Originally Posted by
carjock
I'm still curious about what the actual P/N is that a dealer would use for a new, original RCM....can anyone tell me what that part number would be? Is it the same # for a Crossfire as it is for a Mercedes SLK320? Is there a difference in the required part number for different years of XF's? Is the Chrysler P/N different than the Mercedes P/N? I'm really not looking to buy one, but the "paradox" that is created by the XF's "hybrid" construction seems to have set-up a very confused dealership/parts supplier network. I'm using this number to do some "research". What is the number on our factory RCM's? Thanks.
I don't remember the P/N off the top of my head but let's put the Crossfire to you this way... The body panels, the front and rear emblems, the rims and the top part of the frame, are "Chrysler" I guess you could say. In all technicality they (everything but the emblems) are branded R193, which is a mercedes specific chassis code for the Crossfire.
Everything else... SLK320 or SLK320 derived.
Chrysler has influence on programming of certain modules but it isn't anything you should ever have to deal with.
Bottom line, damn near everything you buy (like 99%) for this car should be from an SLK... Doesn't even need to be a 320 per se. Most of the time any R170 part will work.