STRAIGHTSIX

Has any one installed an after market cruise control system in an Auto EAII.
If so how difficult is it and which brand is the best suited to the 4-speed auto.

Troutman

Hey there and welcome. Personally I'd recommend tracking down the components from a wrecker, and installing a genuine Ford system. People here have done it, and say it isn't so hard.

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1989 Ford Fairmont Ghia turbo/GL replica (underway)
1994 Eunos 800M
1990 Ford Laser S

galapogos01

im seriously looking to do that - brent, do you have any diagrams or anything which you followed to hook it up? where did you hook up the crusie ECU power/etc? where is the cruise ECU itself located?

a little OT, but ive found out that the Falcon S has a lighting controller fitted - a lesser one to the Fairmont. Im going to see if theyre compatible - swapping for a fairmont one would bring dimming interior lights, among other things...

im also going to fit footwell lights soon...

cheers

Jase

Troutman

haha jbolger you're starting to sound like me. I'm beginning to contemplate door lights and lights under the front seats.

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1989 Ford Fairmont Ghia turbo/GL replica (underway)
1994 Eunos 800M
1990 Ford Laser S

Brent79

hey jase, doug (sphell) sent me some diagrams that really helped with those damn button wirings. I can forward them on too you if you like. Whats yer email address? The cruise ECU is located up under the drivers dash, to the right of the steering column. It hangs from a bracket (which you would need to find - or build one yerself like i did) All the cruise components are shit easy to find!!
This week i could have collected 4 complete cruise systems from the wrecked cars ive seen. Probably the hardest thing to find is the fairmont steering wheel with the cruise buttons.

You will find that you need to run most of the wires yerself. But its not hard at all. A few from the dash and 3 too the engine compartment. I went to the wreckers and pulled a few various wiring looms from some falcons for a few small bucks. This way you can do a professional job by getting all the wire colours right!
And you never know when you'll need some extra auto wires!

I'll pass those diagrams on!

Brent

galapogos01

thanks a heap dude.

ill have to try and get under the dash of my brothers car to work out where it all goes :) lucky he has a fairmont...! i might get down to pick a part this weekend, if the weather is alright...

my address is jbolger@claw.com.au

so what i need is just the cruise ECU, the steering wheel, the vacuum actuator and the cable to suit cfi/3spd. shit - was cruise even an option on non-mpefi cars...? any other parts required?

cheers!

Sundeep

Hey Jason,

I have the specification sheets for the EAs.... cruise was only available on Fairmont Ghia - LTD.

Sundeep

MightyEFGhia

its not too hard to put an after market cruise control on the E series. I put one on my dads ED 4lt that was pretty easy, i put one on mi XD that i had, that was even easier... heh.

galapogos01

if it was only available on the fairmont _GHIA_ then i wont be able to put it into my car without some screwing around - this means its MPEFI only. the MPEFI throttle body is in a different place and the cable wont reach the CFI one...

DOH!

Thanatos

Does this mean that the right cable must be purchased to suit the transmission??? If so, I think my chances of finding a 5 speed with cruise are pretty slim... or could the 3spd or 4spd cable suit?


Jase, if you ever go to pick-a-part again, i'm gonna personally belt you over the head with the heaviest object i can find! Go to Jolly Rogers on Greens Road, Dandenong. They have a MUCH better selection of EA - EL (incl. Fairlane & LTD), and they change there stock at least once a week. AND they're cheaper, too!!!



Hey, Brent, would you mind sending me a copy of those diagrams as well: dave_saly@email.com

Cheers, mate!



Dave

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