Blue 850 T5 manual estate

[endo-t5]

Thought I would start a thread of my t5 that I have owned for 2 years now and done some little changes to it over the time.
When I first bought it.


fitted boost guage

RIP kit made and fitted

de-badged rear

de-badged front and grill painted black

front speakers changed for these

rear speakers changed for these

18's painted and fitted with new 225/40 tyres

all door trims wrapped in carbon film and moose badges with swedish flag fitted on wings

rear windows tinted in dark smoke

front strut brace fitted

Kicker Solobaric sub in Kicker box fitted running of Diamond Audio mono 600 watt amp

Diamond amp wrapped


Next is too lower on some Eibach springs which arrived today and got new dampers coming in next couple of days and then poly bush the suspension after the mot in march as I replaced the lower arms last year before mot and also going to do 302 brake conversion and then get hlm map in spare ecu.
May look for r front bumper if its cheap

[Dan850r]

The carbon trim looks pretty good and get some blank trims to go under the headlights

[I want a T5]

I like the CF wrapped side trims.......thinking of doing this on my silver V70. Dod you take the trim pieces off to wrap? If so, how do they come off?

[Peanut1]

mate, if you take em off you will have a mare putting them back on as their seriously stuck on! think you would end up doing em in situ!

[Dan850r]

There not to bad, pop it off at the front and they slide back leaving the clips on the door, of vice versa, ill go have a look!

[Dan850r]

No unclip at back and push forward

[t5steve]

thanks for that info dan i have been wanting to remove mine to paint them for some time but didn't want to pull them in case i broke clips................game on now...........thanks

[endo-t5]

There's a rubber plug in the back of the door and it's got a torx screw in but use a magnet as they are a pain if u drop them and then they slide forward the wing ones pop off just open the doors slightly for the door trims to slide them forward.
I took mine off to do them as will be a pain if you try to wrap them on the car.

[endo-t5]

Got some new shocks/dampers and some h&r springs and new top mounts for the rear and new spring top mounts for front struts. Getting those nivomats off the rear at long last.
Did start it today but with disc in back is gone takes it toll on me and had to give up I'll wait till another day when it's not so cold and when I'm up to it plus think I'll wait till the missus is off at a weekend to give me a hand.

[endo-t5]

Stripped bumpers of the colour coding so their now grey again just got to do door strips now.

Fitted DVD headunit that I got cheap of a mate so when I go to a show and get bored or tired got something to do.

[Bigrobv70]

looks sweet
i like alot

Rob

[claymore]

Looks good, but needs hitting with a stick

[endo-t5]

Soldered the abs ecu this morning when I had a night when I couldn't sleep so 4-30 am soldering and fitted back on and seems to work fine now.
Took recirculating valve off to find that the seal had twisted inside out so made a plate and blanked it off as had some 5mm alloy plate in the garage.

[endo-t5]

Finally fitted suspension
Big difference in new vs old springs



I'll take some of how it sits once it's settled and when I've cleaned it as its rotten.

[endo-t5]

Got a descent day to take some pics of the car now its lowered on -30mm H&R springs and new shocks.

[T5frankie]

looking well mate

[martybelfastt5]

looking good indeed suits the drop

[Volvostorm]

Really nice look car, subtle mods

[endo-t5]

Thanks guys I'm happy with it now but I would of liked it a little lower but it handles well now and the suspension is so much better than the Nivomats that was on the rear.
think I need to do a new list as think poly bushes, 302 brakes, remap, maybe a bigger turbo when funds allow.

[endo-t5]

Tried something new.
Standard handle

Carbon wrapped