya knowledge nd help.  i have highly recommended you to other omega owners.  i am in slow process of purchasing some OOF stickers for my car.

thanks again all

[TheBoy]

The later engines need ecu reprogramming, stalk, and possibly pedal switches.  Yours, being an older engine, its the full kit needed, but no ecu reprogramming

Those people needing cruise enabling in ECU, see http://theboy.omegaowners.com which will be cheaper than you're local dealer

[Big Sye]

i have got markey mark taking a look at it tomorrow afternoon/evening.

i will know better then what i need to do.

[TheBoy]

i have got markey mark taking a look at it tomorrow afternoon/evening.

i will know better then what i need to do.

Yours will need:

Actuator with its bowden cable, stalk, clutch switch if manual, and possibly a brake switch.

[Big Sye]

mark said he has what i need so i will leave it in his hands.