What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

rudsaki · Post by **rudsaki** » 06 May 2025, 15:10

Finished getting junkyard fog light retrofit done on '98 S70 T5. Two different pick n pulls and weeks to find all parts. Did use the grey relay and two jumpers as per Robert video. Only left side has correct trim piece as I cut the right one. Possibly lucked out that bulbs were good.

Post by **scot850** » 06 May 2025, 15:55

Well done! Looks great. We seldom get white Volvos up here. To hard to find in the snow!!

Neil.

rudsaki · Post by **rudsaki** » 06 May 2025, 18:16

I'm in 107 degrees Sacramento, but my Vermont daughter shopping for a vehicle black is #1

Post by **abscate** » 06 May 2025, 19:32

White and black share the trait of being excellent primers for Nautic blue

Post by **scot850** » 06 May 2025, 23:18

It seems most 2005- Volvos up here for sale are all black. It is the one color I do not like (yes technically it is not a color!). I have owned 2 black cars, and they always looked dirty. Plus they are to me boring as a color. Give me blue, red, or any other color.

Neil.

rudsaki · Post by **rudsaki** » 07 May 2025, 09:21

abscate wrote: ↑06 May 2025, 19:32 White and black share the trait of being excellent primers for Nautic blue

I can't argue with that!
Back in 1999 factory ordered C70 Nautic Blue, silver interior, HT Turbo, manual transmission.

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Post by **scot850** » 07 May 2025, 16:22

That is nice. I have hardly ever seen a coupe up here. Strangely we have a fair number of convertibles kicking around, but I'm not a fan of those. I'm not sure I would fit in a hard top. All Volvo's coupes from the 1960's to 2004 I can't get into as the roof lines are too low for me.

I do like the look of the coupe and in Nautic (Abscate) Blue as well!

Neil.

rudsaki · Post by **rudsaki** » 08 May 2025, 18:09

Deconstructing a passenger seat for the skins in a future swap with my driver's seat.
One thing I did not consider is that this seat was a manual one so I have an extra hole to deal with.
I noticed that the there is a empty airbag housing, opposite of the live one so back foam should work on the driver side.

Post by **Sveedy** » 08 May 2025, 18:43

rudsaki wrote: ↑07 May 2025, 09:21
abscate wrote: ↑06 May 2025, 19:32 White and black share the trait of being excellent primers for Nautic blue
I can't argue with that!
Back in 1999 factory ordered C70 Nautic Blue, silver interior, HT Turbo, manual transmission.
IMG0023 - Copy.jpg

Cool picture !

Post by **abscate** » 09 May 2025, 04:35

rudsaki wrote: ↑08 May 2025, 18:09 Deconstructing a passenger seat for the skins in a future swap with my driver's seat.
One thing I did not consider is that this seat was a manual one so I have an extra hole to deal with.
I noticed that the there is a empty airbag housing, opposite of the live one so back foam should work on the driver side.

Is this true? I dont remember that on my 1999 seat swap

Also, c70 and s70 seats are different.

1998 to 1999/2000 doesn’t work due to mechanical vs electronic SIPs , of course

If you need some extra material for covering the hole, I probably have it

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