DIY Cruise Control for 2012 Yaris - Good News!

[spammenot66]

hi CTScott,
Are you still selling anymore of your kits? I've brought a rostra kit from amazon and the instructions are confusing. I've followed everything up to the ECM part of the instruction. I have a 2012 Yaris 5D LE. How do i determine whether my car has "CLUTCH ECM HARNESS" or not? Where the heck is the "ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FIREWALL"

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by spammenot66

hi CTScott,
Are you still selling anymore of your kits? I've brought a rostra kit from amazon and the instructions are confusing. I've followed everything up to the ECM part of the instruction. I have a 2012 Yaris 5D LE. How do i determine whether my car has "CLUTCH ECM HARNESS" or not? Where the heck is the "ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FIREWALL"

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Rostra is apparently smoking crack on this one. Installation on a 3rd gen Yaris does not require popping the hood for any reason other than to temporarily disconnect the battery for safety reasons.

My kits are still for sale and for 3rd gens I also stock the little cover for the side of the steering wheel, so no drilling is even required.

[spammenot66]

good to know i've wasted ALOT of time opening everything trying to figure that part out. Everything about their stupid instruction seems wrong.
1)"For 2012 Yaris: Using a "Torx" Driver, push in the 3 snap rings to disengage it from the 3 pins" - After checking out this site, i realized a flat head screw driver should do the trick.
2)The template cut didn't make sense - 1.5 inch hole saw is not needed. It was simpler to just use a razor to cut out a rectangle for the piece. As for the 1/4 pilot hole, i never understood what it was for.
3) If you're right about the "BLACK ECM CONNECTOR C20 IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FIREWALL", that's more wrong info from them for page 6 (steps 1-3)

Their instructions are the worst (http://www.rostra.com/manuals/250-1836_Form5370A.pdf). This was suppose to be specifically for the 2012 yaris. I see that you have also mentioned similar instructions within the forum matching theirs on page 7 (steps 5 to 7).

Do i still need to do this? BTW, can you PM me on how to buy from you?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by spammenot66

good to know i've wasted ALOT of time opening everything trying to figure that part out. Everything about their stupid instruction seems wrong.
1)"For 2012 Yaris: Using a "Torx" Driver, push in the 3 snap rings to disengage it from the 3 pins" - After checking out this site, i realized a flat head screw driver should do the trick.
2)The template cut didn't make sense - 1.5 inch hole saw is not needed. It was simpler to just use a razor to cut out a rectangle for the piece. As for the 1/4 pilot hole, i never understood what it was for.
3) If you're right about the "BLACK ECM CONNECTOR C20 IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FIREWALL", that's more wrong info from them for page 6 (steps 1-3)

Their instructions are the worst (http://www.rostra.com/manuals/250-1836_Form5370A.pdf). This was suppose to be specifically for the 2012 yaris. I see that you have also mentioned similar instructions within the forum matching theirs on page 7 (steps 5 to 7).

Do i still need to do this? BTW, can you PM me on how to buy from you?

The page 7 info is completely wrong for a 2012. The 2012+ are all prewired. The only thing that would have to be done is to install and plug in (connector is present) the clutch switch for a manual transmission Yaris.

So, for 2012+ just install the stalk and you're done for an auto. For a manual, also install the clutch switch. All wiring is present, so it is just a matter of plugging them in.