The Quest to Stance a Volvo

[244Brick]

Damn, son! that sucksssssss . Glad you're ok boo

[JVC]

Damn thats a story and a half. But thumbs up for swapping to black dash from tan, sucks about your hand dude! Glad it wasnt any worse.

I will keep it tan... no reason so have a black dash and a tan interior.

[mr_robs]

Damn thats a story and a half. But thumbs up for swapping to black dash from tan, sucks about your hand dude! Glad it wasnt any worse.

[JVC]

I bet you had to change your underwear after that happened. I know I would have.

I took a dump on the clock before going to lunch. If there's anything I've learned about working retail is to go to the bathroom while on the clock, and if you're in there 15 minutes, you made enough money to pay for Taco Bell for lunch.

[kbuss]

I bet you had to change your underwear after that happened. I know I would have.

[JVC]

Supposedly there was a recall for this, but since the airbags are supposed to be replaced every 10 years, i probably won't qualify regardless of if the recall was performed or not. Basically, there was a ground strap to the passenger airbag that was known to not be good enough.

What happened

I walked out to my car on my lunch break at work, sat down and while pondering what to get for lunch, noticed my dash was pretty dusty. I grabbed a microfiber and started one long sweep of the dash from left to right, upon passing over the passenger air bag, it went off. Smashed my hand into the windshield and also broke the windshield (by design, so that isn't surprising). I presume the static from the microfiber was enough for the ground strap to fail and set off the airbag.

Luckily, I have a $100 deductible for windshields so that will be relatively cheap. I have a friend who thinks he has a spare dash pad from when he swapped his S70 from tan to black.

I went to the ER to have my hand checked out, I have a nice blood blister on the tip of my thumb, and my whole hand is pretty sore. Feels similar to when you punch a wall, but if I did it over and over again. All my fingers are kinda stiff too, no broken bones, just swelling/bruising.

The key wasn't in the ignition, my door was open, and I was just leaned over to the passenger seat. Car smells like shit now, bent my passenger side visor, and threw my garage door opener into the back seat. Needless to say,it's been a wild day and I'm surprised to say the least that this happened.

[mr_robs]

Yikes! Something pegg your a pillar and set off that airbag?

[Yogi_Bear]

what happened?

[JVC]

Bagged it today.

[244Brick]

Kinda wish i had my 244dl to talk volvo with yal at SoWo haha

[JVC]

We should grab a beer at SOWO so i can bombard you with questions about slamming my 850, lmao. But seriously i cant wait for SOWO, coming out from California!

Deal. Kalvin will be there in his bagged 850 from Oregon, and Matt in his bagged S70 from Florida, definitely have to grab a beer and talk Volvos!

[mr_robs]

We should grab a beer at SOWO so i can bombard you with questions about slamming my 850, lmao. But seriously i cant wait for SOWO, coming out from California!

[JVC]

Sorry for those that are impatient and want to see the wheels, I do too. I just don't have the time or money to get em swapped over right now and need to get some other stuff done. Ordered the stuff to do my timing belt, still need to do front brakes as well before SoWo... it's crunch time!

Here are two pics of my car sitting out at Autobahn Country Club the other day while watching my friend do a little bit of racing.


11 by JVC8790, on Flickr


15 by JVC8790, on Flickr

I got a new corner light at the junkyard the other day, so the tape you see holding the passenger one in is no longer.

[ollycarbs]

Really nice choice of wheels and color!
Maybe i did not see the info but what size are they?

Can't wait to see more of it!
hope the EVO VII shocks conversion will work, what will be the main gain of the coil over shock?

I can't help myself, i really want to lower my V70 again as previously said, i might get rid of the Saab later in the year then sell the V70 TDI and grab a T5.

Keep up the good work!

[mr_robs]

Quick pic of the caps installed. I'm definitely happy with my choice. Matches perfectly and I'm sure the shiny lugnuts will help set off the polished theme as well.