Control panel mirrors / windows / seats

Post by **Duvel78** » 10 Oct 2004 06:12 pm

I'm looking for a control panel for the electric mirrors / windows and heated seats. I don't want the panel from a 740, it must be a panel for the 300 series

Post by **5lab** » 10 Oct 2004 09:00 pm

why must it be that one?

i might have one coming, i could swap it for a 740 panel if i do

Post by **Duvel78** » 10 Oct 2004 09:27 pm

Because......... For the 740, the design is a little bit different and there's a switch that I don't need cause it didn't exist on the 300 series (the switch on/off for the heated seats)

Panel that I want:

Panel in a 740:

Panel that I have (from a 740, could be good but I can't add switches, no place for that

Post by **Duvel78** » 10 Oct 2004 09:28 pm

But ok, if I can't find it now, it will be from a 740...

Post by **5lab** » 10 Oct 2004 10:15 pm

not *all* 7/2/8/900s had that middle switch afaik, you might find one without

Post by **foggyjames** » 15 Oct 2004 09:27 pm

The middle switch is the cut-out for the rear electric windows Aymat!! The only difference between the 300 series panel and the other are that the 7/900 series ones had a white ring around the rear window switches.

Do you need it to have the switches in it? If not, I can get one anytime. Getting one full of switches might be a little tricky. Windows / Heated seats is easy though - mirrors are a little rarer.

cheers

James

Post by **5lab** » 18 Oct 2004 11:28 pm

i know of 2 people selling these panels, i can pass on details if you wish (i'm going to have one of them, but i'd be prepared to swap for a 740 panel)

Hugh

Post by **Duvel78** » 22 Oct 2004 09:40 pm

foggyjames wrote:The only difference between the 300 series panel and the other are that the 7/900 series ones had a white ring around the rear window switches.

Yep and I don't want that white ring

foggyjames wrote:Do you need it to have the switches in it? If not, I can get one anytime. Getting one full of switches might be a little tricky. Windows / Heated seats is easy though - mirrors are a little rarer.

I don't need the switches, just the panel, a REAL Volvo 300 panel

Post by **foggyjames** » 22 Oct 2004 09:46 pm

Well that's easy then!! Why don't you just get any old one out of the scrap yard?

cheers

James

Post by **Duvel78** » 22 Oct 2004 09:54 pm

Because you forget that I'm not in UK!

Heated seats was RARE here compared to UK

; same problem for the electric mirrors >> no panels in the scrap yard

And at this moment, there are only "basic" Volvo 340 with no extras.

Post by **foggyjames** » 23 Oct 2004 01:00 am

Surely you just take the blanks out of the panel?!

cheers

James

Post by **Duvel78** » 23 Oct 2004 01:30 am

Of course but not for the extra switch (rear windows on the 700 series), the blank must be there

Post by **5lab** » 23 Oct 2004 01:38 am

i think he means - why dont you get a full panel, and just swap the blank for the one on your current panel?

i'll look into getting them. maybe. how hard was it to fit the mirrors?

Post by **foggyjames** » 23 Oct 2004 01:48 am

I think the problem is that *some* panels (mainly very old ones) don't have the cutout/blank arrangement - they're solid....but they're also very rare!

Do most 300s in France just have a storage bin / no centre console there?

cheers

James

Post by **Duvel78** » 23 Oct 2004 02:06 am

foggyjames wrote: Do most 300s in France just have a storage bin / no centre console there?

That's it...

I have found a perfect panel but....... without the blanks as you said! (there are only switches for the mirrors)