2005 S60 T5 ex plod progress thread with pics

[rikcougar]

Work done so far:

New exhaust and tyres

Cam seals and front crank seal replace

HU603 fitted

Leather wheel with switches fitted

As she is at the moment :

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Hopefully 2006 black leather interior will arrive tomorrow

Wishlist :

Front and rear bumper

Bonnet

Nebulas

[stribo]

Good start mate, what exhaust did you get? Oh and Ford didn't fit a big spoiler on the back of the Cossie so you could dry your chamois on it. ;)

[pillapow]

My word, that LFC 3dr is pretty much my dream car. Very nice.

[rikcougar]

Good start mate, what exhaust did you get? Oh and Ford didn't fit a big spoiler on the back of the Cossie so you could dry your chamois on it. ;)

Fitted a Bosal standard thingy in the end although it is crap

Should have taken it down to Graeme`s for a proper system

3 door spoiler is perfect for chamois drying

[rikcougar]

My word, that LFC 3dr is pretty much my dream car. Very nice.

It was always mine too so when I had the chance it was a no brainer

In theory it should be the first car I don`t lose money on if I ever (unlikely) sell it!

[graemewelch]

its looking nice but never mind pics of the volvo. get the cossy out and lets see some pics of that

[rikcougar]

As I bought her

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Three days later

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As she is now

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[graemewelch]

bet that was a sickner. did it run lean or somthing

[T5RatherAmusin]

both cracking cars bud ;)
whats up with your bumpers and bonnet may i ask?

remember i was talking to you bot the 603?.....
i see youve got half the surround to get in in, ive got my hole surround in with the actual player modifed

[rikcougar]

Front bumper lower half is split, rear has a faint crease in it and bumper is gouged

Want to replace them to tidy it up and then get a bit of paintwork done

[rikcougar]

bet that was a sickner. did it run lean or somthing

Dropped a valve seat, I think I over revved it bringing it home, went from 2nd to 1st instead of 3rd!

Engine went bang two days later on the bypass giving it some!

[T5RatherAmusin]

Front bumper lower half is split, rear has a faint crease in it and bumper is gouged

Want to replace them to tidy it up and then get a bit of paintwork done

make way for an R bumper?? lol

[rikcougar]

make way for an R bumper?? lol

We`ll call that plan A :D

[T5RatherAmusin]

:funkybana

[T5frankie]

i hope you live right outside that garage door mate with that in there

[graemewelch]

a R bumper on a t5 is just so wrong. not into this look alike stuff. its like buying a 1.0 ltr saxo and fitting a vtr bodykit and wheels. its still a t5 at end of the day

[rikcougar]

i hope you live right outside that garage door mate with that in there

It`s a lot more secure than it looks Frankie and one of our cars is always parked a foot away from the door

[rikcougar]

a R bumper on a t5 is just so wrong. not into this look alike stuff. its like buying a 1.0 ltr saxo and fitting a vtr bodykit and wheels. its still a t5 at end of the day

If we were discussing classics Graeme like Cossie vs RS500 I would agree with you regarding look alikes but at the end of the day they are old Volvos and if I think the R bumper looks better then I don`t see a problem. I have no intention of making an R look alike, if I wanted an R I would go and buy one, this one`s the daily so I just want it to look nice and tidy

[LiamT4]

Really like white s60s.

[rikcougar]

Leather interior has arrived :banana::banana::banana:

One slight problem - listing stated manual adjustment, drivers is electric! :doh:

Is the wiring likely to be there unused somewhere or will I need to get my local car sparks to have a look at it?

[T5RatherAmusin]

youll be fine with the electrics seats bud, just plug in the harness and theyll work ;)
wheres the ££££ing pics! lol :D

[M-R-P]

I thought that, due to the key recognition thingy (changes the seat position when a particular key opens the door), the seat needs to be set up via Vida?

The electrics will be there tho so if all else fails, get a sparky to bodge it :)

[T5RatherAmusin]

all worked bd. memory worked too ;)

[M-R-P]

all worked bd. memory worked too ;)

Cool




(((secretly goes in search of new seats....)))

[T5RatherAmusin]

some model you may have to check a fuse is located 'power seat'
mine where there...
what i cant say as i dont have a 2nd key nor 2nd driver, if it does change with the entry, but like said the 123 memories all work...

