VIDA tells me "when replacing the bellows kits, the expander ring must also be replaced" for my S40, but there is not item called an expander ring in the parts list. Does anyone know to what this note is referring?

Thanks,

Cedric

We ended up doing something a little simpler than finding something to order. I happened to see a slate blue, foam backed headliner cloth at Michael's or JoAnn's, that seemed to match closely enough. We got some of that. The tricky bit is getting the headliner tray out of the car. We removed the two...

I started down this path when replacing a worn rear hub that was making lots of noise. Replaced both rear hubs with new SKF units. Decided to replace rotors, pads, and fluid at the same time. The hub noise went away. Noticed that the new brake fluid was almost immediately dark. The next day I remove...

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I have been using 1024D VIDA and a knock-off DICE for years quite successfully for diagnostics. They have been great. However, I now need to program some key/transponders. So I got a three-day subscription to the current VIDA only to discover that it refuses to talk to the car through my DICE. They ...

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After connecting Vida to S40, I see the attached. "CEM-DF04 CAN-L, low speed network Signal too low." All the things seem to function okay. Various searches suggest it is a short to ground which makes sense to me. So here is my question, is this something common to these cars, and is there...