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I bought my old 850 back and stereo question

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I bought my old 850 back and stereo question

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I sold my 850 2 years ago to another Volvo enthusiast, and when I did, I was joking with the buyer that if he ever gets tired of it, he should give me a call. Well, he contacted me last week and I bought it back.
The car has 26k miles more on the odometer now (264k at the moment) but still looks and runs very nice. He spend quite a bit of money on upgrading things like wheels, stereo, tinted glass etc. But he also took care of mechanical stuff and changed the oil every 3k. The price was good so I had no choice :D

Here my question:
I'd like to put the old stereo back in, but I want to change the bulbs. I cannot figure out how to open it up to do this. It's different than the newer version (grey vs black) that's in my XC, which is very easy to open up. On that one the face plate just comes off and the bulbs are right there.

Any tips on how to do this would be welcome. I did a search but could only find a guide on the newer type.

Thanks, Dirk
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Post by erikv11 »

I have done a few 850's, for the face plate there are a couple screws on each side and then you gently pry out the plastic tabs all the way around.

For radio bulbs I use part number 560-CNW123 at Mouser, $0.65 each
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/JKL ... d9foUA4%3d

EDIT: fixed link
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Member rspi has a video detailing this. Try a search of Robert's youtube posts.
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The Green 850 you came to my house in?
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Post by 850 LPT »

JRL wrote:The Green 850 you came to my house in?
Thats correct Jim, exept it looks much prettier now with a nice set of Canistos and H&R lowering springs. It has almost 265k on it but you wouldn't know it.
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@dosbricks, @rspi,

Thanks so much guys, that was exactly what I needed :)
98' S70, base, 5-speed manual, pewter/ tan, 145k miles
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 225k miles, currently inop
06' V70, auto, willow green/ charcoal, 147k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual, owned since 1986
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey :oops:
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project :D )
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Thanks to rspi who made the video, not me.
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