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Source for interior trim removal instructions? C70 1999

posted by  someone claiming to be Doug on  Wed Jan 19 11:19 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Do the aftermarket books, Chilton's etc. cover the details of interior trim removal for specifc models, or do I need some other book? If you are like me, you figure it out by trial and error, and occasionally figure out how something was fastened on only by breaking it first. I don't really want to do that. So for example if I want to know exactly how to remove the door panel on a C70 convertible - where all the screws are - whether i need to remove the speaker covers and how to do it, where can I get that detailed info for a specific model? This car has too many invisible ways things are conected. On my Sebring convertible, if I want to remove the fake wood around the radio it's pretty obvious you just pull it off. But if I wanted to remove the real wood around the C70 radio, I have no clue how to do it.








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    Source for interior trim removal instructions? C70 1999

    posted by  bill d cat on  Wed Jan 19 15:10 CST 2005
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    Volvospeed has a lot of instructions for stuff like the door panels. (Yes, the speaker covers are an integral part of the door panels!) I've had my door panels and many trim pieces like the "A" pillar trim off more than once.

    As far as I know, the Volvo dash wood is glued in place!

    FWIW, I've broken less stuff like trim clips on the Volvo without an official shop manual than I have on my wife's Honda and my Acura with an official shop manual! The Honda interior just isn't designed to be taken apart. OTOH, the Honda interiors have a lot fewer squeaks and rattles.

    -BTC

    '98 V70 T5 5-speed, 154k mi, front IPD stabilizer bar, rear factory HD bar, Bilstein HD, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, e-codes, V-1, Mobil-1 since new, Michelin Arctic Alpins








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    Source for interior trim removal instructions? C70 1999

    posted by  someone claiming to be 4 Volvos on  Wed Jan 19 11:42 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    I have never seen any of the aftermarket books that give good instructions on how to remove trim. I work for Volvo at the retail level and sometimes their instructions leave a little to be desired. Getting your front door panels off are not too hard.The speaker covers are an intergral part of the panel so DO NOT try and pry them off. All you have to do is pop the triagular piece that covers the outside rear view mirror connections off.(Sometimes these clips brake,there are three and they are readily avaiable and cheap) 2nd there is a small cover inside the armrest handle that prys up and there is a torx 25 screw that you remove.3rd you will need a clip tool that you slide between the panel and the inner door skin and twist to release the clips that secure the panel to the door.4th once the clips are loose and the panel is free from the door grab the panel from the bottom and work it loose from the scraper mouldings on the top by rocking the panel upwards. You can then dis connect all of the connectors for the locks,ect. When you go to put it back the only trick is that there is a liner moulding that has to be removed from the inner scraper moulding and installed on the window cassett before you silp the panel back on. Do not fool with the stock wood trim around the radio as you have to take the whole dash out to change it and even then it is a pain in the A*&.For detailed info.you may want to visit the local delearship and bribe a tech with a case of the local suds for some advice.







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