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retro fit Cruise control

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3286ib

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Brighouse, West Yorkshire, Revolution Porsche specialist £399 fitted to 987

Regards,

Ian

 
Just purchased a 2011 987 Boxster 2.9 and the one thing it is missing is cruise control
is this a retro fit item new stalk and perhaps re program?
is it Dealer only or can it be a Porsche specilalist?
Any idea on cost?
any suggestion on where to go in the Leicester area or I am willing to travel for a good deal

Andrew
 
Parts and reprogram as you've guessed. I tracked down a second hand stalk and had the OPC do the reprogram (about £80 from memory). Porsche got wise to people retrofitting so parts went from circa £50 to circa £250.

I spoke to a Canadian dealer to see if they were cheaper - got this back

The cruise control kit (Part 997-044-903-00 )for your vehicle is available in 3-5 business days, and the cost of this kit is $634.24 plus applicable taxes. Thank you for your request.

As a result used parts are a) hard to come by and b) expensive. Needs a linking cable a few screws and either a new or modified lower cowl (I trimmed mine with ease)

I did pay under £100 for the stalk off a crashed 911 Turbo in Sweden

PM if you want more details

Richard

 
Cruise control Switch P/N: 997.613.261.00 Wiring Harness P/N: 997.622.674.00 2x Torx screws P/N: N 909 068 01 Will fit the following cars: Porsche 987 Boxster (2005-2012) Porsche Cayman (2006-2012) Porsche 997 (2005-2008) Porsche 997 GT3 (2007-2011)

 
Coding was done by the Official Porsche Centre in Edinburgh and they charged £75 inc VAT

Part cost me 1100 Swedish Kroner; just under £100 at today's prices; arrived within 24 hours of me paying

 
I have both a Boxster 987 and a 997. The cruise control is identical for both and my 997 came without CC. I fitted it myself by purchasing a 4 column switch off ebay, swapped the switches over and sold the 3 Column on ebay at a small profit. Coding was done using a durametric pro. the only real issue is the lower cowling which either needs to be replaced to accommodate the extra stalk or the old one carefully modified with a dremel. My switches came with the cowlings so not an issue in my case. All the wiring if fitted and the installation took less than an hour, coding took me longer as I was very wary about what I was actually doing but can be done by any independent garage.

 
I have had the cruise control fitted yesterday....only problem is although it is fully functional there is no Dash light to indicate the the cruise is engaged...even more strange there does not even appear to be a light indication icon so it is not a blown bulb.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Andrew

 
It hasn't been coded correctly. It needs coding in 3 places:

1) Complete Control Module Search

2) Code DME

3) Code Instrument Cluster > Vehicle Variants

4) Code Steering Wheel Electronics

5) Ignition Off > On

6) Complete Control Module Search and clear fault codes

 
Richard has just stolen my reply, absolutely spot on. Just one addition, make sure the gateway module is also coded should be ok if its working but can sometimes change when other modules are coded

 
On PIWIS2 the Gateway doesn't have a coding option for Cruise Control. The TSB which covers cruise retrofit only shows coding in DME, Instrument Cluster and Steering Wheel Electronics.

 
Just check all the other functions of the OBC are there - radio station display, navigation directions (if you have it), tyre pressure monitoring (if you have it) etc. All these should have been set when they re-coded the instrument cluster.

 
I am about to retrofit Cruise control to my 991.1, I have the parts but will need to get it coded. Do you know if this has to be done by OPC ?

 
Mark Hardy said:
I am about to retrofit Cruise control to my 991.1, I have the parts but will need to get it coded. Do you know if this has to be done by OPC ?
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It is a very different process for 981s and 991s. I don't think an OPC would be able to code it if you have bought the parts yourself. The way an official retrofit kit works is that the kit comes with a 'licence' code. The OPC enters this code and your VIN into the PPN system, and it generates an activation code. The activation code is entered into the car with a PIWIS tester when the kit is fitted. There are non-offical sources for activation codes (at about $100 US), but you still need to enter it into the car with a PIWIS tester. I have done a few cruise retrofits on 981s, and it is a fairly easy process. If you are in my neck of the woods (Maidenhead, Berkshire) I could do it for you, once restrictions are lifted, or more likely once I get my second jab!

 
Thanks for the quick response. I am only about 30 mins away from you (Camberley) so I'll see if I can get it done in the next few weeks and if not I'll give you a shout again once we are "un-locked"

thanks again

 
Probably asking the wrong question, but why do you all want cruise controllers? I guess they can be set to protect your licence, but I'm having a retro moment these days, and sold my all singing and dancing 981 GTS where electronics decided everything, and bought a 987 manual Spyder. No A/c, no radio and definitely no cruise control.

Still, good job we are all different!

 
like you say, we are all different and all have our preferences,...as they say, "pays ya money, make your choice" [:)]

When I get to the NC500, i'll be driving un-encumbered all the way, no radio, AC or any other driving aid but for the other 1000 miles to get there and back I thought I might make it easier for myself, why not ???

 
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