There is a totalled pre-86 Volvo 2-DR 240 sedan behind a repair shop in my neighborhood. The driver seat is in good condition but has a trapezoidal shaped head rest.

Is it possible to install the earlier version of the 240 seat in my wagon?
Is it possible to switch out the headrest with mine? Need to switch due to collapse of foam on driver's right side.

I have a 91 245 in Philipsburg,nj &am parting it out.The interior&seats are in great shape except for the driver seat,although it is still very comfortable.

I have a 91 245 in Philipsburg,nj &am parting it out.The interior&seats are in great shape except for the driver seat,although it is still very comfortable.

There is a totalled pre-86 Volvo 2-DR 240 sedan behind a repair shop in my neighborhood. The driver seat is in good condition but has a trapezoidal shaped head rest.


The lean-forward front seats from a 242 are rare birds. Snag them at the least, and maybe make money on eBay. Use the $$$ to buy new foam for your '89. IPD used to sell foam, dunno if they still do. Not cheap.

Check the scraper moldings (rubber that seals the body to the window glass. That is another rare part, will bring in some cash.

Check out the exhaust. If the car is a turbo, it will be a larger diameter than the stock 2-inch diameter. I put a cat-back 2¼-inch all-one-welded-piece on my 1986 244. Tricky to get it to fit, loud, but lotsa fun and maybe a little more power.

Check also the sway bars. Measure their diameter. They will fit your 240. Get the bars, and the bushings and endlinks on the front, the stock ones are not quite right.

Again, if the car is a turbo, check out the rims. They might be the "Virgo" 15-inch type. Keep them for your car. If a turbo, it will have a lot of additional gauges. Get them all, and especially get the sender for the oil pressure gauge. Keep the voltmeter for yourself, sell the rest.

Good Luck,

Bob

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Thanks for the tips...unfortunately the wheels are standard steel wheels no hub caps and rusted....I will check on the other stuff though.

A junkyard has a passenger side seat. I think I read somewhere that the backrest could be switched out side-to-side?

IPD's foam alone is $200+ upholstery and labor would cost me more than I paid for the entire car..saving money for a badly needed paint job.

Here's a walkthrough on redoing the seats -

Erling's page of Tony's instructions

Good luck -
Zach

The earlier seat will bolt right in. My 93 wagon has a complete interior from 1984 turbo. The seat bottoms are the same for all years. The seatbacks/headrests are not. The later style headreast has wider posts and will not fit in the earlier seatbacks. I actually like the earlier style seats better, particularly if you can find a set of headrest cusions.

Don't know feasibility of doing entire swap - but might be able to snag the seat foam from either side and install into your seat.