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Instrument change, plug and play or programme it?

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Old 09-05-2017, 04:33 AM
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Default Instrument change, plug and play or programme it?

Hi guys, it appears i have can failure on my instrument pack, im hoping for a quick fix and was wondering if another instrument pack from the same year of car will plug in and work without having to reprogramme it to work? I have done the backplate solder issue but still have warning lights no speedo rev counter or display, i have tried to look into this but am getting conflicting answers, Jaguar say it will need programming, other people are saying it will plug and work. I just want my Jaguar working as it should, anyone on here know the answer?
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What year car? SC, 4.0 or 3.2?

It depends on which IPK you replace it with, if you have an exact parts number match - by looking in the trunk spare wheel well shoulder panel, there's the CATS LIST and will list the IPK part number along with it's actual programming code - you need these numbers to match for plug and play.

If you require further details, do a search, a thread by Jim Lombardi has this subject discussed at length...hope that helps.
 

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