Volvo V70 and XC70, 2000 - 2007 second generation.
The Volvo V70 and XC70 second generation was released in 2000. In 2005 they received a facelift which included styling changes to the dashboard. Also, the headlight styling was changed, this makes identifying the face lift models easy.
The correct model year and radio model is important to know to make sure the correct parts are chosen for an installation.
Below is an image of the 2000 - 2005 pre facelift and 2005 - 2007 post facelift dashboards. Note that the 05-07 car has an extra piece of trim surrounding the radio and climate controls. This trim is often silver or wood effect.
Below is an image showing the styling differences between the headlights. The main noticeable difference is that older models had clear plastics over the lights, whereas the facelift cars have orange plastics over the indicator lights. The pictures are of a V70, but the same applies to the XC70.
The V70 and XC70 had a variety of different original radios fitted. The model numbers of the radios are printed on the front of the radio in the bottom right corner. Model number begin with HU- then have a three digit number to identify the radio model. Numbers begin with either a 6 or an 8 and require different speaker wiring depending on which it is.
HU-8XX radios supply audio to an amplifier in the car and the amplifier provides sound to all the speakers. A green power connector is present at the back of the radio and the audio is connected via a 6 pin DIN connector to the amplifier.
HU-6XX radios supply audio to an amplifier and also audio directly to some of the speakers in the car. A green power connector is at the back of the radio along with a grey connector for speaker connections and a 6 pin DIN connector for audio to the amplifier.
The below image shows the different connectors on the HU-8 and HU-6 radios.
The 8 pin DIN connectors are used for the CD changer.
