MVR contributor t5rrr gives a highly detailed description with pictures on installing new seats in the front driver or passenger seats in a 1994 S70 855. The front seats needed to be replaced due to torn seams and a broken power recliner. Used seats were obtained from a 1998 V70 in a junkyard. Check out installing new seats here: S70 / V70 front seat swap
michaelairllc » This is a great fix for old seats. One thing I found is that you can swap out the lower part of the attaching seat rail with 4 screws and avoid any drilling for the seat belt swap out. Just be sure that the rails are in the same position on the gear when reinstalling (preferably all the way aft). I was curious why the seat belt coupler needed to be changed from one seat to another. Great info on Airbags.
karmasai » I’d like to know if I’m mistaken, but it seems like all first generation Volvo 70 series cars use the same seat mount points as the 93-97 850 for the front seats… am i right?
that being said, can this be done from a 2000 S70 or a 2002 C70 rather than a ’98 S70? As for the S70 I know there are some engine differences between the 98 and 2000, but I’m not sure if there were any interior changes. As for the C70 I learned to drive on an 850 and now drive a c70, but there is a 15 year gap between my ownership of the two cars.
Matty Moo » Bought a VERY nice set of charcoal seats out of a 99XC for my Platinum. Once I got them home and cleaned up, the seat belt mounting issue had me perplexed and contemplating doing something stupid. I probably sat there for an hour, pulled this up on my phone and had the fronts replaced in no time flat.
The only issue I have to figure out is the power situation to the passenger seat. My original seats were memory, and the XC seats aren’t. The passenger side wiring is slightly off somehow…one harness is slightly different.
Last Updated on August 19, 2020
