Can we do this? (aka The DIY Cruise Control Thread)

[IllusionX]

since this is DBW, im pretty sure toyota has removed one of the units that control the cruise control.

PK, if you have time, could you look at the complete wiring of the cruise control ? does it end at some place where there should be a box, but it isn't there??


also, the last thing i know, that if i got the cruise control from Toyota (back in late 06), i would not have gotten the OEM cruise control system...

[Uncle Yaris]

Originally Posted by IllusionX

since this is DBW, im pretty sure toyota has removed one of the units that control the cruise control.

PK, if you have time, could you look at the complete wiring of the cruise control ? does it end at some place where there should be a box, but it isn't there??


also, the last thing i know, that if i got the cruise control from Toyota (back in late 06), i would not have gotten the OEM cruise control system...

I've been wading through the various Toyota PDF documentation that people have posted here. The circuit for the CC seems to be very simple - two wires from the switch, one of which is a ground, go through the spiral cable back of the steering wheel. The "hot" wire goes to the ECM. The only other units involved are the things that should be there already, like brake light switch and throttle control. Unless they have embedded some "gotcha" in the ECM coding, I don't see why this wouldn't work.

[MGargano]

Originally Posted by PK198105

from what i saw in both the EWD and the Cruise Control diagram is that everything is there. The stalk enables the inputs of the ECM that in turn tell the ECM cruise control is enabled. Now does it mean that option is always available or does it have to be enabled at the dealer we will know when we get the stalks. The diagram says the ECM already has the programming necessary for cruise control the stalk seems to be missing for a complete circuit.

As for the steering column trim , there is an outline for the placement of the stalk

Should this work for the 5-speed and auto trans. alike? Or would the 5-speed require something else?

[AlexNet0]

Originally Posted by PK198105

the 5 speed uses the clutch switch and brake switch while the auto uses the gear position sensor and brake switch.

ooh, that may be a problem, haha, I crimped off my clutch switch for the remote starter, maybe I can make a bypass switch instead of leaving it crimped off

[AlexNet0]

Originally Posted by PK198105

cant help you there i have no clue how your remote starter is connected sorry

I was just thinking out loud. I basically removed the clutch switch and the starter is permanantly enabled, not just when the clutch pedal is pressed. When i do this, if it works, I will have to install another switch.

[MGargano]

Originally Posted by PK198105

the 5 speed uses the clutch switch and brake switch while the auto uses the gear position sensor and brake switch.

Does this mean, if all goes according to plan, that I'll need something other than the eBay stalk to make this work? This is assuming, of course, that the eBay stalk does what we all hope it will.