Thanks for this post, Mike. My 1999 v70, took me 90 seconds to fix an every-drive annoyance. With the ignition on (but don't start the engine), move the gear shift back to Low. This provides a good angle for pulling up hard on the shifter to remove it. With the shifter off, it's easy to inspect the ...

Paul, these instructions are terrific. My local Volvo dealer had the bulb for under $10. The procedure took me about 30 minutes total. Why shift in the dark when the fix is so easy? Two notes: in addition to the two white electrical connectors, I also had a yellow one that needed to be disconnected....

Remove the lenses for the little lights on the ceiling panel. There is one little screw behind each; remove them. Now that whole plastic panel will pop off, and you'll see the two mounting bolts that need to be unscrewed to remove the mirror mount. Definitely girlable. I would add that the lenses p...