<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by InDy:<BR><B>Here is a sneak peak of what the 03' cars will look like:<P> <IMG SRC="http://sc2.vcc.m.volvocars.se/bilder/pp/news40/gallery/s40_big_3.jpg"> <P> <IMG SRC="http://sc2.vcc.m.volvocars.se/bilder/pp/news40/gallery/s40_big_1.jpg"> <P>-Drew<P></B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>gee, those first pics look almost exactly like my '01 S40 SE, what with the Titanium Grey, black-bezel headlights, and the lower front air dam with the (overly delicate!) piano-black inserts... it's hard to tell from the side pic above, but if those are chrome door handles, that's just *wrong*. although in this following pic, they're clearly black; i wonder if that's just a 'package thing'?<P><BR> <IMG SRC="http://sc2.vcc.m.volvocars.se/bilder/pp/news40/gallery/s40_big_5.jpg"> <P>one of the first things i had to do to my SE was to get rid of the fugly stock pseudo-chrome grille; that cheesy looking 'chromed' plastic piece of garbage looks completely out of place with the black bezel headlights (although i think it looks somewhat better on cars with the standard headlights). IMHO it looks considerably more in character with a black mesh sport grille with a color-matched bezel. apparently Volvo decided it still needs the 'chromy' bezel (a la S60.<P><BR> <IMG SRC="http://sc2.vcc.m.volvocars.se/bilder/pp/news40/gallery/s40_big_7.jpg"> <P>and to think that i had been trying to figure out the best way to get the 'slash' logo on my grille; now i'm glad i haven't finished the project; it would look too much like a new stocker!<P>odd how much those Crater wheels look like 16 spoke versions of the 10-spoke 16" BBS RKs that the dealer had slapped on my car when i went to pick it up; the dealer was going to "give me the set for just a few hundred bucks", but i made them take them off before i would accept delivery of the car. (on top of everything, they were mounted with 225s, which rubbed.. doh!)<BR>if i can find a set of the Craters at fair price, i might consider updating my "old" '01 SE with those,... <IMG SRC="http://www.swedespeed.com/ubb/wink.gif"><P><BR>cheers!<BR>e<P>
