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///M Cruise Control - Myths & Legends Busted - Retrofit DIY HOW TO!!
- Thread starter srhutch
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That would be awesome if so buddy
Plus a chance to chat crap about cars
I've got no brake lines on car as
Custom order of hel lines and I've got fronts coming tomorrow so looking at Monday to fit them and then it's alive!!!
But as you kindly showed parts of loom needed I'll get them ordered tomorrow
Many kind thanks buddy and of course hutch and scooba and gang
Plus a chance to chat crap about cars
I've got no brake lines on car as
Custom order of hel lines and I've got fronts coming tomorrow so looking at Monday to fit them and then it's alive!!!
But as you kindly showed parts of loom needed I'll get them ordered tomorrow
Many kind thanks buddy and of course hutch and scooba and gang
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Yes was easy enough, despite Pastry being there 
,joking mate :rofl:
All the basic's were covered by Steve's original write up. Once i'd got my head around the relevance of the ECU connection to the plug where you actually connect the CC wire to, it all made sense, I see that info is just in for completeness of the write up. As Pastry mentioned stripping some insulation and soldering the connections all around seemed the easiest and neatest way of doing things, with all the looms taped back up and wiring all attached back where it should be, it looked a pucka job, even if I say so myself.
We all learn from these things and first hand experience of doing it is the best way to learn . Certainly easy enough to do, I probably took more time cutting the lower cowling ( well it wasn't my car ) other than that thanks to the info already provided it was pretty straight forward.
I can't think of why you'd want to remove it after fitment , so soldering the joints made sense to me, most cars are out of warranty now and the cost of retro fitting by parts cost doesn't warrant removing it to put on another car JMO of course .
Anyways big thanks to The Steve's for doing the hard work of figuring out the connections that were needed.
,joking mate :rofl: All the basic's were covered by Steve's original write up. Once i'd got my head around the relevance of the ECU connection to the plug where you actually connect the CC wire to, it all made sense, I see that info is just in for completeness of the write up. As Pastry mentioned stripping some insulation and soldering the connections all around seemed the easiest and neatest way of doing things, with all the looms taped back up and wiring all attached back where it should be, it looked a pucka job, even if I say so myself.
We all learn from these things and first hand experience of doing it is the best way to learn . Certainly easy enough to do, I probably took more time cutting the lower cowling ( well it wasn't my car ) other than that thanks to the info already provided it was pretty straight forward.
I can't think of why you'd want to remove it after fitment , so soldering the joints made sense to me, most cars are out of warranty now and the cost of retro fitting by parts cost doesn't warrant removing it to put on another car JMO of course .
Anyways big thanks to The Steve's for doing the hard work of figuring out the connections that were needed.
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Well as said buddy if I could bother yourself and pastry one day after got parts as would really appreciate it
Especially as both so close
Plus good to chat and see others cars
If cool with you guys that is
Especially as both so close
Plus good to chat and see others cars
If cool with you guys that is
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Anonymous
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Gent buddy
Ps If go to tring bmw
Say you know me aka Marc with the Mr and mazzer to Alex
You'll get discount
Ps If go to tring bmw
Say you know me aka Marc with the Mr and mazzer to Alex
You'll get discount
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Anonymous
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Yes happy to help , but I'll have to insist you speak English when we do your car 
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Anonymous
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Hahah sorry
Tired long week
Autoincorrect and doing paperwork at same time
Queens English in person I can assure you
And many thanks !!
Keep you both posted upon parts delivery
Tired long week
Autoincorrect and doing paperwork at same time
Queens English in person I can assure you
And many thanks !!
Keep you both posted upon parts delivery
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Anonymous
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Ps as last message bar 1
Try tring bmw also and mention know me for a good discount
Try tring bmw also and mention know me for a good discount
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Anonymous
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Ordered and about a week as loom on back order
Keep you both posted
Keep you both posted
Just fitted mine, excellent instructions on this thread and others. Thank you to srhutch for working this out for the M, I've been considering paying someone to do this since I got the car 10 years ago.
I can't add anything to the instructions but one potential pitfall is when removing the two LCM connector blocks from their holder to check the pin numbers before cutting the wires. I test fitted them without reinserting them in their holder after I'd wired everything up and the bulb warning light came on. After wasting a lot of time checking and double checking my connections, I discovered that I'd bent a couple of pins within the LCM when I test fitted the block. Once they were straightened out everything worked perfectly.
My parts were purchased from Sopers who were first class.
I can't add anything to the instructions but one potential pitfall is when removing the two LCM connector blocks from their holder to check the pin numbers before cutting the wires. I test fitted them without reinserting them in their holder after I'd wired everything up and the bulb warning light came on. After wasting a lot of time checking and double checking my connections, I discovered that I'd bent a couple of pins within the LCM when I test fitted the block. Once they were straightened out everything worked perfectly.
My parts were purchased from Sopers who were first class.
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Anonymous
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Parts here towards end of week for me 
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Anonymous
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The stalk and wiring are now with me gents
Once home I'll pm you both As to when suits you both to help
M
Once home I'll pm you both As to when suits you both to help
M
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Another one done today !
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Anonymous
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Mine!!!
Great couple of hours with this gent and pastry
It works a treat!
Even now I am sporting new wheel buttons thanks to Diet !
He's doing an exchange service for them and they look the nuts
Pics up once find time
Many thanks you 2!!!
Great couple of hours with this gent and pastry
It works a treat!
Even now I am sporting new wheel buttons thanks to Diet !
He's doing an exchange service for them and they look the nuts
Pics up once find time
Many thanks you 2!!!
I have my loom and stalk - the M's booked in tomorrow. . . reading through everything has made me far more confident 
Yeehar!!
Yep I'm up and away - what a useful bit of kit
Many thanks to all involved but especially hutch - I took along your posts and photos and was told afterwards it was a straightforward job - magic
This is going to be so useful on long transits to fabulous roads - first you've got to get there! :lol:
Yep I'm up and away - what a useful bit of kit
Many thanks to all involved but especially hutch - I took along your posts and photos and was told afterwards it was a straightforward job - magic
This is going to be so useful on long transits to fabulous roads - first you've got to get there! :lol:
