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I've only had dealings with the FL cluster, but there is a comment on the eBay listing which is helpful:

Pre Facelift Clusters work without the need for any immobiliser recoding

From what I've read about replacing the clusters, the FL clusters have the immobiliser built into them, making a swap more difficult. With the PF, the immobiliser is separate, so you don't have that problem. If I understand that correctly, that would mean you don't have to get the keys recoded to the replacement cluster. I'm sure I've also read somewhere (maybe not on this forum) that you can change the mileage on the PF a lot easier.

There are others on here who can confirm if this is correct or not.

If you don't want to bother about changing the mileage, what you could do is contact A8parts and ask them if they have any other PF clusters with mileages roughly around what yours is. I did this with mine and kept it until my actual mileage was within a 1,000 mile and then got it changed.