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  1. desidon
    I just converted from a 2002 halogen to Bi-xenon. I used the thread below for wiring instructions. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=8612 Also...check out this thread for some wiring diagrams. http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/show...ad.php?t=403237 Sorry...not exactly what you are looking for.....hope it helps some. -Manil
  2. desidon
    I have successfully upgraded to Bi-xenons. It was not easy and the wire splicing was a little bit above my skill level. Finally put it together and it works!! I followed the instructions on the 996 DIY section of Renntech http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=8612 The trickiest piece was getting the plastic connector off. I broke several small pieces of it because of my clumsiness. I did not break those connectors too bad as I was able to plug the lights back in. Thanks to Doug Donsbach from Rennlist and Specialist and Flashingblade from Renntech. This would not have happened if not for all their replies to my queries. DD
  3. desidon
    I bought an extended warranty from my dealer for my 2002 c4s. Paid $4700 for 4 year/48K miles.
  4. desidon
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...em=320204496756 I will be installing this on my 02 996 C4s. I have read a lot of posts on here and am not sure if this topic was totally closed out. The closest thread was http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...amp;hl=litronic but do not have full instructions on how to get this done. Can we close this out? Has anyone on here done what I am about to do? I know that the newer litronics have a lot more wires. I do not plan on using the "auto leveling" and the headlamp washers. How will the wiring look like? DD
  5. desidon
    Hi All, This has been widely discussed before. I read a lot of previous posts as well before posting but am still confused. Below is what I want. I have a 2002 C4s with halogens. All I am looking for is a HID/Xenon/litronic low beam. The high beam can be Halogen. I do not care about the washers and the self leveling feature. Can it be done short of putting $5000 worth of new headlight assemblies? If yes....what are the part numbers. Thx....DD
  6. desidon
    UPDATE!! Ok...the mechanic "recalibrated" the gauge again. 1. When I got the car, the needle was between 1/2 and 1/4. I could fill 6.2 gallons at the pump before cutoff. Forced another 0.8 to make it 7 even. 2. Went for a drive, drove 72 miles before I dropped to 3/4 tank. 3. Filled the car again. Could fill 3.2 gallons before cutoff, forced another 0.8 to make it 4 gallons. So, from a volume prospective, looks like the issue is fixed because if quarter tank can take in 4 gallons that means the full tank can hold 16 gallons. From a miles driven prospective...it looks promising because earlier I could get 50 miles in a quarter tank, now I got 72. The true test would be how much gas it can take in from Empty to Full but I won't have a chance for testing that for quite some time now(leaving town on a business trip). Sooo....how does it look so far? Do you experts think that the issue is fixed based on my testing today? DD
  7. desidon
    The calibration was done using a PST2....don't know if it was done correctly or not...have no way of verifying except for the mechanic's word. I am taking it again tomorrow for recalibration. He says...if that does not fix it...he will have to replace the instrument cluster. Is the computer for measuring the fuel level located in the cluster? How common is it for the cluster to go bad?
  8. desidon
    yes...the mechanic used the PST2 for calibration. We changed the sending unit and re calibrated it. What else can be wrong? Could it be the instrument cluster? Is there a way of confirming that the cluster is bad without changing it out with a brand new $2000 cluster? I also saw a couple of TSB's on incorrect fuel reading but cannot read them on the TSB thread. How can I get to those? Thx!!! DD
  9. desidon
    Hi All, I went back and read all the previous C4S fuel gauge posts. I now understand that the C4S tank is saddle bag shaped and the display on the cluster is a guestimate from the measurement on one side. Below is my problem When I fuel the car...it takes in only about 10 gallons from E to Full. Consequently, I get only 200 miles and the tank shows E again. I know that there is more gas in there but I drop to E after 10 gallons. Took to a mechanic who replaced my fuel sending unit and did a recalibration. He said after he emptied the tank he could put around 16 gallons in it. I picked up the car and drove it and I still have the same problem. I am on E after about 200 miles....so the sending unit was not the issue(need my $$ back!!!) Also the trip computer follows the needle pretty much....at Full it says I have 300+ miles range but the time the needle goes to E it says I have close to 0. The mechanic said that if it is not the sending unit....it is the instrument cluster which is a $2000 part on a 2002 C4S manual. Do I believe him? What are the chances that the cluster is bad. Its just a passive device that reads the electric current and moves the needle. Help!!! What could be wrong here!!! DD
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