Fitting a double din

apwbee — Tue, 12 May 2026 19:00:27 GMT

I have a Volvo S80 Se D5 Auto. It 'had' a HU-850 fitted with the under seat Amp, and central speaker. The issue is the stereo didn't work from when i got the car. I have bought the cage and facia to fit a double din stereo. The replacement is a Pioneer with standard ISO harness. Coming out of where my stereo was i have as pictured. I dont really mind about not have radio or controls from the steering wheel i just want some noise when i am driving. I am based in the UK, can anyone provide links to what adaptors i need to buy to fit the replacement stereo and ideally some instructions.

Thanks in advance

Volvo S80 - next step?

nedqlkow — Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:08 GMT

Hello,
For about 5 years I have been the happy owner of a 2005 Volvo S60 with a 2.4 140 horsepower gasoline engine and a 5-speed automatic transmission.
A wonderful car, which for a little over 55,000 km has not caused me any serious headaches.

However, since its age is advancing, and I want to leave it to my father, I have decided to go for the S80 and have settled on a specific car from 2010, which is equipped with a 2.5 T5 engine and automatic transmission.

The car has been in Switzerland its entire life and was imported to Bulgaria, where I live, in 2025. It has a full service history and has a little less than 200,000 km.

In the period 2011-2023 it was serviced at an official Volvo dealership in Switzerland (Engeler Automobile AG), and in 2024 and 2025 at another garage, with an entry in the service book for each year.

In the period 2011-2023 the oil was changed at a maximum of 15,000km, often well below this range (8-10,000), along with of course the associated filters and so on.

In the period 2024-2025 is the first worrying moment, where according to the service book there was an oil change at about 29,000km, which is worrying, but it happens in the period 2023-2024, when the servicing workshop changes and I assume that it is possible that an entry in the service book was missed, and that there was a service.

The automatic transmission, according to the service book, was serviced for the first time at 160,000km, which is not unexpected.

I would like to ask you the following:

1) What would you advise me about the 2.5 T5 engine? Is it reliable, does it have oil consumption or specific ailments? What should I watch out for?

2) What is your overall opinion about the 2010 S80?

I am attaching the photos of the service book so that you can get an idea of how the car has been serviced.

Thanks in advance!

Here you can see the service book photos - Maitenance — ImgBB

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Fitting a double din

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