How to Install Factory Cruise Control on NA Miata
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2015
- In this video, I show how you how to check if you are able to install a factory cruise control in your NA Miata, and how to install all of the components for a plug and play system.
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I just did this job and I want to start by saying this is a fantastic "how-to". Lots of great information here, and seeing everything before touching it all is great as well, I do have a few things to add though.
1. The gas pedal is MUCH easier to get to with the steering column plastics off and the steering wheel off. Those piece being off gives a huge access hole to the gas pedal, I believe this to be easier than changing the stalk alone.
2. The airbag has to come off first, there are four nuts on the back of the steering wheel to free the airbag, then there is the center nut on the steering shaft. MAKE SURE YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE YOU MESS WITH THE AIRBAG. There is a danger of setting off the airbag while disconnecting everything. Once the bag is off and the center nut is off, there are 3 small screws around the outside of the clockspring assembly. Then it just slides off. While the steering wheel is off, go ahead and do the gas pedal then, its fairly easy at this point.
3. CHECK YOUR UPPER CLUTCH SWITCH. I spent an hour or two trying to diagnose cruise not working, I checked for power, I actuated switches, everything. Mazda used different switches for cruise control, and the clutch safety start switch. So, even though your car starts, the cruise related clutch switch may still be wrong. I found the plunger in mine to be gone. No button in the pedal either, I unplugged it to test and the cruise worked fine. Check the easy stuff first.
Once more, great how-to. Well done. Hope my comments helps add value to it.
Hi, my cruise control not working after wiring modification including jumper "the white clutch safety switch". Is you mentioned "UPPER CLUTCH SWITCH" is white colored switch with large current wire?
Thanks very much for this video. Very informative. I've owned my Miata for over 10 years and as much as I love it, multi-hour highway drives can be brutal. I recently bought a second Miata with factory cruise and HAD to have it on my original. Took less than an hour and a half to do the install and it works great. Thanks for taking the time to do such a thorough job.
Glad it was helpful!
Well done! You explained everything except how to replace the computer unit, where it is located, and the easiest way to get at it. I have a '96 Miata.
Thank you for sharing, it will make my job so much easier now after watching the video. I will install it in to mine
I'm glad it was helpful!
Thanks for posting this video it was very informative and interesting job well done
Thank you, well-done video. I appreciate the details and the hard-to-shoot video, good job.
You've got me wondering now about how I can get Cruise Control installed in my 96 with a FM2 turbo kit. I'm sure I can find somewhere to stick actuator since the air filter lives there now.
Great video!
Thanks man, got mine installed with this video as well as the parts. Keep making videos!
Thank you JUSTIN! Awesome video that was filmed properly and easy to understand. Thanks again!
Glad you enjoyed it!
actually needed this since i had to replace my top trim miata for another random NA harness (never leave cars out in fields people!)
Excellent vid mate
Damn! Good job, man!
Huge help man! Thanks!
thanks alot Justin!
you have a very clean mx-5 manual too :D
would be great if you could insert an "arrow" or something pointing to the exact location whenever you mentioned "right there."
+J Phn good suggestion thanks!
Hey Justin, very clearing installation video! I see this is the Mazda MX-5 NA. Do you know if the installation is the same for the Mazda MX-5 NB?
Great video! Hopefully it helped me solve my issue! Mine did have cruise control from the factory but it no longer works. I'm thinking the computer asw well. My light on the switch stays on but cruise just doesn't engage. I checked all connectors and they are all plugged in no obvious shorts. I'm thinking either the computer is shot or the servo is shot. Vacuum line is fine no cracks at all
I think u really love your miata :D
I wanted to buy a Miata , but in my area its very hard to find , and good ones are very expensive : D
It's a great car!
But I'm not going to pay the year salary for the 27 year old car :D in my country i need min 10 000 PLN which is ~8 months of my hard work :D, if i put all my money to my sock :D
Where are you from?
+Justin Depew Poland :D In Poland hard to find a good one, if I spent 10k PLN I have to spent a minimum of 3000 that the car was safe to daily drive :) But it was a great car, and sooner or later will certainly buy :)
+Eryk Szkaradziński thanks for tuning in all the way from Poland!
Lol, for some weird ass reason my car came with everything except the on off switch, i’m gonna order it and see if i can just pop it in to get it working hehe
First thought when I saw you I didn't choose the Miata life the Miata life chose me
Damn! I really want CC. Use it all the time in the city. But I have a turbo and air filter in the area… wonder if I should just do an after market one. Ya?
Well done, this is a really good idea if you don't have it. Don't let the weight loss nannies tell you that you don't need cruise, or AC, or seats, or a hood/trunk. If you actually drive the car, having a feature like cruise is nice. Mine has cruise but no ABS, which is kind of a bummer. What other fun projects are you doing with the car?
