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DarbyOhara
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- 1987 Corvette C4 Silver Coupe/Targa
Ed,
I looked at my 88 storage compartment tonight when I got home and it looks pretty much like yours except for the battery. I don't remember the last time I looked in there, probably right after I got it 13 years ago. Anyway looking at the schematics all the wires running through there are for the anti-lock brakes. And if it was me, I'd just cut the battery wires and pull it out. Doesn't appear to be hooked to anything anyway.
And I didn't know that 87s had anti-lock brakes either. One thing that CAC has is an excellent reference for each year that will probably answer some of your questions concerning what your car has. You can also check the RPO codes which on mine are under the console lid and then cross-reference them against the RPO codes here on CAC. Also if you really want to find out what your car has, the National Corvette Museum can print you the window sticker and build sheet.
Finally Mid America Design and other Corvette part houses make replacement consoles if you want to replace yours with the hole in it. You might also check some of the Corvette salvage places for the console and other part you will probably need as you get deeper into your project.
Good luck.
Ron
"Baldie88"
Hi Ron, yes, I'll want that battery removed since it is serving no purpose. I just don't like snapping wires I am unfamiliar with. And there are a bunch down there. This weekend I will first try to trace where they lead to. I'll like to find the main source of that security system and remove it too. And believe me, I am not having a hard time finding any parts for my C4... it's the prices for some things. What I've seen, those replacement consoles are nearly $200. I was hoping to find a cheap used one on ebay, but nothing so far. Don't care about the color now that I know that the vinyl paint (dye) from Autozone works great! I'll keep looking around. I'm not ready to tackle that removal yet anyway. I have too many things planned and don't want to get ahead of myself.