The roof trim that runs along both sides of of my 97 850 wagon has cracked and is starting to peel up. The dealer wants $150 for each trim and $80 to install.
Have any of you tried to glue down the trim? If you have what type of glue?
Are there ant service recalls that you might know of?
thanks bob

I found and use a product; Blackout Tape, a TrimBrite product a division of Spartan at Advance Auto. It is a pretty easy, very low cost way to improve the trim. I carefully cut it to width, in 3-4 foot lenghts, get another set of hands to help lay it right over the old trim. Yes, the old rips will be visible upon close inspection, but a very big improvement. Be careful not to re-pull the tape up, it will rip the old trim worse! The tape has held for 6 months, the car is basically garage kept. Worst case, try a small section to see if you like it.

Bob:

I had the same problem, so I peeled off all the black covering, exposing the aluminum underneath. I cleaned and prepped it, and then painted it semi-gloss black. It looks very nice and saved a bunch of money.

If you want to change the rails, the 98-up V70 rails will fit, and have the built in rain deflector missing on 850s, so you can keep the window open without rain blowing in (mostly)

Check this out.

http://au.geocities.com/ozbrick850/roofstrips.html

bob

Thank, for getting back. At least I now know it can be done without the $300 strips.
bob

See the thread below under Roof strip peeling.

I tried gluing it in the past but it doesn't work.