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Brake Light Bulb Holder 2001 V70 T5

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2001 - 2007 V70
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slomo
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Year and Model: V70 T5 2001
Location: Florida

Brake Light Bulb Holder 2001 V70 T5

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Bulb on left side brake light burned out. The holder appears to have melted slightly and chipped both bulb holder and socket into which it locks. Does this mean a complete new tailight housing? It looks like it should lock in, but my hands are too big as are my wife's. Is there a "trick" to replacing these bulb holders?

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Post by MadeInJapan »

I hate it for you, but I would think the entire housing- you may get lucky at a junk yard for less than buying a new one, even from an on-line vendor. Wonder what it was that made it melt?
'98 S70 T5 Emrld Grn Met/Beige Tons of Upgrades Mobil-1
'04 V70 2.5T Red/Taupe Some Upgrades Mobil-1
'07 S40 T5 AWD 6 speed manual! Silver/Black Stage1 Heico & Elevate
'07 S60 2.5T Blue/Taupe- my kid's Volvo

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