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Hi guys,

4th gear on my car crunches; its terrible now.

Looking into getting the standard M56 5 speed manual box out and reconditioned.

Been looking also at the possibilities of swapping it...

http://www.halfords.com/technology/car-audio/dab-radios-car-stereos/alpine-cde-w235bt-double-din-car-stereo-with-parrot-bluetooth

Blimey; you did make sure you did a good job...perhaps I should keep my mouth shut! hehe

Yep, when I brought the car it was the first thing I noticed.

On two of the wheels I had a load of counter-balance weights on the inside, which to me indicated something was wrong...when I got it...

Well, bugger me Simon!

I haven't actually had a proper look into what's already on the car.

Yeah, the fronts are terrible. Quite bad to be honest.

I've got the another set of wheels for the...

Looking into getting new disc and pads all round.

The fronts are severely warped.

Thinking of this lot;

Front Discs: http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/index.php?cPath=52_54_792
Rear...

Just done a search; found a previous thread on my car...Castrol 10w40 Magnatec A3/B4

Any particular makes? Correct viscosity?

Put a standard exhaust trim back on the car last night;

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Removed this;

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I'll probably strip and re-polish (as I'm in the Metal Plating game) the old boy racers exhaust trim and...

Well, that wasn't so bad;

Since I first had the car (brought it last April) I've always had a small puddle of coolant on my garage floor.

Because of family and work commitments I've never...

Any idea what the lowest mileage 850 T5-R is in the UK?

Gul Yellow in particular. Assuming to be honest.

I've just brought a brand new whole rear bumper from Volvo for £267.60.

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Brand new front bumper black trim plastic with new paint on bumper, bonnet, wing mirrors.

Got a Brand new rear bumper to go on today also as the black trim plastic now doesn't look right...

Seat will go forward, backward and down... but will not go up unless you keep flicking the switch and it will eventually come up.

I can hear a clicking sound underneath the seat... and ideas where...

Harpenden Classic & Performance: http://www.hcandp.co.uk

Used Kieran for years; absolutely amazing work. My dad's Jaguar is on his website that he restored if you take a look.

We'll, after 1 month of ownership the car is going in for a respray front bumper, wing mirrors, bonnet and rear panel touch-up.

Will get photos next week.

Nah, that's too roundish - its suppose to be more square I think.

Since having the car I've brought/ done;

Brand new rear badges; VOLVO, 850, T5-R
Brand new number plates; spent 3-4 hours removing old bathroom silicone from the underneath the old rear plate!...

I appreciate your comment; I've been looking for a Gull Yellow Saloon Manual for soooooo many years. Always wanted one from when I was a young teenager.

I also own a Focus RS MKII as my daily...

Yes I believe it is. I originally brought it of someone else who purchased it from Simon though.

This is what I've got on the car already, but I'm not keen on it...want the box version:

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What to pick people's brains...

I've got a stainless steel exhaust for my T5-R and I don't like the end trim; see below photo.

I'm after an end trim that would fit straight onto my stainless...

Yeah, let me know.

Cheers

Yes, just the black plastic bit on top; I've got a dent in it, in need of replacement.

Does anybody know if you can buy separately the black plastic mould on the T5-R front bumpers?

OR

Does anybody know of where I might be able to get hold of another front T5-R bumper?