99 Forester - Cruise control

[Helge Opgård]

Hi,
Just bought a 99 Forester S-Turbo with automatic. Does it allready have
the wiring for the original cruise control?
Is it a big job to install the original cruise control? Anybody done
that? What about the costs for parts?
The car is a 2.0 liter, european model.

 

[John Varela]

Just bought a 99 Forester S-Turbo with automatic. Does it allready have
the wiring for the original cruise control?
Is it a big job to install the original cruise control? Anybody done
that? What about the costs for parts?
The car is a 2.0 liter, european model.

We added cruise control to my wife's US model 1999 Forester L. I had the
dealer do the job; it cost $330.88 for parts (including sales tax of 4.5%) and
$265.90 for labor in February 2002.

It works well. It should work better in a turbo car. The only time I ever
had a problem with the cruise control, and it wasn't really a problem, was
when I took the car to a high altitude in the mountains (perhaps 2,000 meters)
and, when climbing higher yet, the cruise control could not maintain the speed
it disconnected itself. That was quite a surprise at the time; I thought I
had serious engine problems. A turbo should not be disturbed by the thinner
atmosphere at high altitude.