Maintain a consistent, preset speed and you'll drive more comfortably (less stress on long trips) and more safely (concentrate better on the road) Compact command module is only about 1-1/8"H x 2"W
Average Customer Rating:
4.2 out of 5
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20 of 23 (87%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
3
out of 5
Hard to install,
June 21, 2009
By oldman01from East Texas
Pros: does it's job Cons: installation on Toyota 2003 Echo
"I took the car and cruise control to a mechanic who I consider to be very good. He said that none of the parts in the box were for an Echo. He had to make the brackets. Then he said the instructions were no good. He called Toyota mechanics help line and didn't get answers to his question. He finally just installed it by trial and error. He couldn't find some of the electrical connections. He finally got it installed and it seems to work ok so far. Be sure your up on electrical wiring if you plan to put it on an Echo."
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Review 2 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
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Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Works Great Hard to Install.,
April 11, 2009
By threedogleefrom Rocky Mountains, Idaho.
Pros: Quick responce and smooth control system, Small control panel on Dash, Lights for night time use. Cons: Hard to understand instructions, Audiovox could do better to improve manual. Audiovox Customer Service POOR Responce.
"I am good at auto repairs and installs. This unit could be installed easier with a manual that was up to date. Audiovox makes good money on these and should spend some on research for a better manual to make the install easier. I spend long hours trying to find the VSS on the car I just bought. Even the shop manual I have did not do well explaining the location of the VSS. I knew it was near one of the transaxels but it was hidden behind the exhaust and lots of framework. I found it after hours of searching while laying in the dirt. Yes once installed and working it is a great unit and keeps my car at the correct speed. I just have a problem with companies that sell thigs and leave the manuals short on detail when just a few weeks of R&D on their part could save people days or hours of work. If you have a car or truck do research first on where (if you have one)the VSS is or where the wires from it are found in the car, and make sure you find them first before ordering this unit. If you have a van with a transaxel you are in for tight work installing this unit but will be happy when it is working.
I would suggest buying this unit if you need a cruise control but do your homework on your car or truck first to be ready for the install."
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Review 3 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
installed on '96 Cavalier,
January 29, 2009
By StuntmanDavefrom Central Florida
Pros: good strong decisive cruise control Cons: trouble shooting reference is a little schetchy
"I've experience with this unit on a Corolla and liked it. That unit was purchased at and installed by Duke's car accessories. When I bought subject Cavalier for work car I wanted to do the same. I couldn't find any one who installed them, and JC Whitney seems to be the only parts source to still sell them. Installation took 5 hours (mostly due to cramped access to wiring on cavalier). I had to trouble shoot wiring and the documentation supplied with the unit was not specific as to readings on the tach and speed wires. I found more recent (and complete) documents on the audiovox website which provided the necessary info. (there are three green/white wires running from the PCM on my car). Unit seemed to work ok without vacuum canister but I installed it because it is recomended, therefore purchased."
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Review 4 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Well worthwhile,
January 15, 2009
By SonettV4from Central Massachusetts
Pros: Small, unobtrusive control panel Cons: Can't think of any
"Installed in a 1969 SAAB Sonett about 7 years ago (and yet still under $100 today!). It makes long trips so much more pleasant. It holds speed very well on flats, up hills, and down gradual hills, however.... The free-wheel feature (no engine braking) on the SAABs of this vintage do 'confuse' the controller. On steep downhills the car's speed increases. The control cuts back the fuel. Due to the free-wheel the car doesn't slow as the engine does when fuel is reduced. The control reduces fuel further until control drops out at some low engine rpm. The fueling does not resume fueling as the bottom of the hill as the car's speed drops back to or below the set speed. It's necessary to merely press "resume" to re-activate. With 'normal' cars that have engine braking, and when I have my free-wheel device locked out to produce engine braking, this idiosyncracy, probably an unmentioned safety feature to deactivate the system if road speed goes some amount over set speed, is unlikely to be noticed. It might be possible to duplicate the same conditions by shifting a normal car to neutral when coasting down a hill with the unit on and trying to control the descent speed, but 'normal' drivers might not think to do that. The system had reasonably easy installation, had adequate detail in the instructions, and is super easy and intuitive to use. I did later change from a throttle plate pull as I originally installed it, to a pedal pull connection because that configuration suits this specific car better, but there has not been any need to adjust anything in the 7+ years it's been in the car. In hind sight I'd probably have also wanted the vacuum reservoir, but this 1500 cc V4 is apparently just big enough to not want for a lack of vacuum to operate the servo and hold speed up steep hills. (hope I can come back and edit to add images.)"
