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What did you do to your S80/V70/XC70 today?Views : 539106 Replies : 488Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Brit in Germany
Last Online: Apr 24th, 2024 06:58
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The mandatory tail light modification has also been done... Amazing what a bit more of light in the rear does to the appearance.
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Last Online: Apr 25th, 2024 12:38
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MOT passed at second attempt. Failed first time as rear indicator bulbs weren’t orange enough.
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2010 V70 D5 SE LUX Manual Polestar Silent Coat sound insulation Koni Active shock absorbers |
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Ordered some parts for my Dad's P3 V70... new rear trailing arm bushes (Meyle) and front control arms (also Meyle).
A garage is going to do the labour and the alignment. I haven't got the press tool required for the trailing arms, and being honest, I don't fancy doing this job outside in the cold/rain. The garage at home is full, so no option to do it inside.
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#484 |
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Four new Michelin Primacy 4+ tyres in 225/59r17 98 Y . Initially they are far quieter than the very old Dunlop WinterSport 5’s that they are replacing and have significantly better dry grip.
Hopefully they’ll wear well. I’m annoyed the fitter at Protyre in Taunton hammered in clip on balance weights to my recently refurbished wheels. I’ll not be going there again!
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2010 V70 D5 SE LUX Manual Polestar Silent Coat sound insulation Koni Active shock absorbers |
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#485 |
XC70 Owner/VOC Member
Last Online: Apr 8th, 2024 15:07
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Location: Montreal, QC
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Car was at the garage for a couple of days, picked up today and left with an empty wallet. Nevertheless, work that needed done and even with no such thing as a MOT here, I still maintain that standard throughout.
Anyway, the following got done:
Oh and mail arrived from home which included a classic looking 'GB' Country identifier. I am not a fan of the UK ones...I read somewhere it was Bojo who instigated this change! |
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#486 |
Brit in Germany
Last Online: Apr 24th, 2024 06:58
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Actually been at this one for a little while now...
I wanted to replace the dial faces/gauge faces as the standard ones look a little boring. So, first went the VParts gauges. The fit is fine and it looks nice but they reflect too much. It also f**ks up the lighting around the edges... Not my cup of tea. So, I ordered some from a company in Poland, bit smaller (as the VParts ones are useable in all round dial setups but are mainly made for the V70/S80 made before the first facelift in 2010), same size as the original grey/bronze gauges. They were "okay" but I removed them as the center ring doesn't fit (material is too thick) and the lettering looked off. In the end I refitted the orinal bronze/grey faces and looked for an R-Design cluster. Found one and thought I could get around taking it apart. Nope. Car wouldn't accept it. So I took it apart and replaced even more parts... In the end, my old gauge has now had 4 different looks in the last few weeks and the R-Design ones are just the best choice... Btw., don't use the VParts method of changing the dials... They come apart a lot easier! Standard V70/S80/XC60/V60/S60 gauges as we all know them: ![]() VParts faces installed: ![]() They look nice at night but so dazzle a lot (hard to tell): ![]() Top: Vparts, middle: Original, bottom: cheapos from Ebay ![]() R-Design in the end and I like the look more: ![]() ![]()
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I really like the ride height now. This car is starting to look just how I want it to! Sophisticated and sporty. Both unlike me
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Two stages to the latest changes:
First stage: Change original orange reflector headlights (orange details on cars is my pet hate...) to newer white reflector ones (although internal indicator part is still orange, unfortunately). Initial problems with bulb failure indicator, because the sidelight/parking light became LED, however this was fixed with tracing the new wiring and installing an Osram 5W ballast resistor. Much happier with the new look. And less crazing to the headlights has improved lighting - an unexpected bonus.
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#489 |
SimboC2004
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Second stage:
Collected refurbished 18" Cratus wheels (picked up a set with good tyres for £100 - bargain) and installed on the car. Car is filthy in pictures, will take more beautiful ones when the sun's shining again! These are now my summer wheels, with Michelin Cross Climate 2s on the original 18" Odysseus wheels, now permanently winter wheels. They have proven incredibly resilient to potholes - my tyre fitter said they were some of the strongest wheels he'd ever worked on. I will get them refurbed later.
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