Frank:
The remaining neurons seem to be working pretty darn well!  Thanks for the
detailed information.
Maynard

On Friday, June 28, 2002 12:01 AM, FrankGRUN@aol.com [SMTP:FrankGRUN@aol.com]
wrote:
> Gentlemen and Ladies too,
>
> In my search for the Rostra Ultracruise II Cruise Control, I first went to
> USI Wholesale Distributing, 3746 Comer Ave., Riverside, CA 92507. Their phone
>
> number used to be 1-800-854-4798. The email is/was usimail@earthlink.net the
> last time I contacted them. I asked for a list of places that carried the
> unit (got a list of about 10) then called and price-shopped. When the smoke
> cleared, I got the unit from Auto Air and More in Las Vegas. Their address:
>
> Auto Air & More
> ( Parts & Service)
> Las Vegas, NV
>
> 4295 W. Tropicana Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89103
> Toll Free: (888) 658-3423
> Voice: (702) 362-2722
> Fax: (702) 362-9694
> info@autoairandmore.com
>
> The web page for the unit that I got (Universal kit - PACC002) is:
>
> http://www.autoairandmore.com/aam/products/parts_and_accessories/aampabbde
tail
> .asp?Brand=Rostra&Submit=Select&PartCode=PACC002
>
> Just checked it and it works! How's that for memory recall on the part of a
> fossilized elder?
>
> Can't help you on the price I paid. I think I lost a set of those particular
> neurons during my recent heart operation (mini-roto-rooter - no  sabre saw!).
>
> I'm sure that I paid more than $100, less than $200 and close to 35% off the
> prevailing retail. You can connect to the Hall sender at the back of the
> speedo (need the Hall pickup from a Golf/Jetta instrument cluster). But it
> needs to be amplified. I used an ignition amp from a SAAB 900T. You can also
> use their magnet drive kit. Still other options with some imagination.
>
> I wired up things to the Vanagon cruise control turn signal switch. Looks
> clean.
>
> Of course, at the same time, I got the MFA switches from a Jetta GLi and the
> multifunction analyzer (MFA) from the Jetta instrument cluster (includes
> clock, mpg meter, oil temp, etc.) and modified the Vanagon clock unit to take
>
> the MFA. Jetta/GTi switch gear (cruise control and MFA) stalks fit just fine.
>
> Frank Grunthaner