Pre and Post Facelift Interchangeability
HI, this might be a silly question but I want to be absolutely certain so I'm asking the experts (aka you good people!).
I have a 2005 facelift CDTi, needs a few bits and bobs and I know someone who's breaking a 2001 model. Will I have any problem swapping over the following: Rear nearside door Boot lid (his has a lock, mine doesn't) Headlamps (under the bodywork, are the headlamps actually the same?) All advice, warnings, etc, gratefully received :D |
Everything will swap over except the headlights.
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the headlights are different, to have mki headlights you'll also have to fit the mki front bumper which is interchangeable.
You may want the key for that bootlid, although it will work electronically via the boot release button and also by holding down the unlock button on your key. |
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what is wrong with your headlights, if cloudy they can be polished using one of many kits but I've used a 3m kit Re boot lid. Your key wont fit the lock. To open the boot, you need to press and hold your unlock button and the boot will unlock. There is also a button in the drivers footwell on the right hand side by your ankle. I don't know if the press and hold unlock button feature would work on a MKI's boot lid but see post above. macafee2 |
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Thanks for the info folks, good point about the boot lid - I like the press and hold to open, not sure I'll be able to get the key for the replacement as he wants to get rid of the other doors at some point, so not sure if it's worth the risk?
One thing I forgot to mention about the passenger door, the older ones had the chrome strip along the exterior, on my later one its colour-coded, it looks like it will pop off quite easily so I can swap them, anyone know if there are any hidden dangers lurking there? As for my headlights, they're really fogged up, I've used TurtleWax clear headlamp kit on them but didn't improve much, is the 3M kit much better? |
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Have you sanded through the coating yet?
You need to sand off all the coating on your lights before you get anywhere near a finish on them. |
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Only the MKII does this, if you have the BCU replaced with a mkii one and programmed in the boot release via the key will work, had this done on my mki ZT years ago :) |
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