[MyNameIdeasWereTaken]

LEDs barely get warm when they're on, so no cooling issues at all. Bulbs are plug and play. Not sure what brand they are, it's been a few years. Probably going to swap them out with cree LEDs, since these cluster bulbs are bright, but they don't illuminate much.

Thanks for the kind words!

 

[Sidd]

Thank you for getting back to me.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-80w-H1...679809?hash=item25b03e8f01:g:xCUAAOxyVLNS5Ddv are these any decent??

 

[MyNameIdeasWereTaken]

Not sure, but I'm about to pick up a similar set, so I'll let you know!

 

[MyNameIdeasWereTaken]

I installed a thing...

 

[DEATH]

Sparco Seat yeaaaah


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[JQJ213]

Bought some long lugs a few months back, finally got around to painting them for a perfect match to the brake calipers and trim.

Im sure you mentioned it elsewhere before, but what brakes are you using? I was told by the dealer I need new ones soon and the dealer wants a lot. So I started looking at upgraded aftermarket brakes that I can have my indy guy install.

 

[MyNameIdeasWereTaken]

Im sure you mentioned it elsewhere before, but what brakes are you using? I was told by the dealer I need new ones soon and the dealer wants a lot. So I started looking at upgraded aftermarket brakes that I can have my indy guy install.

On the car right now, HAWK HPS pads with slotted/drilled rotors.
Personally, I would avoid drilled/dimpled rotors because of how noisy they are. Especially if you're driving next to a wall, you can hear air clicking through the holes.
I can't praise HAWK HPS pads enough. About half the brake dust of Volvo pads and a good bit more stopping power. Of course, I also have this paired with DOT4 Super Blue racing brake fluid and stainless steel brake lines.

I'll be upgrading all 4 corners to 320s as soon as I find the time. Sticking with HAWK HPS pads but going with standard smooth rotors.

 

[JQJ213]

On the car right now, HAWK HPS pads with slotted/drilled rotors.
Personally, I would avoid drilled/dimpled rotors because of how noisy they are. Especially if you're driving next to a wall, you can hear air clicking through the holes.
I can't praise HAWK HPS pads enough. About half the brake dust of Volvo pads and a good bit more stopping power. Of course, I also have this paired with DOT4 Super Blue racing brake fluid and stainless steel brake lines.

I'll be upgrading all 4 corners to 320s as soon as I find the time. Sticking with HAWK HPS pads but going with standard smooth rotors.

Thanks! I was actually looking into that setup because I thought the drilled rotors looked really nice. But if they make noise, its a big no no in my book.
I will definitely look into those pads though. The brake dust is so annoying! Thanks

 

[MyNameIdeasWereTaken]

I have a video of seat removal and seat skin removal that I will upload this weekend.

Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of disassembling the seat frame. Though, it's pretty straight forward once you're looking at it, but good luck if you ever plan to put it back together!

I stripped the frame down to just the main rails and bolted on an L bracket to where the vertical adjustment portion of the stock seat was originally bolted.

Ignore the wiring mess, here's a view from the bottom.

Many have had success with wiring in a 2ohm 1w resistor to avoid getting an SRS warning indicator, but most claim to still receive the SRS service message display on initial start up. To avoid any of that foolishness, I bolted the airbag underneath my rear shelf. The shelf is not going anywhere, and the airbag is positioned in such a way that deployment will not be an issue.

When I received these seats, they were just the metal frames. While stitching together the seat skin, I was able to transfer over the factory seat heaters for both the lower cushion and back.
The only wires that aren't plugged in are for the vertical seat adjustment motor and the backrest motor. Those are currently zip tied up underneath the seat in case I ever revert to stock.
The power seats still work for forward/backward adjustment. I still need to modify the side cover to hide my bracket and mount the adjustment controls, but here is my near finished result.

For now, I will only have the one racing seat. It's surprisingly comfortable for a daily driver, but knowing it won't be suitable for some of my larger friends, I will be leaving the stock seat on the passenger side. Also, since this is my daily driver, I still need easy access to my rear shelf and storage bin. Access is near impossible from the driver's side, so it's nice having one seat that folds and slides forward.

The seat sits at the same level as the stock seat in its lowest position. It's nice to be hugged on the sides while I drive, but getting in an out is an art form that will take some time to perfect.

 

[MyNameIdeasWereTaken]

Found a V50 at the local salvage yard. Got a passenger door speaker to replace mine which has been buzzing on base notes. Also saved the front door speaker grilles to put in the C30. No pics because it just looks stock again, but it's clean and sounds great!

 

[ProlixArgon]

Just read your post about the seats, and it answered all my questions from my thread.

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[MyNameIdeasWereTaken]

320mm front Volvo brakes, Hawk HPS pads, with Meyle Rotors. These are so much quieter than the rotors from before! Coming from 300mm front Volvo brakes, Hawk HPS pads, with slotted/drilled rotors.

Over all impressions: It's a nice even bite with noticeably more grip. Definitely not going to throw your car into a nose dive, but I feel a lot more confident in these than the 300s. I look forward to adding 320s to the rear and then bleeding the whole system with ATE 200 racing fluid.

 

[ProlixArgon]

You always know a build got super serious when the brakes get bigger. Nice upgrade!

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[MyNameIdeasWereTaken]

You always know a build got super serious when the brakes get bigger. Nice upgrade!

That's for sure! I'm very pleased with them, especially since they're still "factory," having come off of a V50.

 

[adamyeti]

Looks great! Won't 320s on the rear upset the brake balance though?

 

[lookforjoe]

Looks great! Won't 320s on the rear upset the brake balance though?

I have 330's front and rear, doesn't change the brake balance.

 

[adamyeti]

I have 330's front and rear, doesn't change the brake balance.

Whoa! Sounds like some crazy stopping power then!

 

[MyNameIdeasWereTaken]

Looks great! Won't 320s on the rear upset the brake balance though?

As lookforjoe mentioned, the balance won't be offset so long as the front to rear caliper size ratio doesn't change dramatically.
I'm just getting brackets to push the stock caliper out further, then adding in 320 rotors from a Jag.

I had a friend who put the 300mm calipers on the back with 320s up front, that did upset the balance and his rears were close to locking up when braking hard.

It's a delicate thing to play with, but since I'm not the first to do this mod, I'm a little more confident in it.

 

[MyNameIdeasWereTaken]

The finishing touches; modified the seat side panel to fit on the Sparco.

Also swapped on new Volvo wiper blades. I've tried other generic brands, but Volvo's have been the best. It's the little details that matter

 

[ProlixArgon]

Haha, and the Volvo blades actually say Volvo on them, which makes it totally worth the few bucks extra.