Probably a futile effort. We've got all the C1 through C3 experts but then there's a brickwall once you roll over to gen 4. Where are you guys? You better be clearing the memory on the digital cameras for documentation and getting the budgets set up in perparation.
I personally can't imagine bringing a C4 back from the brink, with all the electronics challenges and the sophisticated engineering and assembly, not to mention the fact that there's not much variation within a given model year. I'm sure there's more than a handful of C4s that are treated like mine - garage-kept, infrequently driven, and well-maintained - such that a restoration pretty much involves a good cleaning.
But first I'd have to find some Goodyear GS-C EMT tires, an AC Delco battery, and a few other odds and ends like hoses, plug wires and such, and remove the passenger-side air-bag override system before I present for judging.
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But first I'd have to find some Goodyear GS-C EMT tires, an AC Delco battery, and a few other odds and ends like hoses, plug wires and such, and remove the passenger-side air-bag override system before I present for judging.
When you find someone making the repro battery for a C4, let us know. I have two sets of EMT's right now (including the original set) so I dont need them.
I personally can't imagine bringing a C4 back from the brink, with all the electronics challenges and the sophisticated engineering and assembly, not to mention the fact that there's not much variation within a given model year. I'm sure there's more than a handful of C4s that are treated like mine - garage-kept, infrequently driven, and well-maintained - such that a restoration pretty much involves a good cleaning.
But first I'd have to find some Goodyear GS-C EMT tires, an AC Delco battery, and a few other odds and ends like hoses, plug wires and such, and remove the passenger-side air-bag override system before I present for judging.
Yep, the snakepit of wires you find in these cars is what probably scares a lot of people from trying to restore them. Other than a lot of electrical gremlins that can show up, I think everything would go just as it does during C1-C3 restorations. That and well, I geuss it's still too modern for some.
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Any C4 restoration projects? (LOL)
