///BHRpowered Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Yesterday and today I did extensive testing to fix my cruise control, the following tests were performed All brakes and turns LED w/resistors for turns All brakes LED and regular turns 3 out of 4 brakes LED and LED turns w/resistors Outer LED brakes, inner regular, LED turns All produced a non working cruise control both turn signals w/regular bulbs and a single outer bulb inner LED brakes, outer regular, LED turns Both of these tests allowed the cruise to work I tried several different combinations of resistors both in ohm and power, the bigger 50w 6ohm resistors on both outer tails did not work *What does work is the following* With all brake leds and rear turns converted to LED you need the standard 6ohm resistors on the turns to prevent the hyper flash, and then on the outside brake lights (inner does not work for some reason, make sure its the outer) you need a 25w, 15ohm resistor, 1 for each side outer light (2 total people) I purchased mine from www.superlumination.com along with the leds. They must be connected to the brake ground and brake High wire. On the 01-02 wiring and I believe all other years the outer brake will have 3 wires going to it. The black is the ground, the Green is the postive/high. If this is not the case and my memory is just rusty the Black wire will be the ground and whatever wire the postive from the turn signal is, the wire with the same primary color (ignore tiny strip) from the outer brake will be the brake high. Now, incase your resistors do not come labelled with +/- as most small watts ones do not, put the resistor down flat so the wording reads right side up from left to right, the incoming wire on the LEFT side is the postive, that is the one to connect to the green, then the remaining one to the black ground. The resistors should come with simple vampire clips so its very easy, very secure, and water proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankzao Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted March 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 The only thing is that the cruise will not engage below 30mph. Since I have been without cruise for nearly 2 years, and since I have only used it at highway speed I cannot confirm if this is an LED problem or a safety feature of the system itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 not many cars will engage the cruise at low speeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankzao Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I had an 87 ford tempo that would engage at 14MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 but then again...wat was its top speed? 80? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankzao Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I got it to 87MPH once. My proof? I had my license suspended for 60 days AND had to pay a $360 fine/ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 well there ya go. the cop was prolly pissed that his ford temp couldnt go that fast and that urs did. hence the fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankzao Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 probably. either that or he was mad that I had a car full of hot chicks heading to the beach!! and all he has was his radio and side arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted March 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 It is quite nice to have my cruise back, for MWM07 I was going ot have to put in some crappy halogens for the trip, Not going 400 some miles without cruise at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Not that I'll ever need this info, but it's good to know. Get rid of the piggy-back clip though, those are good for nothing and eventually just cause problems....solder the wires. And cruise on an automatic...that should be banned. It's fucking boring enough as it is, there's no need to have a lulaby in the background too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 the millenia's cruise control for safety reasons does not engage below 25mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted March 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 ren, the only time I use cruise is on long trips at highway speed, and its not like I'm some nonmale who leaves it on for 5 hours, I turn it on for a few minutes here and there to move around stretch out etc, since I do not stop on roadtrips except for gas, and even then don't get out of the car this helps quite a bit also, what do you mean about the vampire clips, they seem pretty secure, I think the turn signal ones have been on for over 2 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hate cruise control, never use it, and it takes something that's boring to begin with and makes it worse. Unless you're actually a parapalegic (not being an ass) no one should be allowed to buy an automatic car. Not only does driving an auto give people the idea that they can now eat, drink, apply make-up, etc. since they're not doing anything else, I can almost guarantee it promotes traffic congestion. How many fuckin rubberneckers would stop to look at shit if they knew they would have to shift? As for the clips, I've just had bad experiences with them. Solder is more secure and makes better contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Ren, I think you are well aware of that fact that I do no such thing in the car, When I'm driving I'm driving, its a job on its own and should not be diluted. As for the bottlenecking, I partial agree, but people are also just retards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 although im fully capable of doing such heinous acts while driving, i cant get myself to do it cuz i like driving too much. i wanna experience there is about the car. as for automatics, well its just for those ppl who are tired of shifting every damn time. (i love manuals. dont get me wrong) but im talking about like an elderly person. however, they shouldnt be driving anyway. im going in circles. and this keyboard is making alot of noise at the computer lab as im going F1 on this ish. ok im done now. :rollin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I most certainly will not, I will wait until I'm done driving, the only thing that comes close is sometimes when waiting for someone or something I will get taco bell or something compact and unmessy and eat it in the jeep with the extra wide arm rest as my table, of course I'm parked and the car isn't even running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankzao Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 shouldn't this get pinned somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted March 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 It will be moved to the tech section soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 If you have one of the outer brake light bulbs burn out, the cruise will not work either. Needs the 5 ohm resistance for both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Instead of putting a 5ohm resistor i will try to connect the old bulb in parallel somehow. Not sure how to do it for now.. It will be a more appropriate way, electrically. If you have one of the outer brake light bulbs burn out, the cruise will not work either. Needs the 5 ohm resistance for both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 It is easier to just get a high load 5 Ohm resistor and hook it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Sure. Bulb is the free yet harder way of getting it... It is easier to just get a high load 5 Ohm resistor and hook it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synesthesia Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 I would think the resistor would be simple then wiring in another bulb. The bhr method mentioned above is the cheapest and easiest. -The Joker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excluesiveonez Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 ren... people around here drive bad enough in an auto with no distractions in the car... i cant imagine them with another thing to watch for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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