Volvo Community Forum. The Forums of the Volvo Owners Club

Forum Rules Volvo Owners Club About VOC Volvo Gallery Links Volvo History Volvo Press
Go Back   Volvo Owners Club Forum > "Technical Topics" > 140/164 Series General

Notices

140/164 Series General Forum for the Volvo 140 and 164 cars

Information
  • VOC Members: There is no login facility using your VOC membership number or the details from page 3 of the club magazine. You need to register in the normal way
  • AOL Customers: Make sure you check the 'Remember me' check box otherwise the AOL system may log you out during the session. This is a known issue with AOL.
  • AOL, Yahoo and Plus.net users. Forum owners such as us are finding that AOL, Yahoo and Plus.net are blocking a lot of email generated from forums. This may mean your registration activation and other emails will not get to you, or they may appear in your spam mailbox

Thread Informations

Aluminum Trunk Lids

Views : 2962

Replies : 13

Users Viewing This Thread :  

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old Sep 14th, 2020, 18:29   #1
142 Guy
Master Member
 
142 Guy's Avatar
 

Last Online: Today 18:18
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Default Aluminum Trunk Lids

I posted this enquiry on the TurboBricks forum some time ago and it went off in the typical direction of a lot of answers to a question I didn't ask, so I will try here. While checking for gasket information to address my water in the trunk problem, I found this reference to an aluminum trunk lid that appears to have been used on some 1978 240s.

https://parts.volvocarsannapolis.com...1/1213755.html

The pre 1979 240 trunk lid is the same as the 140 trunk lid with the possible exception of metric fasteners. This would make for a nice weight reduction on a 140 if you could find one of these trunk lids. However, that presumes that they actually exist. Has anybody actually seen one of these aluminum trunk lids? If so, do you know what years (aside from the above 1978 listing) they came on and which models might have received them?

Thanks
142 Guy is online now   Reply With Quote
Old Sep 14th, 2020, 19:49   #2
morwenna240
Senior Member
 

Last Online: Mar 23rd, 2024 20:59
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: heptonstall
Default

Hmm. i confess i've never heard of an ally boot/trunk lid, either. It seems a most un-Volvo fitting. However. . . Stateside, the emphasis was always on performance rather than mpg, so it's poss that Volvo made ally lids for stateside cars only, weight saving, bit more acceleration? Here in UK, ally bits were for sportscars only. Ask Volvo themselves, or chase up some retired dealers? Let us know any results. Cheers.
morwenna240 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Sep 14th, 2020, 20:43   #3
142 Guy
Master Member
 
142 Guy's Avatar
 

Last Online: Today 18:18
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Default

On the Volvo 745, alloy rear tailgates were standard , at least in North America. I also know that some 240s received an alloy front hood. I can't remember whether it was the flat hood or the 'sculptured' hood.
142 Guy is online now   Reply With Quote
Old Sep 14th, 2020, 21:18   #4
classicswede
Trader Volvo in my veins
 
classicswede's Avatar
 

Last Online: Yesterday 23:41
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Anglesey
Default

in the 100's of early 240's I have worked on and the ones I have stripped not one had a alloy boot lid.
740/940/960 estates do have alloy tailgate
the 960 has a alloy bonnet

Again never seen any 240 with a alloy bonnet
classicswede is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Sep 16th, 2020, 03:47   #5
c1800
Master Member
 

Last Online: Mar 26th, 2024 23:41
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Alberta
Default

I’ve read that some variant of the 240/260 had a aluminum trunk lid. Possibly they are interchangeable with the 140 series?

Apparently police and ambulance , so not likely in N. America.

Aluminum hoods in 240 diesel models , trying to overcome the weight of the Diesel engines.

Last edited by c1800; Sep 16th, 2020 at 04:43.
c1800 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to c1800 For This Useful Post:
Old Sep 16th, 2020, 07:23   #6
142 Guy
Master Member
 
142 Guy's Avatar
 

Last Online: Today 18:18
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by c1800 View Post
I’ve read that some variant of the 240/260 had a aluminum trunk lid. Possibly they are interchangeable with the 140 series?

Apparently police and ambulance , so not likely in N. America.

Aluminum hoods in 240 diesel models , trying to overcome the weight of the Diesel engines.
Some respondents have reported that they have fit 1979 240 trunk lids on to the 140 without major problems, the only minor issue being the metric fasteners on the 240s.

I have come to the conclusion that the aluminum trunks are rare, perhaps bordering on non existent since nobody has reported laying hands on one. Since they might be the equivalent of vapor ware, I probably won't expend any more effort trying t chase one down.

It is odd that the North American parts website does this reference to the aluminum trunk lid.
142 Guy is online now   Reply With Quote
Old Sep 16th, 2020, 17:44   #7
classicswede
Trader Volvo in my veins
 
classicswede's Avatar
 

Last Online: Yesterday 23:41
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Anglesey
Default

The 140 and early 240 boot lids are interchangeable

The alloy option for police would make sense and I think you said they were listed for 164? If so that really fits in as the 164 was a common motorway police car
classicswede is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Sep 17th, 2020, 07:38   #8
142 Guy
Master Member
 
142 Guy's Avatar
 

Last Online: Today 18:18
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Default

The 140, 164, and 240 /260 up to 1978 all share the same part number for the trunk, 1203554 which was at some point updated to 1255079. The 164 parts catalog on GCP.se only lists the 1203554 part number so no special parts for a police vehicle. Also, I found no reference to special vehicles such as 'Police Specials' in the 164 parts catalogue; but, Volvo could have dropped support for those vehicles when they last updated the catalogue. Those vehicles usually have short lives.

If there was an aluminum boot lid I can find no reference to a distinct part number. I suppose it is possible that there was a run of aluminum boot lids (for some bizarre reason) and they ended up wit the same part number. If that is the case, without a model and VIN range to focus on that makes my search for an aluminum boot lid the equivalent of the blind pig rooting around for a truffle. Time to move on!
142 Guy is online now   Reply With Quote
Old Sep 19th, 2020, 01:27   #9
classicswede
Trader Volvo in my veins
 
classicswede's Avatar
 

Last Online: Yesterday 23:41
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Anglesey
Default

How about GRP or carbon fiber?
classicswede is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Sep 19th, 2020, 14:54   #10
Derek UK
VOC Member
 
Derek UK's Avatar
 

Last Online: Today 17:01
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Chatham
Default

I suspect that if Volvo did make alloy front and rear lids they would have found their way into the R-Sport catalogue but maybe fibreglass ones are there instead.
Derek UK is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 19:08.


Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.