I want to paint my '97 850 T5 spoiler also. It's definately much worse in terms of fading, peeling and general bad lookingness than the body of the car. The spoiler is clearly plastic. (This is the full turbo spoiler that is raised up above the trunk and has the brake light array on it.) My spoiler ...

FYI nice resources: http://www.volvohelp.com/
Has a good bunch of links.
I especially like the link there to this new site: www.alloemvolvoparts.com New site for OEM Volvo Parts out of New Jersey.
-Peff

Thanks MIJ!
Those simple racks are so cool. Form follows function.
Simplicity in it's simplest form!
Thanks again for your seemingly endless knowledge of stuff!
-Peff

V70R doesnt have enough power.. :D I think that i need to buy new turbo and upgrade ECU. Or keep it stock, and buy 960 or 760, and fitt the T6 engine in there..Lets see.. :wink: Welcome Fellah! Please keep us updated on this project if you decide to do it. If you can do something like this, you're ...

Whatever you do.. don't use ArmorAll / silicones. Way back (80s), I had an Audi Fox with small dash cracks. I Armorall-ed it which helped - for a while. But when the silicone dried up / went away, the cracks became twice the size that they were in the beginning. My theory is that the silicone swells...

Thanks you guys.
Those were the EXACT two answers I was hoping for.
Decisions, decisions...
-Peff

My search for "roof rack" didn't come up with much. My '97 850 has no factory racks or rain gutters. Was was wondering what is best brand or works best for these roofs? Thule, Yakima, Inno? Can you even get the Volvo OEM Rails? This would be nice for looks and I could tackle my peeling bla...

Congrats!
Another Florida boy I can talk to!
-Peff

This should get the blood pumping! Take a look:
(P.S. Look at the rear-quarter view of the silver one.)

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/05/koen ... lvo-p1800/

Thanks for the Hayne's tip. Will do. Re. the big, blue, thick, expensive "mechanics books"... It's been a while since I got one. I had one for my Jeep Wrangler, one for my old Landcruiser and one for my last Volvo 960. I still forget how I had gotten them. How do you guys get 'em? Ebay sel...