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///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 12:48 am
by E85Chef
The first owners should be shot for omitting the £150 option of the cruise control. Who in their right mind pays £45k for a car and won't spend £150 for a cruise control?

The same f***er who also didn't spec PDC... or bluetooth :headbang:

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 9:14 am
by Marlon
Great write up and pictures - top job :thumbsup:

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 2:37 pm
by Pastry
I've got the stalk and loom now but not confident at doing the wiring, is anyone doing this mod yet? :thumbsup:

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 6:41 pm
by D4dawg
What look do we need ?
As can get stalk ok bmw waffling about coding etc ref hahah

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 7:19 pm
by Pastry
This is what I got from Sopers, total of £130 delivered :thumbsup:

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:05 pm
by srhutch
Where are you in the south east?

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:20 pm
by Pastry
Im just outside Tring in Hertfordshire :wink:

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:22 pm
by srhutch
Miles away then. :cry:

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:22 pm
by bmwaddict
Me too! Seems there's a market for someone willing to fit this in west Herts/east Bucks for us electrophobes...

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:25 pm
by Pastry
Any excuse for a drive down to the south coast if you fancy having :D another go ?

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:31 pm
by srhutch
Might be able to help in a couple of weeks (sat/sun)

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:41 pm
by Pastry
Much appreciated :thumbsup: Im going to have a look myself anyway but I have no idea what an ECU is let alone what it looks like or can be found, same for a LCM :cry: Im happy with fitting the stalk though :lol:

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:52 pm
by srhutch
ECU end is easy. The LCM is the worst part. Only because I couldn't get the loom past the dash so was working behind.

TBH I think you could use the same connectors I used for the ECU to connect to the LCM which would negate cutting the two wires. You would just cut the CC loom before fitting making much easier to do.

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:59 pm
by Pastry
Excuse my ignorance but is the LCM easy to identify? Which panels/trims do I need to remove to get to it?

///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - DIY HOW TO!!

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 9:15 pm
by srhutch
LCM = Light control module, which is you light switch. Two credit cards between dash trim and dash surrounding LCM and insert screwdriver between the two cards. That will easily remove trim without risk of damage.

More than happy to surpervise if you want to give it a go but want some support.