Volvo 850 vs 70 series dash interchangeable?

jonslave · Post by **jonslave** » 08 Jul 2020, 11:45

Have got a 97 855R with a gross melty Texas dash. Have a line on a later 70 series dash setup that looks almost new. My question is are they interchangeable? They certainly look very close. Anybody have an idea?

Post by **RickHaleParker** » 09 Jul 2020, 18:18

A P80 70 series dash will fit in a 850 but you will need to change the door panels also. The P80 70 series is a face lifted 850.

Post by **erikv11** » 09 Jul 2020, 18:53

If you go to the trouble to install another dash, expect to have to beef up the mounts first before you install. They are basically all failing at this point.

Post by **Chuck W** » 09 Jul 2020, 20:50

RickHaleParker wrote: 09 Jul 2020, 18:18 A P80 70 series dash will fit in a 850 but you will need to change the door panels also. The P80 70 series is a face lifted 850.

Pretty sure the '98-'00 door panels don't fit the 850 doors.

Post by **erikv11** » 09 Jul 2020, 22:55

And 98-00 doors will fit on an 850 but you don't get full electronics functionality without also swapping over the x70 dash harness into the 850, or doing some careful re-wiring.

Post by **matthew1** » 10 Jul 2020, 06:53

This sounds like a Monty Python sketch, where your 850 will eventually become a V70, one part at a time, due to a chain of dependencies.