adding CC stalk to com2000

[Gryffindor]

In the com2000 variants thread, one concern I had was which com2000s could have a cruise control stalk added to them, if at all, or would I have to swap my com2000 for a whole com2000 already with a CC stalk.

Advice given was that most or all com2000s can have a CC stalk plugged into them , so I checked mine out.

For the record my Berlingo is a 53 reg 1.4i petrol.

The lower steering column shroud was unpromising - no cutout for a stalk at 8 o'clock at all. But inside it, the com2000 did indeed have a mounting plate covering what must be a socket for plugging a CC stalk into. The plate simply pulls out (away from the steering column).

   
   

Taking off the top shroud allowed me to see the stickers on my comm. They show it to be a 96530926XT which is indeed a com2000. I mention this so that others with it will know that they can plug a CC stalk into it.

   

It is curious that a barcode sticker has been ripped off and another small handwritten label added. Makes me think this is a replacement? Could it have been done at the factory, if my earlier thought that my audio stalk might be an optional extra specified by my car's first owner? The comm unit is of the right vintage for this to be the case, to within a month of the car's mfg date going by the date on one sticker and the RPO code.

Lastly, one small note. A Youtube video I saw says that the lower shroud is fixed by two T20 Torx screws on its underside near the steering wheel. That's where I found two screws but they were T15, and there's a third one centrally placed at the other (forward) end of the shroud. Note also that its T15 screw is slightly shorter than the other two:

   

Could be a useful tip for someone.