Two Different Interior Light Assemblies - What are differences ?

[amcleod1]

Hi Fellow 996ers,

:help: I'll give a reputation point the first to answer the question about the purpose of what appears to be 2 extra sensors on the interior light assembly - see attached photo, extra bits/sensors circled red. I suspect this assembly is off a later model car than mine.

The assembly I have in my car (MY2000) does not have these extra bits (also pictured) and was wondering whether the extra bits give me extra horsepower (just kidding). No, seriously, I'm interested whether its worth replacing mine with this and what may be involved.

As minimum I have already noted that both assemblies have the same 3-pin connector, but different keying on the connector so not simply plug-n-play. The other two connectors (sunroof switch and alarm sensors) are plug-n-play.

Thanks in advance.

Alex.

Edited January 18, 2012 by amcleod1

[Loren]

Yes, they changed in MY2002/2003

Here is the manual description for the later version...

[amcleod1]

Thanks Loren for the quick response. I'll stick with the MY2000 one and list the 2002/3 one on e-bay sometime in the future along with the whole interior light trim. And yes, I gave you the rep point. :thankyou:

[Reborn996]

I actually added the newer light unit as an upgrade on my 1999... it was nice to have the ambient light for the interior and was plug and play. I think I had to trim the "key" part of the connector with an Xacto knife to make it plug in to my older harness though. ;)