Some weird ****...

morsing · Sep 21st, 2018, 08:17

I've become used to rolling my eyes when working on modern cars, but the new V70 reversing light switch took the biscuit yesterday

WTH is up with the weirdly bent pin on the switch, and the fact it is deliberately not going in to the spade connector, but sitting on top of it? I nearly went to get my pliers to straighten out the pin, when looking at the female connector's microscopicly wider opening on top on one side, and in the middle on the other side made me realise this is actually deliberate

WHY?

I don't get modern people...

kenny · Sep 21st, 2018, 10:06

Sounds like you have the newley discovered illness Newmoania.
Symptoms are moaning at all things new.

morsing · Sep 21st, 2018, 10:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenny

Sounds like you have the newley discovered illness Newmoania.
Symptoms are moaning at all things new.

Probably - but also just looking for an explanantion. Someone at the Volvo design office obviously did this. Maybe his collegues made him chocolate teapot of the day afterwards.

ksmi · Sep 21st, 2018, 17:05

Afternoon Henrik Just having a muse about what troubles certainly lie ahead for a hell of a lot of folk,with all the over complicated layers of electrical Gizmos being installed on modern vehicles,Many quite capable of bringing forward progress to a halt! Call me a Luddite if you wish, BUT,if you are in some 'far flung part of our globe' you can't call the AA,RAC,or Volvo on call. if you could. they would probably tow you to the nearest Volvo main dealer!!!
"Did you say Algiers?"

In these situations I am in the 'Simple is best' camp,Every time! Breaking down somewhere remote, i.e 100 miles from the nearest water,in a modern vehicle,is the stuff of nightmares to me.

Regards,Keith.

GreenBrick · Sep 22nd, 2018, 00:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by ksmi

Afternoon Henrik Just having a muse about what troubles certainly lie ahead for a hell of a lot of folk,with all the over complicated layers of electrical Gizmos being installed on modern vehicles,Many quite capable of bringing forward progress to a halt! Call me a Luddite if you wish, BUT,if you are in some 'far flung part of our globe' you can't call the AA,RAC,or Volvo on call. if you could. they would probably tow you to the nearest Volvo main dealer!!!
"Did you say Algiers?"

In these situations I am in the 'Simple is best' camp,Every time! Breaking down somewhere remote, i.e 100 miles from the nearest water,in a modern vehicle,is the stuff of nightmares to me.

Regards,Keith.

Which is why I prefer a Henry to a Dyson any day.

ksmi · Sep 22nd, 2018, 06:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenBrick

Which is why I prefer a Henry to a Dyson any day.

Morning GB.must agree about the Henry.My one is his Brother,James.apart from being handy when I am sweeping the chimney,I can have a chat with him as well while hoovering.

Regards,Keith.

morsing · Sep 22nd, 2018, 14:09

Well, had this connector off to do another oil change, and it's now not working at all.

So could one of those people who thinks this connector is so "brilliant" please explain how I get the reversing light/parking sensors working again?

Thanks

tommyweaves · Sep 22nd, 2018, 16:51

Pictures are always good. Why do you need to disconnect it for an oil change?

Sep 21st, 2018, 08:17	#1
morsing Premier Member Last Online: Apr 15th, 2024 07:30 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Aylesbury View Photos By: morsing	Some weird ... I've become used to rolling my eyes when working on modern cars, but the new V70 reversing light switch took the biscuit yesterday WTH is up with the weirdly bent pin on the switch, and the fact it is deliberately not going in to the spade connector, but sitting on top of it? I nearly went to get my pliers to straighten out the pin, when looking at the female connector's microscopicly wider opening on top on one side, and in the middle on the other side made me realise this is actually deliberate WHY? I don't get modern people... __________________ --- '89 Volvo 240GLT B230E/AW70 '14 Volvo V70 SE D4/M66 FWD '70 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu '95 Saab 9000 CSE 2.0 Turbo Auto

Sep 21st, 2018, 17:05	#4
ksmi Master Member Last Online: Apr 23rd, 2020 07:12 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: high ham somerset	'New' is not necessarily an improvement Afternoon Henrik Just having a muse about what troubles certainly lie ahead for a hell of a lot of folk,with all the over complicated layers of electrical Gizmos being installed on modern vehicles,Many quite capable of bringing forward progress to a halt! Call me a Luddite if you wish, BUT,if you are in some 'far flung part of our globe' you can't call the AA,RAC,or Volvo on call. if you could. they would probably tow you to the nearest Volvo main dealer!!! "Did you say Algiers?" In these situations I am in the 'Simple is best' camp,Every time! Breaking down somewhere remote, i.e 100 miles from the nearest water,in a modern vehicle,is the stuff of nightmares to me. Regards,Keith. __________________ 855 tdi auto.Now gone to new home in Wales. Short Four.

Sep 22nd, 2018, 14:09	#7
morsing Premier Member Last Online: Apr 15th, 2024 07:30 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Aylesbury View Photos By: morsing	Well, had this connector off to do another oil change, and it's now not working at all. So could one of those people who thinks this connector is so "brilliant" please explain how I get the reversing light/parking sensors working again? Thanks __________________ --- '89 Volvo 240GLT B230E/AW70 '14 Volvo V70 SE D4/M66 FWD '70 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu '95 Saab 9000 CSE 2.0 Turbo Auto

Sep 21st, 2018, 10:06	#2
kenny Master Member Last Online: Dec 16th, 2020 20:33 Join Date: May 2009 Location: kirknewton	Sounds like you have the newley discovered illness Newmoania. Symptoms are moaning at all things new.

Sep 22nd, 2018, 16:51	#8
tommyweaves Premier Member Last Online: Apr 10th, 2024 19:55 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sleaford	Pictures are always good. Why do you need to disconnect it for an oil change?

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