What You'll Need
First thing you'll need to do before tearing into that dash is search for a Selespeed Stilo breaking for spares, local to you preferred, probably
Got one close to you breaking? BINGO!
So this is what you'll need then:
- Digital heater matrix
- Dashboard wiring loom
- Digital climate controller
- Connect Nav unit
- White dash clocks (optional )
- Steering wheel with (11) buttons, clock spring as well
Now there are a few sensors you will NEED to get along with the heater matrix in order for it to work effectively. On top of your dash right in the middle where the windscreen de-mister is, there will be a blanking plug - remove it. This is where the "heat sensor" for the digital climate will sit. The other two sensors are for air speed/ temperature and look like little MAF sensors, one for passneger side and one for drivers side. The wiring for these is all on the heater matrix already and the three sensors should come with it, but make sure you do get them first!
You could take the entire stalk assembly off the Selespeed Stilo if you want so that you have the cruise control stalk as well, this needs to be hardwired to your engine node seperately however and will not be covered in this guide.
As most of the work is in removing interior stuff, the tools required are not exhaustive:
- Torx keys
- Allen keys
- Screwdriver bits
- Ratchet - for dash frame and steering wheel only
The last thing I'll explain before going to the next step is the reason we require the heater matrix from the Selespeed Stilo. The reason you need the heater matrix off the Selespeed model is that it is different from the "analog" climate control on Active models. The analog climate control works by pulling on cables when you turn the dials to rotate gears which in turn open/ close the flaps on the heater matrix. The digital climate control heater matrix does away with this and instead replaces it with a series of "actuators" on the matrix - when you press a button on the digital climate controller it will send a signal to the actuator it relates to and carry out what it was told to do, whether it's to increase fan speed or adjust temperature. Also, there is no need to replace the interior fusebox in the flap by the drivers right knee - mine works perfectly fine off my 1.2's standard fusebox
One thing to do before I forget about it later one - drain your coolant out the system and unplug the two coolant pipes from the heater matrix. You will see these behind the ECU on the bulkhead, they're right next to each other. Don't want to yank these apart still attatched to the heater matrix when you try and remove it!
Right so with that out the way, let's get crackin' with this swap then eh?
