TFM's - V70 T5

**The Flying Moose** · Thursday 5th July 2012, 22:37

Originally Posted by V70 Graham

Interior looks in good condition, will look great when fitted.

Truth be told the whole lot is fairly dirty and all the door cards have had a thorough clean.

The seats will require some "restoration" however I still have a pot of magic chemicals which should do the trick.

**MoleT-5R** · Thursday 5th July 2012, 23:25

Originally Posted by The Flying Moose

Truth be told the whole lot is fairly dirty and all the door cards have had a thorough clean.

The seats will require some "restoration" however I still have a pot of magic chemicals which should do the trick.

The Flying Alchemist "I have a pot of magic chemicals" wow, can you improve octane boost??????????????????????

**The Flying Moose** · Friday 6th July 2012, 20:34

Please excuse the poor pictures...

The transformation is complete!

In the end I changed all the trim to the black version including dashboard. The seats I got however were so poor that I decided against using them. It has created a somewhat unique interior though both black and beige.

Ill hold out for a mint dark estate interior but for now at least it looks much better.

Oh and I had to enlist a helper (T5RPete) as the dash was blooming heavy!

From this:

To This:

**V70 Graham** · Friday 6th July 2012, 20:41

Well that certainly looks different ! Bet your glad you had help tho, loving the steering wheel.

**The Flying Moose** · Friday 6th July 2012, 20:43

Originally Posted by V70 Graham

Well that certainly looks different ! Bet your glad you had help tho, loving the steering wheel.

The "wood" is in the process of being superglued hence the tape!

**vaderboyo** · Friday 6th July 2012, 20:51

nice, is the dash swap a big job in terms of time?

**The Flying Moose** · Friday 6th July 2012, 21:11

Originally Posted by vaderboyo

nice, is the dash swap a big job in terms of time?

It took around 3 hours to do, its quite a fiddly job and believe it or not you need to delve into the engine bay remove the scuttle guard and wiper motors before it will come out.

However that is the hardest part, after that 20 or so torx bolts and its out.

**V70 Graham** · Friday 6th July 2012, 21:13

Originally Posted by The Flying Moose

It took around 3 hours to do, its quite a fiddly job and believe it or not you need to delve into the engine bay remove the scuttle guard and wiper motors before it will come out.

However that is the hardest part, after that 20 or so torx bolts and its out.

3 hours is very good going, plus you did the door cards, job well done there.

**MoleT-5R** · Friday 6th July 2012, 21:21

Nice, project is coming along nicely

**WOODY T5** · Friday 6th July 2012, 22:12

coming along nicely mate keep up the good work pete lol

**Jamest5r** · Saturday 7th July 2012, 00:02

Made the mistake of showing the mrs what you had done....guess what you're doing when i find a dark interior

**T5frankie** · Saturday 7th July 2012, 07:55

there was a full v70r interior on here for sale

**T5RPete** · Saturday 7th July 2012, 16:02

I honestly thought you'd lost the plot when you started removing the scuttle and wipers to do the dash!

Good job you knew how to do it, i'd have never guessed!

**p fandango** · Saturday 7th July 2012, 16:42

Originally Posted by T5RPete

I honestly thought you'd lost the plot when you started removing the scuttle and wipers to do the dash!

4 screws going thru the bulkhead if i remember correctly.

i'm a fan of the lighter interior, but as long as your happy with it thats the main thing

**The Flying Moose** · Saturday 7th July 2012, 19:20

Originally Posted by Jamest5r

Made the mistake of showing the mrs what you had done....guess what you're doing when i find a dark interior

No drama's mate just give me a shout, happy to help its not that hard really... infact quite enjoyed ripping it all apart!!!

**M-R-P** · Saturday 7th July 2012, 20:36

Bloody good effort there lads, the dash is something I'm not keen on tampering with.
But then mine's a temperamental P2 that's likely to throw a code as soon as I fart in the bloody thing lol.

**Wally Dog** · Sunday 8th July 2012, 00:15

Originally Posted by martinrpeachey

Bloody good effort there lads, the dash is something I'm not keen on tampering with.
But then mine's a temperamental P2 that's likely to throw a code as soon as I fart in the bloody thing lol.

... which is likely to be quite common (the fart, not the code!!) lol

**The Flying Moose** · Monday 13th August 2012, 21:48

A little update, the car has been leaking water lately so time for a thorough investigation.

Turns out the radiator and one of the turbo coolant pipes had sheared and was causing a substancial water loss (emptying expansion tank every 5 minutes!)

So back on the ramps...

Oh and of course the Aircon rad was ditched too when the radiator came out as its broken anyhow.

**smithy** · Monday 13th August 2012, 22:20

Nice work Emlyn

**Jamest5r** · Tuesday 14th August 2012, 05:08

Good to see you back em

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