5-speed manual swap questions

[kvalberg]

So here's my dilemma. I'm doing a transmission swap for a girl that got a '99 Beetle from a friend of her family. She hit a lane divider a few weeks ago and really messed up the transmission bell housing. I want to swap out the tranny for another one, but the salvage yard up here has a few different types, all manual, all for the 2.0L engine.

Here's my question: Can I swap out this tranny (DZQ) for another one with a different code? I'm seeing a bunch of different ones (EKG; EKH; ECV; EBP) that show they're a 5-speed manual for the 2.0L motor. Can these other ones work? If not, why? What's the difference?

[The Cheat]

no difference.

any mk4 2.0 trans will work, just make sure if it's out of a 2000+, you swap the shift tower on the trans to the 98-99 style.