If you can wield a screw driver, then replacing most of the bulbs in a Volvo radio is not too bad. There are how-to's out there. Cleaning the cassette heads is not too bad with IPA and cotton buds. Seriously, check with abscate, he has parted out a few cars so may have a spare kicking around. I have...

I just found this video which showed steps by steps to replace the bulbs including the LCD backlight bulb in sc-816. It will be similar to sc-810 or other models. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5ulxK9HtNs I had ordered the new bulbs from DigKey. Once they arrive, I will change out all the bulbs. T...

Sorry I missed replying to your question. Hate to see something not responded to! Your diagnostic system is a simple tool. It should read most codes that the car can generate on the older systems. Do you still have the original handbook for the car? If I recall there is a section that tells you how ...

You will need to wait and I hope an 850 owner will chip in on how well the car holds speed. It has been too long since I drove one, but don't recall any issues other than when going up hills it would loose speed before changing down and getting back to speed. But that is on an auto. To be honest, do...

This?

https://www.volvopartswebstore.com/prod ... 51142.html

Try checking with Crutchfield. Their website and support is usually very good. I will try to find out what my brother fitted to his 97 850 for the same connectivity reasons.

The original units were made by Alpine and possibly one other maker.

Neil.

I was told by someone my car can only accept Kenwood systems. Is this true?? Absolutely not. You can drop pretty much any single or double DIN in that dash. If you go single, there are pockets available to fill the extra DIN space. There are numerous write-ups on this and other Volvo forums. Cliff ...

viper69 wrote: ↑08 May 2023, 06:07 ...I’ll call Crutch, I found their site confusing with all the subdivisions of HUs.

Last time i visited that site because of front door speakers for 850...site said 160mm diameter while actually it is 130mm...front and rear door.

Totally useless site for me.

I had issues a few years ago and found them very helpful. Time moves on and maybe the good employees as well?

Neil.

That account has now been deleted, and its IP address blocked. Thanks for the report, and sorry for the trouble, Viper.