The cruise control DIY thread.
Has anyone else done the DIY cruise?. I priced out the cruise control switch from all our local GM dealers and it comes out to a grand total of $38.00!! CDN.
I plan on doing this with in the next two weeks I will let you know how it turns out, any feedback on your cruise control installs would be great. :D
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Originally Posted by ClintCart
Has anyone else done the DIY cruise?. I priced out the cruise control switch from all our local GM dealers and it comes out to a grand total of $38.00!! CDN.
I plan on doing this with in the next two weeks I will let you know how it turns out, any feedback on your cruise control installs would be great. :D
Too bad it isn't for the 2005...
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Originally Posted by ClintCart
Has anyone else done the DIY cruise?. I priced out the cruise control switch from all our local GM dealers and it comes out to a grand total of $38.00!! CDN.
I plan on doing this with in the next two weeks I will let you know how it turns out, any feedback on your cruise control installs would be great. :D
Has anyone done this on a 2007? I have a 2007 with a stick and was quoted pretty much everywhere I went with a $400 price tag...
anyone else?
install into steering wheel?
also have been using mine for a while now with no problems at all.
I would really like to install this properly into the steering wheel if possible. I read something about needed a clock spring, not even really sure what that is or does, but can anyone shed some more light on if this is even possible?
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As far as the 2007-2008 Aveo goes, I have to hook-up two wires straight to the ECM . Does anybody know what kind of connectors I need to insert into the ECM harness? I am having trouble finding them to buy.
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As far as the 2007-2008 Aveo goes, I have to hook-up two wires straight to the ECM (figure 5 in Slide2.jpg - Wired Page 2 of 3). Does anybody know what kind of connectors I need to insert into the ECM harness? I am having trouble finding them to buy. I've attached the cruise control DIY instructions FYI. 8)
I think the picture is showing a T tap in the one under the dash. I don't think you have to go to the ECM, the wires should be in a plug at the firewall on the inside of the car. You could use 3M T taps or 3M scotch-lock connectors to tap the wires, or strip/solder/tape. I did the DIY mod on this site where you just buy an OEM switch and tap 2 wires and they are both in the plug at the firewall. took me less than 30 minutes start to finish.
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I think the picture is showing a T tap in the one under the dash. I don't think you have to go to the ECM, the wires should be in a plug at the firewall on the inside of the car. You could use 3M T taps or 3M scotch-lock connectors to tap the wires, or strip/solder/tape. I did the DIY mod on this site where you just buy an OEM switch and tap 2 wires and they are both in the plug at the firewall. took me less than 30 minutes start to finish.
Do you have a 2007 or 2008 aveo sedan? I'm pretty sure they eliminated those wires in my car. I searched for awhile and found the harness with only 1 black wire connecting to 1 green wire (ground), 1 blue wire (Audio control), 1 brown wire (Audio switch). See picture below. That's it! How I wish you were right, it would be 100x easier.
The other question was how to get the wires from the steering wheel through the column to the harness below. I haven't pulled my steering wheel off and don't want to, but I may have to in order to route the wires correctly. I don't want them to get twisted around in the steering wheel!
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Sorry, I should have asked if it was a new sedan. I have an 08 hatch so it was the same as the old style. I can only speak from experience with the hatch, sorry. You shouldn't have to remove the steering wheel though, the clam shells should seperate.
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Does this work with my Base Model Hatch?
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OK, I'm a liitle lost here.
You guys installed a Cruise Control for dirt cheap? How cheap and how hard was it to install? Now, from what I read, I'm SOL for the 08 Sedan?
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From my understanding you're not SOL, you'll just need to run the wires to the ECU.
A beer to anyone who does a proper guide on how to install this.
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OK, I'm a liitle lost here.
You guys installed a Cruise Control for dirt cheap? How cheap and how hard was it to install? Now, from what I read, I'm SOL for the 08 Sedan?
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Yeah that would be awsome! I tried to look for a guide with no luck. So I guess my search was accurate! lol
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yeah, question, would just buying the switch from the dealer and splicing into the right wires also work on the '07 hatch?
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yeah, question, would just buying the switch from the dealer and splicing into the right wires also work on the '07 hatch?
Works for any of the throttle-by-wire aveos. '06-'08
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awesome, thanks. now when i get bored, i have something to do.
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From my understanding you're not SOL, you'll just need to run the wires to the ECU.
A beer to anyone who does a proper guide on how to install this.
I guess you owe me a beer :P
Pay particular attention to the ECM wiring portion. If you buy the $20-30 module from GM parts, there will be two wires you need to run to the ECM (at least on my 2008 sedan). I haven't quite got the confidence to tear apart the ECM connector and try and innsert the wires. I am also still looking for the connectors to do so.
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Hey guys,
I got the switch and got the wires tapped at the connecter at the firewall, but I can't find any crimp connecters that will fit onto the terminals on the cruise switch! What are you guys using? I like the ones in the pics of the writeup from the old forum but I can't find them. I work at a GM dealership and my parts guy and I can't come up with a connector.
Any help would be much appreciated!
thanx,
Sean
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Ok, I am confused now and I hope that someone can help me here.
I have an 08 Aveo 5 stripped to the bone. There was a dated post on another version (like the old forum or something) that showed hooking up the cruise with tapping 2 wires in the harness underneath the dash.
Here is the link... http://aveoclub.proboards26.com/index.c ... 1153560399
So I did this last nite and didn't have connectors to hook into the switch so I left it at that.
Today I got the connectors I needed and hooked everything up.... nothing.
So I went back and read through this post. Now it looks as maybe my 08 doesn't have those wires and I need to tap into the pcm under the hood.
Can someone PLEASE clear this up for me? I am confused as to where the 2 wires coming off the cruise switch run to. Is it to the connector on the firewall in the car or the pcm under the hood?
Any help at ALL would be much appreaciated!!
thanx!
Sean