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Interior light bulb sizes? Dome, reading, trunk, etc

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Seaway
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Interior light bulb sizes? Dome, reading, trunk, etc

Post by Seaway »

I have searched everywhere and I can't seem to find the bulb sizes for the interior lights on a 1998 V70. Looking for footwell, dome, rear reading and the trunk lights. Anyone know the sizes? I apologize if this has been covered, but I am stumped.

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Post by Ozark Lee »

They are unique and the only places that I know of where they can be found are the stealership or IPD. They are brutally expensive at the dealership.

...Lee
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Post by Seaway »

Really? That's surprising that a car company would manufacture (or have manufactured) unique light bulbs for use in the interior of their vehicles. Seems prohibitively expensive.

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Post by tryingbe »

Ozark Lee wrote:They are unique and the only places that I know of where they can be found are the stealership or IPD. They are brutally expensive at the dealership.

...Lee

You know a lot about volvos, but you're wrong in this.

For my 850 Wagon.

Wagon trunk (don't know about sedan). 8SMD
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111570710471?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Front reading lights BA9S
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201238052074?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Front foot well lights T10
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261364493975?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Rear passenger light and glove box light is positive on the housing and negative in the center, doesn't work with the LED.

Not sure about the bulbs for the door red lights since I didn't take it apart.

I'm gonna try this for the rear passenger lights.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251529705133

You can tell which have LED and which have old light bulbs.
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Post by Seaway »

Great, this is exactly what I was looking for!

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Post by Seaway »

I found some non polarity ba9s lights that I am going to try for the rear reading lights. I will let you know if they work.

http://www.wardenjp.com/stores/ba9s.html

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Post by Ozark Lee »

My bad, I was thinking of the 850 dome lights. They are a really weird axial lead lamp that I have never been able to cross. The courtesy lights for the doors are a standard wedge base lamp that I think I can buy at about any auto parts store.

...Lee
'94 850 N/A 5 speed
'96 Platinum Edition Turbo
Previous:
1999 V70XC - Nautic Blue - Totaled while parked.
1999 V70XC - RIP - Wrecked Parts Car.
1998 S70 T5
1996 850 N/A
1989 740 GLT
1986 740 GLT
1972 142 Grand Luxe

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Year and Model: 1998 V70 T5 Manual
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Post by Seaway »

Just an update...

I got the LED rear reading lights (non polarity) from the place I posted above and they work great. They came from Japan, but made it here relatively quickly and were only about $4 for two. Let me know if you need more details.

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