I installed the OEM fold away tow hitch today and I thought I’d post a few notes and pictures which would have made the process easier had I seen them prior to the install. This is based on the Volvo installation instructions, available here. I wil reference the steps in this document with my additional […]
Howdy, I’m coming to you all with a vibration issue that has me and the dealer techs stumped. I have an OSD 2025 V90 CC B6 Ultra (20″ wheels, no air suspension) that has had a very minor, but infuriating/irritating, vibration issue, since new. The car has 8K on the ODO now, and I have […]
Selecting a new tire can be challenging, especially when living with seasonal conditions. I have been driving on the Vredestein Quatrac Pro all weather tires with my Volvo S90 Inscription and V60 Cross Country for more than 10,000 miles. The tires perform well on dry, wet and cold, light snow-covered surfaces. For Volvo owners seeking […]
SwedeSpeed P1 (C30, S40, V50, C70) HID Retrofit Index SKBOWE Plug-and-Play harness for P1 HID conversion (you are here) Background info, general questions, and share your HID setup <- Non-SKBOWE HID install issues/discussion/WMM kills KBOWE How-To (Original 2009 Version) build your own PWM filter <- if you want to build your own Original 2009 investigation […]
I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself & say hi. I have had an obsession with volvo wagons since i was young, but never owned one until this year. My truck was in for service & they had no courtesy vehicles, so they sent me to enterprise rentals. Enterprise loaned me a […]
2013 XC60 T6 155k+ miles…long post incoming… This is a single owner vehicle that we purchased as part of the overseas delivery program. It has received standard factory maintenance along with a series of unfortunate tire replacements (due to my wife’s poor luck with picking up sharp objects on the roadway). Recently we had an […]
One thing I’ve never loved about my V60 (and my wife’s XC40 Recharge before I got my V60) is the ping ponging back and forth while Pilot Assist is engaged. I’ve always thought it wasn’t that bad. But I’m not an auto journalist (haven’t been able to try a bunch of different cars) and I’ve […]
There are not that many P3 build threads going on so I will try to do my best with my “Rocinante” project. This is a first model year P3 V70 2.5T with a very early manufacturing date in 2007 that has about all the extras that were available at the time. It being a 5 […]
First ‘road trip’ this weekend, a day trip to chicago (about 90 miles each way). Learned some truths about the performance of the retail charging network, the uptime for Tesla stations, and what the ex30 default battery % seems to really mean…Left Sunday AM with 2 passengers, speed limit or below the entire way with […]
I’ve lurked for 6 years here and I owe this forum a lot so here is my first post and I hope something you all can use. Last summer I purchased my 2011 XC90 executive with 155K miles. I was told it had a “stutter” when it was cold and had done this for 3 […]