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Old Jan 14th, 2018, 19:58   #1
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Can anyone tell me what the technical designation is for the 2 interior rear seat illumination bulbs is? They are like the capless sidelight bulbs but with a black fixed plastic twist in fitting, sometimes used as dash illumination bulbs. I want to replace them with LED's but can't cross reference them on FleaBay. I could dig them out of their mount and make them capless but thought I'd go the easy route.
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My P1 had a small light above each rear door that took standard w5w capless units (that i swapped for led) and the P2 T4 has 2 bulbs in the large holder that's in the centre of the rear of the roof, which are also w5w capless, as I swapped the led bulbs from the old car to the new one, although the P2 one does have a little plastic shroud around them, the bulb just pulls out of the middle on mine, leaving the outer shroud in situ.
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Can anyone tell me what the technical designation is for the 2 interior rear seat illumination bulbs is? They are like the capless sidelight bulbs but with a black fixed plastic twist in fitting, sometimes used as dash illumination bulbs. I want to replace them with LED's but can't cross reference them on FleaBay. I could dig them out of their mount and make them capless but thought I'd go the easy route.
Check these threads and see if you find any information:
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=267196
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=269743
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Thanks both but neither help unless I am missing summat.
The bulbs "look like" capless 5w sidelight bulbs but are in a black "twist in" holder. Like the dash light bulbs that are soldered in place into a holder. TBH I hay be wrong and they are just stuck in the holder and need pliers or summat to pull out.
maddening that the bulbs in the front interior light are capless into a socket and the rears are bayonet type fitting! Capless or not!
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For what it’s worth I replaced the twist on’s With simple two prong LEDs ordered from a reseller in China. I then soldered then directly on to the light assembly with a resistor in parallel to ensure that they turned right off when light is turned off. Let me know if you want more info or pics. Happy to rip off and snap a few for you if desired.
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The twist in holder is just a 501 bulb holder, id not seen that it was previously as i just popped the front plastic glass off and pulled the bulbs out, but ive just took the unit out and took a couple of pics, that's all they are
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The twist in holder is just a 501 bulb holder, id not seen that it was previously as i just popped the front plastic glass off and pulled the bulbs out, but ive just took the unit out and took a couple of pics, that's all they are
Yes, mine are the same.
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I bought all this leds for my car



The festoons ones for the pedals and the trunk. And all the T10 (W5W) for the rest of the car, including the interior lights, front and rear. And the ones in the back for the reverse lights (very bright)
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Thank you all for your replies.
It must have been because the bulbs were hot. I'll get in there quick and have a go at pulling them out. Failing that I'm sure I've got some holders somewhere.
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