MVS Volvo Forums member Ludermilch posts a beautiful DIY writeup with dozens of photos on how to fix V70, S70 and XC70 door panels that are bubbling and delaminating from the doors… a door vinyl fix. This Volvo DIY is so big and awesome it comes in two parts. This vinyl delamination occurred on 1998-2000 S70, V70, and XC70 Volvos in North American model years, but may be applicable for other Volvos.
This is a write up of my solution to the ugly door panels that the 98-00 Volvo’s suffer from. It may not be for everyone and improvements to this method are welcome and wanted.
Many of us have this in our cars.
The manufacturing process failed to completely adhere the vinyl to the foam in a few places and when the vinyl began to shrink from heat and age, it pulled away from the contours of the panel and the foam glued to the fiberboard.
The area where the handle is glued together has very strong glue. Take time and care cutting this area. Only cut loose the grey handle from the fiberboard and the black plastic. Don’t cut the black plastic from the fiberboard. The grey plastic part will pop out of the panel once you free it from the glue. Remove all the glue from the fiberboard/handle, because when replacing the handle, the fit is different and needs to set lower.
V70, S70, XC70 Vinyl Door Fix
V70, S70, XC70 Vinyl Door Fix pt 2
Last Updated on May 7, 2022
