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Used door cards vary between vehicles - and whether you call it used, second hand or a replacement, matching the right one matters. These are the details breakers need to match the right part to your car - our request form asks them so you only hear from suppliers with the correct part:
The Alfa Romeo 156 ran from 1997 to 2003 in its original form, with a facelift introduced in 2003 that continued to the end of production in 2007 — and the facelift brought changes to door trim and interior panel design that can affect fitment across that boundary. You should name the exact year of both the donor and your car when asking a breaker, and confirm against your registration before buying. Never assume a pre-2003 card will drop straight into a post-2003 car or vice versa.
The Alfa Romeo 156 was offered as a four-door saloon and as an estate (called the Sportwagon), and because both body styles have four full side doors, the front door cards are the same between them — rear door cards, however, differ between saloon and Sportwagon and are not interchangeable. Always confirm the body style of the donor car with the breaker to make sure you are getting the right rear card if that is what you need.
Yes — door cards are side-specific and a nearside (NS, passenger/left) card will not fit the offside (OS, driver/right) aperture. In UK right-hand-drive 156s the OS is the driver's side, so make sure you tell the breaker clearly which side you need to avoid ending up with the wrong part.
On the Alfa Romeo 156, trim levels such as Turismo, Lusso, and Veloce do not change the physical shape or mounting points of the door card, so the structural fitment is the same across trims. However, higher trims may have different speaker cut-outs, switch blanks, or insert finishes, so the card from a lower-spec car may look different or require modification for a clean finish — confirm the donor car's exact spec with the breaker if a tidy appearance matters to you.
A 2001 car is pre-facelift and a 2005 car is post-facelift (the facelift arrived in 2003), meaning there are likely differences in the door card design across that boundary that could prevent a straightforward swap. You should confirm fitment directly with the breaker, quoting both registration numbers, before purchasing a card from the earlier generation for use in the later car.
No — engine choice has no bearing on door card fitment whatsoever, so whether your 156 has a petrol, diesel, or V6 engine makes no difference to which card you need. What matters is the generation (pre- or post-2003 facelift), the body style, which door position the card is for, and the side (NS or OS).