thejoker0409
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- 03.5 msp grey
has anyone had a aftermarket cruise control added to there msp if so which one
cruise control
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- 2002 BJFW, 2007 BK3P, 1979 SA22C, 2005 BK3P
the OEM protege stuff will work, fyi
thejoker0409
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ok so what can i do
mspdfreak said:
The Protege5's have the exact same brace along with cruise control from the factory. You'll just have to trade the bracket that the strut bar mounts to for my bracket with the CC mount on it.
I think the lack of CC on the MSP was to keep the price down.
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- 2002 BJFW, 2007 BK3P, 1979 SA22C, 2005 BK3P
xelderx said:
bingo
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- 2002 BJFW, 2007 BK3P, 1979 SA22C, 2005 BK3P
mspdfreak said:
it works, trust me.
xelderx said:
The mounting bracket is there... at least on mine it is.
I heard a rumor that the reason they didn't use the CC was because it is a vacuum operated system that wouldn't work with a turbo, but that is obviously not the case since there are several cases that prove it will work fine with the boost.
xelderx said:
Only thing I can think of.
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- 2001 Pro 2.0 LX
if anyone is interested in a CC I will remove mine for a nice price. I think I may have used it twice in the almost 4 years I've had my car. All I need to know is what to remove, down to the last bolt.
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yeah the stut bars are different for those with CC. but you can always bend the CC bracket to fit under the regular strut bar
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505zoom said:
hell when i re-engage my RESUME ACCEL on the cc it uses my turbo get back up to that speed
Stormtrooper77
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege
simoncraythorn
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- Mazdaspeed Protoge 2003.5
thejoker0409 said:
I had one fitted before I picked the MSP up from the dealer. And I have to say, it's crap!
I took it back after I first got the car, and they re-mounted it. It worked great for a week, then went back to it's surging tricks again.
I think part of the problem is that the cable doesn't fit on the mount properly. I've never had time to try and work on it myself though. Right now it works OK ish at speeds above 70 provided you don't adjust it. Accel, Coast or Resume are no-no's. Try use it at 55 and you'll soon be sick.
I've kind of got used to not using it now. If I'm on a long journey I'll switch it on for 5 minutes so I can stretch my leg, but it doesn't stay on for long.
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xelderx said:
I'd have to agree. When you add the factory strut bar to a sedan with CC, you just need the mounting plate that provides a new mount point for the CC actuator off the plate itself.
Unless the strut bar and mounting plates on the MSP are different from the P5 or MP3 there should be no mounting issues. (I doubt they are different, but that I don't know.)
I don't know about the "keeps the price down" theory...
Seems like they would have looked elsewhere to save money, We have power windows, locks, window antenna, etc. Why would CC cause such a money fuss? There has to be another reason. Has anyone done this conversion successfully? I've seen one post, and he says it turned out like crap.
Seems like they would have looked elsewhere to save money, We have power windows, locks, window antenna, etc. Why would CC cause such a money fuss? There has to be another reason. Has anyone done this conversion successfully? I've seen one post, and he says it turned out like crap.
