Can you add Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)

[MJRSC]

Title describes it, couldn’t find it searching.
Let’s forego the love/hate with ACC for a min, but can I add it to my 2022 Mojave? I know there’s that empty plug under the driver’s side cowl…. But didn’t know what else is involved or if at all possible.

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[Mr._Bill]

Title describes it, couldn’t find it searching.
Let’s forego the love/hate with ACC for a min, but can I add it to my 2022 Mojave? I know there’s that empty plug under the driver’s side cowl…. But didn’t know what else is involved or if at all possible.

No, it cannot be added, it has to be factory installed.

 

[MJRSC]

No, it cannot be added, it has to be factory installed.

I sort of figured as much, but this is a creative and innovative group haha.

Oh well, next time, or not. Thanks

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Title describes it, couldn’t find it searching.
Let’s forego the love/hate with ACC for a min, but can I add it to my 2022 Mojave? I know there’s that empty plug under the driver’s side cowl…. But didn’t know what else is involved or if at all possible.

There's another thread similar to this one out there - the bottom line is no.
That plug you see is for the connection to the special windshield that has a defogger made on it to keep the area clear where the front facing camera and radar look out through the glass.
So that wire is only for a glass defogger, nothing else, and it requires the ACC windshield.
Beyond that, you have to have the big box that mounts to the frame above the windshield which contains the radar and camara. And of course, all the other stuff.......

 

[MJRSC]

There's another thread similar to this one out there - the bottom line is no.
That plug you see is for the connection to the special windshield that has a defogger made on it to keep the area clear where the front facing camera and radar look out through the glass.
So that wire is only for a glass defogger, nothing else, and it requires the ACC windshield.
Beyond that, you have to have the big box that mounts to the frame above the windshield which contains the radar and camara. And of course, all the other stuff.......

It makes sense, appreciate it. Didn’t know if there was a lucky break and missed just a few component, it being a “simpler” Jeep and not a BMW running on 45 computers.

I’m moving on from the idea to other ways to spend time and money hah.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I’m moving on from the idea to other ways to spend time and money hah.

Luckily, or not so much, you don't have to think very hard for that LOL

 

[Jimmy07]

No, it cannot be added, it has to be factory installed.

Yes, ACC can be added after the fact.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Yes, ACC can be added after the fact.

At what cost? Cheaper than trading?

Windshield, the "box" with the gear up by the mirror, steering wheel switches, wiring harnesses...... the ECUs will have what's needed, but how about the rest of the hardware?
You have to "level" the camera array, but the rest is all in the programming, self-adjusting.

Just adding a front camera (original type) costs a bundle - make a harness or replace the one all the way back to the right corner of the cab.

 

[Mr._Bill]

Yes, ACC can be added after the fact.

How many custom wiring harnesses does it require?

It can be added, but it's not something the dealer is likely to try. It is only offered and supported by Jeep as a factory installed option.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

How many custom wiring harnesses does it require?

It can be added, but it's not something the dealer is likely to try. It is only offered and supported by Jeep as a factory installed option.

You would likely need to go through the parts breakdowns and see what connects to what, which hardware to order (camera, etc.) which wiring harnesses, which nuts and bolts as it mounts to the frame, replace the windshield ( several hundred dollars there), and have someone give you a list of the settings and changes needed in the systems in the truck, use AlfaOBD to apply them, it would be a long list.

It would have to be a DIY thing, no dealer is going to tackle that and if they did, they'd tell you cheaper to trade. Imagine the hours times 150-200/hour labor.
There would be no support.

 

[Jimmy07]

At what cost? Cheaper than trading?

Windshield, the "box" with the gear up by the mirror, steering wheel switches, wiring harnesses...... the ECUs will have what's needed, but how about the rest of the hardware?
You have to "level" the camera array, but the rest is all in the programming, self-adjusting.

Just adding a front camera (original type) costs a bundle - make a harness or replace the one all the way back to the right corner of the cab.

How many custom wiring harnesses does it require?

It can be added, but it's not something the dealer is likely to try. It is only offered and supported by Jeep as a factory installed option.

Cheaper than trading, absolutely.
The dealer is not going to try to add any factory feature after the fact, unless it’s a mopar kit that’s offered. And, of course anything added after the fact isn’t going to be supported by jeep. That’s why we figure out how to do it all on our own when someone asks if it can be done. But to simply say it can’t be done is incorrect.

Rough guess, it’d probably cost about $1500-2000 to add to the gladiator. It’s up to the person asking about it to decide if it’s worth it to them. This was the same scenario over on the ram forum when someone asked about adding it, and got the same type of responses initially. I helped him figure it out, he spent the money to get it going, did the writeup on it, now a bunch of people are doing it.

I’m not going to go through the hassle of hunting down part numbers unless someone is serious about doing it, but here’s the basics:

It’s one custom 4-wire overlay harness, and one mopar windshield jumper harness.
Windshield (aftermarket is less than half the price of mopar)
DASM (must be virgin, can’t be used) and its mounting bracket and covers.
ABS module and HCU (can be used)
Right steering wheel switch.
AlfaOBD has all the settings to activate, but you’ll need the dealer to run the driving calibration routine at the moment.
The AlfaOBD developer is working on being able to reset a used DASM, and run the calibration routine.

 

[WILDHOBO]

It makes sense, appreciate it. Didn’t know if there was a lucky break and missed just a few component, it being a “simpler” Jeep and not a BMW running on 45 computers.

I’m moving on from the idea to other ways to spend time and money hah.

It’s probably 50 computers.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

AlfaOBD has all the settings to activate, but you’ll need the dealer to run the driving calibration routine at the moment.

The person that installs the windshield can do the driving calibration. Wait until everything else is in place, have the glass put in and work with the glass installer. Cheaper than a Jeep dealer.

Rough guess, it’d probably cost about $1500-2000 to add to the gladiator.

So you are saying $1000-1500 for all of the parts?
The windshield, 3rd party, is not all that cheap. Around here it's only a couple hundred difference. I suppose unless you go really cheap Asian glass. I was quoted two numbers and they weren't that far apart so I opted for the MOPAR glass.
Even if the glass was only 500 you are saying all of the other stuff could be done for $1,000-1500.

 

[Jimmy07]

The person that installs the windshield can do the driving calibration. Wait until everything else is in place, have the glass put in and work with the glass installer. Cheaper than a Jeep dealer.

If they are using the asTech for the calibration (and most of them do), they can’t do it because that software can’t take the new DASM out of plant mode. Plus, safelite charges $450 for the calibration- far more expensive than the dealer charges. They tried sneaking that charge in on me, and I didn’t even have the DASM to install on the windshield yet.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

If they are using the asTech for the calibration (and most of them do), they can’t do it because that software can’t take the DASM out of plant mode. Plus, safelite charges $450 for the calibration- far more expensive than the dealer charges. They tried sneaking that charge in on me, and I didn’t even have the DASM to install on the windshield yet.

That's odd - the calibration was part of my second windshield replacement.
The only thing that took any time was the fact he had to have internet connectivity to log in with his password - it apparently needed to contact Jeep? Once he got my truck up on the road a little ways, he had internet and it took him minutes.
Granted, it was long long out of any such plant mode.
This guy was called in because Safelite couldn't do it in time for my trade so they called a "partner" independent shop. So it wasn't safelite proper, but one of the independents they apparently work with now and then.

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