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96 850 - Turn signal repeaters on front fender question

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
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V50M66
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Re: 96 850 - Turn signal repeaters on front fender question

Post by V50M66 »

abscate wrote: ↑12 Sep 2023, 01:10 How is someone driving alongside going to know you are in a Volvo , if you remove the side badges?
They'll be able to tell by the iconic boxy shape (They're boxy, but they're good). The Volvo logo won't tell all the idiots on the road that you're trying to merge, though.
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Would they not have to look up from their phones to look sideways out the window to see the badge?

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Post by BEJinFbk »

You’d think there would be an app by now...🙄
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Post by 454cid »

I'd like to do the same on my 850. I bought the amber. I have yet to get the connectors, Though.
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