Swapping ECU help please!

[azza993]

Right I own a Mk2 clio 1.4 extreme which i have just had re-mapped.. Last night i was in an accident and the car is now written off (Badtimes!) but although the car wont start due to the cambelt snapping the engine is in tact still, Im looking to buy another Mk2 1.4 clio Dynamique tomorrow and dont want that re map to have gone to waste. Does anyone know if i could change the ECU's so the new clio i buy will have the remap and if so does anyone know where to start about removing and replacing it?

 

[Sean6545]

Use your ECU, UCH and key head and it will be fine.

 

[azza993]

Thanks mate, do you know if it's pretty straight forward to do?

 

[Sean6545]

Yeah pretty straight forward. ECU is behind the battery, UCH is behind the glovebox and use the old key head and the new blade on your new car.

 

[glowworm105]

Sorry to interupt on this thread but can i just ask could you notice a difference with the remap ive asked on here before but i got the usual buy a sport lol would be good to get a reply from someone whos had it done

 

[azza993]

Thanks @shepperdspie! And to answer your question @glowworm yes I noticed a difference, there was an improvement in throttle response, it ran much smoother through the gears and gave me and extra 8bhp, I had it done at k tec racing, well worth it I thought!

 

[DannyR]

You sure you didnt misinform your insurance company and need to swap quickly

 

[baggyboy12]

You sure you didnt misinform your insurance company and need to swap quickly

Lol that was the impression I had.

 

[azza993]

I haven't gone through the insurance to claim for the car in all honesty, seen as I'm 18 all that's gonna happen is my insurance will go up by £5000 so I decided a £2500 loss of scrapping the car would be better but if anyone needs any Clio spares you know who to ask there is only damage to the front drivers side and the engine won't turn over

 

[Fred@BTM]

fix it then?

 

[JackJack]

fix it then?

+1

 

[DannyR]

So it's going to cost £1k at the very very most to fix

 

[azza993]

I tried going down that route of fixing it but someone from a crash repair garage came out last night and told me it's a category B and the chassis is bent as there is a crease in the roof, according to him it's not safe to repair it

 

[Fred@BTM]

that's a normal factory feature, the roofs bend anyway, just stick a non sunroof skin on there