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Front End plastic shroud 850 Turbo Wagon 850 1996

posted by  someone claiming to be Jim Roth on  Mon Sep 15 03:28 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Hi all,
I managed to knock off a kind of plastic tray that was attached under our car. It seems to have been under the radiator and other front end stuff. Attached with metal clips. Outside of accumulating a lot of gravel, does it have an importanat function? I amgoing to reattach it, but it may have had its attaching tabs broken off, and I want to know how urgent it is to replace it.
Thanks, Jim








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    Front End plastic shroud 850 Turbo Wagon 850 1996

    posted by  someone claiming to be baumer on  Tue Sep 16 09:16 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    I successfully reattached the broken plastic side bracket on mine with a 2 part epoxy. Still holding after a year.








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    Front End plastic shroud 850 Turbo Wagon 850 1996

    posted by  jrothe on  Tue Sep 16 09:16 CST 2003
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    Hey!!!! Who is this clown pretending to be me???

    I've been on this forum for years, and I've never seen anybody impersonating another member before! :)

    Anyway, I had one break on my old 740, and replaced it from the dealer. Not terribly expensive, if I recall correctly. Besides protecting the radiator, as Ching-Ho mentioned, it also aids air flow through the radiator and prevents mud and road-salts from getting into the engine compartment. Not urgent, but shouldn't be ignored either.

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    Jim Rothe, '99 S70 T5M,
    http://www.jimrothe.com/volvo/index.html








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    Front End plastic shroud 850 Turbo Wagon 850 1996

    posted by  someone claiming to be Ray N. on  Mon Sep 15 07:10 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    You should also check the radiator mounts and make sure the radiator
    is not flopping around. The radiator mounts can be broken if you hit
    something low (like a curb) too hard.








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    Front End plastic shroud 850 Turbo Wagon 850 1995

    posted by  HO on  Mon Sep 15 04:18 CST 2003
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    Jim,

    It is there to protect the radiator/condensor. It has 3 clips in the front and there is a horizontal tab in the rear to lock into the bottom of the radiator slot. There are 2 10mm bolts on each side to attach to the car frame.

    Ching-Ho Cheng
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    1995 855 NA, Bilstein Strut & Shocks, Volvo Protective Grill, K&N Filter, E-Code Lens, Alpine CD-Changer, AutoDim RearView Mirror, 6000K HID








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      Front End plastic shroud 850 Turbo Wagon 850 1995

      posted by  someone claiming to be Jim Roth on  Tue Sep 16 09:21 CST 2003 [RELATED]

      Thanks all, I think a trip to the garage is in our future. It looks like we sheared off the tabs the bolts go through.
      Hey Jim, my name is similar to yours and we even both live in NJ, but I'm not a clown. Get over it. Nice website BTW.








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        Front End plastic shroud 850 Turbo Wagon 850 1995

        posted by  jrothe on  Tue Sep 16 10:41 CST 2003
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        "I'm not a clown. Get over it."

        I was KIDDING! (Did you see the smiley?) But that was a little harsh -- sorry.

        Anyway, welcome to the forum.

        "Nice website BTW."

        Thanks. That's just part of my ongoing effort to share what little I know with anyone who could benefit from it.

        --
        Jim Rothe, '99 S70 T5M,
        http://www.jimrothe.com/volvo/index.html







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