Install discs are hardware-specific, so you can't use them on another model. It would be a copyright violation, anyway.
The hard drive in my first-generation MBP is going bad and I plan on replacing it. Unfortunately, I don't have the restore CDs anymore.
Will I be able to install OS X using the restore CDs that I received with my Penryn MBP?
The gray installer discs check the Model Identifier.Depends... it's a 50/50 shot. No harm in trying, is there?
The gray installer discs check the Model Identifier.