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lgcharlot · 08-19-2007, 01:10 PM

I installed the Rostra cruise control on my 5-speed hatchback. Installation was not too difficult, the hardest part was trying to attach the five wire taps in the tiny cramped space under the dash (I am 6'-2" and working under the dash of a car as small as the Yaris is no fun at all). The print quality of the instruction booklet was not too good, but the instructions were accurate enough. The unit works perfectly and is very smooth. The car has been driven about 3000 miles with the cruise control with no problems. Climbing long 6% grades in 5th gear, the unit has disengaged a few times, probably a built in feature to prevent overstressing/overheating the engine. Unit cost $250 with s/h from a mail-order place in the mid-west (don't remember the company name but you can find it easily enough by googling Rostra Cruise Control). You can't buy these direct from Rostra, only from vendors or Toyota dealerships. In some of the Southeastern states, you can get them ONLY from a Toyota dealer, and with their installation charge it costs more than $400 (ouch). Mead is correct-the steering wheel will probably block your view of the control stalk (I can't see mine), but since there are only three buttons (top, bottom, and end), you don't really need to see it to use it. Before you drill the hole in the lower steering wheel column cover to install the control stalk, make sure that the final position of the stalk will be well away from your left knee - you don't want to break it off by hitting it with your knee while operating the clutch.

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08-19-2007, 01:10 PM	#11
lgcharlot '07 YARIS HB 5-SPEED Drives: '07 yaris 3-door hatchback Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: california, usa Posts: 4	I installed the Rostra cruise control on my 5-speed hatchback. Installation was not too difficult, the hardest part was trying to attach the five wire taps in the tiny cramped space under the dash (I am 6'-2" and working under the dash of a car as small as the Yaris is no fun at all). The print quality of the instruction booklet was not too good, but the instructions were accurate enough. The unit works perfectly and is very smooth. The car has been driven about 3000 miles with the cruise control with no problems. Climbing long 6% grades in 5th gear, the unit has disengaged a few times, probably a built in feature to prevent overstressing/overheating the engine. Unit cost $250 with s/h from a mail-order place in the mid-west (don't remember the company name but you can find it easily enough by googling Rostra Cruise Control). You can't buy these direct from Rostra, only from vendors or Toyota dealerships. In some of the Southeastern states, you can get them ONLY from a Toyota dealer, and with their installation charge it costs more than $400 (ouch). Mead is correct-the steering wheel will probably block your view of the control stalk (I can't see mine), but since there are only three buttons (top, bottom, and end), you don't really need to see it to use it. Before you drill the hole in the lower steering wheel column cover to install the control stalk, make sure that the final position of the stalk will be well away from your left knee - you don't want to break it off by hitting it with your knee while operating the clutch.