How To: Add cruise control for $27
How To: Add cruise control for $27
Step 1:
Go to a dealer and have them print you out instructions for a cruise control add on kit.
Step 2:
Go to a U-pull it junkyard. Find a Neon.
Get the following:
actuator w/ connector (just in case your ride isnt wired for cruise control)
vaccum tank w/ hoses
steering wheel back cover
steering wheel buttons
clockspring
If you are unsure what you need or how it looks.. refer to the intructions you got from the dealer. They have pictures of all the parts you need.
My car was already prewired for cruise control. Yours maybe too but if its not the instructions will tell you exactly what to do.
All those parts cost a whopping 27 dollars and 3 hours of my time.
Mac
Go to a dealer and have them print you out instructions for a cruise control add on kit.
Step 2:
Go to a U-pull it junkyard. Find a Neon.
Get the following:
actuator w/ connector (just in case your ride isnt wired for cruise control)
vaccum tank w/ hoses
steering wheel back cover
steering wheel buttons
clockspring
If you are unsure what you need or how it looks.. refer to the intructions you got from the dealer. They have pictures of all the parts you need.
My car was already prewired for cruise control. Yours maybe too but if its not the instructions will tell you exactly what to do.
All those parts cost a whopping 27 dollars and 3 hours of my time.
Mac
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Sweet, nothing like cheap options for something that can save a little fuel if used properly.
Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
What do you drive? For future reference just fill out your garage an profile info and then you'll have a link to what you drive right under your location. I ask because if it's an 03+ then I may be stopping at the junkyard this weekend and picking some stuff up.
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Re: You too can have cruise control for $27
uh, yea...here's the problem I, and a number of others have mentioned... cant find a Neon in a Junkyard...crapMach wrote: Step 2:
Go to a U-pull it junkyard. Find a Neon.
Mac
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Re: You too can have cruise control for $27
I got 3, two SXTs and an R/T.Pablodragon wrote:uh, yea...here's the problem I, and a number of others have mentioned... cant find a Neon in a Junkyard...crapMach wrote: Step 2:
Go to a U-pull it junkyard. Find a Neon.
Mac
kornholio788 wrote:Cops dont like it when you use their colors and make them blink on a regular basis.
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Depends on what the automatic trans does to help maintain speed. I know in some cases the auto will downshift or unlock the convertor to maintain speed.
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All MTX's I driven with cruise control disengage when the clutch is depressed. If you want it in a lower gear you have to hit resume. Otherwise the engine would bounce off the rev limiter if the clutch was in for a long enough time, due to the car slowing and the speed control trying to maintain speed. IIRC the speed control will also kickout if the MTX is knocked out of gear. The rpm's will rise slightly then drop.aperson wrote:It shouldn't, but you downshift it and it will change the RPM to keep speed.
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1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
Re: You too can have cruise control for $27
And people say our cars a junk, theres a reason why there arnt many in junk yards! lolPablodragon wrote:uh, yea...here's the problem I, and a number of others have mentioned... cant find a Neon in a Junkyard...crapMach wrote: Step 2:
Go to a U-pull it junkyard. Find a Neon.
Mac
www.car-parts.com and find a yard with a whole neon and call them and let them know what you need, thats how I get any stock parts I need.
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03 and up used different controls on the steering wheel I'll get some pictures in the am of my stuff for you. basically if you follow the second cable off the throttle body you need everything attached. inside the car the main thing you'll have trouble getting is the clock spring with the right wires on it as you'll have to pull the steering wheel to get to it (personally I'd buy a new one due to the nature of the clock spring but a used one will work).
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vacuum canister 2 nuts under the cowling hold it on. Make sure you get the vacuum lines attached to it!
cruise control cable is the inner of the 2 loops on the throttle body.
clockspring is tucked behind the steering wheel the cruise control one has 4 plugs non cruise has 2 this is my old one.
and finally the speed control servo.
only other things you need are the back steering wheel cover(3 screws) and the buttons that you'll have to remove anyhow to get to the clockspring. and possibly a wiring harness if you car does not have the wiring already. Grabbing all mounting hardware obviously.
To see if your car already has the speed control harness grab the wiring to the ac canister and follow it along the fender. If you have a cruise control harness it will most likely be taped to the inner fender tucked out of sight. So follow the wire and if it's there you should feel it or see it.
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