i guess you don't, that is why it is often best to take parts and match then before buying
another thing is to look at the 98.5 cars that have the 98 features that were suppose to be taken out, like the clock
i think alot of it has to with what Ford has on hand when the car is built, but I don't think prototype parts would be used on a car
how to fins out about the changes, compair to others and try to determine by build dates when a change might have happened
can one see there heater core connections easily? I cna try to take a look and tell you what I have