Roof moulding strips
 

On the 850, the two strips of moulding trim that run the length of the roof, the black plastic on top of mine has cracked and is beginning to break off. Anyone know of a repair, or a place to buy replacement plastic strips to do a repair?

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You can get them from the dealer at $150 a pop so $300 total. They only sell them as a whole unit not just the black part.

You can rip all of it off and use black electrical tape. A guy in Alaska did this and said it worked for him pretty well.

You can also strip it off and polish the metal.

Or strip it off sand it and paint it black.

http://www.fcpgroton.com

They might have replacements cheaper then the Volvo dealer.

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I'm having the same problem with mine. Let me know what you do and how it works. Mine is actually starting to peel of in places and the plastic is not attached to the metal. The are fairly easy to take off the car and put back on. I might do what S70 said and take mine off and paint them. I can't see putting electrical tape on them though. You can also look around and probably get a set used from a junk yard.

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I have seen some people remove all the black stuff that is peeling off. Then they polish the molding making it look almost crome.

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That would look good on a darker colored car, but on my white one, I think I would rather have it black or dark grey to match the other molding on the car. Wow now that I have it running real good, I can start worying about how it looks again.

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How do you remove them from the car?

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Not sure. I think you start from the back and slide the end piece off and then you can just pull them out of the tracks they are in. But I'm really not certain. I took the modling off my V70 to put on the roof rack and it was real easy. I have not yet tried taking it off the 850.

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The easiest way is to start at the windsheild Pull the molding towards you. That is standing from the side of the car. You will most likely hear a loud POP don't let it scare you. Continue to the rear of the car.

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As stated above - pull towards you from the windshield and pop it from the clips. Also, I purchased the strips from a local dismantler for $25 a piece.

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Mine is peeling horribly, and I'm too cheap to spend $300 on something minor like this. Do you think polishing the metal would look decent on a gray Volvo? And if I were to do this, should I get something to protect the metal from rust?

And hell, I might try this if I'm not feeling too lazy: http://volvospeed.com/Repair/850_roof_trim.html

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The metal part of it is aluminum.
If you want a really cheap fix I have seen people use black electrical tape and run one line right down the molding hiding the aluminum.

I will either go the painted way or the polishing way not sure yet. But I will have to do it soon.

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I lucked out onmine. The yellow one had it replaced and it's in great shape and black. On the white one I used the strips off my 98 V70. When I bought the roof rack for the V70 I had the extra strips, so I cut them to find the 97 850. The ones from the 98's are much better and do not have the problems that the 850's have. Plus they have the lip on the side of the windshield so you can have your window down when you wash you windshield with the window washers or it's raining out.

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I'm wondering for another inexpensive fix if one could go to the local parts store and purchase the exterior trim pieces (that are usually black) which are used for replacing/repairing missing door moldings, etc... These come in various lengths (rolls of it) and also various widths. Most if not all of the replacement stuff is black too. I believe it has an adhesive backing.

JC Whitney may even sell larger quantities and have a larger selection as well (or believe it or not, they may even have the exact style/type of molding used on vehicle roofs that would insert right back into the factory tracks).

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I did this... 8 months later, still looks great....

http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/cha...ic.php?t=11316

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Really? I don't know... tape? Seems ghetto to me.

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Yes Black tape is ghetto but if someone wants a really cheap fix and is to lazy to spend time to paint or polish them it is an easy fix.

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i picked up a pair at my junkyard for 10$ i got lucky


there are tabs at each end that pull out which allows you to remove them

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"Ghetto"?... LOL... love that term. I think you'd be surprised, but the blackout tape doesn't look like tape, at least not like electrical tape would. It's clean and evenly spread out, and unless you've got access to a good sprayer, spraypaint bombs aren't going to provide a nice even finish without a LOT of prepwork.

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Im not sure if he was talking about your post or mine I replied as if for mine. Yours looks like it would be way better then electrical tape.

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All I can say is that it's a very clean finish, and easily competes with a so-called "factory" look... I doubt you'd know it was chrome blackout tape unless I'd told you it was... But for those that decide to paint, the way I prepped for the tape would work very well for painting.

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I can't wait to take my roof strips off and paint them. Every time I drive through the coffee stand the girls are above me and they smile all nice and pretty and then... frown when they look down andnotice that the black material has peeled away from the strip just above my driver's seat.

