Does anyone know which clear coat on 1995 is compatable? Also does anyone know where a new carpet set can be purchased?

 

Carpet? just junk yard I guess or the sponsor. FCP Groton

 

Are you referring to carpet on the car's floor or mats?

 

This would be a complete interior carpet not mats.

 

It might be worth it to swing by your local auto upholstery shop. My friend has his car done and it looked like new afterward. It might not be that much more than a carpet kit.

 

Squiggy...can you take a pic of your vacuum pump? I would like to double check all the hoses how they go...? I got the same Red October, burgundy anyways,
highly appreciate it.

 

Just saw your comment. Sorry. Oh, that Squiggy avatar is just something I threw together. The car in the background is IPD's awesome project car (a 1998 V70 T5 *manual*). I only wish that was my car!!

http://www.ipdusa.com/1998-Stage-III-V70/blog-22

 

Yes,,,that ride is sexier than a bikini model..........WITH NO BIKINI...........

 

I wanna paint my rims black. Im gonna take the tire and rim set off and tape up the tires and emblem and nuts. Whats the best paint I should use? Is this even a good idea? I have the stock turbo rims and I just think they would look great black.

 

What do you mean tape up the emblem and nuts? You can paint your wheels, I painted mine, they make paint specifically for wheels, and make sure to use a clear coat as well. And don't forget about properly cleaning and sanding/wet sanding your wheels before painting.

 

Yea now that i think about it the nuts will be off. i just started getting into cars when i got my 850 so im a total noob. bear with me lol and the emblem im talking about is the volvo cap in the middle. does that come off?

 

is there a link to a guide for sanding and wet sanding?

 

the center cap pops off. And I don't know if there's a link or not. But it's pretty straight forward. I cleaned the wheels using steel wool with soapy water. Then wet sanding them with a 600 grit sandpaper (clean water). And then cleaned them with a paint thinner. Give them three or four LIGHT coats of wheel spray paint (the first coat or two shouldn't cover the wheel completely). When completely dried, wet sand them with a 1200 grit sandpaper (I didn't do that, but I wish I would have), and then about three or four coats of high gloss clear coat. This is an all day job, so have time set aside.

 

and taping the tires is no problem right? what about the clip on the outside edge of the rim? can that be painted?

 

also the insides of the rims are pitted in a few spots. any tips for that?

 

I just taped off the wheels, and then I marked on the tire where the clips went and took them off and painted them separately and then put them back on after everything was dry. The only problem with that is the next time you have to get an alignment your wheels will get scratched up. I wouldn't bother with the wheels being pitted in a couple areas, unless you really want to, you could always sand them down, put a little bit of bondo on the the pits and sand them again. Personally, I think that's too much work for these stock wheels.

 

do they get so scratched up that its not even worth it?

 

I meant too much work with the pits, I wouldn't spend the extra time or money to fix them. Personally I don't really like the wheels, I mean they're better than the 15's but I still don't care for them too much, that's why I wouldn't bother with fixing the pitting, if you paint over the pits you probably won't even notice them.

and scratching wise, you just have to be careful around curbs, because if you do scratch them, it will be difficult to touch up the scratch and have it match and what not, you would probably have to repaint the whole wheel.

 

yea but how effed up would they get when i get my alignment?

 

and i def plan on getting new rims eventually but for now painting is the inexpensive way to get a nice look