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700/900 Series General Forum for the Volvo 740, 760, 780, 940, 960 & S/V90 cars |
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Feb 18th, 2019, 18:45 | #21 |
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Good luck with it. Even if it costs you a bit to sort out you've still got a car you will enjoy driving for not a great deal of money.
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Feb 18th, 2019, 20:53 | #22 |
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My experience with replacing lamp assemblies on the 940 is that the cheap, front indicator/side lamp units that you can buy on eBay new for about £15 each including delivery are pretty good and last well. Original OEM units are likely to have deteriorated, especially the glued edges which will mean they are no longer watertight, and aren’t a good secondhand buy.
For rear lamp units I’d generally pay for new Volvo units unless on a really tight budget as the electrical connections on some of the pattern parts are a bit Heath Robinsonesque. |
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Feb 18th, 2019, 21:47 | #23 |
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I was lucky to find two brand new rear lights local for £25 pair!!.. bargain. I shall have a browse of fleabay for front ones, theres that many of them all saying they will fit but not sure which to buy..
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Feb 18th, 2019, 21:49 | #24 |
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Cross-reference the part number - it's the only way.
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Reference OE/OEM Number: 3518625 1358555 3518625 VOL-3518625 Now, what are the part numbers on the ones you have? If they match then yes, they will. If not, it's a reasonably fair bet they probably will but Volvo were playing with sidelight/indicator lamps a lot around 1988-1994 so while it may look right, it still might not fit. The good thing is, the seller is Euro Car Parts - they will take things back without quibble and if you're close enough, you could take it back in person, preferably with the car and they could identify the correct units for it.
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Parts (non-)standardisation
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700-series lamps I know less than nothing about as far as compatibility is concerned, though rear lamp assemblies appear to be interchangeable between 700- and 900-series cars, againb as performed on the Valdez; there is a step in the bottom of the earlier units but they have a pre-fitted rear fog lamp in the near-side assembly whereas you'll need to perform plastic surgery to get a nearside one on a clear-lamped OEM unit.
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Feb 19th, 2019, 15:12 | #28 | |
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Like i said, Volvo seemed to mix'n'match as the mood took them, doesn't help us 20-30 years on trying to find replacements for what has failed though!
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Feb 19th, 2019, 20:19 | #30 |
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I might have missed it ... but is this car a 940 saloon/estate, or a 960, and what year/engine? Got a pic of the whole car and under bonnet? Bob
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