Sheffy Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Good evening, I've noticed that the part numbers for UK-spec and J-spec AC panels are different: 55405-14120 (JP) 55405-14130 (UK) I looked at some pictures online but I can't see the difference, does anyone know what it is? Can they be used interchangeably? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 I don't think they are different and I've previously bought a new UK Spec ignition panel and used it in a Pre-facelift J-Spec without issue. So even the colour and finish are the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 16 hours ago, Sheffy said: Good evening, I've noticed that the part numbers for UK-spec and J-spec AC panels are different: 55405-14120 (JP) 55405-14130 (UK) I looked at some pictures online but I can't see the difference, does anyone know what it is? Can they be used interchangeably? Thanks! You are correct, there is a difference between the j-spec and UK AC dash panel, as I found out years ago when I tried to fit a j-spec panel into my UK spec. The lip around the headunit is deeper (thicker) on the UK spec, so a jspec panel left a gap all around the headunit, as the UK headunit cage must sit further back. We couldn't figure out why it wouldn't fit correctly unit we noticed the different part numbers stamped on the back of each panel were different. I then sourced a UK panel and no more gap around the headunit. I hope that helps. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffy Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) Very interesting, thanks a lot. Quite remarkable how many unique parts they made for the UK/Euro spec. They were probably hoping for more sales. I was able to find a picture of each where you can see the difference, I've attached them for future reference. J-spec UK-spec: Edited December 7, 2023 by Sheffy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Sheffy said: Very interesting, thanks a lot. Quite remarkable how many unique parts they made for the UK/Euro spec. They were probably hoping for more sales. I was able to find a picture of each where you can see the difference, I've attached them for future reference. J-spec UK-spec: There you go That shows perfectly what I was on about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 12/7/2023 at 12:58 PM, Burna said: You are correct, there is a difference between the j-spec and UK AC dash panel, as I found out years ago when I tried to fit a j-spec panel into my UK spec. The lip around the headunit is deeper (thicker) on the UK spec, so a jspec panel left a gap all around the headunit, as the UK headunit cage must sit further back. We couldn't figure out why it wouldn't fit correctly unit we noticed the different part numbers stamped on the back of each panel were different. I then sourced a UK panel and no more gap around the headunit. I hope that helps. Never knew that, how strange. I wonder why that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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