VolVo SingleDeckz...

• sBs_boy

  17 Sep 04, 15:47

  Hello.. just wanna find out.. how do we differentiate the Volvos MK2, Mk3, MK4 and MK5.... ??? do anybody have any answer to this ??
• ^tamago^

  17 Sep 04, 16:21

  Originally posted by sBs_boy:

  Hello.. just wanna find out.. how do we differentiate the Volvos MK2, Mk3, MK4 and MK5.... ??? do anybody have any answer to this ??

  u noe how they look like? if u noe then it should not be a problem. if not maybe i can direct u to the picture.
  
  B10M is a term given to all the 12m bus chassi made by Volvo that has 9,600 cc, mid-mounted engine. however, as engine technology advances, better engines are available and hence they form the different "marks". the mid-mounted engines can be clearly identified by the radiator (noisiest part) at the middle of the bus.
  
  Do note that there is no B10M Mark 5 in production as i've mentioned in the thread
  Volvo B10M, Appropriate Names to be called . Do not use "Mark 5" in future posts. The rego range is listed in this thread which may help u to identify the different marks.
• leeJZ

  17 Sep 04, 16:39

  Volvo B10M Mk II with Duple Metsec body :
  Rather oval back, front looks a little similar to Mk3. Found in HGDEP, AMDEP, BBDEP, SLBP. Interior is red seats and pale grey finish for AC buses. Chances are you will find a DM Mk2 on svc 112, 113, 151.
  Rego : SBS 1696 L - SBS 1895 D (mixed with WA bodywork)
  
  Volvo B10M Mk II with Walter Alexander body :
  Rounded back, looks a little like the WA O405s. Interior is red seats and pale grey finish. svc 125 has alot of these.
  Rego : SBS 1696 L - SBS 1895 D (mixed with DM bodywork)
  
  Volvo B10M Mk III with Duple Metsec body :
  A little round back with a squarish bottom (back), has the radiator infront. This one also has square desto plates outside the bus. There is also a MK III label on the back of the bus, near the brake lights. Svc 16, 160, 170 have full Mk3 fleets. These buses found in BNDEP, HGDEP, BBDEP. AMDEP has only two buses.
  Rego : SBS 0582 M - SBS 0881 A
  
  Volvo B10M Mk IV with Duple Metsec body :
  Very similiar to Mk3, but it has a rectangular desto plate inside the bus + radiator by the side, so infront there should be no bars below the driver window, unlike the Mk3. Interior also has green/blue seats unlike the Mk3, which has red/green seats. Svc 27, 124 have alot of these buses. Found in HGDEP, AMDEP, BNDEP.
  Rego : SBS 0882 Y - SBS 0996 C
  
  Volvo B10M Mk IV with Walter Alexander (Strider) body :
  This one has a square back, quite a squarish body. The front where the front desto is is jutting out from the front, and the bottom of the front is also slightly sticking out. Interior is blue/green seats with a dark grey finish. Also, these buses have a STRIDER sticker pasted next to the bus rego plate in the interior of the bus. Found in BNDEP, HGDEP, BBDEP. AMDEP has 3 units. svc 506 has a full Strider fleet.
  Rego : SBS 1896 B - SBS 1999 M / SBS 2593 T - SBS 2688 M
  
  Volvo B10M MkIV with Duple Metsec (DM3500) body :
  Very similar to the Strider bodywork, but the front part jutting out is a little less obvious and the AC unit covers the whole of the top of the bus. The top part of the back is rounded. Interior is a grey finish with red/green seats. Commonly known as Mk5. Found all depots. svc 162 has a full DM3500 fleet.
  Rego : SBS 2689 B - SBS 2838 M
  
• sBs_boy

  17 Sep 04, 18:37

  hEy..
  thankz alot guys..
  
• SBS3624G

  5 Oct 04, 16:16

  I would also like to say that the mkIIIs and mkIV dms can be easily differentiated on the right side. Before I learnt this trick, this was quite difficult.
  The driver window on the mkIII is a rectangle, while that of the mkIV dm is a trapezium.
• leeJZ

  5 Oct 04, 17:03

  Originally posted by SBS3624G:

  I would also like to say that the mkIIIs and mkIV dms can be easily differentiated on the right side. Before I learnt this trick, this was quite difficult.
  The driver window on the mkIII is a rectangle, while that of the mkIV dm is a trapezium.

  Two other easy tips -
  
  1) Mk4 DM = Rectangle side desto, Mk3 = square desto
  2) Mk3 has the opening in front, Mk4 DM does not
  
  but of course, if you look at both buses alot, you can easily distinguish them even from a distance.
• delonchew

  5 Oct 04, 21:31

  Originally posted by leeJZ:

  Two other easy tips -
  
  1) Mk4 DM = Rectangle side desto, Mk3 = square desto
  2) Mk3 has the opening in front, Mk4 DM does not
  
  but of course, if you look at both buses alot, you can easily distinguish them even from a distance.

  Another difference - The different tail lights at the top left and right rear of the bus.