850 T-5R Wagon Improvement Journey

morch_66479 · 2024-07-07T10:22:04+00:00

Hi All, After 8 years of 240 ownership and multiple 240 rescues along the way I've upgraded to an 850 T-5R. Big drive home from NSW yesterday but it gave m...

Jamest5r_

242GT not sure about that, my T5R had a full size spare maybe it was put there by a previous owner or was just a UK/European thing? Never really noticed that before

242GT

I think morch is a Japanese import , not sure on that , maybe varied from country to country.
Anyone know of the difference in model between country's

morch_66479

rado space saver as per the petrol cap labels 😊
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morch_66479

REAR SEAT RATTLE:
one of the first issues I noticed after buying the car was the back seat would rattle when hitting a bump. The seat back had a lot of foreplay on the latch mechanism.
I later discovered that the mechanism has a foam block installed from factory which stops the rattle. This foam block deteriorates over time and fails.
I 3D printed new blocks from 98TPU with an infill of 10% to give a nice spongey feel.
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carnut222

morch_66479 I love a bit of foreplay in my latch mechanism!

morch_66479

CENTRE CONSOLE WORKS:
My passenger window stopped working so I diagnosed it to be the switch. Turns out the switch can be replaced but it's easier to replace the entire panel.
See pictures of how it's all hard wired to each switch 😵
I also made a rear heated seat harness and cleaned entire console from decades of coffee spills haha
I have a rear heated seat realy coming as we speak and just need to source heated pads and we're good to go 😁
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morch_66479

COOLANT BOTTLE:
to freshen up the engine bay
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carnut222

Crazy how those window switches appear to be hard wired. Almost looks like the wires are push fit on the switch pins?? Or are they soldered?

morch_66479

carnut222 soldered. Blew my mind haha
So I stuffed up and chopped the harness on the panel I took from the wreckers (I assumed it was all small plugs under the cover that I'd then just swap over when I got home) got home and pulled cover off to find they were all soldered.
So I ended up swapping over the original harness onto the new block.

morch_66479

Fun Fact:
Also the rear heated seat switches are not like the front switches.

Front switches are on and off type
Rear switches are timed like the demister switch - reason being that not many people sit in the back so they time off in the event the passenger leaves without turning off.

242GT

So is that done using a seat belt sensor type switching system under the seat

morch_66479

242GT no. They used the switches shown above but they're timed via the relay unlike the front which is just on and off

morch_66479

HEADLIGHTS:
The 2 items I'm trying to tick off here are:

Vacuum metalising of the reflectors
Headlight harness replacement

Reflectors have been sent to Hyqual &
I made new harnesses last night to replace the old crumbling harness (common p80 issue)
Tempted to make a few more and sell them if anybody was interested.
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morch_66479

BATTERY:
I've had a week of battery issues, my commuter car (Hyundai Getz) and T-5R battery failed.
We got a a trade account with century batteries so I purchased 2 new batteries.

I investigated buying a genuine volvo battery but it was double the cost. Instead I opted for a century battery and I'll put some decals on from Zen Graphics in the UK - with correct specs printed.
For now I've just pulled off my old Zen Graphics sticker and placed it on the new battery.
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morch_66479

RADIO CODE:
I sourced a radio from Tradera. The original T-5R radio from my research: SC-801.
I was told the radio was unlocked but it turns out this is not possible.
I tried getting the code from dealers in UK , Europe and Aus but I think I'd need the s/n of the car it was removed from which I didn't have.
I've taken things to the next level and started following an old thread on here to work through all the possible codes (1,296 possible options). It's hooked up to a dc power supply which allows me to try 3 codes every 2hrs.
This could take a while haha
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Johnno_

Been awhile since I've paid a visit. You've done HEAPS

morch_66479 I've taken things to the next level and started following an old thread on here to work through all the possible codes (1,296 possible options). It's hooked up to a dc power supply which allows me to try 3 codes every 2hrs.

LOL old school brute forcing. I just did the maths……36 days if it's the last number you enter.

I'll offer the State of origin score last night 24-12 or 12-24 as I'm from NSW. So 1224 and 2412

jamesinc

Can we do a lottery? Maybe a couple prime numbers for good luck? 1123, 4663, 2531 🙏

morch_66479

jamesinc
I can try these when I get home. Closest to the actual number wins a prize haha

morch_66479

jamesinc results are in... tried all your codes when I got home.
Radio declined all of them 🙅

jamesinc

morch_66479 Closest to the actual number wins a prize haha

I'll offer a pair of Oz Volvo key tags as the prize 🙂

242GT

2515

rado

0671

morch_66479

rado
0 or 7 isn't an option as there is no button zero or seven. Needs to a 4 digit code utilising digits 1-6 only.
try again haha

242GT

rado hmmm me thinks someone's postcode 0671 , 😁

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