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Review 5 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Good product,
January 8, 2009
By MarkH
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Pros: quality construction, works as expected, good instructions, great for highway driving Cons: did not have all the hardware necessary for attaching the servo cable to my vehicle.
"I installed this unit on my 96 Dodge Dakota. I am a fairly competent DIYer, but my electrical knowledge is somewhat lacking. For this reason I was a little apprehensive in doing this installation. I have the factory service manual for my truck which includes detailed wiring diagrams. This helped immensely and I would not recommend installing this unit without factory wiring diagrams. Taking my time, following the instructions and double checking before proceeding I was able to install this unit correctly. I did have to scrounge up some additional hardware to attach the servo cable to my truck's throttle body, but was able to find what I needed at the local hardware store. My truck has a grey colored dash so the control switch looks very much at home on it. The unit holds the set speed very well. It will drop about 2 or 3 mph from the set speed when it initially engages, but gets back to the set speed quickly and keeps it there. The resume, accel and coast functions all work well. I have about 150 miles now on the unit and look forward to putting many more on it. It definitely helps when driving on the highway. It is reasonably priced. It cost me around $100 to install this unit versus the hundreds it would have cost using factory parts."
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Review 6 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Top 500 Contributor
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Adapatable to Distributorless Ignition,
December 5, 2008
By BruceL
Pros: Relatively Simple to Install, Works Well. Cons: Minimal Tech Support
"The unit is easy to install Unless you have a newer vehicle with a manual transmission. The unit relies on both the speed sensor AND a "tach" signal to prevent engine over-speeding if the clutch is depressed while the speed control is engaged. My '02 Jeep Wrangler uses distributor-less ignition and has no traditional "tach signal pick-up." The instruction don't cover this but, set a dip switch to "ECM" instead of "tach" and read the engine speed from the Cam or Crank sensor. It works great in my application. It will still work if you don't, as long as you remember to turn off the cruise control before depressing the clutch."
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Review 7 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Did it, Done it, Love IT,
November 30, 2008
By 59Cadillacfrom Canon City, Colo
Pros: Works great and installs easily even in an older car without damaging things. Cons: wish the instructions were all in one manual
"Installed this into my 1959 Cadillac. The throttle linkage works in reverse of modern vehicles, pushing to the front of the engine instead of pulling to the rear. Had to create a special bracket to mount the cable to work with the linkage and made it out of the parts that came with the unit. Mounted the cruise control hidden within the fender on the wheel well routing the cable to the bracket. It is hidden well so as not to detract from the engine compartment and works great. Mounted the dash control on the left carpeted kick panel just below the dash so as not to damage or drill into the dash. Just a little hole in the carpeting! Only I know it is there and it works great. Test drove it up the mountains in Colo, set it at 75 with the air on and it stayed at 75. Used the magnets for the drive shaft and followed the instructions to program the cruise. Thank You for allowing me to finally have cruise on my 59 Cadillac. Read all the installation manuals before starting anything. Wish they were in one book."
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Review 8 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Top 250 Contributor
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Great unit,
November 7, 2008
By LesterLfrom Lees Summit, MO
Pros: Dependable, easy install, works easily Cons: hard to hook to throttle
"I purchased this unit for my 2005 Cavalier (Yes I said 2005) and it worked flawlessly. I built a vacuum canister for the thing out of 1' long 2" PVC pipe that I painted black and two caps (drilled a hole in the end and siliconed an adapter into the end. I got the proper wiring pinout for my car from Audiovox and hooked it into the cars VSS, when done properly by someone who knows what they are doing it is very simple to install and easy. I suppose if you had never installed something like this it may be kind of difficult. Holds hills just fine on the 2.2l Cavalier. Had a bit of a hard time hooking the throttle cable up to the cars Throttle Body."
