96 850 Roof trim

[Russ]

Hello All

My very reliable 96 850 wagon is shedding. On the left and right of
the roof there is a long inch wide gray strip of plastic covering a
metal rail running from the bottom of the windshield to the tailgate
along each side. This plastic trim cover started cracking and falling
off over the past few weeks.

My question is mainly to discover if I should invest in replacing this
trim or is it unimportant and merely for show?


Regards
Russ

 

[Alistair Ross]

There were a number of issues with the 850 that were never addressed by
Volvo and these roof strips were in that list. When last I enquired about
replacing these strips the cost was just silly. I covered the existing
strips with the plastic insulating tape that electricians use and trimmed it
to suit....It has now lasted longer that the original Volvo plastic

ttfn......Alistair