Wiring in place? NOT!!!

[Niles]

For all those who say that all 850's have the wiring in place for such things as rear electric windows and electric seats on a car that hasn't got 'leccy bits.....

THERE IS NO WIRING IN PLACE!!!!! Volvo DID NOT leave a loom in the car for 'retro fitting' rear windows etc etc.....If you want to retro fit the seats & rear windows you'll need the loom from a car that did have those bits in place from the factory. I've read here that lots of people say 'yes, sure, the wirings in place & a retro fit upgrade is easy', HOGWASH!!!! Its not there & will take lots of removal from car & refitting to car. Nightmare!!!
Anyone doubts my comments, get to my house & take a look at a CD spec car & a GLT spec car. Wiring in very different & NO wiring for seats under seats & no plugs for electric rear windows. :wallbash:

[Flatout Phil]

For all those who say that all 850's have the wiring in place for such things as rear electric windows and electric seats on a car that hasn't got 'leccy bits.....

THERE IS NO WIRING IN PLACE!!!!! Volvo DID NOT leave a loom in the car for 'retro fitting' rear windows etc etc.....If you want to retro fit the seats & rear windows you'll need the loom from a car that did have those bits in place from the factory. I've read here that lots of people say 'yes, sure, the wirings in place & a retro fit upgrade is easy', HOGWASH!!!! Its not there & will take lots of removal from car & refitting to car. Nightmare!!!
Anyone doubts my comments, get to my house & take a look at a CD spec car & a GLT spec car. Wiring in very different & NO wiring for seats under seats & no plugs for electric rear windows. :wallbash:

Makes complete sense really because cost margins on these things are kept very tight and the simpler the loom the better. If only 10% of production is on the luxury model, no manufacturer will fit the 90% that don't have the bling with an expensive loom. I had a Hillman Imp (wellseveral) and in 1969 when Chrysler bought the Rootes Group, amongst several cost cutting measures including removal of heaters as a standard oprion on base models, they actually reduced the thickness of panel steel! This is why any true Impster will only ever want a pre 69 car. Oh God, I though this was an Imp forum for a moment - help!!!!!!

[p fandango]

i know the wiring for the electric from seats isn't in & have said so on the forum before, i've no idea on the rear windows. The funny thing is the wiring for the ultra rare heated rear seats is there

[nobananas]

Don't understand some of the Volvo specs sometimes. Mine is a GLT WITH electric rear windows, climate control, front fogs, cruise control etc. The only thing I haven't got is heated rear seats, sunroof and tracs.

[Niles]

Don't understand some of the Volvo specs sometimes. Mine is a GLT WITH electric rear windows, climate control, front fogs, cruise control etc. The only thing I haven't got is heated rear seats, sunroof and tracs.

yep weird coz my GLT has a leccy sunroof & Tracs. No rear seat heating but the wiring is there for the seat warmers. Bloody odd eh?

[Clan998]

I had a Hillman Imp (wellseveral) and in 1969 when Chrysler bought the Rootes Group, amongst several cost cutting measures including removal of heaters as a standard oprion on base models, they actually reduced the thickness of panel steel! This is why any true Impster will only ever want a pre 69 car. Oh God, I though this was an Imp forum for a moment - help!!!!!!

pmsl :-) Well a volvo and Imp forum

[cameron]

My old CD spec must have been pretty rare then, it had air con and a sun roof, heated rear and front seats, passenger side airbag, and both front seats were electric.

I miss that car, it was lovely :cry:

RIP - N677 LUD

[Rufe]

most cars were built exactly to customer preference, so cd, glt, or whatever, can really mean very little, and we never use those codes from a parts point of view.

[nobananas]

most cars were built exactly to customer preference, so cd, glt, or whatever, can really mean very little, and we never use those codes from a parts point of view.

Cheers Rufe, I did suspect that, assumably you could buy a base spec model then tick all the options list boxes until it was CD spec, but still end up with poverty spec badges on the back !

[Volvostorm]

Like my 'S' but, it has full leather, duel air con, tracs, cruise, trip computer 4x leccy windows