Cruise control for 2007 Dakota with electronic throttle

From : george shirley

Q: subject line says it all. my local dealers service manager says dodge isnt planning to release a retrofit for the truck but i would really like one on it. anyone have any ideas a google search hasnt been much help. thanks .

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From : tom lawrence

like one on it. anyone have any ideas a google search hasnt been much help. other than adapting a traditional diaphragm-actuated cruise control and running the cable through the firewall to the accelerator pedal so that the cruise pulls on the pedal... no. .

From : peterd

on sun 2 mar 2008 022522 -0500 tom lawrence tlawrence5@earthlink.net wrote like one on it. anyone have any ideas a google search hasnt been much help. other than adapting a traditional diaphragm-actuated cruise control and running the cable through the firewall to the accelerator pedal so that the cruise pulls on the pedal... no. ok inexperience coming into play here but isnt the entire cruise control part of the ecm it is on the gm drive-by-wire and is on my 2500 hemi with gm vehicles you just add the switches you may have to use a scan tool to activate it but im not even sure that is necessary. .

From : im right

i know its available fro www.bought4less.com for the ram 1500 and the ram diesels. they might have some info on the dakota on sun 2 mar 2008 022522 -0500 tom lawrence tlawrence5@earthlink.net wrote like one on it. anyone have any ideas a google search hasnt been much help. other than adapting a traditional diaphragm-actuated cruise control and running the cable through the firewall to the accelerator pedal so that the cruise pulls on the pedal... no. ok inexperience coming into play here but isnt the entire cruise control part of the ecm it is on the gm drive-by-wire and is on my 2500 hemi with gm vehicles you just add the switches you may have to use a scan tool to activate it but im not even sure that is necessary. .

From : im right

just called www.bought4less.com and asked them about the dakota cruise they have them for the dakota 3.7l electronic throttle trucks. i know its available fro www.bought4less.com for the ram 1500 and the ram diesels. they might have some info on the dakota on sun 2 mar 2008 022522 -0500 tom lawrence tlawrence5@earthlink.net wrote like one on it. anyone have any ideas a google search hasnt been much help. other than adapting a traditional diaphragm-actuated cruise control and running the cable through the firewall to the accelerator pedal so that the cruise pulls on the pedal... no. ok inexperience coming into play here but isnt the entire cruise control part of the ecm it is on the gm drive-by-wire and is on my 2500 hemi with gm vehicles you just add the switches you may have to use a scan tool to activate it but im not even sure that is necessary. .