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recently bought a volvo... 200 1988

Definitely add the IPD bar. Boge Turbo Gas/Sachs Advantage shocks & struts are a good tick above OEM, as are Bilstein Touring. Bilstein heavy duty are a bit stiff, according to some here. You will probably want to look into replacing suspension bushings soon. Torque rods, rear A-arm bushings (up front), Panhard rod, trailing arm axle bushings... get urethane for whichever ones you can. The diagonal firewall-to-strut tower braces are inexpensive, and worth it.

Look at your flame trap, and keep it clean. fcpgroton.com has great prices on 90% of what you need, and they're not far away... Nick Bauer there gets stuff shipped poste haste. I was in CT until a year ago, but even now in AZ my orders get her promptly.

Headlights... oy vey. OEM's suck big time, now way around it. Depending on what your traffic and driving conditions are, *good* fog or driving lights are the way to go. The OEM lenses will respond to polishing if they are discolored, but at best they are marginal. Make the most of them by adding relays to maximize delivered current, but add auxiliary lights (PIAA, Hella, Cibie, Carello... Bosch are poor substitutes). Search out Susquehanna Motor SPorts and Danile Stern for advice and commentary on auxiliary lighting.






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