245L 1975, let’s start dancing!

[mentepazza]

Quick update. A little bit more of welding and couple of presents:
Hella lights and NOS front grill.

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Another quick update.
Interior prep for painting almost done.

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Another part arrived!
Now the rear fog light is the only bit missing.

[DOUGIE68]

Looking good, from a fellow sufferer not a million miles from you. I have a shed with all sorts of 70`s Volvo bits although my mechanical stuff is V6. I do have an estate that is being stripped to meet its fate on the oval of death. (mostly stripped). Mine is a 262c.

[mentepazza]

50 minutes far, not bad Need to see that 262C!!!
I ll definitely need some help to find rear fog lights and looking for headlight wiper system... so rare...and better door cards and boot cards.
I ll se you a PM.

[loki_the_glt]

Originally Posted by mentepazza

I ll definitely need some help to find rear fog lights and looking for headlight wiper system... so rare...and better door cards and boot cards.
I ll se you a PM.

I don't think you'll get a headlight wiper system for those headlamps; the large rectangular lamps and the slightly later (1978-on) square lamps had such a system but I don't think the early round headlamp-equipped models had one.

The rear fog lamp is probably a Lucas one that was bolted onto the tailgate; it definitely looked like the add-on it undoubtedly was to meet (EEC?) regulations.

[DOUGIE68]

I though it was windscreen wipers you were after. My 262c is in very much more of a dismantled state than your car.

[mentepazza]

Originally Posted by loki_the_glt

I don't think you'll get a headlight wiper system for those headlamps; the large rectangular lamps and the slightly later (1978-on) square lamps had such a system but I don't think the early round headlamp-equipped models had one.

The rear fog lamp is probably a Lucas one that was bolted onto the tailgate; it definitely looked like the add-on it undoubtedly was to meet (EEC?) regulations.

I am sure I have seen the headlight wipers to early models.
Here is a Photo. Once in Norway I had a look to the system and it’s different from late models. There is only one motor moving a complex mechanism Of pulleys and chords. Maybe only Scandinavian cars had them fitted ( makes sense, they really need to wipe snow off).



I Have got the tailgate with rear fog light. I hate it. Someone cut through the metal... it’s painful... I have got another tailgate without that ugly hole.
I am more keen to add foglights on the bumper or under the rear bumper.

Originally Posted by DOUGIE68

I though it was windscreen wipers you were after. My 262c is in very much more of a dismantled state than your car.

I like old Volvo naked
I ll give a call next days, thanks mate.

[loki_the_glt]

Originally Posted by mentepazza

I am sure I have seen the headlight wipers to early models.
Here is a Photo. Once in Norway I had a look to the system and it’s different from late models. There is only one motor moving a complex mechanism Of pulleys and chords. Maybe only Scandinavian cars had them fitted ( makes sense, they really need to wipe snow off).



I Have got the tailgate with rear fog light. I hate it. Someone cut through the metal... it’s painful... I have got another tailgate without that ugly hole.
I am more keen to add foglights on the bumper or under the rear bumper.




I like old Volvo naked
I ll give a call next days, thanks mate.

I stand corrected on the headlamp wipers. You could mount a set of rear fog lamps under the back bumper if the lighting regulations permit and wire them to the lighting circuit quite easily; as you've got the car partially dismantled running the wiring from the console would be a straightforward exercise. I did that with my first 240, even though it had a set of factory ones built in to thetai llamp assemblies.

[mentepazza]

Under the rear bumper would actually be my favourite place. I would like to have 2 one on each side. I will run 2 cables each side and see...Altough the 245 has got a Fog light in the taillight
This would be additional fog lights together with additional spot lights to the front.