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Tue May 25, 2004 4:55 pm

Hi everyone,
I've searched the site and there is not much on this.
When I was in college (80's) I had a superbeetle and I remember that there was at least one cruise control system available in those catalogs. Here, on the samba, I found a link or two talking about the audiovox cruise control.
Does anyone have any experience with installing a cruise control in a Ghia (1.6l engine and manual transmission)?
Any hints as to how to do it, what brand to use, where to get one etc?

Thanks,

Wed May 26, 2004 5:06 pm

Dude that would be so cool to have cruise control on a ghia. I will look into it too. If you find something let us know. Wo wohnst du? In Deutschland?

Viet

Wed May 26, 2004 6:07 pm

It seems that the audiovox CCS 100 is a universal control for less than $100.
So far, I've seen it installed in buses, Miatas, as well as motorcycles. I've not yet come across any really bad things about it.

Nein, ich wohne nicht in Deutschland, sondern in Kentucky; bin aber in Deuschland gebohren und habe deutsche Eltern. Und Du?

Wed May 26, 2004 6:17 pm

Deutsch wrote: It seems that the audiovox CCS 100 is a universal control for less than $100.

Here's a website where the guy installed it in a bus. His was fuel injected and that might change everything.

http://home.att.net/~nulldon/cruise.html

Gives you an idea what's involved though.

Thu May 27, 2004 3:55 pm

There's a KG I see at the local shows every year that has cruise control. The owner says it was a dealer option. Show season is starting here, so I'll ask him about it when I see him.

Thu May 27, 2004 8:11 pm

back in the 70's I briefly wanted crusie control for my old VW Thing. I looked around and as I recall I found a kit at Sears of all places. Never bought it because it was something like $120 and I thought that was far too much. Just a clue for anyone seeking one.

This would do the same job and be much more elegant:

http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=26026

If anyone has one of these for sale you would be amazed by how much I would pay you for it. :twisted:

Fri May 28, 2004 10:23 am

coad wrote:
This would do the same job and be much more elegant:

http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=26026

If anyone has one of these for sale you would be amazed by how much I would pay you for it. :twisted:

That's pretty cool. Was it meant as cruise control, or was it a hand throttle for handicapped drivers?