Parting out an 850?

My son hit a deer with my 1995 850... it caved in the front pretty
good. I found a nice '94 850 to replace it. I've decided to spend
some time harvesting some parts from wrecked one... my question,
what are the key (read: most expensive) parts that I should be sure to
salvage before hauling it to the junk yard?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

thanks,

Mike

 

Interested in selling the engine? If so, where are you?

 

The climate control module is over $600, and they go up in smoke due to
leaky caps,remove radio and it snaps out. There is a $90 blower resistor
that fails.Follow the wiring to the blower and remove some torx screws
to get it out of the housing.That radio is pretty expensive also.If you
speakers aren't blown, those rear deck speakers are also $$$.The mini
spare is expensive also, but may be too old already.Consider which
wheels you like best. Cd changer? Center armrest cup holder? Interior
plastic trim if same color? Your dash and passenger airbag cover? My
lights by the rear view mirror broke some switches inside. The
electrical portion of the ignition switch wears out- lots of torx screws
to get that out. And these were real Volvos. I had a 94 850 turbo wagon
. My S80 is a piece of crap.

 

If you have air bags, you might want to remove them. They are mighty
expensive. Do it carefully and store them safely. Once I removed the
one in my 240 just to have a good look at it. I also unplugged it as
it is 15 years old and not interested to invest in a new one.

Maybe you could try to sell parts on Ebay. The parts are worth more
than the car.

 

Are you looking for parts to use on the replacement car?
If so I would look for interior and exterior trim parts likely to
break or already broken. Engine and trans would certainly be the two
priciest replacements, but do you really want that stuff sitting
around for an event that may never happen?

Or parts to sell.
Engine and transmission come to mind, but they may have been destroyed
given your description. Other undamaged parts certainly have a
potential value, but finding a buyer may take time - as in a couple of
years. Is it worth the effort?