I took the plunge and made my 1st Volvo purchase
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Since I posted over here the most you'll have to mosey on over to the V70 section to check it out. I will post pictures here as well though:
1998 V70R AWD. Silver with Tan Leather/Suede. These are the before pictures as it sits now. In the process of cleaning it up.
1998 V70R AWD. Silver with Tan Leather/Suede. These are the before pictures as it sits now. In the process of cleaning it up.
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thanks guy's for the compliments and yes that is a fox body in the back ground. Theres another one outside the garage. The blue one is a 1991 old Carolina state trooper car and the one not shown is a 1993 Black on Black coupe. The wheels are RK2 from BBS. They came off an Audi A4 and I am trying to sell them for a friend of mine. He wants to put them on his new Hyundai but the spacers in the center are not the right fit for his rear hubs.
The Volvo is really dirty. I am taking my time and doing it a little at a time. I am getting it with a tooth brush type of detailing. Cleaning the door jams and the seats. Interior body panels and such. The I am going to hit under the hood and go to town there. Anyone know what can be done to clean the suede portion of the seats? What works good?
I took it buy a shop to have the car looked over. It definitly needs some things I missed when I first looked at it. Evidently the power steering rack is leaking (this explains the little drip I have been seeing). The previous owner said he was replacing the boot or something and it was residual fluid...I give that a big ole BS statement. Also it appears I will need a new drivers side A-ARM with a ball joint as it has some play in it(Passanger side is newer and is fine). Finally the upper engine/stabilizer mount is bad. Anyone have some suggestions on getting the old one out without removing the whole mounting bracket? The shop said it's pressed in from the factory.
The Volvo is really dirty. I am taking my time and doing it a little at a time. I am getting it with a tooth brush type of detailing. Cleaning the door jams and the seats. Interior body panels and such. The I am going to hit under the hood and go to town there. Anyone know what can be done to clean the suede portion of the seats? What works good?
I took it buy a shop to have the car looked over. It definitly needs some things I missed when I first looked at it. Evidently the power steering rack is leaking (this explains the little drip I have been seeing). The previous owner said he was replacing the boot or something and it was residual fluid...I give that a big ole BS statement. Also it appears I will need a new drivers side A-ARM with a ball joint as it has some play in it(Passanger side is newer and is fine). Finally the upper engine/stabilizer mount is bad. Anyone have some suggestions on getting the old one out without removing the whole mounting bracket? The shop said it's pressed in from the factory.
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thanks guy's for the compliments and yes that is a fox body in the back ground. Theres another one outside the garage. The blue one is a 1991 old Carolina state trooper car and the one not shown is a 1993 Black on Black coupe. The wheels are RK2 from BBS. They came off an Audi A4 and I am trying to sell them for a friend of mine. He wants to put them on his new Hyundai but the spacers in the center are not the right fit for his rear hubs.
The Volvo is really dirty. I am taking my time and doing it a little at a time. I am getting it with a tooth brush type of detailing. Cleaning the door jams and the seats. Interior body panels and such. The I am going to hit under the hood and go to town there. Anyone know what can be done to clean the suede portion of the seats? What works good?
I took it buy a shop to have the car looked over. It definitly needs some things I missed when I first looked at it. Evidently the power steering rack is leaking (this explains the little drip I have been seeing). The previous owner said he was replacing the boot or something and it was residual fluid...I give that a big ole BS statement. Also it appears I will need a new drivers side A-ARM with a ball joint as it has some play in it(Passanger side is newer and is fine). Finally the upper engine/stabilizer mount is bad. Anyone have some suggestions on getting the old one out without removing the whole mounting bracket? The shop said it's pressed in from the factory.
The Volvo is really dirty. I am taking my time and doing it a little at a time. I am getting it with a tooth brush type of detailing. Cleaning the door jams and the seats. Interior body panels and such. The I am going to hit under the hood and go to town there. Anyone know what can be done to clean the suede portion of the seats? What works good?
I took it buy a shop to have the car looked over. It definitly needs some things I missed when I first looked at it. Evidently the power steering rack is leaking (this explains the little drip I have been seeing). The previous owner said he was replacing the boot or something and it was residual fluid...I give that a big ole BS statement. Also it appears I will need a new drivers side A-ARM with a ball joint as it has some play in it(Passanger side is newer and is fine). Finally the upper engine/stabilizer mount is bad. Anyone have some suggestions on getting the old one out without removing the whole mounting bracket? The shop said it's pressed in from the factory.
wait for other replys for your other q's.
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Thats all, well cool then I can do that with no problems. Is this something needing to be done soon...I am concerned about if it is binding something and tearing something else up?
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you should buy a performance bushing such as powerflex as there made in solid sillicone and will probably never need to be changed again.
(See IPD, or Eurosport tuning)
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i would imagine the longer you wait it'll strain your other lower bushings more to compensate.. but if there finished, then you have nothing to worry about, except loss in performance and MPG..
you should buy a performance bushing such as powerflex as there made in solid sillicone and will probably never need to be changed again.
(See IPD, or Eurosport tuning)
you should buy a performance bushing such as powerflex as there made in solid sillicone and will probably never need to be changed again.
(See IPD, or Eurosport tuning)
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Yes it is; I can move it back and forth. Any suggestions on getting it out. The shop said they were pressed in and matt01 said just to cut it out. Does that mean just the rubber portion or is there a metal sleeve as well. I have a saw zaw, dremmel, or angle cutter I could use. What do you suggest or anyone
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