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Re: Adaptive cruise
It will also need calibrating which I suspect is a main Dealer job. On VAG cars, that alone is around £400
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Re: Adaptive cruise
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[quote="TheHerd"]
Anyone know if it's possible to retrofit ACC and Surround View?
both seem like a lot of hardware with Radar Detectors and a number of cameras but would be great if it's possible.
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Technically probably possible, but it wouldn't be cheap or easy I don't think.
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Yeah, I’ve found you can buy all the necessary components for ACC and Surround View off eBay (not kits but used components). Will cost a few £££ and some decent effort but possible I guess. Was hoping to find someone who’s either already done it or keen to give it a go, before I tackle it on my own.
[quote="TheHerd"]
Anyone know if it's possible to retrofit ACC and Surround View?
both seem like a lot of hardware with Radar Detectors and a number of cameras but would be great if it's possible.
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Technically probably possible, but it wouldn't be cheap or easy I don't think.
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Yeah, I’ve found you can buy all the necessary components for ACC and Surround View off eBay (not kits but used components). Will cost a few £££ and some decent effort but possible I guess. Was hoping to find someone who’s either already done it or keen to give it a go, before I tackle it on my own.
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20mm Spacers | LED Interior Lights incl NPlate | HID kits | M-Tech Steering Wheel | LED Angel Eyes | 2016 Maps | Digital TV | Upgraded AMP | Engine Remap | LED Tails | LED Side Repeaters | Subwoofer |
Re: Adaptive cruise
Probably not what the OP wants to hear however I set my adaptive cruise as I left Manchester today at 1pm and turned it off at the Leatherhead junction some 200+ miles later and it was on the entire journey aside from stopping and paying for the M6 toll (but I did pull away in cruise!)
I travelled in mixed traffic from light to heavy and in fact most situations and have now also learnt how to use the (up to 35mph) self-steering on the car which in reality is to simply touch the steering wheel every now and then rather than hold or keep a finger on it constantly and aside from the roadworks on the M6 it did its job very well.
What a great feature and it’s worth every penny in my opinion.
However, after 4 hours or so I was getting restless legs and feet which seemed to defeat the object for sure!
Will be interesting to see if it can be retro-fitted.
I travelled in mixed traffic from light to heavy and in fact most situations and have now also learnt how to use the (up to 35mph) self-steering on the car which in reality is to simply touch the steering wheel every now and then rather than hold or keep a finger on it constantly and aside from the roadworks on the M6 it did its job very well.
What a great feature and it’s worth every penny in my opinion.
However, after 4 hours or so I was getting restless legs and feet which seemed to defeat the object for sure!
Will be interesting to see if it can be retro-fitted.
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