they reason I say that is because I know that....it they look the same and the hookups are the same and they, again, look and feel, the same then you absolutely do that. Bosche stuff...believe me you can do that if you are careful..... I ran the wifes 1988 325iC for 6 months off the coil from my 1985 635CSi that was in storage, that was the longest coil wire ever made....