Ford Focus: Cruise control on a focus

adcb wrote: 

Sorry, I think you are going to be disappointed.

AFAIAK, cruise is only available on Ghia variants, and dealers
will not retrofit even to them.

I'm not sure about '04, but earlier cars had all the brackets and
wiring in place to make a conversion possible. In the USA, kits
are available to convert their Focii, but I doubt they would be
suitable for a UK TDCI. If you are determined that might be your
only option.

The best place to ask might be here:

http://forum.ffoc.co.uk/forum/index.php

HTH

Chris
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You can buy genuine cruise control kits for the Focus which includes
replacing the steering wheel with one that has the buttons, (pic of a US one
at http://www.fordaccessories.com/assets/product_images/3600focus.jpg) so
it's not really cheap - but a lot of dealers are discounting now that the
new model is out.

I have heard a rumour that fitting it is worth 8 hours labour though!

MK

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MK wrote: 

Bear in mind that the OP's car is a TDCI. The US cars don't even
have the same *petrol* engines as in the UK. I don't think that a
kit conversion from America would interface either physically or
in respect of the software.

Chris

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J.C. Whitney sells at least one cruise control kit that is billed as
"universal". Years ago, I installed such a kit on a Toyota pickup and
it was fairly straightforward. Of course the one caveat here is the
diesel application, so a bit of research will be needed to see if in
fact one of these kits will work or can be adapted.

Matt
Focus owner

In alt.autos.ford.focus adcb <com>: 
 

It would probably be OTT retrofitting the original Ford cruise
control, but there are after-market parts that should work:

http://www.waeco.com/pages/products/auto/04_d.htm

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Try Rostra.
http://www.rostra.com/cruise-control.htm

Good equipment - easy install, excellent instructions. I've been running one
for about 6 years with no faults.
Bob

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It is not possible to retrofit Cruise to the TDCi without replacing the ECU
alas. (why can't Ford programme all the same like VAG do?)

This has a drive by wire throttle so it ought to be an easy peasy retrofit,
but for some reasons the ECU's are not the same unit as cruise equiped cars.


Tim..

"Chris Whelan" <com> wrote in message
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Good point - maybe a vacuum operated cheaper aftermarket cruise would
fulfill the requirement.

I'm going to have my dealer fit the genuine cruise kit to my 2.0 Zetec at my
next service - if the fitting costs aren't too high. The cruise control kit
price have come down 50% this month.

It involves replacing the steering wheel and fitting the cruise module under
the bonnet, but I'm not sure if the ECU is affected.

MK