Hooking up Rostra to Factory CC Stalk? xB Related - Toyota Yaris Forums

TerribleTim · 08-19-2014, 02:53 AM

Hey. i'm new here. Just pulled off the steering column cover and under dash covers to install a Rostra I bought about two years ago on ebay and am just now getting around to putting in on my 07 hatch. Went pretty well and works good. I like TBW for cruise, takes all the challenge out of it. I think I paid about $240 for it. Which is high. Has a 3 yr warranty so I wanted to get it in pronto.

Anyone know anything about the notice in the Rostra box about using two way radios and CC interference?? Wonder if this applies to CBs and if its been fixed?

I was wondering what the cost of the parts for the Scott diy kit is? Running wires thru the firewall to the ecu is what I wanted to avoid with the TBW setup, but if the cost delta is enough, I can do it. Did I mention my garage in Phoenix is 110F in August.

The Rostra kit has the indicator lite, but it only shows power to the CC, not whether its engaged. i got spoiled by Hondas. Even my wifes Matrix has no lite for engage (its no starship). The Matrix CC switch has a cancel function by pulling the stalk toward you which disengages and saves the speed without flashing the brake lites which is nice.
The Rostra stalk is rigid with buttons instead of movement like direction signal stalk. It takes some getting used to. Also, the stalk printing is designed for a left side mount, which is awkward. It only took about 90 minutes to install tho.

While I was in there, I disconnected the daytime running lite relay and put a paper clip in the clutch switch connector which is an annoyance. I also passed on my CC clutch switch which did come with the rostra. I figure if I push in the clutch on the hwy with the CC on, I deserve to blow it up. I drove a Civic with a diy aftermkt CC for years without a clutch switch and never had a problem. Most of these ecu's hav rev limiters anyway.

On another subject, I bought some adjustable Camry seats cheap at the boneyard because I find the Yaris seats uncomfortable on long road trips. Anyone else have this problem or is it just my old man's back?? Need to weld up some mounts for them, but they look to fit well if I can get the height right and they're gray which is a good color for this interior (that took some hunting).

Anyway, this is a great forum and very helpful with lots of well documented info. The 34 page doc for the diy CC install is excellent and I've written a lot of assembly instructions for harnesses and electronics in my career.

Next project for Yaris is a tach and coolant temp, oil pressure, volt gauges. Maybe a manifold vacuum as they're fun to watch.

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08-19-2014, 02:53 AM	#10
TerribleTim Drives: 07 base 3dr 5spd blue. Got new Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Phx Posts: 6	Hey. i'm new here. Just pulled off the steering column cover and under dash covers to install a Rostra I bought about two years ago on ebay and am just now getting around to putting in on my 07 hatch. Went pretty well and works good. I like TBW for cruise, takes all the challenge out of it. I think I paid about $240 for it. Which is high. Has a 3 yr warranty so I wanted to get it in pronto. Anyone know anything about the notice in the Rostra box about using two way radios and CC interference?? Wonder if this applies to CBs and if its been fixed? I was wondering what the cost of the parts for the Scott diy kit is? Running wires thru the firewall to the ecu is what I wanted to avoid with the TBW setup, but if the cost delta is enough, I can do it. Did I mention my garage in Phoenix is 110F in August. The Rostra kit has the indicator lite, but it only shows power to the CC, not whether its engaged. i got spoiled by Hondas. Even my wifes Matrix has no lite for engage (its no starship). The Matrix CC switch has a cancel function by pulling the stalk toward you which disengages and saves the speed without flashing the brake lites which is nice. The Rostra stalk is rigid with buttons instead of movement like direction signal stalk. It takes some getting used to. Also, the stalk printing is designed for a left side mount, which is awkward. It only took about 90 minutes to install tho. While I was in there, I disconnected the daytime running lite relay and put a paper clip in the clutch switch connector which is an annoyance. I also passed on my CC clutch switch which did come with the rostra. I figure if I push in the clutch on the hwy with the CC on, I deserve to blow it up. I drove a Civic with a diy aftermkt CC for years without a clutch switch and never had a problem. Most of these ecu's hav rev limiters anyway. On another subject, I bought some adjustable Camry seats cheap at the boneyard because I find the Yaris seats uncomfortable on long road trips. Anyone else have this problem or is it just my old man's back?? Need to weld up some mounts for them, but they look to fit well if I can get the height right and they're gray which is a good color for this interior (that took some hunting). Anyway, this is a great forum and very helpful with lots of well documented info. The 34 page doc for the diy CC install is excellent and I've written a lot of assembly instructions for harnesses and electronics in my career. Next project for Yaris is a tach and coolant temp, oil pressure, volt gauges. Maybe a manifold vacuum as they're fun to watch.