[bnolsen]

thanks for being the guinea pig! add this to the list of todo mods!

 

[bnolsen]

You rock! Parts search on google comes up with some hits. In shopppng cart with shipping these parts come out 71.10usd for me. I'm not trying to suggest any vendor, this was just the first one that came up:

Kia Parts - Genuine OEM Kia Auto Parts Online

 

[bnolsen]

Thanks for all the massive help here. Just ordered the appropriate parts. Probably will need it for some trips this summer on the high plateaus in the mountains.

 

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JUST added cruise control to my 2014 manual. Works great, I did a little research on a KIA web site and got wire schematics for the new harness so I did't switch up the connections. The Audio control has 6 wires( orange ,brown, pink, blue, yellow). Voice+Bluetooth has 4 wires(orange,pink,blue,yellow). Cruise control has 4 wires(orange,grey,red,yellow). and Trip cluster has 4 wires (orange,(black & green), red, .yellow). Also used a spark plug socket 13/16 to remove the wheel. Did not need a wheel puller, just loosened the nut and pulled it off.
Took about 45 minutes from start to finish, looks and works awesome.

good to post the correct wiring. As I pulled one old wire I just immediately plugged it from the new wire. The extra one went into the cruise control. I haven't run the car yet but all the functions worked that I tested, including the cruise light (2014).

A few of extra notes:

When you pull the airbag plugs you need to use your fingernails to pull up the orange tabs. That will allow you to pull the plugs assembly directly out of the airbag.

I ended up having to get a steering wheel puller. For some reason the wheel was sticking and definitely "popped" off with the puller. Unless you are very impatient you shouldn't need to buy a puller unless your wheel stuck like mine did...or buy it but don't open.

To remove the plastic where the cruise controls go push the plastic piece directly out the front of the steering wheel. It will pop out. Install the cruise the opposite way (slide in directly from the front).

Mark the steering wheel alignment after it is loosened and right before taking it off. My kids gave me the wrong kind of marker that wiped off too easily so I had to rely on my careful initial wheel alignment.

unhooking the battery WILL kill you trip A&B, mpg, average speed, etc. record you mileage at a minimim if doing the fuelly thing (oops on my part although i can back calculate the mileage. Clock is toast too. Radio, bluetooth, etc are all retained.

 

[bnolsen]

Yeah, you lose all your stats when you disconnect the battery. But it is definitely better than running the risk of having that air bag go off while you're pulling it out. Small price to pay. Glad it worked for you. Awesome upgrade!

It just made me add the latest odometer reading to my fuelly entry in addition to all the other stuff I put on there.

Yeah. Ran a red light yesterday on accident because I was playing with the cruise control and watching the MPG. New toys...

 

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Went to my dealer to get parts, they were clueless as to if it was possible, so I showed them this article. They are willing to use my vehicle as the test subject to see if it is but for 2 hours worth of labor. So should I have them do it? And is there anybody in southwest or northeast Ohio that could do it for me? I've never had to pull a wheel off and I don't want to screw anything up.

2 hours of labor? That's highway robbery. They must be budgeting in case they have problems with installation, perhaps even test driving it. Who knows.

As mentioned earlier in this post there's a good chance the steering wheel will come off easily (don't pull off the nut just loosen it first!). There's also a chance you'll have to actually get a steering wheel puller like I had to which literally popped off my steering wheel. Not sure how or why mine was jammed in there. Added another 15usd or so to my costs sadly (no I didn't use it and return it).

If you have a 2014 the airbag comes out with a skinny screwdriver pushed against some pins in the 3 holes.

And thanks for the fourgreen.com link. Looks to be very useful!

 

[bnolsen]

no reason to panic. It doesn't take that many tools to do the job, just some patience.

with airbag removal this was one piece that took me a little bit to figure out (stolen from another post):

 

[bnolsen]

As I mentioned way long ago I had the misfortune of needing to have a steering wheel puller for my steering wheel. It literally "popped off" the column. IMHO the scariest part of the whole thing which wasn't very scary was taking a bit of care to not break any plastic in the steering wheel assembly. I replaced the harness one connector at a time, unplugging the old and plugging the new connectors in turn.

Ordering direct online is going to probably be better than going through a dealer for these type parts.