Chieber wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 12:44 I just lost a socket 13 in this crevasse

Must be somewhere in the side skirts by now?

You should be able to get it with a long magnet tool ...

Buy the stem seals in the kit, not by the piece. Since you live in the Health Care side of the Atlantic , you can get them from Skandix.de pretty cheaply

The kit has both the seals and the little protective nipples if you choose the sadistic path of doing the stem seals with the head on

Do you mean one like this? https://www.keylessentryremotefob.com/volvo-850-oem-2-button-key-fob-1/?srsltid=AfmBOooeCYdg02KgQDjuUdgv-qLkXxD4t6bRKEkioy6q_HIKfFt_RNWD Neil. That looks to be the whole thing, not just the case. It's also out of stock. For my 99, I was able to buy new cases, and swap ove...

Well from 10m the car looks pretty good to me! Just think, no car payments, little depreciation and when you have done all the catch up service work, good for another 100kkm with normal servicing. Being able to do your own work makes such a difference. I'm just about to do my 2nd P2 oil service toda...

Sounds like you got a whole new car to me. Very nice color. Im on my own restoration journey.

Nice looking set of rims and tires! Yes, the rims do like to get really crusty after many years. Most of mine have ben powder coated over the years to keep them fresh and easier to clean.

Neil.

Chieber wrote: ↑20 Jan 2026, 08:52 And I’m Norberto and I’ll show you how to replace the right side.

Nice bike, Norberto!

It's a true PITA to remove, I used various small pliers. I then derusted it, painted it and filled in the groove with sikaflex.

Chieber wrote: ↑25 Jan 2026, 08:53 And we’re complaining when it’s 1 degrees Celsius now haha.

I’m warm in the box, trying to remove the darned tailgate window strip.
It’s stuck in the glass adhesive. I have to cut the metal part and mangle it out.

Would a heat gun help with this project?
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