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1996 volvo 850 headlights blinking instead of turn signals Topic is solved

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Re: 1996 volvo 850 headlights blinking instead of turn sig

Post by Sommerfeldt »

I was kind of hoping he had one of these when I saw the "720 or 740" thing...
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Post by regent »

Sommerfeldt wrote:I was kind of hoping he had one of these when I saw the "720 or 740" thing...
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LOL! :lol:

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Lol :)

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Where do i look for bad grounded wires for headlights and turn signals?

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Post by zandershope_ »

UPDATE! I figured out the problem with my headlights. Each tail light has 6 bulbs, the blinker bulb in each tail light in the middle row beside the reverse light were the wrong bulbs. One bulb was jammed in and the other wasn't even connected. As soon as i changed the bulbs everything started working fine. And i also changed the blinker bulbs in the front from led to amber bulbs. Thank you everyone for your help. :D

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Post by misha »

Sommerfeldt wrote:I was kind of hoping he had one of these when I saw the "720 or 740" thing...
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Post by cn90 »

Now, I don't understand how the rear light bulbs have anything to do with the headlight circuit?
Just curious...
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