Hi Ryan,

Unless you confess to being that particular Ivy-leaguer you might find quite a large segment of Brickboard users perplexed. No, I know you wouldn't add a speaker that left the window inoperable... And that foam being gone, things probably smell better now.

On to the spider-looking clip. Proving the part could not be in backward was part of the challenge yesterday. It could be put in from behind, and then the armrest part would not lock into place. Here's what I imagine happened in my case. Be aware I was not an English major, nor an Ivy-leaguer:

The car was donated for the charitable deduction by the original owner who had nothing but dealer service. It went to one of the large auctions-- I believe there's one near Springfield, VA. One of the many enterprising part-time mechanics bought it to turn around at his corner "lot" - really just a wide spot on the shoulder at an intersection. He had to put in a driver's window (but not replace the stolen radio) to prep it for state inspection. The spider-clip broke, or fell where he couldn't reach it, so he sent his helper to the pick'n'pull for another, who found a Volvo with the door panel already off - on the passenger side - because someone (like me) grabbed the lock motor. He also threw in an 007 AMM to correct the problem that got the car donated in the first place.

Remember, the foregoing is strictly my imagination. When I bought the car from the sales-mechanic, we didn't discuss any of this. And I drove it for a month before noticing it had the 007 instead of the 016. Out of 10 240's owned, this has turned out have had the best in maintenance by its original owner.

The previously posted photo shows the spider from the reverse side, to show the marks made by seating the armrest pin. So, to complete the door attachment trivia, here's a photo of an unmolested driver's door taken before its voyage to the scrapyard. The part numbers are:

3540672-7 clip, l.h.
3540673-5 clip, r.h.


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Art Benstein near Baltimore

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