Cruise control question

[the Nefyn cat]

Does anyone out there have a Z3 with factory fitted cruise control? And does it have a warning light in amongst the dash lamps. Fitted it on mine a while back, would like to get a light working, if it's just a matter of taking the cluster out and fitting a bulb in a pre-existing hole. And no fnaar fnaars, please.

 

[lightning]

No warning light for the cruise control on my 2002 3.0

 

[the Nefyn cat]

No warning light for the cruise control on my 2002 3.0

Was that a factory-fitted CC, or, like mine, a later addition?

 

[lightning]

Fitted by me but a BMW kit. No mention of warning light or fitting a bulb to get one.

There was no warning light for the cruise control on my Porsche and that was a factory system.

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Hmmm. May have to take the instrument cluster out and shine a torch here and there, see if anything shows up. My e46 330 has a light on with cruise control, and so does the Shogun I use for work. Not an important thing, but now that I've had the idea it's going to be niggling at me unless I do something.

 

[GazHyde]

Can confirm @lightning's comments above that there isn't a cruise control activation light. I asked exactly the same when I retro fitted it on my 2001 2.2 and got the same answer. Only car I've ever had with CC that doesn't have a visual indicator that it's engaged.

 

[hard top]

Can confirm @lightning's comments above that there isn't a cruise control activation light.

Yep, as above, had OEM on mine, no light.

 

[t-tony]

I retro fitted CC on my Z4 and there isn't a light on it either, not sure if there should be or not TBH. I wonder which year lights were first fitted as standard.

Tony.

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Ah well, saves me having to fiddle around to see what's in the cluster. Seems strange not to have a warning lamp, not had many cars with CC but they've all had one. Will put the time saved to better use. Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated.
Remote boot opening still needs doing, and really must delve around in the front of the car and see just exactly where a cold-air intake thingy would go. Shame it's finally started raining here in sunny Wales.

 

[lightning]

Remote boot opening?

Should l have remote boot opening....how is it operated, from the key?

 

[Davyhoogy]

Factory CC on mine. No light or anything to say it's activated

 

[hard top]

Should l have remote boot opening....how is it operated, from the key?

No, you will not have it.
It was a mod done by a forum member on here.

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Mine should be together soon, just a matter of a bit of spare time. Using one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Ka-M...514-aa-/282613536613?epid=1809795097&hash=ite and one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-...10263224165?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid
The switch is going in the centre console, that's going to be a pita, and rather than put extra wiring into the loom of doom I'm hoping to use the existing central locking wiring but reconnected to the solenoid. And there's a plan for an emergency bit of wire threaded through to behind the seats just in case it all goes a bit pete tong.