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It'll buff out? 242

Yeah - be careful Brad. When mine was wrecked a long time back, the box section that holds the bumper shock was damaged - not fun to replace. 17 years ago, finding replacement 2 door rear quarters was an adventure.
Yep, that sort of thing scares me more than anything else.
Had just picked this up when I got your email.
The guy I bought it from said the glass shop didn't know how to reinstall that trim.
 

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To each their own, but I love the red interior. I agree that all the reds should match, but that is easier said than done on dissimilar materials that will fade differently. Did the cars that originally came with red interior have door pulls and pockets that were black or red? My ultimate 240 would be a black coupe with red interior.

You just need to sell me those door panels..they would look killer on my car
 
^There's a set on the 242 I mentioned in my response to Brad. So, maybe you and he can make a deal for him to grab them and ship them to ya?
 
Yep, that sort of thing scares me more than anything else.
Had just picked this up when I got your email.
The guy I bought it from said the glass shop didn't know how to reinstall that trim.

With all of the 240s that were made and many people wanting to keep their cars as OE as possible one would think a company like VP Autoparts would produce the necessary clips to reintsall the stainless trim. Maybe we should write to them?
 
With all of the 240s that were made and many people wanting to keep their cars as OE as possible one would think a company like VP Autoparts would produce the necessary clips to reintsall the 2PC alloy trim. Maybe we should write to them?

Fixed and don't know why the would since the rubber surround part is NLA as well.
 
With all of the 240s that were made and many people wanting to keep their cars as OE as possible one would think a company like VP Autoparts would produce the necessary clips to reintsall the stainless trim. Maybe we should write to them?

The windshield trim clips are still available from Volvo. They come as a kit even though the pic only shows 2.

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/volvo-clip-kit-270148

VP has them for less.

http://212.247.61.152/us/main.aspx?page=article&artno=270148

Fixed and don't know why the would since the rubber surround part is NLA as well.

The rubber seal is also still available but expensive.

http://212.247.61.152/us/main.aspx?page=article&artno=1254562

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There are 2 clip kits. VP says to use 270147 for cars -'85 and 270148 '86-. The parts catalog shows both kits fit early cars and that 270147 is for cars without a tint stripe, 270148 is for cars with a tint stripe. 270147 is NLA from Volvo.

http://212.247.61.152/us/main.aspx?page=article&artno=270147
 
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Don't feel bad. I harvested the door and quarter windows out of that car. It wasn't as nice as the pictures showed..

Just cut off a set of sedan quarters and splice them in.

Been thinking that but........ I am headed to Eugene now getting my 1/4 and who knows what when I am there in the AM.
 
Eugene and back. Got the 1/4 from mechanicman.
I was moving pretty slow after a long drive and sleeping in my van. Not by the river, but by the freeway at a rest stop. Lot of work but glad I got it.
I will add pics later. Not in any rush to get started on the swap. First thing is getting things as straight as possible. Then evaluate what needs to be done.
Next road trip the van will have a stereo.:omg:
 
Still in the van. Lots of work to do.
No room in the shop. So it waits it turn.
 

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Be sure to buy a spotweld cutter and a body saw.

Your piece of mind will thank you.

Cut the extraneous pieces off the replacement to get an idea of where the spotwelds are and how it goes together. You can then remove the quarter off the car much more easily.
 
I would massage the damaged panel back into shape as good as possible. Then if necessary cut out the lest amount of panel to make a good repair. A flange tool is handy for tight overlap weld.
 
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