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CSDentonTX
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What is this in the roof

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1995 960 Sedan. These things are in the back of the roof inside near the back window.
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What are they. I saw a video on YouTube where the prime minister of Sweden had a 960 with a shade in the back that clipped in there with a roller at the bottom, sort of like a reverse roll-up window shade. Is that the only purpose? Were those sold as optional accessories?

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The rear window sunshade was electric on mine. It did not need any fastening. June
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Those hold the headliner in, at least in part.

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I was speculating that they might be part of the top tether of a LATCH type system for child car seats, but they don't look like any I've seen before.
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They might be mounts to keep the headliner from sagging? Definitely not part of a child seat. June
My Volvo cars owned
1989 740 GLT ordered
1994 850 4door standard shift ordered
1996 960 ordered
1998 S90 ordered totalled after 3 weeks
1998 V70 GT dealer stock car
2002 S80 T6 ordered totalled
2004 S80 T6 dealer stock car and current car owned

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