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sorry for being so darn dense on this. Am I looking at the drivers side or passenger side of the tranny in the picture?

I am just not seeing it. The wire connection is near the back (engine side), loops under the tranny and goes toward the front (front of car side) then it feeds towards the top of the tranny on the side where all the tranny coolent lines are located????? The picture would indicate near the rear on the side opposite all the coolent lines definately not the case. There are a series of clips that run along the tranny pan that the wire clips into that the wire goes under the rear of the tranny along the pan and then to the front along the pan. what the heck am I missing??? Is it different on a C4 than a C2?

2002 c4 tiptronic cabriolet

How do you get to the switch (back up lights etc) on the tiptronic tranny. I have traced the wires and they appear to be going to the top of the tranny. I thought the switch was on the side no luck. How do I get to the switch? Is there an access panel under the carpet?

Lot of interesting conversation. I bought a few months back a 2002 c4 cab with tiptronic 52,000 miles. No oil drips anywhere but all this conversation does make one nervous. I bought a 3 year 36,000 warrenty from the dealer for piece of mind. Got such a good price on the car figured the 3 grand for a warrenty was worth it. I have a local mechanic who is crazy talented and doesn't charge premium rates just because the car is from germany. I am going to maintain the heck out of it, drive it every sunny day and not worry.

thanks for the heads up. Great advice.

Anyone use the JVT headers shown on Ebay? Pretty good price but wondering about quality and any improvement in performance.

One thing I have been surprised about is the high price of headers from main suppliers.

Can someone give me an idea where the neutral safety switch is located on the tiptronic? My higher lift jack broke so couldn't get the car positioned the way I wanted to really dig around under the car. Going to tackle next weekend but wanted to narrow down the search if possible. Do I have to drop the plastic pan under the car?

2002 C4 Tiptronic

thought I added a reply last night. When I got home I checked and when I shift into reverse the indicator light on the dash does light up. I will try bypassing the switch and see if the back up lights work. If they do then I assume it has to be the switch.

Loren, I checked when I got home. The indicator light on the dash lights up when I shift into reverse. The mirror and rear light do nothing. I will trace the circuit at the switch and bypass the switch to see if the back up lights come on. If they do I assume time to spend the money and buy a new switch.

I assume by indicator light you mean by the shifter? And just jump the switch and see if the light works, right. Power to the switch, bypass the switch and if lights work has to be the switch, correct?

2002 c4 tiptronic

My back up lights aren't working and the mirror doesn't adjust down when I shift into reverse. In reviewing posts for manual tranny cars this seems to indicate the back up swith isn't functioning. The guys at Sunset said there is only one switch on the tiptronic and it controls back up and neutral safety function (probably other things to). This is an expensive part and I want to make sure I don't chase parts. Bulbs are good so that doesn't seem to be the problem just no juice when I shift into reverse to the lights. Fuse also controls other items that function fine so fuse isn't issue. Other thoughts on what to try?

The trim that holds the trunk engine hood release is a mess on my car (2002 C4 Cab). Has anyone painted these? If so any suggestions on the right color black that matches the Porsche interior? Someone must have had this part off at one time as the screws are missing, a idea of the right size? I even thought about wrapping that part in a black leather to match the interior better. anyone try this?

just went through the same decision process. Kept looking and found a 2002 C4 Cabriolet for 30 grand. Car is in excellent shape and cheap enough so I added a 3 year warrenty. Found a 2002 c2 Cabriolet certified by Porsche for 32K, so good deals popping up all the time.

just bought a 2002 c4 Cabriolet. Not up on all the options, assume the ROW and M030 are options for springs and sway bars? Anyway, I don't want to turn the car into a harsh ride but am always interested in tweaking. How would a 4 wheel drive benefit from these changes? I am trying to get up to speed and reading everything I can, just have more questions than answers at this point.

I have to use a front license plate in Illinois so I bought the Porshe plate holder/mount and the two parts that go behind the mount and pop into the front bumper cover. One of them just will not stay attached it keeps popping out. Any suggestions? I thought maybe I could put a small bolt and nut on but can't figure out how to get to back of bumper cover. Any Ideas?

Thank, that is very helpful. inexpensive part so will order a couple and put in garage!

Just bought a 2002 996 C4. Dealer threw in an oil change but I have a slow leak from oil plug. I thought Porsches required an O Ring. I am 2 hours from the dealer so taking back a pain. Can anyone tell me what type of material and size the o ring is, the local O'Reilly's doesn't have a part number but they do have a large selection of orings. I figured I would pull the plug and drain the oil, replace the Oring and put everything back together. I live in a small town in southern illinois so most people think I am driving a space ship and no ones stocks parts.

How about the Fab speed intake kit versus the K&N Filter kit, any preference?

Just bought my first Porsche! A 2002 911 C4 Cabriolet Silver with Black interior and hard top. I am so pumped.

Where are some good parts suppliers to internet shop for parts and upgrades? Want to put on a cold air kit and headers.

Any other suggestions on "tweaks", I have strong mechanical skills so can handle a fair amount of stuff.

Anyone know of a good hard top lift/storage system for storing the hardtop from the ceiling of the garage?

Life long dream fulfilled.