The first one went away unfixed. ( customer didn't want to spend money on it )
The second one, we asked around more and some dealers said that they had heard that a used column could be fitted as long as the battery was disconnected and was reconnected after the column had been installed. ( something to do with can signals all powering up at the same time )
We couldn't find a virgin dump for the immobiliser chip so we managed to get a dump from a used column that had been removed from a car, We wrote that info to the chip, Refitted the column and connected the battery, The car started straight up but as had been suggested the immobiliser light stopped on, So we disconnected the battery again, reconnected it and the car started and the immobiliser light went out.
So either they can be fitted as long as the battery is disconnected, "OR" its a bit hit and miss and it depends how lucky you are on the day.
But if the battery is not disconnected and it immobilises when plugged in then your left with a non runner unless you can get it virginised or have a known good dump.
We have also fitted a few "RECON" columns and had one failure. ( repair company couldn't fault the column but said that they had received a few back that they couldn't find faults with but the replacement column works fine.
H.T.H Tony.
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