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A few questions about my "new" S70 GLT

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A few questions about my "new" S70 GLT

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I'm in the honeymoon phase with my new-to-me 1998 S70 GLT, and have a few questions for the hive mind:

- Any tip for what glue to use on the side panels on the outside of the door? Mine are loose in a couple of spots.

- Which shop manual to get?

- Any Android or iOS ODB2 app that people particular like? I'm currently using Torque Pro for Android and it seems fine, but wondering what else people like.

- The top of my steering wheel is sun damaged and flaking a bit, is there a way to fix that somehow? If not, any tips on a steering wheel cover?

- Does anyone have a suggestion for fixing the paint delamination? My roof and trunk are really bad, and there's a bit on my hood.

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I was going to try the methods here, although I don't need mine looking super perfect:



- And I need some touchup paint too, I think my shade is "nautic blue".

Or as I mentioned in another thread I'm considering painting my trunk and roof with pickup truck bed liner, so I can pile things on it without worrying about scratches. I frequently have to carry wood and things like for a half mile or so on a 10mph dirt road. Can anyone think of a reason that this is a terrible idea?

- And I'd like to make my stereo and cigarette lighter be always on, not needing the key turned. I was thinking about running a fused line directly from the battery, but does anyone have a tip for a closer power source that's always on? If not, if I run a line to the battery, any advice about how to get the wire through the firewall?

And thank you!

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Carlo the Nautic Blue 1998 S70 GLT
Previously Diego the 2000 S70, now has a blown head gasket and is awaiting the coroner

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Post by abscate »

There is a yellow accessory plug under dash which has fused battery and ignition switch outputs on it. You need a male 2x4 Tetris plug , with three overlapped to plug into that. I have searched for those but haven't found a source yet
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Post by Clemens »

There is a rubber grommet in the firewall that runs from somewhere close to the ABS module to where the clutch pedal is or would be mointed to the firewall.
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