Project Cabbie.

[M-R-P]

I mean one actually in the boot, usually on the boot lid itself. The yanks are really big on "trunk entrapment" (too many gangster movies lol) so they insist on having a method of escape in case you become trapped in your own boot.... why you'd get trapped in your own boot is beyond me... unless the Americans haven't realised that the the light DOES go out when you close the boot.

I wonder how many yanks get trapped inside their own fridge, trying to solve that exact same conundrum...?

[jamesy12345]

I mean one actually in the boot, usually on the boot lid itself. The yanks are really big on "trunk entrapment" (too many gangster movies lol) so they insist on having a method of escape in case you become trapped in your own boot.... why you'd get trapped in your own boot is beyond me... unless the Americans haven't realised that the the light DOES go out when you close the boot.

I wonder how many yanks get trapped inside their own fridge, trying to solve that exact same conundrum...?

If a tree falls over in the forest and there is no-one there to hear, does it make a noise?

[M-R-P]

If a tree falls over in the forest and there is no-one there to hear, does it make a noise?

Sound, by definition, is the detection of fluctuations in ambient air pressure caused by a physical event. If there's nothing there to detect the fluctuation, does it still make a sound?

Of course it bloody does. It's like saying a light bulb doesn't work unless there's someone around to see it.

[jamesy12345]

Sound, by definition, is the detection of fluctuations in ambient air pressure caused by a physical event. If there's nothing there to detect the fluctuation, does it still make a sound?

Of course it bloody does. It's like saying a light bulb doesn't work unless there's someone around to see it.

Fair do's. In space no-one can hear you scream and all that. Unless you are Sandra Bullock. Righto then, there's this cat, in a box, is it alive or dead...?

[V70 Graham]

Sound, by definition, is the detection of fluctuations in ambient air pressure caused by a physical event. If there's nothing there to detect the fluctuation, does it still make a sound?

Of course it bloody does. It's like saying a light bulb doesn't work unless there's someone around to see it.

Fair do's. In space no-one can hear you scream and all that. Unless you are Sandra Bullock. Righto then, there's this cat, in a box, is it alive or dead...?

How on earth will this help Steve get into his boot lol

[M-R-P]

Fair do's. In space no-one can hear you scream and all that. Unless you are Sandra Bullock.

Sigourney Weaver

Righto then, there's this cat, in a box, is it alive or dead...?

That would depend largely on how hard you've been hitting the box.

How on earth will this help Steve get into his boot lol

Who?

[jamesy12345]

How on earth will this help Steve get into his boot lol

Just trying to help work out how to tell if the boot light is still on, if the guy inside is still alive and, if so, can anyone hear him

[stephenevans99]

Found this on how to remove the rear seat:

Remove the seat base - this just pops up with a bit of lifting force in the front corners.

You can then get to the 2 bolts that hold the backrest in the bottom corners. The seatbelts need to be removed too - Hint, cable tie the seatbelt clips together. This stops them being recoiled into the recess which would be difficult to get them out of again. Once these bolts have been removed the seat will tilt forwards from the bottom.

Here's the tricky bit, you need to reach behind the seat to release the headrest - there's a little clip holding it in at the base of the headrest post. Difficult to explain, but easy to feel for. Once both headrests are out, the seat back will just lift (upwards) and out. Job done!!!

I think this can only be done with the roof down.

Hope the cat in the box is ok

[stribo]

Just cut the boot open with a disc cutter

Feck off

By "lined", can you not get a tool of some kind in there to grab the plug?
Also, being made for the US market, does it have an internal boot release handle?

No, no internal handle, I think that's a more recent thing.

Found this on how to remove the rear seat:

Remove the seat base - this just pops up with a bit of lifting force in the front corners.

You can then get to the 2 bolts that hold the backrest in the bottom corners. The seatbelts need to be removed too - Hint, cable tie the seatbelt clips together. This stops them being recoiled into the recess which would be difficult to get them out of again. Once these bolts have been removed the seat will tilt forwards from the bottom.

Here's the tricky bit, you need to reach behind the seat to release the headrest - there's a little clip holding it in at the base of the headrest post. Difficult to explain, but easy to feel for. Once both headrests are out, the seat back will just lift (upwards) and out. Job done!!!

I think this can only be done with the roof down.

Hope the cat in the box is ok

Thanks mate most helpful.

[partsforvolvos.com]

The back seats don't fold down, and the ski hatch is lined so gives no access to the boot, think I'll try taking the back seats out.

its a solid bulkhead. got a feeling you cant get in that way. but there might be holes for subs there .

[M-R-P]

its a solid bulkhead

...With 2 10" holes in it, plus the ski hatch.

[AndysR]

I like the colour of that,and it works well with the interior colour too, that said it doesn't sound like it's got a lot going for it if the roof is faulty and the engine is potentially fubbard though... Hope they're all simple fixes...

[stribo]

I like the colour of that,and it works well with the interior colour too, that said it doesn't sound like it's got a lot going for it if the roof is faulty and the engine is potentially fubbard though... Hope they're all simple fixes...

It's not the roof, it's the boot open warning light, I think a wire may be broken somewhere.

[AndysR]

It's not the roof, it's the boot open warning light, I think a wire may be broken somewhere.

May not be that bad after all then? Perhaps worst case scenario you could break a rear light to gain access into the boot if they are the sort that the bulb holder is removed from inside the car?

Do you know what's wrong with the oil light, I am guessing it's electrical because you'd be foolish to drive it with an oil pressure fault.

[stribo]

I'm thinking it's the sensor, there's no noise from the engine to suggest it's got low oil pressure, even the top end is quiet, and I'd expect it to be quite tappety if there was low oil pressure.

[V70 Graham]

Did you manage to get into/look at the boot today mate ?

[stribo]

No mate, I'll have to do it tomorrow, which means I won't be at the Vine.

[stribo]

Got a spare couple of hours to work on the car today, first off I took the back seat out (big thanks to Stephen Evans, instructions were spot on mate) and look what I found:



Tempted to nick them for my car, but can't be doing with the hassle of wiring them up. Anyway with the seats out, I could take the ski hatch out, and with a metal bar managed to release the boot. I connected the boot lock back up, shut the boot (first checking the boot release worked) and the light went straight out Why couldn't it have done that last week? So now it has a working roof again.







Next up I started rerouting the boost hoses to bypass the intercooler so I could confirm/rule out if that is where it's leaking boost from. Unfortunately Rachel had to go to work, so it'll have to wait until next week now.

[Harvey]

Nice to see the roof up,so not to bad of a job..

[stribo]

Nice to see the roof up,so not to bad of a job..

The hardest part was getting the boot open because of the restricted access to the boot.