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1995 850T Random Piece of Foam Found

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
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1997 - 2004 C70

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Ben850
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Re: 1995 850T Random Piece of Foam Found

Post by Ben850 »

That IS the underside of a 1995 850 console. I know the SRS computer. I've replaced it in my '93 850 GLT, and am soon to be doing the same on the '95 T-5R.

That SRS unit is from '93-'95 850.
They have the red tag. They were adding random foam pieces in those years to stop rattles in the console. I would not worry about it. You can also see a what appears to be either a glue spot, or a coffee spill on the SRS unit.

The manual seat on my '93 also had that "tilt" lever. I have since replaced it with a powered seat from a '96.

Move on. If it fell out from under the console, it was no longer doing much.

Looks like you made a nickel while you were in there.
1993 850 GLT , You wouldn't know it.
1996 850 Turbo Wagon White.
1995 T-5R Black. New work in progress.
1998 V70 XC Cross Country White.
1994 850 N/A Wagon Black.
1997 850 Sedan Black.
1996 850R Wagon White.
1997 850 Sedan Red ( not white or black!)

polskamafia mjl
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Post by polskamafia mjl »

Ben850 wrote:
Looks like you made a nickel while you were in there.
My 850 only takes money, it never gives any back. :(
'All my money is gone and I have an old Volvo.' - Bamse's Turbo Underpants

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Ben850
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Post by Ben850 »

polskamafia mjl wrote:
Ben850 wrote:
Looks like you made a nickel while you were in there.
My 850 only takes money, it never gives any back. :(
I found a Buck 2.50 when I pulled the wagon seats!
1993 850 GLT , You wouldn't know it.
1996 850 Turbo Wagon White.
1995 T-5R Black. New work in progress.
1998 V70 XC Cross Country White.
1994 850 N/A Wagon Black.
1997 850 Sedan Black.
1996 850R Wagon White.
1997 850 Sedan Red ( not white or black!)

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Post by erikv11 »

Foam, what foam??

I only noticed the nickel!
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6 :shock: 153k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k

Clark L
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Post by Clark L »

Ben850 wrote:They were adding random foam pieces in those years to stop rattles in the console. I would not worry about it. You can also see a what appears to be either a glue spot, or a coffee spill on the SRS unit.

Move on. If it fell out from under the console, it was no longer doing much.

Looks like you made a nickel while you were in there.
Thanks a bunch. :) As I said previously, I just ended up putting it back right where it was found. And I had assumed that it was to keep "something" from rattling, but couldn't figure out what, so just based my positioning of the foam on what I really don't want damaged (wiring).

As for the nickel, I was also replacing the lightbulbs in the ECC unit, and found that a nickel, which happened to be in the car's center console for god knows how long, did the trick in removing the radio piece.

Again, thanks a bunch Ben850 for the information. I'll make sure to pass it along if I ever read or hear someone else who had the same thing happen.

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