Right. All the computers for each year were the same electronically, it's what is programed into them via that tool which are different. You can't interchanged based on year for the same reason you can't year interchange the electronic clusters- the CCD buss changed almost every year! 'course even with the CCD buss changes, it might work on different years, might not... depends how simple Chrysler had that code. --- Mark Swingle <mark.swingle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I would try www.car-part.com for the computer IF you > really need one. As > for the different options, there probably is only > one type of body computer, > it is just what is enabled in it (I'm saying this > because there is only one > listed in the interchange). Now, it may cost a bit > for a dealer to hook a > DRB tool up to one to program it (I think that is > what he means by reading > from the old one to the new one). > > As for a battery cable, a salvage yard may be a good > alternative to a > fabricated cable or the dealer price. > > Good luck, > Mark > 1990 Chrysler Imperial > 1991 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE > 1994 Chrysler LeBaron LX convertible > 1997 Dodge Neon Highline sedan > Atlanta, GA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of MAtt > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 9:38 AM > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: IML: 1990 imperial body computer ( HELP > PLEASE) > > > OK, Mom's '90 imperial now shows the dreaded > asterisk > in the digital dash where the odometer used to be > displayedafter the battery died( for no reason, and > the dealer can't find a draw). The Service manual > says > I need a special tool to retrieve info from old body > computer to the new. Our friendly neighborhood > dealer > says we need a new body computer and and positive > battery cable ( 200.00 for the cable!!!) he doesn't > know where to get the body computer,he thinks they > may > be available "rebuilt" and furthermore for around > 500.00 plus for install will NOT gaurentee it once > he > puts it in. My Latest question is this, do any of > you > have a source for these components? is the tool to > transfer the data redily available? or easy to > fashion? can I get an original styal positive > battery > cable with all the plugs attached without having to > make it myself? > > Please help!! matthew > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > >