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Volvo Lights

Posted on 18 December 2012 by matthannan

The radio and dash switch lights arrived last night. They are tiny tiny. I will grab a picture tonight as I start replacing burned out bulbs. I don’t think I’ll get as far as the radio tonight, but the dash switches shouldn’t be that difficult.… Read the rest

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Shedding More Light II

Posted on 13 December 2012 by matthannan

Started putting together a…wait for it…spreadsheet 😀 for all the different bulbs with OEM #, cost from the dealer, costs (and links) for third party vendors and discussed in forums alternatives. Started to see some trends.
The dash switches, like TRACS and the defroster, and the radio bulbs can all be replaced with bulbs that cost $0.59 each, so I ordered up ten of them.… Read the rest

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Let there be light!

Posted on 12 December 2012 by matthannan

The Volvo has always been a bit dark on the inside. Not that it is evil in any way, just that it has a lack of light. In reading the world famous Matthew’s Volvo Site, I am seeing that I have a lot of little light bulbs to replace.… Read the rest

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