On my '93, the alternator was replaced before I bought it, but I have the receipt saying it was changed at about 125k. I just replaced the fuel pump recently and the car has 226k miles now.

That's what I was thinking of doing, but I figured if it was a simple to disconnect it, might as well

Use a small screwdriver and carefully pry the grills off.

WHY? Every A/C system uses the A/C with the defroster, it works better to clear the winsdhield Because I can't afford the time or money to replace the evaporator anytime soon and would like to use the defroster when I need it without the compressor constantly cycling. I can't keep r134 in the syste...

Is there a way to stop the AC compressor engaging when the defroster is used?

I've got Potenza G009's and love them, my father put Exalto's on my mother's s40 and they are real nice too but I like the Potenza's better

Nokian is a very good brand for snow tires. I bought a set of Nokian Hakkapeliitta 2's last season and am VERY pleased with them. They look pretty good and are incredible in the snow and on ice. As long as it's not snowing so hard I can't see, I have no concerns at all driving anywhere in the winte...

It's all good, just curious. Like I said, the pocket that came with the kit from Crutchfield worked pretty good for me. If you're buying from Crutchfield, it's free anyway, so I'd give it a shot..

I bought a Kenwood deck from Crutchfield for my '93 850 and the pocket they provided with the kit works perfectly fine for me. I did find that it's best to install the pocket ABOVE the deck as opposed to what they say though. The deck will fit a lot more snug, won't move as much and stays a bit cool...

MadeInJapan wrote:Don't know why they get so much for them.

It was a retorical question