Ive noticed on a lot of car parts sites the hit for my car gives me:


I bought some tailgate struts for my Volvo from GSF and entering my reg no. Got the following and assuming it was right . . . received the wrong ones.

Volvo 940 1993 945 󞩶-1995] Estate Estate 2.0 Turbo 1986ccm 155HP 114KW (Petrol)

the difference was the connectors on the ends are slightly cranked on the new ones, straight on the old ones. Phoned up supplier for an argument and was told the 945 was a variant and so my fault for having bought them. After more arguing they agreed to pick them up as I bought them through eBay and I guess they didn't really want the bad publicity. I thought the whole thing was a bit rubbish as they had my reg. no. anyway.

Do any of you knowledgable fellows know if the 945 is the only variant available in the UK anyway in case of future punch ups with parts sellers? It would be good to know as most of them claim all their parts will fit the space shuttle if you scroll down far enough in the compatibility list!

many thanks
piers

Dear pierso,

Hope you're well. Relying on Volvo VADIS - superseded dealer parts/service software - I can report that the same part numbers are applicable to the rear hatch mounting studs and gas springs used in 940s sold in North America and Europe. Whether the car is right-hand drive or left-hand drive doesn't matter. VADIS has parts data on models sold in North America, Europe, and the Nordic countries.

The gas spring is #9463056. There is no variant: this part was used on 700 and 900 cars from 1985-98. The top mounting stud (screwed into the bodywork) is #1355262. The lower mounting stud (screwed into the bodywork) is #1316489. The first two of these parts are available from www.fcpgroton.com , a US-based supplier of genuine Volvo and aftermarket parts. The lower mounting stud is not available from fcpgroton.

I conclude that it was error on the part of whomever told You that the mountings on gas springs for the 945 (wagon or estate car) were "angled". Volvo does not use the same number for non-identical parts. New part numbers are assigned when a supplier is changed, even if a part's format is unchanged.

Hope this helps.

Yours faithfully,

Spook

Many thanks for your info Spook, yes I think GSF were all about shifting the product. They were kind about pick up and refunding though.

Ill add those part numbers to my files thanks, most useful

regards
piers