Check the back of the wheel for casting markings. Doesnt appear to be volvo original, there are many reproductions especially in 18".

Airbox looks very homemade.

Exhaust might be a Feritta! Isnt 00 factory style though for sure.

 

Yeah get rid of that air box, OEM is the way to go. Did this car have a full respray ? (mud flaps color matched). Post up more pics !

 

The airbox looks like a GruppeM or knockoff of a GruppeM.. definitely not junk. That metal shield though around the MAF though looks to be a homemade add-on.

 

Thx guys ,
Car goes over the pits here in Aussie tomorrow so when she gets back I’ll do a bit more investigating .
Shes a jap import dec 97 done 113k km
she came from a guy I know that lives in Japan and has had a car export business there for 20 yrs, he brought it 18 months ago and was using it as his daily till she reached 25 yrs old
and could be imported into Aus,soon as he put it up for sale I was all over it they are rare here
Re mudflats pretty sure if it had been resprayed Scott would have told me and the auction would have given it a r grade rather than a 4, saying that the body is dent/ chip free near perfect gonna look awesome after a correction and ceramic coat (first job)
very hard to find anything about jap specs so may have been an option don’t know .
so much to investigate and learn very exciting
pic of her in Japan

 

That is a real weird airbox. Looks like its just a shield over the filter, opening up to the...fender?? Is it open on the bottom side, underneath the carbon? Factory snorkel is gone

 

No idea once I get her back I’ll pull it apart , it’s an expensive looking piece of carbon fibre

 

Hopefully the pics make sense it is open at the bottom , it’s different than anything I’ve ever seen under that piece of tin is that short hose pretty sure tin is supposed to be there it just looks cheap as it’s light gauge and awkward to install so damages easily

 

Then there Is the filter

 

 

GruppeM USA

GruppeM USA

www.gruppemusa.com

 

I don't know about Japan, but in the US,
the '98 R only was delivered in a handful
of colors, and I don't believe that Nautic
Blue was one of them. What do the VIN
and spec option plate show for this car?

 

had the R filled in when they refinished them.

That would be insane

 

Nautic Blue was a factory color option on '98 V70 R in Europe, most likely in Australia and Japan too.

 

Cool - Nice color!

 

Nearly on the rd , had to get the steering rack rebuilt, install child anchor restraint points (ffs) and a few other little bits and pieces to get it registered in Aus changed out the hideous after market head lights for some og ones , like it alot better.

 

Eggcrate grill completes the look of the front clip.

 

i do like the egg grille and i also like the crystal headlight look but im trying to keep as close to original p80R as possible

 

As far as I know eggcrate was default for p80r

 

Only default on the V70XC. V70Rs had a waterfall grille like any other P80.

 

Thx Santa

 

Whaaat? Those are still available?

 

Anyone else have this badge on door of glovebox ?

 

Anyone else have this badge on door of glovebox ?
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That badge is one of the japanese market oddities.
It seems to be on all V70R AWD manufactured in 1997 aka model year 1998.

My best guess is that this was done to make it appear as a special edition to make it more appealing to buyers.
However this was not done at the factory. Most likely the japanese importer or Volvo Cars Japan applied these prior to delivery.
As far as I know there is no part number for it from Volvo (VCC), but that is not definitive as there are quite a few weird 'japan only' parts that are semi-official.

Other 1997 / MY1998 V70R AWD with this badge:

(visible 27 seconds into the video)

This vehicle that was imported from japan and is currently for sale:

https://www.thecarwarehouse.co.uk/vehicle/1425/volvo-v70

'97 / MY'98 V70R AWD | VIN: YV1LW5208W2412329

Relevant pictures preserved here for reference:

Volvo would later have some sort of 75th anniversary badge that got applied to some models in 2002.
That has a part number. P/N #8662456

 

Interesting thx
that one for sale has the same headlights as mine had before I swapped them out so Im guessing that was a Jap thing as well
thought maybe my paint matched mudflaps might have been another but neither the saffron or the for sale one have it done .

 

Put new batteries in the remote and my nav system works , the loading screen comes up with Volvo then goes to Japanese writing
the screen is a bit rooted probably due to the heat generated on being on top of the dash , understandable.
if anyone has ever seen replacement screens for sale please let me know, considering she was a $5000 accessory back in the day would love to preserve it in tip top order

 

Interesting thx
that one for sale has the same headlights as mine had before I swapped them out so Im guessing that was a Jap thing as well
thought maybe my paint matched mudflaps might have been another but neither the saffron or the for sale one have it done .

The headlights are something that is available aftermarket. Compared to buying the C70 convertible facelift 'jewel' headlights,
it's the cheaper option to get clear headlights on the first generation V70. They don't work that well and tend to fade fairly quickly.
Available in two versions:

• chrome (what you had)
• black

See here:

smarte styling forlygter volvo v70

Stylinglygter i forskellige modeller til Volvo V70 97-00, tjek gerne hele vores styling sortiment!

vparts.se

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Painted mudflaps are not a factory or japanese market option on the S70/V70.
Someone might have take inspiration from the the C70 which did come with colour matched mudflaps later on.
But your car has been customised so it's highly probable that this was done by a previous owner.
Ignoring the intake, the mods seem executed well. As you noted the car has the dual exhaust although from the pictures I am questioning if it's the original MY '00 part.
But whoever installed it used the correct piece for the bumper cutout on the passenger side (RHD). Usually that is blanked and people don't install that little finishing frame.

Put new batteries in the remote and my nav system works , the loading screen comes up with Volvo then goes to Japanese writing
the screen is a bit rooted probably due to the heat generated on being on top of the dash , understandable.
if anyone has ever seen replacement screens for sale please let me know, considering she was a $5000 accessory back in the day would love to preserve it in tip top order

Your best bet would be to swap the entire assembly for a working one.
The display is backlit by a weird shape cold cathode tube. If the screen is that munted the other parts won't be far behind.

Did you get any of the navigation CDs with the car?
It would be interesting to archive the contents of those.
The data is stored in a proprietary file format called KIWI in the form of .kwi files. Not much has been done in terms of research or mods for these early Volvo systems.

 

Thx all very interesting
re headlights i would have thought crystals would have been cheaper as they would just plug straight in, the after market ones they have had to add new plugs into the loom , happy i just had to plug one connector in to install the originals .

I like the paint matched mudflaps it looks more "highend"

Airfilter is growing on me mechanic likes it and hes about to put a larger intercooler on it and a snabb rip kit before tuning it, does appear to have the same conical filter as supplied with the Gruppe's

exhaust done well although she looks less "sleeper" with those two big pipes sticking out the back

would it even be possible to find another nav set up????

didnt get any disks but will check to see if there s a disc in the player

 

found a new replacement screen $1500 ......yeah nah