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Rostra Cruise Control Switch [message #342142]

Mon, 01 April 2019 09:15

Tom Lins

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Has anyone used the dash panel control switch that Rostra has instead of the turn signal stalk switch that most people use?
Thinking about putting it next to the Electro Level and Mirror control switches on the side panel.
Anybody tried this? Any issues?

Tom Lins
St Augustine, FL
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Re: Rostra Cruise Control Switch [message #342143 is a reply to message #342142]

Mon, 01 April 2019 09:26

Justin Brady

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I don't see any reason it wouldn't work as it's designed as part of their kit.

The only issue to me is why?
Seems more of a pain to have to lean up and adjust it on the dash vs just clicking the little switch on the blinker.

Justin Brady http://www.thegmcrv.com/ 1976 Palm Beach 455

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Re: Rostra Cruise Control Switch [message #342145 is a reply to message #342143]

Mon, 01 April 2019 09:35

Tom Lins

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Justin Brady wrote on Mon, 01 April 2019 10:26

I don't see any reason it wouldn't work as it's designed as part of their kit.

The only issue to me is why?
Seems more of a pain to have to lean up and adjust it on the dash vs just clicking the little switch on the blinker.

Not on the dash actually but on the panel to the left of the driver next to the Electro-Level switches.
It is within easy reach, no leaning required. Just have to put the coffee cup down.

Tom Lins
St Augustine, FL
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Re: Rostra Cruise Control Switch [message #342146 is a reply to message #342145]

Mon, 01 April 2019 09:41

Justin Brady

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Ah yeah that should work fine!
I was thinking the powerlevel on the lower dash and imagining having to lean up and down to go up 1 MPH.

LOVE my rostra though.

Justin Brady http://www.thegmcrv.com/ 1976 Palm Beach 455

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Re: Rostra Cruise Control Switch [message #342147 is a reply to message #342142]

Mon, 01 April 2019 09:44

Bullitthead

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Installed lots of the cruise controls when Dana and Audiovox owned that system back in the '80s & '90s before Rostra bought it. Used the dash control many times, frequently on imports and others that otherwise would require cutting off the turn signal stalk with a bolt cutter and putting a new end on it. The dash box has an extra wire to connect to the dash lighting circuit. Usually used one of the blank plates on the dash leftover from accessories not on the vehicle. Was almost always easier than fishing the wires through the steering column! Had 2 dash controls fail during the entire time I was installing them, one was bad out of the box, the other was actually worn out. Make sure Rostra says the cruise and the controller are compatible, as there were some controllers that operated differently for some custom cruise control packages.

Terry Kelpien ASE Master Technician 73 Glacier 260 Smithfield, Va.

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