A pillar replacement (very intense)

JaguarXJR02 · Jan 9, 2014

My carpeted a pillars were starting to peel back so I found a good deal on ebay and ordered up some early 2000s Volvo S60 a pillar trim pcs that have no carpeting. Install was easy.

there are airbags behind the pillar. neat! there is a metal clip at the top of the pillar that releases simply by pulling. There is a fir tree fastener with some plastic "leashes" that theoretically keep the pillar from killing your face in a crash.

mysterious wiring loom socket in the passenger side pillar, anyone have a clue as to what its potential function is?

Here is where things get VERY INTENSE

because the S60 is globally available in LHD and RHD, there is a bracket for the "ticket clip" on both sides, so I got 2 fresh ticket clips to really top off my upgrade

dolla bill in my passenger side ticket clip demonstrating the extreme usefulness of the ticket clip

rather poor iphone 5 panorama

Close up of drivers side

My carpeted pillars are in the classifieds: http://forums.swedespeed.com/showth...com/showthread.php?204350-S60-S60R-carpeted-a-pillar-trim&p=2244898#post2244898

NickC · Jan 10, 2014

How much did that cost you to upgrade?

Also, why do you have "North" directional indicator in your rear view mirror? Is that an upgrade too?

BMac_R · Jan 10, 2014

I deleted the ticket clip, I found it obnoxious when cleaning the inside of the windshield.

BlazinBob · Jan 10, 2014

Now the "ticket clip" rattle will be in stereo!

JRL · Jan 10, 2014

I've done this to a couple of cars including my 04 VR
I would not call this "intense", it takes all of 15 minutes or less.

07s have a compass in the mirror

rmorse · Jan 10, 2014

JRL said:
I've done this to a couple of cars including my 04 VR
I would not call this "intense", it takes all of 15 minutes or less.

07s have a compass in the mirror

I hope I still retain my sense of humor when I get older.

n23 · Jan 10, 2014

rmorse said:
I hope I still retain my sense of humor when I get older.

No worries, it was obvious to those of us with functioning Humor Identification Units (HIUs).

When my carpet started to release I got some leather-grained vinyl from JoAnn's and glued it on. The dark color compliments the rest of the interior - too bad my b-pillar covers are still Gobi tan. Someday I'll paint them I suppose.

inteller · Jan 10, 2014

rmorse said:
I hope I still retain my sense of humor when I get older.

humor suppression is a known side effect of Viagra when taken with Xanax.

JRL · Jan 10, 2014

I take neither and ZIP IT.
Nothing to do with humor, it's not labor intensive in any way and the thread should not state such.

This is not VS. If you want to act like the children over there...go there and STAY THERE!

FORD420diesel · Jan 10, 2014

rmorse said:
I hope I still retain my sense of humor when I get older.

I lol'd.

Fjord · Jan 10, 2014

I performed exactly the same procedure on my R, I threw out the old carpeted pillars because I failed at repairing the passenger side with the wrong glue...turned out very ugly. Much happier with the regular S60 pillars.

I was wondering the same thing, I have the same on my car and it is not plugged in. Factory pre-wired for RHD boost gauges?

JaguarXJR02 said:
mysterious wiring loom socket in the passenger side pillar, anyone have a clue as to what its potential function is?

inteller · Jan 10, 2014

well, looking at the LHD driver pillar connections, I'd imagine they are for the same thing, just cheaper to wire both sides

and I had honestly never heard of those plastic push fasteners referred to as fir tree fasteners until today. I always called them, those cheap ****ty plugs that stop functioning after several removals lol

JRL · Jan 10, 2014

Pre-wired for both, RHD and LHD plus there are lights in the RHS vanity mirror anyway
The extra plug is for the Homelink visor

rmorse · Jan 10, 2014

JRL said:
I take neither and ZIP IT.
Nothing to do with humor, it's not labor intensive in any way and the thread should not state such.

This is not VS. If you want to act like the children over there...go there and STAY THERE!

Grumpy-gills!

BMac_R · Jan 10, 2014

JRL said:
I take neither and ZIP IT.
Nothing to do with humor, it's not labor intensive in any way and the thread should not state such.

This is not VS. If you want to act like the children over there...go there and STAY THERE!

Cheers :beer: You sir need a beer!

JaguarXJR02 · Jan 10, 2014

Costs were:

Ebay drivers side pillar: $17
Ebay pass pillar: $40
Ebay ticket clip (New): $12
Dealership ticket clip (New) $5

Shipping my factory pillars I sold: $14

Total Costs: $88

Proceeds from sale of my original pillars: $30

Net costs: $58

This upgrade is indeed VERY INTENSE because I installed 2 ticket clips, one for both drivers and passenger side

Loki · Jan 10, 2014

My carpet is coming off but I want to get black suede with a blue stitch down it to match the dash.

volvodrummer · Jan 10, 2014

BMac_R said:
Cheers :beer: You sir need a beer!

yup

maronha · Jan 11, 2014

I should do this to mine seeing my fabric is coming loose is a few places. Anyone wrap theirs in carbon or something like?

volvodrummer · Jan 11, 2014

maronha said:
I should do this to mine seeing my fabric is coming loose is a few places. Anyone wrap theirs in carbon or something like?

I've been toying with wrapping them with some faux black suede that I got from JoAnn's Fabrics years ago. I had used it for some 850 door inserts years ago.

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