*** NO GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER TO ANY DAMAGE DERIVED FROM THE USE OF INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS *** Step 0: Inventory Things you will need: Clothes Bar from Advance Auto Part � Stock # PA 6013317 ($5.99 + tax) Flat Punched 1/18� Thick 1-3/8� x 38� Zinc Plated from Home Depot P# 30699-18040 ($2.49) 2 sets of 5/16� […] More »

EVERYTHING IN THE OTHER BOSE AMP FIX IS CORRECT INFO, BUT EVERYBODY THINKS IT\’S ONLY THE TWO 820UF CAPS THAT GO BAD BECAUSE THEY ARE THE BIGGEST ONES ON THE BOARD. IN REALITY THERE ARE SEVERAL ELECTROLIC CAPACITORS THAT CAN GO BAD ON THESE CARDS. AS ON ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPTMENT ELECTROLIC CAPS TEND TO DRY […] More »

First, let me qualify this post: This fix is for most BOSE amp boards in C4 Corvettes. If your amp board doesn\’t look similar to the one shown below, yer outta luck. From my experience (and that of others) I give this fix a 70% success rating. I CAN\’T POSSIBLY GUARANTEE THIS WILL FIX ALL […] More »

After trying the two ideas mentioned in the other article on this subject, my ECC still was blinking on and off. A friend of mine and I got curious, so we took the printed board off of the faceplate, and the solder was cracked on the inside of the faceplate. We simply touched a hot […] More »

Like most of you I\’ve battled the problem of cockpit heat. I think I\’ve finally found a problem in my 74 that may be common to a lot of C3s and which may cause heat to come in to the cockpit no matter how much insulation or sealing is done to the heat/AC system. Over […] More »

A very common problem with the C4 sport seat is the failure of the pump that inflates the lumbar bladders internal to the back of the seat. The most prevalent failure is not the pump assembly, but simply the diaphragm within the pump sub-assembly. To gain access to the pump, look under the front of […] More »

Here is my version of the rear speaker boxes that Justin78-L-82 posted. I modified the way they mount to the car since I didn\’t previously have rear speakers, and didn\’t have the mounting hardware that came with them. The full plan with pictures and measurements is at: http://members.cox.net/~mfouchi/vette/speakers/boxplans.htm