Rod/b Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 If it's had an aftermarket hu in the past the fader knob has likely been bypassed already. Ignore it. If the toggle switch is related to the towbar wiring it won't do anything obvious until you've got a caravan hitched up to it, aside from make a relay click somewhere in then" depths of the dash. Again, ignore it. Do you ever get the feeling Benjamin's just using us? egg and overrun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I am please. IMG_0670 by max_burton, on FlickrA6028 Holmfirth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 A6028 Holmfirth?Top of Holme Moss, yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 Seeing as my bike wasn't playing ball I took a little time out to look at the Volvo. Went over the exterior glass with some glass cleaner, boring. Stuck some Back to Black on the mirrors. Before: After: I think it's going to clean up pretty bloody well. Also looked at the bubbling paint on the roof. Nothing. Badly need a new sunroof seal though - where am I going to find one of those? Six-cylinder, egg, Shep Shepherd and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 That is a top purchase. Even got me on eBay looking for decent ones.... egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Nice job so far.The sunroof seal technically isn't actually a seal. All it does is stop wind noise and wind getting under the sunroof lid. The water always gets past it but as long as your sunroof drain tubes are all clear (4 of them, one in each corner) it'll be ok.Mines a bit old looking but still works ok. New ones, you might be able to get one from Volvo, maybe. If not you might have to try trim suppliers for a close match on the material/rubber and just buy it by the metre and make it fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Do you ever get the feeling Benjamin's just using us? Excuse me. I'd like to get by now. egg, Rod/b and Jim Bell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Badly need a new sunroof seal though - where am I going to find one of those? worldofceri, danthecapriman, somewhatfoolish and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Max, that's pure lush. These are at the very top of my 'someday' list. Top shootin'!! Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Needs tiny set of flames on the side and a liquorice rope dispenser. Other than that, perfect. Uncle Jimmy, danthecapriman, overrun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I wanna see Ghosty's dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 I don't have a dog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I missed this somehow (sorry): well bought, chief, looks absolutely ace. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Well bought, it's been a very green, very barge week on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 I need to post a picture of the spare wheel at some point. It's an absolutely pristine 14" alloy with a quite possibly original Pirelli tyre on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Cor blimey squire, that is one lovely old Volvo.Really makes me look back and regret selling my 760 GLE :-(When i shift the V70 and S60 - I'll probably replace them both with something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 Just ordered a pair of new sidelight units for it. One is broken at the moment and the other is horribly faded. They aren't evenly bright either. I want to get rear lights for it too eventually (the lenses are flat, cracked and brittle), but that'll have to wait a bit as they're £50 each I might try and clean them a bit with some toothpaste for now. egg and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I don't have a dog? You need to watch Wayne's World. A few of us have noticed more than a similarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Well now you've pointed that out, the response to this Volvo should really be... SCHAWING! overrun, egg, BorniteIdentity and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 You need to watch Wayne's World. A few of us have noticed more than a similarity. I've seen it but not recently. I'm compared to Garth on a regular basis, happens at least once a week. overrun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Nice work Max! I think I'm starting to warm to Volvos... Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Well now you've pointed that out, the response to this Volvo should really be... SCHAWING! I currently on my knees bowing 'We are not worthy'. vulgalour and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 So, the sidelight units weren't looking too smart. Driver's side is a giffer scrape, only one on the car. Passenger side one (original?), and one of the new reproduction ones. They're super easy to fit - pull the lights out the back, undo a 10mm nut and push the unit forward. Access looks dicky on the passenger side but the washer bottle filler tube just pulls out, and then there's enough space for a small ratchet, so it's as easy. Finished: The fit isn't perfect, but it's pretty good and the car looks way more presentable for it. I also cleaned up the badges on the tailgate and put some filler on the converted rust around the sunroof aperture but that's all boring, no pictures of that. Coprolalia, Shep Shepherd, richardmorris and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Reckon you have done bloody well there. Looks like a keeper. Great colour! Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Aye, the colour is something I just can't get over. As noted I have the 1987 brochure for the 740, and having looked through it (and seen several colours around) I have to say silver-green metallic is the colour I'd go for. Darker colours only really suit the saloon IMO, I've never seen a red flat face 740 (wouldn't look right IMO), and I just don't like the white and silver, too dull. I like the gold, it's just not 'me'. I don't feel.Silver-green really suits the car I think.Apparently black was available as a special order colour but I doubt many people took it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 My 940 saloon and estate were both white. Liked the look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 In black they do look rather like a discrete recently departed collection van, you know, the vehicle they use before the hearse is deployed. egg and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 That's an odd thing to call them really, isn't it? I suppose it's more palatable to most than the Corpse Van. Christine and Sir Snipes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 I can has V5. I think a bulb in the dash has blown, as the heater panel doesn't light up. Also, the cold start valve/solenoid thingy is unplugged, the area of the cabin fusebox with the in tank fuel pump fuse is melted (and has been for a few years), and the ignition for the car is on a push button.Are these facts possibly related? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Most definitely sounds like some electrical investigations are in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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