Thanks Geof,
Our cars are actually very similar, I did have a 2006 car for a few years. Functionally the pcb appears to be are very similar with just a different form factor. They share the same two connectors and have the same pin outs as far as I can tell. On the early cars as you say the Caerbont Multi Function Unit is behind the dash whilst mine is in the engine bay under a cover next to the my ecu. This mod to remove the pcb really doesn’t affect the MFU. The MFU uses a microprocessor and CAN interface for controlling the instrumentation, that’s a future project….

So yes in principle this mod could be done on the earlier cars but the relay assembly might need to be packaged differently owing to the available space.
2006 pcb
![[Linked Image]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/tsmigq1c4sywepa/2006%20pcb.jpg)