Incandescent Dash Bulbs

[v40alex]

I bought a job lot so have dash bulbs available for sale. All are in lots of three bulbs and cost £1. Postage for any amount is £1 (so order as many as you like and the postage remains the same).

4.7mm bulbs, suitable for Phase 2 headlight cluster (note: bulb replacement requires soldering)
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4.0mm bulbs, suitable for Phase 2 heater panel (no soldering required, the contacts pull out with pliers and bulb can then be slid into place)
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3.0mm bulbs, suitable for Info Centre switch and other smaller switches like the alarm cancel, etc (bulb wires fold into the holders with these)
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I will check the Phase 1 holder size suitability and update in due course, but I have included the full dimensions so you can check for yourself if you need to.

If you would like to buy, let me know by PM (if you can't PM yet, post up here and I'll send you my email address). I can take payment via Paypal, each lot of three bulbs costs £1, postage is fixed at £1 whether you buy one lot or ten lots. I can provide instructions if you need them and I'm also thinking of knocking up a quick website to make the ordering process easier so watch this space.

P.S.
I have found somewhere that sells the blue silicone bulb caps but the 4.7mm ones are $9 for 10(!) + postage from the US so am trying to find a bulk supplier for those at the moment. The smaller ones that I can find are too dark a shade of blue so am going to experiment with colouring the bulbs, will let you know.

You will need to keep your current holders and replace the bulbs in those, this is an easy task for most of the bulbs but for the Phase 2 headlight cluster you will need to get your soldering iron out. I'm also trying to track down a supplier for those holders so hopefully the soldering can be avoided, and any burnt holders can be replaced.

[kieran40]

I need to send mine up to you Alex I've got them all out

[v40alex]

I've PM'd you

[Cardina1]

will start texting friends tonight to see who has a soldering iron.

[druid]

PM sent!

[bimmer49]

Could do with some of them Alex.

[Alexjansen]

Hi,

I need some for the heater panel. But question: how do we change them ? I guess the plastic thing is removable, but is there any specific recommandation ?

[coffeejunky]

Originally Posted by Alexjansen

Hi,

I need some for the heater panel. But question: how do we change them ? I guess the plastic thing is removable, but is there any specific recommandation ?

Sorry can't get any pictures at the moment.
You will need a pair of tweezers or maybe a watchmakers screwdriver.
First step to to attempt to remove the silicone bulb covers from the original bulbs. I had no luck with removing them as they were stuck tight
If you look that the OEM bulb holder you will see 2 silver contacts, one on each side of the bulb. These can be carefully slid down towards the base of the stem using a pair of tweezers. Be very careful not to lose the contacts and it helps with re-fitting if you remember which way up they go.
When you have removed both silver contacts there should be nothing holding the bulb in.
Carefully try to pull the bulb upwards out of the holder. A little of the fragile plastic may break away. This is fine, it is not needed.
You can then insert the new bulb into the old holder making sure that each of the legs of the filament lamp go into the tiny holes in the holder.
Then using tweezers replace the metal contacts by sliding them up over the filament lamp ends. There is a small groove for them to sit in.
Finally, cut the ends of the filament lamps to length and refit the bulb in the heater control unit.

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[v40alex]

Bimmer & AlexJ, drop me a PM.

Cheers coffeejunky for that, yes, the heater panel ones are dead simple to change. The headlight cluster ones need a soldering iron.

There are lots of guides for removing the dash panels and replacing the bulbs on this forum, I use these two...
1. Dash Bulb Replacement by VanhireBoys
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=85607
2. Dash Light Upgrade by Wiretim
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=193901

[EvilPanda]

how could i buy these light bulbs? where can I get them blue condoms ?