Subject: Re: 1985 C4 - almost frame off by Vette91 on 2015/3/2 14:58:25
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Vette91 wrote: The problem with modern stuff is that we are not allowed to install it until we waive the pros of a historic registration ... so we have to get that Bose stuff.
so they will forbid a historic resto, just because of modern audio?
Do they have any idea how much of Frankenstein your car is? You do know I am laughing at such an ignorant set of bureaucratic standards... on a car they know jack shit about?
That radio is nowhere near correct... They never offered a CD in the early C4s...
If It was me, I would put the oem bose in, non-functioning, and leave it at that, then upgrade the entire mess.
The rules are a little strange ... It is allowed to upgrade/modify with parts of the same generation or older. So the '91 enginge, suspension and wheels are OK. Even a C3-steering wheel would be OK. Custom wheels or body parts that have been produced 30 years ago are OK. Brake system is allowed to get an upgrade not younger than 10 years after the end of production of the C4-generation, so C5-brakes are OK and ABS is, too. But a modern Porsche/Brembo/C6 would not ...
It is not allowed to get a C5 paint e.g. or put C5-seats in or get a modern radio or modern headlights. It is better to have no radio or a broken one than modern stuff. That's why most people install OEM stuff and get a mp3-player with FM-sender. However, a modern radio with the look of OEM or same generation-GM would be OK.
I really hate that strange rules! Welcome to german bureaucracy ...
The car had custom speakers (Visaton); two at the doors and four at the rear powered by a huge amp. I found OEM-speakers at the dash which were not connected.
