Hello everyone! As shown in the What did you do to your Volvo today?-Thread I have designed a repair patch for the center tab of the dashboard kickpanel on the drivers side. What is the Issue? The mounting tab where the kickpanel is held in place by a torx screw breaks/crumbles off and the screw has...

So I bought one of these clamp to the vent units, but the vents just don't support the weight of the phone. So Instarted hacking and came up with a nice solution that has the phone near enough to speak while driving and have Waze online to warn me of speed traps. I used a blank switch hole cover and...

Ok, Image Rotation works. That photo above is [naturally] a completely normal, correctly oriented photo that I turned 180° with this new forum feature. You can go back to any photo you've ever posted to re-orient it, it's retroactive. This is how you do it: 1. click the rotation icon next to the fil...

Bought a reman steering rack from Detroit axle due to a leak from one of the external lines that are NLA, and they sent this new aftermarket one that they also sell. 20240608_150136.jpg They said they can't guarantee a replacement with an OEM rebuilt unit, it might be rebuilt from aftermarket cores ...

I do follow a few youtube car channels, and parts quality is a topic that comes up, seems like there is a general problem with declining quality. From my own experience I have not bought many parts recently, what I did was fine so far. do88.se stuff is good, very happy with the induction hoses. I u...

If you watch or subscribe to Napa feed, you can buy those recommended NAPA calipers at 20% off list on events occurring every 3-4 months, often centered on holidays They are running about $90 with core at NAPA right now, the fitment chart isn’t perfect, make sure you get single sliding pistons for A...

This may be documented elsewhere, but wanted to provide a warning of how quickly a leaky heater core can progress. Although the typical heater core leak may be a slow drip, it has the potential to be a source of massive coolant loss, as happened to me. My 1996 850 had a slow heater core leak (a few ...