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Old 18-01-2008, 10:33 PM   #1
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Got a cruise control module, wiring, switches, yoke etc from the wreckers. Fitted it today while I was fitting the new Momo wheel. On testing it, the stalk turns the "Cruise" indicator in the odometer panel on, but the steering wheel buttons don't work... it won't set a speed. All the wires are connected up OK, as is the cable to the throttle.

What I don't have is the braking module to screw into the master cylinder, so its electrical plug is just sitting there unconnected.

Do I need to have the braking module connected to set a speed or should I also be looking elsewhere?

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Old 19-01-2008, 12:24 AM   #2
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Dig around in enough manuals... I'd been under the impression it was a fancy way to apply the brakes to stop speed creeping up while going downhill... turns out it's a pressure switch that open-circuits when the brakes are applied, cancelling the cruise setting. No switch, permanent open circuit, no cruise. So back to the shop to get the missing part...
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Old 19-01-2008, 11:40 AM   #3
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Yes this is correct, you need the switch for it to work also fit a new one they tend to play up.
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Old 19-01-2008, 08:09 PM   #4
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Yup, fitted a new one today, all good now. Will be handy coming home from dogwatch over the long weekend with double demerits...
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Old 20-01-2008, 12:04 AM   #5
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How much did you pay in total for the parts?
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Old 20-01-2008, 10:31 AM   #6
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$165 from the wrecker for CC module/cable/fittings, wiring harness, combination switch assy (steering column stalks), steering wheel switch and anything else I forgot.... everything except the de-activate switch. The de-activate switch cost $38.90 new from Ford. So all up $203.90.

Standing on my head under the dash to install the wiring.... priceless!
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Old 23-11-2009, 01:14 PM   #7
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Standing on my head under the dash to install the wiring.... priceless!
5 minutes spent taking the seat out makes life a little easier under there...
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Old 23-11-2009, 01:38 PM   #8
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For the record, I believe it's also possible to bridge the pins in the socket, though I haven't tried it myself. I think that switch is just a backup for the brake pedal switch.
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