New Owner of Ice White 2011 S40 T5 S

engellion

Well, we have finally purchased a replacement for our written off 2009 S40 2.4i. A big thank you to all the folks on here who answered my various posts that helped in finalising our purchase.

The new one is very nice. A 2011 S40 T5 S. One owner, garaged when not driven. Body looks near new. Has a bit more power than the old one 😎

First project is to swap the 16" standard wheels for the 17" Serapis wheels.

Ex850R

Really nice,congratulations!

White makes it look bigger and modern.

What do weeps look like?

Selling the 16s?

What's interior colour?

Have fun!

engellion

Ex850R
Really nice,congratulations!
White makes it look bigger and modern.
What do weeps look like?
Selling the 16s?
What's interior colour?
Have fun!

Thanks Snoopy.

Excuse my ignorance, but what are "weeps"?

Not sure what we'll do with the 16s. Possibly sell them, if wife is happy with 'comfort' of 17s 😎

The 16s have Continental UC6 tyres with a bit of tread left.

Interior is the standard for the 2011 S - Off-black T-Tech seats; standard Dalaro trim.

Will post more photos when I get it home.

Picked it up in Melbourne yesterday. Driving it home to Brisbane

Ex850R

Actually looks like mini S80!

Would you consider a tune, RICA or such?

engellion

OK. Update. Wife likes the 17s. So I'll be selling the 16s.

carnut222

Well done - looks nice. The P1 cars are a lot of fun..especially T5! :)

Ex850R

Haha, my auto correct....

Wheels.

engellion

Ex850R
Haha, my auto correct....
Wheels.

lol. Here's a photo of the Volvo 17" Serapis wheels. Picked them up from a wrecker yesterday. Great condition. Plenty of tread on them too. So will pass the roadworthy no problem.

They were only available on the R-Design S40, AFAIK.

Ex850R

Nice one?

Are you offloading the old wheels?

engellion

Ex850R
Nice one?
Are you offloading the old wheels?

Yes. Open to offers.

The car is in Sydney at the moment. If anyone wants them, I can leave them here in Sydney, or else they'll be available from Brisbane after the weekend.

engellion

Here are the 16s for sale with Continental UltraContact 6 (UC6) tyres,

Passenger Side - Front (this is most worn on the outer edge - about 1 mm till the top of the wear node. See photo)

Passenger Side - Rear

Driver Side - Front

Driver Side - Rear

carnut222

I like the Serapis...would be my choice for 17’s if mine didn’t already have 18’s (Atreus). The Atreus are a bit more of a pain to clean and with the 2 colour (paint and polished then clear-coat) I imagine they’d be pricey to repair...and all mine need repairs! :) Plus 18 inch tyres are more expensive. So 17 is a good compromise.

Ex850R

Shoot me a message regarding wheels. A bit harder as I'm in Melbourne though.

engellion

OK. Just put the 17s on it today.

engellion

A few interior shots.

engellion

Installed Bluetooth module today. Custom solution for all the single CD Player, no AUX, S40s out there.

Half hour job to install. Remove cover from CD player and connect with supplied ribbon cable between the CD player and the mainboard. It could do with an independent volume control, but sounds great.