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What should i pay for....

Posted: 08 Feb 2008 10:23 pm
by magnumpi
Rear pop out windows and all associated parts for a 3dr.
Not new but all in good working order, are they rare at all, or are they more hassle than they are worth, i.e leaks etc?

Sorry for all the Q's :roll:

Posted: 08 Feb 2008 11:36 pm
by Ronnie
Mine don't leak, my 3 dr mk3's pop out windows didn't either. The best thing about them, is that if you open them on a hot day you get airflow through the car. Look cool too.

As for price - no idea

Posted: 09 Feb 2008 12:14 am
by magnumpi
Cheers, would £40 seem too expensive or about right?

Posted: 09 Feb 2008 12:21 am
by Fuse
Mine leaked.. :lol: So I sealed em.. Though it's a regional thing.. Freezing winters are bad for seals.. I wonder if you can get new seals from Volvo nowadays.

Posted: 09 Feb 2008 03:11 am
by Ronnie
40 quid sound like a fair price I reckon

Posted: 09 Feb 2008 04:04 am
by filthyjohn
Contact J340GLT, he's breaking 2 3drs at the moment and I'm sure he'll be more than happy to help.

http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/p ... file&u=989

Posted: 09 Feb 2008 04:24 am
by magnumpi
I've already seen these from a guy on fleabay, he's breaking two 300's i think. He's in Somerset, but i'm going to be working down there very soon, so would pick them up at at the same time.


Also the car being broken is an A reg, mine is a G, would the speedo/rev counter be a straight swap with mine?

P.S I have dibs on the pop outs :wink:

Posted: 09 Feb 2008 04:27 am
by filthyjohn
As long as the A reg ones are VDO then it'll be fine. If they say smiths on them, it may be trickier. I don't know what year they changed to VDO instruments, but someone with a clue will be on later to tell you. :roll:

Posted: 09 Feb 2008 01:42 pm
by classicswede
I have new boxed volvo glass but no openers etc if anyone is interested

Posted: 09 Feb 2008 08:17 pm
by trabitom99
filthyjohn wrote:As long as the A reg ones are VDO then it'll be fine. If they say smiths on them, it may be trickier. I don't know what year they changed to VDO instruments, but someone with a clue will be on later to tell you. :roll:
What's A reg again, '83 / '84? They'll be Smiths gauges, I think the changeover was in 1985 (the last MkIIs got VDO). Here're some pics of the differences:

Smiths: (rev counter to 8000 rpm :shock: square warning lamps)
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VDO (round warning lamps, red marks on the rev counter, different font):
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Tom

Posted: 09 Feb 2008 09:22 pm
by Ronnie
Thanks for the pics, Tom - Smiths look better IMO!

My '60 is 1984 spec and has the VDO guages - I think there's quite a lot of variation in what went on a 300 during the Mk2, Mk3 changeover. Probably because the facelift was never officially launched, so they just used up whatever came to hand from the parts bins.