How can I spice up my Volvo?

[Joe]

I have an '89 240DL but I want it to look a little bit more "modern" and a
little bit more "cool". What can I do to get that look? Are there any pages
that give you info on how to improve the 240 look?

 

[Stewart Hargrave]

I have an '89 240DL but I want it to look a little bit more "modern" and a
little bit more "cool". What can I do to get that look?

I consulted with some of the brats^H^H^H^H representatives of youth
culture who live down our road about this. They all agreed that you
are never going to be able to make a 240 look more modern, but they
did make several suggestion that involved words like 'cool', 'style'
and 'respec'.

The first thing to do is to install a sound system with big
sub-woofers and power amps that occupy most of the boot space. This,
apparently, is 'kickin' and will improve your street cred more than
anything. Second to this is to paint the car red. This evidently makes
it go much faster.

Next fit some front fog lights which you *never* turn off. Some alloys
with very low profile tyres will help you be , err, 'cool'. An exhaust
megaphone, and some sort of spoiler on the back somewhere (I don't
think it matters much where), and a deep bib under the front bumper.

Lastly, you need a very expensive mobile phone permanently glued to
your ear whist you drive.
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[Rusty]

Dig around this site. The Swede's will show you what to do...

http://www.volvonet.org/tpc/vall2003/index.htm

RS

 

[Andy]

Hahaha, good one there, Stewart!

Andy

I consulted with some of the brats^H^H^H^H representatives of youth
culture who live down our road about this. They all agreed that you
are never going to be able to make a 240 look more modern, but they
did make several suggestion that involved words like 'cool', 'style'
and 'respec'.

The first thing to do is to install a sound system with big
sub-woofers and power amps that occupy most of the boot space. This,
apparently, is 'kickin' and will improve your street cred more than
anything. Second to this is to paint the car red. This evidently makes
it go much faster.

Next fit some front fog lights which you *never* turn off. Some alloys
with very low profile tyres will help you be , err, 'cool'. An exhaust
megaphone, and some sort of spoiler on the back somewhere (I don't
think it matters much where), and a deep bib under the front bumper.

Lastly, you need a very expensive mobile phone permanently glued to
your ear whist you drive.
--

Stewart Hargrave


For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my name

 

[Bev A. Kupf]

I consulted with some of the brats^H^H^H^H representatives of youth
culture who live down our road about this. They all agreed that you
are never going to be able to make a 240 look more modern, but they
did make several suggestion that involved words like 'cool', 'style'
and 'respec'.

Stewart - boyakasha, you been hangin' out and sharin' splifs with the
West Staines massiv again?

;-)

 

[Les &/or Claire]

I have an '89 240DL but I want it to look a little bit more "modern" and a
little bit more "cool". What can I do to get that look? Are there any
pages that give you info on how to improve the 240 look?

Nitrous?

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[Rob Guenther]

-E-Code headlamp conversion, Silverstar bulbs (not the stupid blue kind...
the real white ones that actually do work as advertised to give you more
light), plus if you know someone good with electricity, install a headlamp
relay to deliver maximum voltage to the headlamps.
-If it's a wagon see about installing a similar rear light cluster to the
V90 - with the two white spots in between two red.. the turn signal uses an
amber bulb to show amber... don't be Honda-boy and go using white bulbs in
all your indicators, amber is a much better colour... I won't even buy a car
if the rear indicators are red... Swedish/German cars all have amber's and
they're the only cars I like so it works out
-Install the foglights from a sporty model
-Turbo models or specialty models had front airdams on the 740's at least...
maybe the 240 turbo had something similar.
-Alloy wheels... maybe 16" with a quality set of tires... Don't go overboard
with 17"+ wheels, they don't suit te car... keep it tastefull and classy
-Clean up the paintwork and chrome trimming
-Tint the windows (there are other shades then limo-tint... my friends old
1991 Jetta really cleaned up after installed alloys from a Passat of similar
vintage, paintjob cleanup, and a tint job on the windows... I think he used
20% tint)
- A stainless steel exhaust with new stainless steel exhaust tip... our 960
needed a new muffler, we got one of similar design to the 850 Turbo -
straight pipe out the back... none of that curved pipe, all in stainless...
much nicer
- Installing a brand new stereo + speakers (remember sound QUALITY is more
important then the volume your sub produces... Bass should be imperceptible
until you take it away, don't let people know you have a sub, key is to make
it sound like the speakers are doing all the work)
-Re-do the suspension system to tighten up the ride, no use leaning into the
corners like an Oldsmobile.
-Try to stop rattles, get someone to drive your car by your house or over
some bumps to see if you can hear anything that would make people you drive
by think "old rattletrap"
-Install turn signal repeaters into the side spots where the Volvo logo is -
if applicable

 

[Brian Shuttz]

Paint the mirrors and bumpers the same color as the body instead of black,
makes for a nice more modern look...

 

[gottago]

Post pictures when this is all done....

I have a 245 wagon, and will just live precariously through you

Nitrous.... hmmmm....

 

[K Bourke]

Nitrous in a 240...that *would* be precarious, whether vicarious or
not........ LOL


K.