Fairmont Dash into ute.

[MrEL]

Ok I have done a search and there is a question Im still looking for the answer too.
In the next month or so I will be changing the dash of my Series 2 XLS ute over to a Series 2 Fairmont Ghia one.
The ute and the donor car I have are both 5.0's.
SO does the BEM have to be programmed to both the ECU or just the key barrel for the changeover?
Is it possible to fit the Fairmont BEM to the XLS dash and have it reprogrammed before pulling the old dash out?
That way I have a complete running and starting car with BEM before I start changing things over.
Any assistance appreciated.

[FGII-XR6]

Originally Posted by MrEL

Ok I have done a search and there is a question Im still looking for the answer too.
In the next month or so I will be changing the dash of my Series 2 XLS ute over to a Series 2 Fairmont Ghia one.
The ute and the donor car I have are both 5.0's.
SO does the BEM have to be programmed to both the ECU or just the key barrel for the changeover?
Is it possible to fit the Fairmont BEM to the XLS dash and have it reprogrammed before pulling the old dash out?
That way I have a complete running and starting car with BEM before I start changing things over.
Any assistance appreciated.

key BEM and ECU must all be programed together you should be able to put the Fairmont BEM in prior to the swap but some functions may not work properly including the windows. I know the power window function is totally different from when I did my 4 door window conversion . the windows didn't work till I installed a high series BEM was a real pain . if upgrading the dash to high series you might encounter the same dramas and need to install high series window wiring etc. might be a lot more work than you are expecting

[superroo]

After doing the install, you can drive the car on the old BEM, but some things won't work.
Wipers and headlights are some I can think of, but I can't remember what else.

I don't know about xls but on my XL series 1 (without power windows), i had to modify/remake the cross car loom. I did switch to Fairmont door trims/looms at the same time though. If you're keeping your old door cards, I would think you might be alright.

Cheers

[MrEL]

I actually started playing around with it today.
The series 2 ute has the pink BEM as per Fairmont.
I fitted the Fairmont BEM into the ute and apart from the ute not starting as smartshield was locked , every other function on the car worked as per normal.
Lights , windows , wipers the lot.
I am going to wait until I change the entire dash over to see if I need to have the BEM reprogrammed or not.
There are other people who have put the climate dash into a ute and it went staright in and use d the original BEM.