[DoDaHarry]

The one and only thing I am jealous of on my wifes car is the cruise control. I have been hunting for a good instructable on how to for my 2018 base soul you all rock!

I read another thread on this forum that a kia tech said it puts too much strain on the ECM in the manual transmissions. But looks like everyone here is happy. Rozey, those parts listed are for 2014 but they are working all the way up to 2019? I am so used to having oddball cars that nothing works for that whenever something seems simple I get suspicious.

How has it been in your manual? If this works as well as it seems, the trips to orlando will become that much better.

Edit: Forgot to ask where best to order. Kia parts website shows out of stock and my dealer wants my left kidney for the harness.

Second edit Big thanks to Billaz as well for the most supreme write up and upon reading more of the thread the link to fourgreen.com. I may or may not have just thrown my money at the screen for the redline steering wheel and CC harness. The wife will love what I bought me for our anniversary

 

[DoDaHarry]

Will definitely do my research, thanks! going by the part number from Billaz on fourgreen its a 50 dollar wheel there, but 150-200 everywhere else. and there very well could be a reason for that.

should look real nice with the black car. By D-cut do you mean the plastic fork at the bottom of the wheel? If so, it is. I will be sure to show my work as soon as soon as its done!

Edit/Update: Ordered Redzone Wheel (56120B2100FE4) from fourgreen.com total was $89.36 shipped (took the bullet. we will see how it goes. still less than half of other vendors)
Ordered switch control (96700B2100ASB) from an cherryhilskiaparts on ebay for $23 + shipping
Ordered Wire harness (56190B2400) from same vendor for 47.18 and free shipping!

Total was 170.36. Not really what I wanted to spend all my money on, but also not what I didnt want to spend my money on. I will keep yall posted as it progresses and of course the before/after. Thanks all for the help and ideas!

 

[DoDaHarry]

WOW! I got the standard 56120B2100FE4 round one, but seeing that kinda makes me wish I saw that first. Thats super sporty and would probably make getting in and out a bit easier. (Big guy problems)

 

[DoDaHarry]

Y'all got me scared. First half of thread likes fourgreen, last half not so much. I figured its worth the gamble. Worst case I return it or flag as a fraudulent charge with bank and order from kiaparts. but to save 80 bucks? lets roll the dice! As a side note, I noticed several are saying to replace the lock nut on the steering column. Is this an absolute must (Im sure due to safety and all that sure maybe) In my experiences so long as youre not abusing a nylock, they can be reused. Its a cheap part, sure, but 15 dollars to ship a 70 cent part? Im running out of kidneys to sell!

 

[DoDaHarry]

Just an update. They canceled the order. Still waiting for the charge to drop off. Ill give them the benefit of the doubt due to prompt customer service, but cant say Im too surprised. Guess Ill give it another try in a few months or just go with kiaparts when I do my center console/armrest. Anyone get the part number for the d-cut redzone wheel? Still drooling over that so not too heartbroken over loss of the round one.

Will update this when I get the CC shipment in this weekend. Hoping to do it before I take it for an oil change on Monday to see if they say anything.

EDIT: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2017-17-Ki...388897&hash=item2cdd11dd0e:g:GX8AAOSwi1pbwJOK

Just found that on Ebay for anyone else looking to do the install. Can take parts and sell wheel to keep cost down, or just plug and play and call it a day.

 

[DoDaHarry]

Wheel wheel wheel what do we have here?

So ebay shipped the harness and control fast enough to make Jeff Bezos spin and Battery to Battery was the usual 45-60 minutes. I was excited and neglected to pull on the orange tabs on the airbag clips and subsequently broke one of the small blue tabs that hold it down. Big issue? probably not but c'est la vie.

In my defense it was like Tatooine in my garage and my patience is not the best.

Fast forward all plugged in. Harness was a little stiff to manipulate but all went back well. Center on the wheel was marked and has a notch on it so its pretty easy to line up already. Horn seems a bit tougher to press but I actually like that. Im less tempted to honk when someone cuts me off. Only hitch was i left the sticker/barcode from the inside of the wheel hanging out on the shroud and didnt notice till it was all back together so I just ripped it off, and I didnt have a big enough ratchet for the nylock so had to improvise with vice grips, a nut driver and a spark plug socket. On plus side my radio didnt reset. Everything was just as I left it which was a nice touch.

Side note, with car off if you turn the wheel back and forth, do you all feel a slight bump when the (I am assuming) clock spring hits the wheel and starts turning with it? No resistance, just like theres a little play in the wheel that it turns a bit before whatever is behind it catches up.

Altogether, easy peasy, didnt even finish my G&T, squeazy. For anyone else attempting, pull up the orange tabs and make note of which wires go where. Someone on page 2 made note of it and it saved me from bad words and 15 minutes of redoing the harness.

 

[DoDaHarry]

Gracias! It is wonderful indeed. I missed working on my own car. All my previous ones I was always tinkering with (making things worse before finally fixing something trivial). Did not touch the clockspring, although it really just sits in there and can be easily turned. I know from previous work I have done to not touch the thing less you want to fork over mucho monies for a new one. All wires are tucked under the black clip, but I did notice the new harness is a good bit thicker than original. I will investigate again but for now my next Orlando trip will be one to thoroughly enjoy

 

[DoDaHarry]

Now I am just an oddball, but I rather like the spartan base model. I would have honestly not minded having manual door locks and windows. Less tech, less to go wrong. Plus a whole lot of weight saved. (although id kick a puppy for the wheels on his soul)

Cruise Control is just one of those things that should be a standard by now. My buddy in high school had a '76 912 and it had cruise control back then. I dont understand why its not just a given.