300 tailgates

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Coximus
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300 tailgates

Post by Coximus » 05 May 2011 11:14 am

Is there any difference between 340 and 360 tailgates? ... I have a 360 with a smashed rear window, and am being quoted almost more than the car is worth to replace it. So I figured that if I could find a 300 that is being broken for parts, I'd just buy the tailgate with window, hopefully working out cheaper.

If they are the same, does anybody know of a 340/360 being broken at the moment?

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Vermilion
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Re: 300 tailgates

Post by Vermilion » 05 May 2011 11:42 am

The only difference is between sedan and hatchback, so all hatchback are interchangeable, and the same for all sedans
Volvo 340 L 1983

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Re: 300 tailgates

Post by theo2468 » 05 May 2011 12:03 pm

I've got a few tail gates
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
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Ride_on
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Re: 300 tailgates

Post by Ride_on » 06 May 2011 09:00 pm

There are 2 types of hatch back tail gate. Bonded window (86 on approx) and rubber sealed window (to 85 approx). They might be interchangeable but will lead to a different body style / curves etc. The rear spoiler for the different hatches also must be matched to the tailgate type (I think).
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
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Vermilion
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Re: 300 tailgates

Post by Vermilion » 06 May 2011 09:11 pm

I have a mk3 glt spoiler on my mk2 tailgate, that's just a matter of drilling holes :) The two are interchangeable, but they have different locking mechanism, and the other difference is indeed the window :)
Volvo 340 L 1983

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Re: 300 tailgates

Post by trabitom99 » 07 May 2011 08:33 am

MkIII tailgates certainly fit on a MkII. but they do look weird in my eyes ... I prefer not to mix styles ;-) It's like MkIII wheels on MkIs or vice versa ...

EDIT:
here's a pic of a MkII with a MkIII tailgate and spoiler:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0528594882

Maybe it's not that bad ...

Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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