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Review 9 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
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Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
looks like it belongs,
November 6, 2008
By 59Cad
"I installed this cruise control into my 1996 Geo Tracker. The control fit into a space on the dash to the left of the steering column and looks factory installed, no cutting or destroying. The instructions were simple if you know how to read and install things and simply plugged into the existing computer wiring. Think it through and it is easy. Works great and looks great. The Geo has the 4 cylinder and so I purchased the extra vacuum tank as instructed. I live in the mountains and it could not maintain a constant speed going up long grades so installed a second larger vacuum tank to help. Cured the problem and holds the speed to the limits of the engine power."
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Review 10 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
I like the unit,
October 3, 2008
By Lumperboyfrom Richmond Virginia area
Ease of Use/Installation:
4
out of 5
Features:
3
out of 5
Quality/Construction:
4
out of 5
Pros: it works well, not as good as factory installed, but good enough for me. Cons: none yet
"installed in to 1009 Mercury Sable automatic. My teck slash service guy who takes care of my autos did the install, 3 hours, and likes the unit, and is referring the piece around."
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Review 11 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Life saver,
September 27, 2008
By 2008Donaldfrom Anderson S.C.
Ease of Use/Installation:
3
out of 5
Features:
5
out of 5
Quality/Construction:
4
out of 5
Pros: Works the same as original equiptment and cost a lot less. Cons: It varries about 2-3 mph on hills, but will correct if hill is long enough. This may also be due to a 4 cylinder engine.
"I installed this unit on a 2007 Ford Focus with a manual transmission. The installation took awhile because none of the throttle installation options on the instructions would work,so I had to be creative with the parts provided. I also wasn't sure of the speed sensor wire location,so I used the magnetic pick-up. If I remember correctly the Dip switch settings used were: On/Off/Off/Off/Off/Off/Off"
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Review 12 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
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Overall Rating:
3
out of 5
Diesels,
July 18, 2008
By cowboydocfrom Oakland Ca
Ease of Use/Installation:
2
out of 5
Features:
2
out of 5
Quality/Construction:
2
out of 5
Pros: Very complete Kit Cons: None
"Be advised this Cruise Control does not work on 2006 F250SD Diesels."
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Review 13 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Electronic Dash-mount Cruise Control,
June 14, 2008
By REDCAB911
Ease of Use/Installation:
2
out of 5
Features:
4
out of 5
Quality/Construction:
4
out of 5
Pros: SMALL IN SIZE, BUT HAS JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE HARDWARE TO MAKE THE INSTALL PRETTY SIMPLE Cons: THE FACTORY WIRING HARNESS LEADS ARE TOO SHORT FOR USE ON REAR ENGINE VEHICLES, I HAD TO LEGNTHEN ALL WIRE LEADS
"I bought this unit to install into a 1984 Porsche 3.2 Carrera. The speedsensor hook-up would not function due to excessive RF interference, so it had to be used with the coil type application. All of the control wires were too short, had to lengthen them about 4feet. I had to fabricate a bracket with the supplied hardware, to connect to the throttle body arm. After I got all of the "bugs" worked out it seemed to work quite well. I would purchase another, but they have gone up so much in the cost over the last couple of years. The price I paid was $79.99 that included FREE SHIPPING. At that time. this unit was the lowest price Cruise Control System they had, now is just about the most expensive set-up. I would buy another, but it would have to be at a more realistic price!"
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Review 14 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
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Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
ELECTRONIC DASH MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL,
May 7, 2008
By PaulCfrom West Texas
Ease of Use/Installation:
4
out of 5
Features:
5
out of 5
Quality/Construction:
5
out of 5
Pros: MADE BY AUDIOVOX, GOOD SUPPORT Cons: HARD TO MOUNT IN REALLY CLOSE QUARTERS
"The design makes it a little difficult to mount inside the engine compartment of a 2000 Ford Focus ZX3, but with a little forethought and American ingenuity one will find the best place is under the left front fender on the side of the frame rail also the add on vacuum canister is a bit tricky to mount, but it will fit nicely by the battery box and there is an available vacuum port on the intake manifold. If you have a manual transmission you only need to hook up the blue wire to the coil its black and green on the 2000 ZX3 hook up your 2 brake switch wires and I tied into the stereo power wire and the light wire to the cigarette lighter and used the lighters ground wire. solder the connection to the tach and you can scotch lock the others with no problem. That's it, works great easy to operate. Get yourself one you will like it a lot............."