Every girl does the same thing at every coffee stand. Isn't that sad? It's like clockwork. I wait for... the smile... then that little look of confusion... then the frown.

Man I want to paint those strips!! Oh wait, I thinkIsaid that already. lol

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Still think finding a set from a junked 98 model S70 is the way to go. Take old ones off put new ones on and you're done. The ones on the S70 do not peel and they have that window lip.

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Here is a pair off of 98 S70 for sale on volvospeed.com right now for $45.00 for the pair:

http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index...howtopic=91087

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Took the time to sand mine down this weekend. Came out real nice. So nice in fact, I opted to not paint them. Looks great on the silver wagon.

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Note: Excuse the dent in the passenger door. The same a$$hole that hit your car with his door, apparently got mine.

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Nice job.

Did you remove them from the car or did you do the work with them on the car?

Did you take photos as you were doing the work?

Again, Good job. Nice and shiny.

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The previous owner of my white 1997 R apparently was removing the coating as it became ragged. I didn't even realize they were supposed to be black until I saw what little black was left at the windshield was not even on both sides. I like the look of the silver trimon the white, though I'll need to remove the rest and polish them up.

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use back to black..

i just did that last weekend to all of my black trim (eventhe molding ur talkign about) and came "back to black"..:D..

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Went from grey to black and I will not go back!

I had heard of the - back to black - but was not able to find it here (Ontario Canada) so I used the Dupli-Colour bumper paint and I did my trim, bumpers, door handles,wipers front and rear and the tail gate handle and it turned out fantastic.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...r/DSCF1690.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...r/DSCF1735.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...r/DSCF1685.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...r/DSCF1737.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...r/DSCF1693.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...r/DSCF1751.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...r/DSCF1685.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...r/DSCF1737.jpg
http://s286.photobucket.com/albums/l...view=slideshow

I really like the way this turned out. I have tried a couple of different products before doing this and they always seemed to fade in a week or two. This has and will last way longer and it looks fantastic.

Now, next summer I will work on the body and get some seventeen inch boots and laces. I will be styling and smiling.:)

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Surprise!!:D

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Yea, I just popped them right off, came off in less than 15 seconds.

Sorry, no pictures. I was only thinking "before and after". I just wanted to get it done, the sanding sucked.

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So did you have to remove the trim - or you just grab a paint brush and start working?

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seems to be a common problem. I think I will try this advice. Thanks JimKW!:)

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Actually, I did remove the trim. Easiest part of the job. But be careful with the torx screws, you dont want to drop one inside the door. You will never get them back.

Here is a link to a slide show of the work that was done. Dont mind the mess :).

http://s286.photobucket.com/albums/l...view=slideshow

You can really see the change. Oh, I also did the mud guards. Its good to be Back In Black [sm=icon_rock.gif]

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When you say to pull these strips toward you, while standing at the side of the car, can you clarify?

First do you take off the front an back caps?

When you pull, will the outer edges of the trim "let go" of their clips?

So they don't slide off the clips, but "pop off"?

Thanks for clarification. I'd rather not mess up and have to try to find new clips.

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great slide show!!

i am gonna do that soon!..i have back to black and that works well..i applied it about a week ago and it has been raining non stop since then and it has held up and looks very black to me but i dont knwo how long it will last..and its very time consuming and leaves residue around the mouldings..

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Love the look (and idea) of painting the bumpers black, but if someone wants to get them to the factory gray, IPD has what you need. I use it all the time with a lot of success...

http://www.ipdusa.com/Universal-Prod...-202-617-1695/

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No brushes were harmed during the painting of my Brick :)

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That is a great photo. For the duplicolor - What grey choice have you found was good match... Or gone to black for those? Thanks!

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also a fan:
http://www.autodetailingsolutions.co...e-restorer.htm
no need to remove anything. This is a permanent dye so it will last, during application
just be carefulif you get it on other unwanted areas just wipe it off with a dry cloth
before drying, if a wet cloth is used it will go into the paint. Nice to have the options
of both colors, my original was grey but did everything in black and love it. Good-luck.;)

im a little confused... did the cars come with different color trims at one point, one being black and the other the dark gray shown at the start of the thread, or do some people just prefer it black? i got a dark green 95 glt, and by the looks of the door trim (its the least discolored) it looks like i have the dark gray.

And are the roofrails supposed to match whatever color your trim came in? or are they just black