clear / orange indicator lights, interchangeable?

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clear / orange indicator lights, interchangeable?

Post by t_w » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:37 am

I tried search, but could not find it...

I want to change my orange indicator lights for the clear ones...
I pressume that the clear lights of model >1994 are interchangeable with the orange lights of model 1990?

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Post by pol » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:47 am

I want to change my orange indicator lights for the clear ones...
Yep, most do! - Yes, they are interchangeable. You just need to find some. And you'll need orange bulbs / glass paint.

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Post by t_w » Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:51 pm

Ok, thanks...

I'll start searching then...

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Post by Big Brother » Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:00 pm

pol wrote:
I want to change my orange indicator lights for the clear ones...
Yep, most do! - Yes, they are interchangeable. You just need to find some. And you'll need orange bulbs / glass paint.

pol
Not true. I did this with the ES which was a 1990. The shapes of the indicator bulb holders are different and so you will have to modify the cluster itself, its not to hard just have to cut away a bit of plastic that obstructs it. Also the connectors for the clear bulbs are different to the orange bulbs so I just left the clear bulbs in, got it through an MOT like that
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Post by Agwa Moose » Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:08 am

If you buy new ones from Volvo you get bulbs and holders with them

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