Q: Speedometer and thermostat housing compatability between two cars.

asked by on October 17, 2016

Is the 1997 n 1998 wb ford festiva 3 door hatch the speedometer and the thermostat housing are they the same part for a wf ford festiva 3 door hatch to get them working...there both auto or can the wb festiva 4 door hatch parts fit my wf allso can i get the same parts for the same making as the wb n wf but in manual will they fit and work on the wf festiva auto. Or can i get the 4 door hatch speedometer and thermostat housing auto fit my 3 door 1.3 engine ford festiva....or do i have to match the car parts exactlly....

My car has 178000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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