Adaptive Cruise retrofit

**Tamps** · 12-11-2018, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by kamold

Yeah starting with a B7 is a far less painful exercise.

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Hey mate, I have B7 and I am seriously thinking of doing this.

I don't have the colour console or the acc stalk, do you have to have these? I think I have seen a factory install without it here, Adaptive Cruise retrofit

also, could you hook me up with contact for parts?

**kamold** · 12-11-2018, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by Tamps

Hey mate, I have B7 and I am seriously thinking of doing this.

I don't have the colour console or the acc stalk, do you have to have these? I think I have seen a factory install without it here, Adaptive Cruise retrofit

also, could you hook me up with contact for parts?

Yes you need the ACC stalk. Will fault without it.
Don't need the colour cluster, that's optional.
The parts you have to kind of pull together...
Radar from eBay or a wrecker, harness from AliExpress, front badge from VW spares.

**Tamps** · 12-11-2018, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by kamold

Yes you need the ACC stalk. Will fault without it.
Don't need the colour cluster, that's optional.
The parts you have to kind of pull together...
Radar from eBay or a wrecker, harness from AliExpress, front badge from VW spares.

Thanks for your quick response.

I can only find the complete ACC stalk set no the individual stalk on AliExpress.
The harness was easily found AliExpress also.
I have not found the radar yet, In one post you mentioned a used radar wouldn't need calibrating but then you, calibrate it, what happened there? should I just get a new one?

I found this complete set on Ali but hesitated as it said it needs the colour console. They are out of stock now so its not an option now. the hunt continues.

Do you know if I can keep my existing ABS Pump without haking it? I think its unlikely with what I have read here.
Do you know if can you remove the control unit without disconnecting the hydraulic lines on the pump?

Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 3AA-614-109.clb Part No SW: 3AA 614 109 AC HW: 3AA 614 109 AC
Component: J104 C2 450M VD7B 0022
Revision: --H07--- Serial number: 00000004336187
Coding: 0008124

I have also seen you mention is several post updating firmware, how are you doing this and where do you find the files? (if this is a dumb question or I just broke the first rule of fight club sorry)

Thanks again

**kamold** · 12-11-2018, 08:38 PM

Firmware is updated with the factory software ODIS.
You have to take the whole abs unit (hydraulics and electronics) out to open it and modify the eeprom in order to load the software which enables ACC
The stalks and ACC radar can be pulled from a suitable wreck or find them on eBay.
The radar doesn't require software calibration, it does require mechanical alignment.

**millencolin** · 25-12-2018, 10:09 AM

Hey mate great write up....

i have a passat cc and has all the bells and whistles but no adaptive cruise...

is it as simple as your write up (simple now that you have done all the hard work)

so a radar and a stalk...possibly abd module.

i have VCDS and ODIS cabling as well as access to VW account should i need one.

all the best for Chrissy.

**kamold** · 29-12-2018, 08:05 AM

Yes for a CC you'd need an ACC ABS module (either a B7 non-ABS modded to ABS, or an already ACC-capable module from a wreck) plus the mounting bracket.
Need the radar module, mounting lugs and screws, front solid badge and adapter ring, wiring harness.
Need a gateway with extended CAN interface, and the 6 way cruise stalk.

**Ozsko** · 30-12-2018, 09:51 PM

Kamold, how do you find the ACC? even though it is going on two years for me I am still not a raving fan where before I had the car I thought I would be.

**kamold** · 30-12-2018, 09:53 PM

Love it.
One of the best mods I've done.
Makes highway driving very low stress. To the point where after my wife eventually agreed to try using it she asked to use my car to drive to Canberra because it was much more relaxing.
That's a win in my book

**Ozsko** · 31-12-2018, 10:49 PM

I use it for over 90% of my driving because I don't live in the metro area and I have found I drive in the outside lane more because of its behaviour in highway traffic. I always avoided driving in the outside lane with CC just flicking it in and out with the controls but the controls on the Tiguan for ACC are a pain to use where the Skoda so intuitive you did not even have to think about. I suppose if the controls were easier to use I might have a different view.