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Old 19-08-2009, 01:37 PM   #1
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Default steering wheel?

this may sound silly, but do late model e series share the same steering wheel as an au? i took el (?) xr6 for a test drive today and saw that the wheel and airbag looked simmilar. and can ford factory cruse control be installed in a car that didn't come with it? is it plug and play? Cheers

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Old 19-08-2009, 02:45 PM   #2
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Cruise control is plug and play, but you need to plug a bunch of stuff in. Anyone (even me) can do it... There's a good tutorial on fordmods.com.

Pretty sure an AU wheel will fit an E-series too.
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Old 19-08-2009, 03:16 PM   #3
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If you are planning on putting cruise into an EL, Im in Hobart too and have done it myself, chuck me a PM if you need a hand, more than happy to help.
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Old 19-08-2009, 03:19 PM   #4
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http://www.fordmods.com/documents.php?d=11

Said tutorial. Cruise is a LOT harder to put into a non abs car, not impossible but a big effort.
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Old 19-08-2009, 03:27 PM   #5
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cheers for the quick reply, i was wondering about putting cruse in the AU, i should have been little clearer sorry guys. but from whats been said even for the au its quite simple (so im told :S) is there any issues buying an el/f steering wheel for an au?
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Old 19-08-2009, 10:52 PM   #6
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Wink EF Wheel

Hi all I put an EF wheel on my AU Fairmont
they use the same mounts and airbag but the bolts are "torx" on the AU and the cruise and stereo buttons all fitted
so no probs with that swap
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Old 20-08-2009, 08:53 AM   #7
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thanks for clarifying this for me, putting that info to good use now i can say good by to the daggy stock wheel now
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