[rikcougar]

youll be fine with the electrics seats bud, just plug in the harness and theyll work ;)
wheres the ££££ing pics! lol :D

At work at the moment

Have loaded rears and door cards and centre console etc into car so will take some pics tomoz

Front seats here :

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[T5RatherAmusin]

looks good matey!!

[rikcougar]

Excellent condition, well pleased

Just got to fit them and make them work!

[M-R-P]

Don't forget... Battery off for at least an hour and key in position 2 when reconnecting it :)

safety first and all that lol

[rikcougar]

Rear seats fitted :D

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Passenger seat fitted :D

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Well pleased and no airbag light hissy fit!

Might have to take passenger seat out again to change centre console

Anybody know how many bolts, screws etc hold console in?

[graemewelch]

Looking much better. I do like the black leather

[M-R-P]

I think it's only 4 well hidden bolts and another two holding it to the dash.

[rikcougar]

Look superb in leather Graeme, proper classy and so much better than the velour things

Just hope that electric drivers seat fits in as easily


I think it's only 4 well hidden bolts and another two holding it to the dash.

Looking at the new console it would appear to be two at the bottom of the storage bit and two into the dash

Cant find any screw holes at the side at all

Is there any way to release the handbrake vertically to make it easier to get out?

[JamesT5]

PM sent!

[rikcougar]

PM sent!

Nothing received yet?

[JamesT5]

Nothing received yet?

Sorry, I put this reply on the wrong thread! Lol I PM's Liddo about the one he has for sale..... :doh: :stupid:

[T5RatherAmusin]

undo the foot wel panel with the lil vent in it. screws under rubber mat in storage bit and below cd unit.
undo handbrake gator. lift high from the back adjustin the handbrake to help get the bugger out
couple of leads to unplg underneath

[T5RatherAmusin]

you gonna undo the battery btw? ....i can see lights on in there...

[rikcougar]

Yes, battery neutral cable was disconnected while working on it

Bricking it when I reconnected in case airbag light stayed on!

One thing I thought was strange, what are the wires connecting to the rear seat backs for?

[Jim S70R]

Great progress so far, loving the cossie!! I wonder what a white S60 with that CSl style boot lid would look like....

[T5RatherAmusin]

not too sure tbh. one of mine was not going to anything.

[T5RatherAmusin]

Great progress so far, loving the cossie!! I wonder what a white S60 with that CSl style boot lid would look like....

summit like this :/
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[rikcougar]

summit like this :/
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Doesn`t really work does it?

[stribo]

Doesn`t really work does it?

But at least you could dry your chamois on the back of the Volvo. ;)

[rikcougar]

But at least you could dry your chamois on the back of the Volvo. ;)

Fair point mate, save using the Cossie :D

[rikcougar]

Drivers seat, door cards and centre console fitted today :funkybana:funkybana:funkybana

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Well pleased with electric memory seat

[T5RatherAmusin]

Much better buddy!!

[rikcougar]

Much better buddy!!

Thanks, I think I have the bit you need left over, the trim that the handbrake goes through?

[graemewelch]

its amazing what a difference a bit of leather makes

[stribo]

That looks great mate, but Atacama would look better. ;)

[V70 Graham]

Much much better, well worth doing.

[graemewelch]

That looks great mate, but Atacama would look better. ;)


Stop it with the gay talk

[rikcougar]

That looks great mate, but Atacama would look better. ;)

Homo

[stribo]

Stop it with the gay talk


Homo

You two need to get in touch with your feminine sides, maybe together. ;)

[rikcougar]

You two need to get in touch with your feminine sides, maybe together. ;)

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[expolicev70t5]

Looking good, jealous as I'm still after center console

[rikcougar]

Looking good, jealous as I'm still after center console

I have only ever seen the console for the later cars as part of an interior but I will keep my eye out for you

Might be worth trying your local breaker

These guys are worth a call as well, they send stuff all over the country and they are very helpful

http://www.volvosaabbreakers.co.uk/

[Harvey]

One thing I thought was strange, what are the wires connecting to the rear seat backs for?


The wires could be for the rear headrest's to fold down,my S60 had a button near the gear stick the would drop the headrests down.