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Cruise Control
- davewuyts
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Cruise Control
I want to add cruise control to my 2003 z4. I know I already have the socket et cetera to plug straight into. My question is, can stalks from any other BMWs be used? Are any of them compatible? Some of them such as the five series look really similar, even down to the plug at the end. The difference is, z4 ones cost £100 and all of the others cost about £20! Does anyone know?
- Skiing
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I bought mine from Cotswold BMW £87 incl Vat drop them an email
You’ll need the Z4 one nothing else fits
You’ll need the Z4 one nothing else fits
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- Skiing
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e85 Sterling Silver G20 330e Mineral Grey
e91 Silver
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e91 Silver
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- skmattwell
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The plug might be the same but the fitment into the vehicle will be different. If they were universal I'm sure we'd all be doing it!davewuyts wrote: ↑Sun Jan 29, 2023 9:34 am I want to add cruise control to my 2003 z4. I know I already have the socket et cetera to plug straight into. My question is, can stalks from any other BMWs be used? Are any of them compatible? Some of them such as the five series look really similar, even down to the plug at the end. The difference is, z4 ones cost £100 and all of the others cost about £20! Does anyone know?
I'd be looking at either going straight to BMW or they occasionally pop up on this forum. Ebay is usually extortionate
- Mr Tidy
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I'm pretty sure nobody has managed to find an alternative to a Z4 specific stalk.
You might get lucky with a BMW breaker like Quarry Motors.
You might get lucky with a BMW breaker like Quarry Motors.
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
- MikeyH
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I don't know what all the fuss is about cruise control, it only works on a completely empty motorway otherwise every time some to*ser overtakes and pulls in front too close you have to use the brake and that then disengages the cruise control. I tried to use it in my wife's car taking my daughter up to Uni in Lancaster, blo*dy waste of time if you ask me. Variable cruise control yes but not the basic one. Only my opinion of course.
Now, Sterling grey Z4 2.2 with cup holders, stubby aerial and sport seats. Roadsters ‘cause they’re great with the roof down.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
- Mr Tidy
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Maybe it depends a bit where you are located.
Around my part of the world every time there are any roadworks on a Motorway average speed cameras get installed and permanent average cameras are getting fitted all the time to A Roads that used to be subject to the NSL.
Or maybe it's just me, but I really struggle to stick to 40 or 50 in my MC, especially when there isn't much traffic, so I usually rely on cruise through the average sections.
Given time I'm sure you'll get average cameras in the South West!
Around my part of the world every time there are any roadworks on a Motorway average speed cameras get installed and permanent average cameras are getting fitted all the time to A Roads that used to be subject to the NSL.
Or maybe it's just me, but I really struggle to stick to 40 or 50 in my MC, especially when there isn't much traffic, so I usually rely on cruise through the average sections.
Given time I'm sure you'll get average cameras in the South West!
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
- MikeyH
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Yes we have them here, there is a set just up the road and I must admit that it is difficult to keep to the limit. It doesn’t help that the z4 speedometer is on the other side to the other vehicles I drive.
Now, Sterling grey Z4 2.2 with cup holders, stubby aerial and sport seats. Roadsters ‘cause they’re great with the roof down.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
- smorris_12
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I looked round all the other BMs and it's a unique stalk to the E85. The E65 was fairly close but the mounting was different.
I use cruise all the time, round town, A-road, M-ways. Still not got the hang of the Z one compared to buttons on the wheel of my E46.
I use cruise all the time, round town, A-road, M-ways. Still not got the hang of the Z one compared to buttons on the wheel of my E46.
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Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?
2006 Z4 2.5si Silbergrau und rot
Scott
Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?
2006 Z4 2.5si Silbergrau und rot
- Mr Tidy
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I bought my first E46 in 2005 but didn't use cruise much as there were far fewer cameras then.
Replaced that in 2008 with a 1 Series that had the same type of stalk as the Z4s then got my first Z4 in June 2014. Bought another E46 in December 2014 as a daily and just couldn't get on with the buttons!
Replaced that in 2008 with a 1 Series that had the same type of stalk as the Z4s then got my first Z4 in June 2014. Bought another E46 in December 2014 as a daily and just couldn't get on with the buttons!
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black