Side repeater conversion on 96 850

Post by **matthew1** » 03 May 2024, 18:26

Or clay bar for residue cleanup... heat gun is a good idea. IIRC, that's what I used. Here's my 850 side marker signals DIY.

454cid · Post by **454cid** » 04 May 2024, 00:21

matthew1 wrote: ↑03 May 2024, 18:26 Or clay bar for residue cleanup... heat gun is a good idea. IIRC, that's what I used. Here's my 850 side marker signals DIY.

Thank you for the link. I'm hoping to get onto this, this weekend.

454cid · Post by **454cid** » 04 May 2024, 16:08

I got all the glue off the driver's side easily enough, but the passenger side doesn't seem to want to fully come clean. I think that fender was repainted and I wonder if that has something to do with it.

I've searched as best as I can for existing wires and unless Volvo really hid them well, my car must not be prewired. I decided to go ahead and put the driver's side on place without wiring it. I'm not sure I like the look. I'm tempted to reinstall the Volvo badges.

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Sigh, it looks like my phone focused on the reflection. I don't have the clay bar (although I think I might get some) so I used the cleaner wax that I have.

Post by **rguzz** » 04 May 2024, 16:47

Post by **scot850** » 04 May 2024, 17:10

Your car might look better with the white repeater lights than the orange?

Neil.

454cid · Post by **454cid** » 04 May 2024, 17:38

scot850 wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 17:10 Your car might look better with the white repeater lights than the orange?

Neil.

That's a possibility. I think I have a white one that I could try. I'd have to buy some amber LEDs, but that's not a big deal.

Post by **Sveedy** » 04 May 2024, 18:42

Well I kind of like it. I think they would have looked nicer if designed with a lower profile, but still not bad.
I've been back and forth with doing this myself. Seems apparent that Volvo must have been thinking about this all along, otherwise they wouldn't have made the cut-out for them in the first place.

454cid · Post by **454cid** » 04 May 2024, 19:22

I found the white light that I pulled from my S70 and put it on the passenger side. It didn't really seem to be an improvement. It still stands out to me. The white is too light and the amber is too dark. I think the amber light being so much darker than the front turn signal is what bothers me. Maybe I'll get used to it.

Post by **scot850** » 05 May 2024, 00:10

Give it a few years for the UV light to do it's work!

Neil.

Post by **P80GLT** » 05 May 2024, 01:59

Before I purchased my 850 the previous owner had fitted white side markers. IMO they look naff so one of the first things I did was replace them with the original amber lights which were supplied with the car

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Side repeater conversion on 96 850

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