Just finished installing a roll bar.. No video of that unfortunately
+Justin Depew I am planning to do a rollbar too, but setup for time lapse that doesn't have a terrible angle adds like 40% more work. I don't think most viewers realize you probably shot this over parts of ~3 days and it took maybe ~4 hours to edit and another ~1 hr to render before uploading. That's how a single video takes up a whole week, lol. You do a really good job explaining though! My custom center console is into the 3rd month here soon, probably a 10 min video when I am done.
A really good how to video
The only question I have is the cruise control switch ( LAO1 ) that is mounted on the clutch pedal that goes to the ECU
is there a reason you did not mention it
The clutch pedal switch is already wired for neutral safety, www.mellens.net/mazda/Mazda-Miata-1991-1993/1991_wiring.pdf page 2 E-7
Would this also work on the MK2.5? I found some of the harnesses (bonnet and the computer pin) though the other ones seem to have different colours. Any idea how different this system is on the later models?
+Yero Kuethe sorry, I am only familiar with the NA.
Since yours is a manual transmission you should have needed a clutch switch as well right?
I just skimmed through this. Is there a dedicated fuse for the cruise control or is it powered directly off the computer because I don't get a light at all and mine I believe his factory
DANIEL NORMAN the cruise control fuse is the brake light fuse
Dale Gribble king of the hill
When your switch wasn't staying on around 15:40, had you switched computers yet from the original one?
Joe H no it was the original computer.
Could anyone please help me ? There are at least two kinds of switches - one combined with headlights, one single. Are those replacable ? I've found a kit to retrofit, but I need a single button, and it has button that is combined with lights...
Mazda Miata mx5 NB 1.8l 2000 dejó de funcionar el piloto automático y luz azul indicador en el Dash. Este circuito tendrá un relay dice bueno, el circuito es el mismo para el piloto automático no trabaja. Si puedes ayudarme agradecido. Gracias
Does that mean I won't be able to install the cruise control unit all the other plug-ins are there but I can't find the one for the on/off switch?
Dave Brown yes you need all harnesses in order for it to work. It may be possible to add that harness in but I'm not sure how much work that is.
Did you manage to add the cruise control?
Glad I checked my car before I bought anything. Sadly my '97 doesn't have any of the necessary wiring. 😢
So I'm having a problem with my factory cruise control. It works but I'm having a issue where when I'm on cruise control and I turn the running lights on or headlights on the cruise control turns off. Could this be a computer issue?
That sounds like a wiring issue to me...I've heard of the wiring in the stalks going bad before
Justin Depew thanks for the reply. I'll have to be on the lookout to see if I spot any part outs so I can get the whole stalk assembly and swap it out.
I have all the things i need in the front of the car, but not under my dash. Could this just be me not being smart enough to find the connectors? Or am I outta luck
at 3:00 there’s an unused harness in the middle of the screen - does anyone know what that’s for?
Old comment but I was just prepping to install CC and saw this. It's for the annoying door buzzer that sounds when the door is open with the keys in the ignition (I believe it was only on 94-97 NA2s, could be wrong). If you pull that harness, it silences the buzzing noise.
How long was the overall install?
It took me about half a day to install it
+Justin Depew Oh thats not bad. Where did you order the parts from? Thanks for the video btw!
I got them from eBay.. You can often find full used kits on ebay that people have pulled off junk yard cars
what year is that mx5?
Thanks for the comments! It's a 1997
+Justin Depew ok it's mint
i found all plug ins for the server and computer but can't find the plug in, for the in dash control? Is it possible that is not part of the wiring harness?
Dave Brown yes it's possible you are missing the dash portion of the wiring harness.
Dave Brown i know im a couple years late, but did you ever find a way to wire in the switch without the factory wires
What is the other switch for on the right of the light knob?
The blank one? It's usually for the rear defroster.
@@JustinDepew Na6 had a rear defroster option?!
I see it has an OBD plug?!
Check out my other video!
Justin Depew which one?
+shockwave1xD ua-cam.com/video/kmZ2PUMOKB8/v-deo.html
now THIS is what everyone think miata drivers look like ha ha
+Bryce Leung what do you mean by This
How boring it would be to drive such a fun car on cruise control.
+David Bowden Driving this from MN to Colorado for the FM open house would be brutal. I'm sure longer trips like that are what he installed this for. :)
yeah, for David, driving long distance, he would break and shift for no reasons:)
I do, but then I live in the PNW where every trip out of town is a highway through the forest with great back to back s-curves followed by maybe a mile if straight road before you are back down to 3rd gear and more s-curves.
Sometimes you need to get somewhere in such a fun car..
Sometimes people get several tickets because they don’t have cruise control and end up speeding