Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.
abscate wrote: ↑06 Aug 2020, 04:32
...Misha, is this right?
I though the S/V70 front ends were identical?
They are abscate.
Grilles for 850 and s,v,c,70 are different shape.
I understand that op asked about interchangeability between 850 and s,v70 grilles.
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
misha is right again, the 850 and 70 series P80 grills actually do not interchange.
I got caught up in the waterfall/eggcrate matter which both fit SCV70 because the 98 x70 had a waterfall style grill similar in appearance to the 850's.
Hood from 850 is also not interchangeable with s,v70 and vice versa.
Different shaped headlights ,bumpers and side lights.
The hoods are also different shaped.
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
I'm about to begin throwing '98 parts at a '97, so I'll be travelling this road soon.
Just as a Barstool conversation, I wonder if the Euro market cars were different than the North American version ?
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
No they are not...except for headlight light pattern and chipped keys which were introduced in '96 for EU market cars.
U.S cars got chipped keys in '99.
Ecc in F in opposite to C.
Instrument cluster....miles vs. km/h and gallons vs.liter...but that is obvious.
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
It ends up being quite a job with a lot of pieces needed: Fenders, bumper, crash bar, arch liner, headlights, headlight wipers + motors, indicators, bonnet, grill, and slam panel.