Land Rover Defender cruise control retrofit
Ask a Defender owner about long motorway trips and you will usually get a grimace. The old shape is noisy and upright, and a driver towing a trailer or heading for a ferry spends hours holding the pedal down.
Farms, horse trailers and overlanding
Defenders pull livestock trailers, haul kit to remote sites and carry overlanders across Europe. That work puts them on long roads at a fixed pace for hours. On a vehicle that is already tiring to drive far, a speed hold makes a real difference.
An endurance test at motorway speed
A classic Defender demands plenty from whoever is driving at seventy, and towing doubles the effort. Many owners treat a long trip as something to survive rather than enjoy, with the right leg working every single mile.
How we approach a Defender
Every Defender unit carries a program for one specific Land Rover, prepared at our Lancashire works. It listens to the Land Rover's network for speed without any throttle actuator. Engines and electronics have changed a lot over the Defender's long life, so list its year, engine and wheelbase. Our reply says plainly whether, and how, your Defender can be done.
| Vehicle | Land Rover Defender, 4x4 |
|---|---|
| Model years | Confirmed on enquiry |
| Part | CAN KONTROL CRUISE |
| CANM8 equivalent | Cruise Control range |
| Made in | Chorley, UK |
| Voltage | 12V and 24V |
Cruise control for the Land Rover Defender
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Questions about the Land Rover Defender
- Do you cover the classic Defender or the new one?
- Our data lists the Defender by model name only. Which one you own matters, so share the build year and engine; we then check that your Land Rover carries the CAN data the module needs.
- Is a modified Defender a problem?
- Modifications are common on Defenders, so list them. Engine tuning, rewiring and extra electrics all help us understand the vehicle.
- Can the unit come off when I sell?
- Yes. It unplugs from the Defender, and rewriting it for whatever replaces the Land Rover costs you nothing.