Installing front side-marker lights?

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Installing front side-marker lights?

Post by coyote1980 » Thu Jan 08, 2004 9:47 am

Hi all,

I have seen it dozens of times over the past few years: front side markers, the lights in the turn-indicator units on the side. I am very curious how everyone has done this and if there are more ways, which way is the best or easiest?

Looks kinda nice :D
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Post by Daniel480 » Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:07 am

Finally ? :D

Conect the lamp with the parking light,or the day-running lights.

When you are looking at your indicator (binnenkant,waar de ijzeren veer de vinger van de lamp vast houd) ),you can see al round mark.That´s the position where the original lamp would be fitted by Volvo. Make a hole in it,and you can put the lamp insinde of it, finished.

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Post by Daniel480 » Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:26 am

This is the original way :D , but not the original parts :hopping:


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Post by Bakke » Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:47 am

Daniel, what lamp and lampholder did you use for it, cause it seems a little to small inthere for regular lamp ...
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Post by Daniel480 » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:15 pm

Hi Bakke,

i think you cans use the one out of the center stack, which lightens the heated seats symbol !
It´s small, and should fit. Only the lampholder is not round,but that should be no problem !?!?

But you have to color the lamps. You can´t get those small lamps in color,that´s what i´ve been told at my search.

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Post by coyote1980 » Thu Jan 08, 2004 3:35 pm

So it's just a matter of inserting a small bulb from the back of the dashboard? Hmmm, have some work to do soon :D
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Post by levensnevel » Thu Jan 08, 2004 7:10 pm

Well I used 4 bulbholders & bulb c/w wiring (being the side indicators as mounted in the frontbumber) which I frankensteined from two Volvo3XX serie cars on a scrapyard.
> rear: connected to the numberplate illumination
> front: connected to the DRL's
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Re: Installing front side-marker lights?

Post by David » Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:01 pm

A 'how two' on this, preferably with pics, would be a great addition to the site.

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