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Someone hit our 2006 Volvo S40 exactly one month ago and its been in the shop ever since because the shop is waiting for 1 part (radiator support) that is not currently available in the US. Its ticking me off cuz I didn't elect the rental car coverage with Geico which means the rental car cost is coming out of my pocket. I have some contacts at Volvo in Sweden that I tried to connect with for this. However, mostly due to the fact that Volvo is now owned by Ford I came up with zip. > Someone hit our 2006 Volvo S40 exactly one month ago and its > been in the shop ever since because the shop is waiting for 1 part [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > with for this. However, mostly due to the fact that Volvo is now owned > by Ford I came up with zip. Forgot to add - "Can anyone help with this?" > Forgot to add - "Can anyone help with this?" Yes. Buy a used part from a wrecking yard. >> Forgot to add - "Can anyone help with this?" > > Yes. > > Buy a used part from a wrecking yard. He probably can't because the model is too new, and he can't get a part made because it's an insurance claim. See if a Ford Focus part fits.  SignatureCheers Andrew > Someone hit our 2006 Volvo S40 exactly one month ago and its > been in the shop ever since because the shop is waiting for 1 part [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > with for this. However, mostly due to the fact that Volvo is now owned > by Ford I came up with zip. Contact your selling dealer to see if he can get the part released from Sweden also is the body work being performed by the dealer or are you doing the repairs @ your chosen body shop ? Signature"*-344-*Never Forgotten" Is for the New York City Firemen who lost their lives on September 11,2001. The official count is 343, but there was also a volunteer who lost his life aiding in the initial rescue efforts. And I will never forget them as long as I live, nor should any American. Check with a Ford dealer as the part is virtually the same as the Ford Focus platform on which the 2006 S40 is based. All the best, Peter. 700/900/90 Register Keeper, Volvo Owners Club (UK). >> Someone hit our 2006 Volvo S40 exactly one month ago and its >> been in the shop ever since because the shop is waiting for 1 part [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Sweden also is the body work being performed by the dealer or are you > doing the repairs @ your chosen body shop ? Can the dealer do a loaner? > Someone hit our 2006 Volvo S40 exactly one month ago and its > been in the shop ever since because the shop is waiting for 1 part [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > with for this. However, mostly due to the fact that Volvo is now owned > by Ford I came up with zip. > Someone hit our 2006 Volvo S40 exactly one month ago and its > been in the shop ever since because the shop is waiting for 1 part [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > with for this. However, mostly due to the fact that Volvo is now owned > by Ford I came up with zip. Hmmm, sounds like Volvo is choosing to build new cars instead of supporting those who already put down their cash. Is there some way to hand-make a suitable replacement part? That is what I sometimes have to do when restoring old cars. Does a part from a Ford Focus work? The S40 is built upon the bones of the Focus (ouch, doesn't that hurt to hear!). John > Hmmm, sounds like Volvo is choosing to build new cars instead of > supporting those who already put down their cash. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > John But not the bones of the Focus sold in the US. So any Focus part, if in the unlikely event it did fit, would have to come on the same slow boat from Europe. SignatureMike F. Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont. Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly. (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.) How expensive is this part and do you have the partnumber ? > Someone hit our 2006 Volvo S40 exactly one month ago and its > been in the shop ever since because the shop is waiting for 1 part [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > with for this. However, mostly due to the fact that Volvo is now owned > by Ford I came up with zip. |
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