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Wagon Volvo bars from EBAY seem to fit ok on my sedan. 850 1995

posted by  Three5bangers on  Sun Nov 21 13:15 CST 2010
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They were pictured on a rackless 850 wagon in a junk yard and said to fit all 850s but now that the arrived then i read some 2003 and 2007 old posts here referring to actual small differences , and remember when thinking about buying 'new' the web site below had a 'wagon' or 'sedan' 83-87 drop down menu option.
http://www.volvowholesaleparts.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=AccessoryCatalog&catalogid=4822&siteid=213784&categoryID=93413
the roof racks are at the very bottom of page.

Yep the bars do have little attached 'wagon body' picture in paper, as per a post.

The rubbers on the bars do seem to be a bit inside the gutters, anyone BTDT or maybe someday I'll see if I can find someone that wants to switch wagon for sedan sets - if they do in fact differ.

For now - I was just going to put a 20 pound bike up there for short distances anyway.



steve








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    Wagon Volvo bars from EBAY seem to fit ok on my sedan. 850 1995

    posted by  kharich on  Mon Nov 22 11:59 CST 2010
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    Don't know the answer to your question, I'm afraid, but I wonder how you are mounting the bike up there. I have load bars for my wagon but haven't looked into the accessories available.

    I've heard that Volvo bars are the same as Thule. Does anyone know if that's true?








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      Thule square 850 1995

      posted by  Three5bangers on  Thu Nov 25 03:16 CST 2010
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      The bars look like the standard rectangular cross section thule bars that I have for my other cars. I have some thule bike racks from the mid-80s that look like they'll fit perfect.








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      Wagon Volvo bars from EBAY seem to fit ok on my sedan. 850 1995

      posted by  jadnhm on  Tue Nov 23 01:28 CST 2010
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      it is my understanding that Thule makes the load bars for Volvo, and probably the 'generic'/universal ones they sell that fit on Volvos are of a very similar design. I can't say for sure if they are identical though, and it would make sense if they're not because they fit on many different makes and models.

      One thing I suspect is unique to the Volvo ones is the little pin that fits into a small hole in the door 'jamb'/frame. If you open one of your doors you will see there is a small cylindrical slot in the top of the door jamb on the car. On the Volvo load bars (the ones that run side-to-side) there is a little pin that fits into this cylindrical slot for locating the bars correctly and also to provide some stability. I suspect this pin/slot configuration is not on the universal bars as I can't imagine every car they fit on actually have that little cylindrical pin slot as well.


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        Wagon Volvo bars from EBAY seem to fit ok on my sedan. 850 1995

        posted by  kharich on  Tue Nov 23 06:05 CST 2010
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        That's about what I thought. I have bars, and want to know what my options are for bike racks, etc. that will attach correctly.








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          Wagon Volvo bars from EBAY seem to fit ok on my sedan. 850 1995

          posted by  jadnhm on  Tue Nov 23 07:10 CST 2010
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          yeah okay. It looks like Thule has 'aero bars' and 'square bars' so you just need to figure out which yours are (shouldn't be that hard eh?) and then I would think you could use any Thule accessories for those style bars.

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    Wagon Volvo bars from EBAY seem to fit ok on my sedan. 850 1995

    posted by  KlausC on  Sun Nov 21 17:01 CST 2010
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    Interesting, my 1998 load bars fit on my 1995 sedan. I no longer remember if the fit was perfect, it has been a long time, but they did fit into the door holes.

    There is a difference for front and rear. If yours touch the painted surface, make sure you wax that area before putting the bars on.

    Klaus
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