TL_V70

Looking good Ash. I do like the darker colours on the V70, I have a 97 T5 in silver but black looks way nicer. I look forward to reading future updates and hopefully get some ideas and borrow some inspiration from you lol ?

When i had V70 in Coral i wanted a Silver,when i had silver i wanted white , when i had black V70R it was a shitboxen so i wanted silver.....

Philia_Bear

https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/185582#Comment_185582

I Sorta want the rimps and plenum for the s40......

I'd expect ET40 8.5 with a 235 will be too wide in the front for the S40 but a 225 should be ok on the same rim.

I'll keep you in the loop regarding the plenum if my customer doesn't want it.

I love the look of the wheels but might end up getting a set of Koyas if I can't get these to work.

Worst case, I have a set of Volans I could refurb and use.

    AshDVS

    https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/185608#Comment_185608

    I'd expect ET40 8.5 with a 235 will be too wide in the front for the S40 but a 225 should be ok on the same rim.

    I'll keep you in the loop regarding the plenum if my customer doesn't want it.

    I love the look of the wheels but might end up getting a set of Koyas if I can't get these to work.

    Worst case, I have a set of Volans I could refurb and use.

    I have a set of 4 18x8 legit ozracing ultralights I could trade.... (were fitted on a P2 V70)

    Philia_Bear

    https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/185735#Comment_185735

    Yesm

    Gotcha. I know the ones. Not quite my taste for a P80 though.

    18x8 ET45-ET48 would be ideal though.

      AshDVS

      https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/185736#Comment_185736

      Gotcha. I know the ones. Not quite my taste for a P80 though.

      18x8 ET45-ET48 would be ideal though.

      I think they would look good

      Actually, I think I'm confused - they look very good. Let me see if I can get my Fifteen52 wheels on first.

      Very nice , just what i wanted for my V70s!

      A nice charcoal paint or powder coat will suit the black duco.

      TL_V70

      Looking good Ash. I do like the darker colours on the V70, I have a 97 T5 in silver but black looks way nicer. I look forward to reading future updates and hopefully get some ideas and borrow some inspiration from you lol ?

      Thanks man.

      I'm a bit the other way around. I had a silver one last time and would have preferred a silver or white one rather than black. I just like light coloured cars with dark wheels.

      This one has a sunroof too which I'd rather it didnt have but T5s are difficult to get hold of now so I'm happy with what I ended up with. I also like the history of this one and will stay in contact with the previous owners.

      14 days later

      Nothing really happening yet, other than acquisition and ordering of parts.

      Thanks to everyone who chimed in on my requests for help regarding fitting an old Alpine head unit into an old Volvo.

      See - https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/13842/advice-help-wanted-volvo-p80-v70-to-old-alpine-head-unit-loom-adaptor#latest

      Here's the Alpine MD headunit I'm going to use, which I'd bought new in 2001.

      If you get a " net Md" player. You can write a gigabyte of music on one disc.

      I remember those. I dont have one though.

      I've got a Sony MZ-R55 MD walkman and a Sony MDS-JE510 which is part of a cobbled together (but really nice) 90s hi-fi setup I have.

      Using native format means that, while I dont get amazing compression with minimal quality loss, all my discs can be played by all my hardware.

      Sony MZ-R55

      This is the apex MiniDisc player

      @AshDVS

      You got me looking on ebay

      https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alpine-MDA-7755R-Mini-Disc-player-Radio-in-dash-unit-cd-changer-control-/264279441351

      That might be a nice upgrade for you

        Ohh , ive got Compomotive 18X9" , got em off a Focus XR5 Turbo Pommy dude who has all the Mounttune stuff and more on it , damn it sounded great when I met up last year some time. Im considering selling them on as I will go back to Volvo rims with 245 wide ( using 265/35 on these on my V60 no problem ) , I just dont trust my gutter avoidance skills in and around the old suburbs of Richmond to not damage em.......

        Lemme know if you are keen , I paid too much for em but lemme know anyway....

        I think he refinished them himself and its not ideal as no gloss they are hard to keep clean and getting lifting so need repainted which i was considering when i have other rims and tyres to go on. Ill take tyres off unless you really want.

        Delete post if not keen. Cherrs.

        18x9 will be a struggle, even at ET50 on a P80 - I've got my doubts about the 18x8.5 Fifteen52 wheels I have here.

          Philia_Bear

          @AshDVS

          You got me looking on ebay

          https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alpine-MDA-7755R-Mini-Disc-player-Radio-in-dash-unit-cd-changer-control-/264279441351

          That might be a nice upgrade for you

          Nice, but nostalgia dictates I use the one that I bought way back when! :)