DVS V70T5 #2: THE SEQUEL - 1997 V70T5

AshDVS · 2020-12-22T05:45:40+00:00

The backstory -I've been chasing another P80 850/S70/V70 for a few months now and, with thanks to @iceton1975, I've managed to buy a 1997 V70T5 fro...

AshDVS

Drwillis
Weird. My v70s are both charcoal interior, one with a 3 Rd row and the other without. Both have the interior handle cutout and no second lower cutout.....

Interesting. Perhaps this is from an 850?

hamsandwich

I know it's totally different car but my v50 tailgate has a plastic grab handle bit where that cutout is on the grey tailgate trim, perfect for right handed people to shut the tailgate.

AshDVS

rado
Interesting , mine is a five seat but has the handle but not cut out
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/JWBTYQV777MH/20210628-195948.jpg
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/CL97C5HU7JWO/20210628-195923.jpg

and yours is an 850 too, so I guess that rules out 850 vs V70 differences or 5 vs 7 seat differences.

PaddlerEd
I wonder if no panel handle = base cut out, and that had a small finger bit to swing it down with?

That seems fairly plausible.

I could make a little fill in to go in the cut out and use rivnuts to fasten it into the tailgate sheetmetal.

hamsandwich

Photo listed as 98 v70

AshDVS

hamsandwich
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/UAKH8LB3OCY4/screenshot-20210628-223309-7e2.png
Photo listed as 98 v70

Winner! Thank you!

PaddlerEd
^ That's what my 1999/2000 V70 had, I remember that bstard thing when the central locking wiring went in the tailgate hinge!

he he.

Now to find one or a p/n for one!

PaddlerEd

^ That's what my 1999/2000 V70 had, I remember that bstard thing when the central locking wiring went in the tailgate hinge!

Ex850R

I got one rear trim like that from late V70 , also a rear spoiler with the newer mount brackets , all gone now, it's funny , nobody wanted stuff like that when I had three wagons for parts in driveway!

If I had the brackets still I'd make replicas .....

I do think I chucked em in the bin one house move.......

AshDVS

Ex850R
I got one rear trim like that from late V70 , also a rear spoiler with the newer mount brackets , all gone now, it's funny , nobody wanted stuff like that when I had three wagons for parts in driveway!
If I had the brackets still I'd make replicas .....
I do think I chucked em in the bin one house move.......

It's always the way. The stuff I've thrown away over the years during 'clean ups' is amazing - it is either stuff that I really wish I had now or would have some value. Not much you can do but laugh and move on.

Ex850R

AshDVS
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/193266#Comment_193266
It's always the way. The stuff I've thrown away over the years during 'clean ups' is amazing - it is either stuff that I really wish I had now or would have some value. Not much you can do but laugh and move on.

I DID enjoy throwing it out too , very cathartic , still lots more here of other than car stuff too....

rado

Ex850R
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/193295#Comment_193295
I DID enjoy throwing it out too , very cathartic , still lots more here of other than car stuff too....

My Mrs keeps saying to me , when are You going to throw that stuff away ? silence is golden ?

Ex850R

rado
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/193316#Comment_193316
My Mrs keeps saying to me , when are You going to throw that stuff away ? silence is golden ?

I get the same and her family chime in at times too till I point out she has a collection of the children's "stuffs" from 0 to high school. (Take a fucking photo and chuckit , even her sister said that..)

Stuffs she was storing for a sister who lives in Kunanara northern WA. She doesn't want it back , road transport to that location would cost a lot....

So it seems I don't have a problem , she deflects anyone noticing her flaws by scapegoat me.....

Sorry to fill up your thread @AshDVS !

PaddlerEd

I've got an engine to strip that has been in the front yard for 18 months.... Wife accuses me of having turned into an Aussie with the amount of junk I've collected and stored around the shed and yard....

Ex850R

PaddlerEd
I've got an engine to strip that has been in the front yard for 18 months.... Wife accuses me of having turned into an Aussie with the amount of junk I've collected and stored around the shed and yard....

Tell her it's her fault , start to blubber and cry and walk away. Win!

AshDVS

No need to apologise, my friend, it's all part of the journey.

AshDVS

I've had some wins of late but no new pics (yet).

Front brakes are here and waiting to go on but they'll require new wheels to go on at the same time, which I dont want to do until it gets bodywork done and comes back (I'd cry if a new wheel came back with overspray or a scuff/scrape on it).

I managed to get hold of a late, 'chunky' style V70R steering wheel from a 1999/2000 car, so thats away getting refurbed as well and I'll fit that in and do the dash swap at the same time.

I am struggling though to juggle getting to get bodywork organised and theres more than a few tasks queued up behind that so I'll need to progress that soon.

AshDVS

My freshly trimmed wheel has arrived back from being done. This time, rather than opting for 'DVS teal' stitching, I had it done in silver to go with the monochromatic theme I've got going on.

To break it up a little, I had a yellow centering stripe added, in leather, at 12 oclock.

rado

Looks the goods ? , who did you use and what was the turnaround ?

AshDVS

I used Royal Steering Wheels in the UK again - they did my last V70 and my Focus as well.

I bought the wheel via UK ebay and had the seller send directly to them. From them receiving the wheel to my getting it back was about two weeks (maybe just under).

Jamest5r_

Everyone I know that has had wheels done by Royal have never been disappointed, the go to place ?

AshDVS

Jamest5r_
Everyone I know that has had wheels done by Royal have never been disappointed, the go to place ?

That's really why I went back to them - this is the third one they've done for me now.

Great people, excellent service and I've always been happy with the outcome.

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