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96 850 Compatibility of parts 850's to 98's?

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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
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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96 850 Compatibility of parts 850's to 98's?

Post by JimBee »

Yesterday I found a 98 at the pick 'n pull with some brake parts I might want for my 96 or 93 850s. Will they fit my 850's?

For the 96, are 98 headlights the same? Front seats? Fuel pump?

Interior door part, such as window runners?

Also, are all 15" steel wheels the same width on all 850's and 98's? Would it matter if there's a slight width difference?

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Post by jcdillin »

For stuff like that, I use FCPs site to see what parts fit what, you can look up a part and check the fitment and it will tell you all the cars it fits.

V/S series lights don't go backwards, they mount completely different, pretty much all the brake parts do, I found a 850 at the PnP that had brand new brakes, rotors, calipers etc that I moved over to my 98 V70.

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Post by Blockpartie »

Wheels all have the same offset and lug pattern. There is a difference for early 850 ('91 to '93) with the 4 lug pattern which for obvious reasons makes it impossible to install the later 5 lug wheels.

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Post by FLXC90 »

+1 to above, however, take the whole hub assembly and rear hub assemblies and upgrade from 4 to 5 lugs for greater compatibility.

There are posts in the database regarding retrofit of 870 seats to 850s
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Post by RussB »

The 93 is the odd ball. Many parts from my 96 850 fit my 00 S70
'00 S70, '04 S60 and the never ending quest for Stage Zero

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Post by erikv11 »

ON a FWD, brakes and fuel pump are all the same 94-00.
'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

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Post by JimBee »

Okay, thanks, all, for the info.

One more: will the 98 sunshade and roof glass fit the 850?

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Post by jcdillin »

Yup, funny because I usually find the 850's have glass in better condition than the S/V's

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Post by tryingbe »

I thought there is no 850 in 1998...
85 GLH, 367 whp
00 Insight, 72 mpg

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Post by Ben850 »

tryingbe wrote:I thought there is no 850 in 1998...
The body is the same from the drivers door back. '98 was the first year of the S/V designation.
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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