2005 V70 P2 roof rails, question and WTB

Post by **abscate** » 20 Aug 2015, 10:27

It looks like the roof rails bolt onto the P2 without the trim strip removal needed on the P80

Can anyone confirm this is true, or not true?

I might be in the market for a P2 style roof rail set ASAP for college trip next week...

krenekj · Post by **krenekj** » 20 Aug 2015, 14:28

I want to do the same to mine as well, but have not gotten around to it. Here is some information I gathered earlier to help when I get around to it. Perhaps it will help. I expect the trim pieces are different too.

Post by **JRL** » 20 Aug 2015, 17:41

Plastic gets cut just like the P80s and if you do this be very careful, it's not made anymore (the roof strips)

Post by **abscate** » 22 Aug 2015, 06:45

Thanks Jim.

Hank from Cape Cod set me up really nicely,

Does any know the size/length of the socket head attach screws....cancel that...Hank included everything!!!

Jim..you might see a familiar Baltic Blue V70 around Haverford Bryn mawr Swarthmore soon...

Post by **JRL** » 22 Aug 2015, 13:35

What's Baltic Blue?
Your car is Barents Blue and Bryn Mawr sure, but Swarthmore is 30 miles away from there and me!

Post by **abscate** » 23 Aug 2015, 05:50

Baltic blue is at least on the right country. I bet no Volvo has ever even seen the Barents Sea....

Pix to come

Trim strips on the 2005 P2 are aluminum but cut really nice with Dremel 409 wheel. I used one per side.

Post by **packetfire** » 01 Sep 2015, 21:38

On this subject, can anyone explain how the front trim strips are properly attached to the sides of the windscreen? There are several sliding plastic clips, and one can slide them up to tighten with a thin metal tool like a putty knife, but they do not seem to stay put. Must one buy new plastic clips?

Post by **abscate** » 03 Sep 2015, 01:49

You can just glue them back in with RTV cement

The P2 delivered child number 2 to college yesterday, with roof rack working perfectly, at 32 mpg heavily loaded

Post by **JRL** » 03 Sep 2015, 06:24

Oh GOD no, do not glue! Those usually break on removal so you need to buy 4 new ones
The windshield clips are different than the rest of them

and Steve, you didn't call.......

Post by **abscate** » 03 Sep 2015, 06:44

We would have been lousy company...two blubbering empty nest parents...

Thanks for input on glue..I am a savage on body work compared to your work.