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Review 15 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
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Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Jeep Wrangler,
April 10, 2008
By WranglerOwnerfrom Washington State
Ease of Use/Installation:
3
out of 5
Features:
5
out of 5
Quality/Construction:
5
out of 5
Pros: Works great Cons: Installation is a bear!
"Once the unit was installed, it worked flawlessly. Great control, keeping the speed constant over a range of speed sets. The components appear to be made with quality and with attention to detail. The installation instructions left a great deal to be desired. The format was such that it was difficult to follow the installation sequence. If you do not have a manufacturer's shop manual for your vehicle, it would be almost impossible to know where to connect the various wires. The installation was challenging but well worth the effort because the unit performs well and the price was right. The physical installation (servo, throttle cable and wiring harness) and the electrical hookup took me about six hours."
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Review 16 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Audiovox cruise,
July 24, 2007
By BruceUnderHoodfrom Stow, MA
Ease of Use/Installation:
3
out of 5
Features:
4
out of 5
Quality/Construction:
5
out of 5
Pros: This works like a factory installed unit Cons: Needs one more button
"I installed one of these 3 years ago in my 1994 Dodge B350 van. It has worked flawlessly ever since. The installation manual provided specific correct information on how to connect to the vehicle wiring. It took a few hours since I was doing it for the first time. In operation the unit only needs one thing, a separate button for "set" and "coast". If cruise is on and you go to a higher speed using the gas pedal then press "set", the "set/coast" button actually gives you a 1 mph lower setting (the coast function) not a new "set" speed. To increase the speed you first must touch the brake, then accelerate, then press "set". I am very happy with the quality of the speed control and considering getting one for my old Porsche."
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Review 17 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
cruise control,
June 26, 2007
By fixitfrom Sherman Texas
Ease of Use/Installation:
4
out of 5
Features:
5
out of 5
Quality/Construction:
5
out of 5
"I installed this cruise control on a 2003 toyota Tundra V6 with a 5 speed manual transmission. I had some questions on the electonics and called Audiovox help. The three questions I asked were answered, completely, accurately and correctly. I have taken two 800 mile trips and the cruise has worked perfectly. I would buy this product again and would give anything Audiovox manufactures consideration because of their great help line. It took a little longer to install than others I have done. But the Toyota dealship told me they could not put one on or sell me one that would work. I am very happy with purchase."
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Review 18 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Well built and durable unit,
February 22, 2007
By JCWCustomerfrom USA
Ease of Use/Installation:
5
out of 5
Features:
5
out of 5
Quality/Construction:
5
out of 5
"I installed one of these cruise controls on my brand new 1999 Ranger. I paid my local auto electrician to wire it up and plumb in the aux canister. The unit has worked flawlessly for the past 6-1/2 years. I expect it to keep on working perfectly for the next 6-1/2 years as well. Thanks for a well built and durable unit."
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Review 19 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
3
out of 5
Installed in 1993 Jeep YJ,
December 12, 2006
By PWAinJAXfrom Jacksonville, FL
Ease of Use/Installation:
2
out of 5
Features:
2
out of 5
Quality/Construction:
3
out of 5
"The actual install took about 3 hours. The booklet provided confusing wire colors, but the 800 Phone call to tech support was positive and reassuring. The cruise worked as designed. I hope it continues. The lowest speed it will hold is 27mph. The kit had many extra connection options."
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Review 20 for AUDIOVOX® ELECTRONIC DASH-MOUNT CRUISE CONTROL
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Works so smooth!,
November 5, 2006
By gadochefrom Quebec, Canada
Ease of Use/Installation:
4
out of 5
Features:
4
out of 5
Quality/Construction:
4
out of 5
"This aftermarket cruise control works perfectly on our Toyota Echo 2004. There is a lot of hardware to let you installed this unit in most of the common cars. Installation is not as that easy but you had to think that it's a add-on feature. It tooks me about 5-6 hours and I'm not a mechanics. The only problem is that the installation instructions stop with 1995 cars. So, if you have a more recent car, you won't have helps to find the wires from the instructions sheets. I had to ask to pro mechanics of Toyota to tell me where they were. Unless that, I had no major problem. You'll have to know if your car is "Drive by Wire", if so, it won't works."
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