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    Cruise control VSS options?

    Universal rostra kit. I installed new axles and the magnets didn't remove easily from the old axles. Is there a better alternative to the $50 magnet kit? Tried this. It threaded onto the trans fine but the speedo cable is too small to thread onto this.
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    Can you use one from an aspire with cruse? I'm not sure if they used an inline type or what, but I've been looking for a way to add a vss for an mpguino. I'll be checking here to see what you come up with.

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    • #3
      Cruise wasn't a factory option for festy or aspire. I would look into mid 90s proteges for their vss.
      Trees aren't kind to me...

      currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
      94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.

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        Sometimes I give up too easy! In my search for the magnets I misplaced, I decided to try the VSS again. It screwed on perfect, but quite a bit of slack now on the speedo cable. I just so happened to have a trailer plug and it plugs perfect to the VSS.

        The original ebay post read "SC85 NEW Vehicle Speed Sensor 4CYL 1.3L FORD FESTIVA (89-93)"

        I paid $35 for it but I see them easily over $100 too and anywhere in between. Also the are many different part numbers, not sure of the differences.

        I have not proven this to work yet as my car is still not back on the road yet. I figure I have at the least a 50 percent chance of wiring it correctly. I will post a follow up after I get a chance to try it out.

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        • #5
          Keep us in formed, we would like to hear about how this turns out.
          An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.

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          • #6
            That's a very common plug in older Fords I believe. Speakers and such.
            91GL BP/F3A with boost
            13.79 @ 100, 2.2 60' on 8 psi and 155R12's

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            • #7
              Skrap, I was going to install a Rostra before I bought an NOS Festiva cruise kit.

              I still have the Rostra lying around. I wired cruise right to the stalk.
              It works perfectly with my manual transmission.
              Last edited by bravekozak; 03-06-2017, 11:29 PM.

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              • #8
                i think this looks like the exact parts that come in the OEM ford festy CC kit. pretty great price considering you get the cable extension too.

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                http://www.ebay.com/itm/182353136108?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

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                • #9
                  and these ARE the actual parts from the Ford kit.

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                  • #10
                    Sweet, thanks for the ideas! Wish I had known of these before, but the one I have is spinning and I have a working speedometer, so hoping it will work.

                    Will the polarity make a difference with the wires?

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