What did you do to your 850/X70 today???

[ITSv40]

My roof was green with algae when I bought it. Cleaned with Meguiars All Purpose Cleaner and a small nail brush. Scrubbed in straight lines across the roof to avoid too much scrubbing on the ribs. It soon produced a green scummy slurry. Washed off with the hosepipe and repeated until no more green was formed. Final rinse and allowed to dry. Then treated with Gtechniq Smart Fabric proofer. Not had to clean since and the roof is like new - mine is the blue fabric and looks superb in the sun.

Attachment shows hood after being cleaned.

[Luxobarge]

Today I replaced the indicator stalk assembly on my 97 V70. For ages they haven't always cancelled properly, it's worse in cold weather. I've taken it apart several times and adjusted, lubed etc., but still problematic, it seems that my stalk is particularly stiff (ooh err) and doesn't want to return, i.e. has too much resistance.
I got one from a breakers on e-bay (£15 delivered so not wallet-breaking) which seems much "lighter" in action, and it appears to cancel just fine now, although I haven't used it much since replacement, so time will tell.

[Clark]

Some cool pics I recently had some fun with of my twins. I figured you will all enjoy them. The estate (auto) is staying and the saloon (manual) will be being on sale soon. They're inseparable at the moment Both the exact same spec inside and out (aside from the gearbox). A rare moment in history.

[Clark]

Originally Posted by Bob

Upgraded my 1995 850 T5 interior lights to LED, having previously done my 2009 V70 2.5T. Amazing difference.

I have also replaced all the dash and ECC unit bulbs on the 850 after the handbrake one went out. As the top of the dash was off I thought is might be a good time in case others went out.

All the other bulbs were original but working. They were blackened inside the glass but amazingly still put out light. The new bulbs lit the dash up like a Christmas tree. Now I have to dim them down.

Awesome - do you mean the big light on the roof inside? Did you replace the rest of the bulbs for the originals or LED? I hear the LED's can heat up and burn or melt the surroundings??? Do you have any before and after pics?

[Clark]

Originally Posted by ITSv40

Successfully repaired the passenger side door mirror. It would go up and down, but even though I could hear the motors whirring there was no side ways movement.

I know how temperamental removing the glass can be, so bought a secondhand one from ebay, with the intention of fitting the replacement, then cutting off the coloured back, remove the glass off of the old one and swap the cover over, ending up with one good mirror in the correct colour. The chances of picking up a sky blue mirror were pretty remote.

Original plan failed miserably, ebay mirror arrived and mirror glass not attached to the motors, chappie said full refund given and keep the mirror. So I now had a spare to play around with. Looked behind the glass and could just see one set of tabs that needed releasing - there are four on a square footprint. Anyway managed to prise the mirror glass off intact - one corner at a time - and found the little motor arms had become detached from the mirror.

Removed my original from the car and managed to prise that glass off, now I knew how to do it. Found one motor arm detached - refitted the arm - applied a little silicone lube to the tabs and gently pressed the glass onto the motor housing. Refitted to car, now working as it should. I now have a spare glass and working motor. Just need to refit the door card, but that can wait.

Hi buddy - thanks for this. I have the same problem. I can hear the motor moving but the mirror's stay still. How did you pry the glass off safely? Is it easy once you've taken the glass off to see the unattached tabs - and to re-attach them?

[ITSv40]

Originally Posted by Clark

Hi buddy - thanks for this. I have the same problem. I can hear the motor moving but the mirror's stay still. How did you pry the glass off safely? Is it easy once you've taken the glass off to see the unattached tabs - and to re-attach them?

I will have a look in the parts box later. I should be able to photograph the mirror and the motors to show you what is behind the glass.

[Clark]

Originally Posted by Richard_TD

When I did the radiator last weekend I found out that there should be an undertray/ air guide. I was passing U-Pull-It yesterday and popped in on the off chance that they might have an 850 in. 850s, like most 90s cars, are now at the point where they have stopped appearing in scrap yards but they did have one in.

Amazingly it had the bit I needed. It also had a set of moulded mats, so I bagged them too. They were dirtier than the undertray and will be getting a damn good scrub before they go in the car.

Have fun with the air guide fella - I've removed mine after it kept falling off when I park too close to a curb. Computer says - human error It was more hassle than it's worth to keep it on.

[Clark]

Originally Posted by Richard_TD

I finally got round to fixing the heated driver's seat, just in time for summer.

It was just a broken wire on the thermostat, I should have fixed that when I got the car.

Was that on an 850 mate? I know there was a recall on the seat heaters from Volvo in the 90's. My passenger heater doesn't work but I don't plan to use them as they are fragile.

[ITSv40]

Originally Posted by ITSv40

I will have a look in the parts box later. I should be able to photograph the mirror and the motors to show you what is behind the glass.

Attachments show mirror glass and motors.

First: shows the back of the mirror glass. There are four locating pins with two clips - one either side. The pins and clips correspond with the corners of the mirror.

Second: shows the glass lying down so hopefully you will be able to see the pins and clips better.

Third: shows the motor mount with the holes that the pins locate into.
The mirror clips locate behind the bottom edge of the circular ring where the locating holes are.

I prised the mirror glass as far forward in the mirror casing as I could and got one finger behind to hold steady. I could then look in behind the glass and with a small screwdriver managed to release the clips - one corner at a time. Although done very carefully it was all 'sh*t or bust' although it all came apart remarkably easy.

Fourth: shows the motor mount as you view once the glass is removed.

The long white bar across the centre is the 'seesaw and wobble board' that the mirror adjusts on. on either side is an electric motor - one for up and down and the other for in and out. The ends of the motor have a small pinion cog that acts on a small plastic rack which in turn is mounted to the 'wobble board' by a ball and socket. The racks are the white things either side of the central seesaw at the top of the mount. The righthand one is intact, but the lefthand one is broken - only the ball and socket is left, the rack has broken off.

Once the mirror glass is off, you can operate the mechanism and see what is happening. once all is good it is a simple job to line up the four locating pins and firmly press the glass into position to locate the clips. Don't forget the electrical connections for the heating element. HTH.

[Luxobarge]

Finally got around to replacing the centre console wood-effect trim, my one had warped and cracked, and now bits have fallen off it looks terrible. Robert DIY's video was useful in reminding me how to remove the centre console, pretty easy really, it all came apart and went back together fairly easily and looks super smart again now. Didn't take more than about an hour all in, and that included giving the inside of the console a good clean, removing crumbs and other debris etc.

Big thanks to SteveSarre of this forum for supplying the trim pieces, top man, much appreciated, they look great, sorry it took so long to get around to doing the job!