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Mar 21st, 2021, 10:35 | #1 |
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Brimfull's 2009 V50 T5 SE R-Design
A few snaps of my newly acquired T5, I spent yesterday restoring the headlights due to clouding over.
I then gave her a wash using Powermaxed Shampoo followed by a coat of Auto-Glym Super resin polish (not my personnel favorite but the only polish I have that is suitable for light-colored paint) and finally topped up with some Chemical Guys butter-wet wax. Only found a handful of marks that need some touching up so will hopefully get around next week in getting some quotes to have the marks sorted out. Overall not bad for a 12-year-old car with close to 140k miles on the clock. 20210321_084926.jpg 20210321_084906.jpg 20210321_084915 (2).jpg 20210321_085015 (1).jpg 20210321_085022.jpg 20210321_084957.jpg
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Mar 22nd, 2021, 17:49 | #2 |
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Looks nice pal, glad you finally found one!
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Mar 22nd, 2021, 19:20 | #3 |
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Cheers mate, when I started looking I didn't realise how far and few between the V50 T5 are.
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Mar 23rd, 2021, 12:03 | #4 |
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That bonnet fitment looks a bit off?
Looks good I think, very good for a 12yr old car, and that engine is pretty special At some point I'd get a new R Design badge for the grille and maybe redo the wheels in a lighter shade (personal pref) but that aside looks a lovely motor and hope it serves you well
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Mar 23rd, 2021, 18:58 | #5 | |
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The gunmetal grey wheels are here to stay I am afraid as Silver wheels on a silver car look too bland and I have never been a fan of black wheels on any colour car so this colour is good compromise for me. I am hoping to keep this car for a while as its a bit of a memory of my old man as he was big Volvo fan and loved his T5 although he stopped buying Volvo after his S70R.
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Mar 23rd, 2021, 20:01 | #6 |
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looked good (while the pics were there)
and was the bonnet open when you snapped the pics ,, or is it as mark suggest a little odd in its alignment ?
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The bonnet was unlocked when I took the picture that's why it is sitting a little high
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Mar 26th, 2021, 12:35 | #8 |
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Sorted out my first little repair job this morning, previous owner had by the look of things tried to remove the mirror glass in order to replace a blown blub and was a little heavy-handed with the glass.
Second-hand sun visor purchased and the mirror glass slowly and very carefully extracted. New bulb and replacement mirror fitted to the existing visor. 20210326_092127.jpg 20210326_092508 (1).jpg
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Hello!
Nice satisfying repair there! Hows the headlining condition in your V50?
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The headlining is spot on, with no marks stains, or sagging. The boot is spotless I don't think it's been used much. I have replaced the front washer jets as the driver-side one was missing most of the window and as they are the fan type of spray which I believe cannot be adjusted. The ones I bought cost £5 off eBay and to be honest they are awful, so I have just ordered a pair of genuine Volvo ones for £27!!!!
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