AU Dash Conversion

[chief]

Hey guys I am undertaking a dash swap from a AUII forte to a black AUII Fairmont Ghia. What is involved in the conversion.

So far after taking the forte dash out I have got this far.

Passanger airbag will be a strait swap.
Radio is a strait swap.
Headlight switch is a strait swap.
Buttons such as Door lock / unlock, fuel cap release will be a strait swap.
I am going to wire in the half height aerial switch.
No traction control in the wagon so dont worry about that.

This is where it gets interesting:

The controls for the a/c heater is controlled by cable and the fan speed, direction is controlled by electrics. How does one get the three dials in a forte to work on the screen of the woodgrain fairont dash. ie does the heater box ect have to come out and be replaced with the HIN modual and solinode.

The AC and rear demistor button is rewired from its position on the forte dash to its position on the woodgrain dash. Simply rewire it or is there more?.

The Fairmont dash requires a high series BEM. Therefore once the dash is changed the BEM and ECU wont match up and the car wont start. To fix this take the car to Ford, or can the keys be reprogrammed. (How do I move the car if it wont start? without towing it!!!)

I assume that an AUII XR cluster will drop right into a Fairmont dash. I can find out (where's HLC's car lol)

I am sure Stav will jump on here and ask a few more questions.

Thanks