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Originally Posted by Stekelly
Just to update, I went back to the scrapper and swapped the unit for another one. This time I disconnected the battery to change them as ive now read that you should do that  and the new one is working fully . Well chuffed. Just the radio now so finger crossed. |
It seems we're doing a good job here of dispelling this "you can't use the cigarette lighter from one car in another or your engine will shut down" apparent myth!
It hence seems that:
1. Use parts with the exact same part number from a scrappy (mirrors, DDMs, PDMs, Climate etc) and, if you disconnect the battery before swapping, you seem (generally) to be ok.
(@Stekelly - let us know how you get on with the radio head unit!)
2. Upgrades between parts (e.g. one model of head unit to another) may be more problematic (with some functions not working properly) but it seems unlikely they'll kill your car. Perhaps anyone who has done this successfully (or otherwise) can post here?
3. A Volvo tech may be able to code your car to make different 'stuff' work.
4. There's even some evidence of people who have bought a "D5" that started out life as a petrol - so that's a complete engine and ECU swap into a different donor car - and the car apparently works perfectly! See here:
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showth...IN+DVLA+petrol