Having all sumps off both the AR25 and new AR35, the wiring is virtually identical, and the mechanicals appear identical. Apart from the new one utilises the earth lug in the rear sump, which is unused in the AR25. Also the 7 pin plug on the old one has two wires which are connected together internally, so straight in and out of the plug, doing nothing inside, and I could connect these together externally. There is also one blank pin, so it is effectively only a 4 pin plug.
Unfortunately it is not possible to exchange the receptor plugs from the old box to the new one, as the plugs are different diameter. Multi-pin is 28mm, and 4 pin is 22mm, and the new box mounting holes are the correct size but in the wrong place.
Therefore the answer seems to be to swap the cable ends on the car cables to match the existing plugs on the new box, although the 4 pin one is a slightly different pin size, and as I was unable to remove the 4 pin one undamaged from the old box due to brittle plastic, I will need a complete new connector for that, then use the internal wiring from the old box.