The rocker part of 3-position interior light switch in my son's 850 broke. This is the switch under rear-view mirror that sets interior lights to always on, always off, or on when door opens. I can't find a new one without buying the whole switch cluster - not worth it ($65 I think it was).

It would be fine if I could get it permanently set to lights-on-when-door-open, which would also make the individual left and right light switches work (without the rocker in place the switch is in never-on mode). My first attempt to fix it was pushing a match stick in the switch to hold the appropriate contacts in place. Not elegant, but easy to do and it worked surprisingly well for a few months until the match fell out.

Moving on from this super-simple fix I think I'd like to rewire the switch to achieve the same purpose. Anyone know how to do that, or have another fix?

Thanks,

Terry

I was really ticked off when the switch on my '96 850 failed in the same way about three years ago. I had not used the switch heavily at all. In my case I spent the $$$$ for the whole assembly, which double ticked me off. Failures like that and the cost of replacement Volvo parts were a big part of why my next purchase in 2003 was a Honda.

John

Terry,

Hey, if it works.

Otherwise, check with a well stocked pick-'n-pull for a good unit.

Good luck,
Bryan

Terry,

Hey, if it works.

Otherwise, check with a well stocked pick-'n-pull for a good unit.

Good luck,
Bryan

As an engineer, if the matchstick worked, I would recommend putting a new matchstick in place and securing with superglue (or any other cyanoacrylite resin or your favorite adhesive).

Like the old coot said at a motorcycle shop in Atlanta when I inquired about carb rebuilding, "If it runs good, don't let nobody put they f*(k|n6 hands on it".

scurvy

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1995 base 850, 156k