Hi,
Well, it looks like we`ll have to bite the bullet & have the dealer put in a new DIM on wife`s XC70. WE checked a few things here at the local indie shop & all looked good; no loose connections or frayed wiring.
New DIM is $1400 CDN. Any ideas how much labor should be on this repair?
Thanks,
Rich

don't feel lonely, my wife's 2001 Audi has a DIM that goes dim when the cabin temp gets above 70F. Audi suggests about $900 for the part, one hour of labor to install.

You could look up Daril Waltrip Volvo in Tennessee and see what they charge. They are very good with other OEM parts pricing and might be worth the customs hassel. It should only take about 1 hour of labor + a charge to download software. http://www.dwvolvo.com/
Just call their parts dept using the 800 number. If you are a member of Volvospeed.com you will get an extra 10% off????

Klaus
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The more I learn, the more I forget. So why learn?

Hello Rich,

I just spent about $1K on having my indie and me service my sister-in-law's car at 105K.

The one thing he couldn't do was fix the wacky operating instrument cluster, so she got a quote from Volvo for $1100 to replace the DIM. I'm not sure whether this included labor, but it sure get's my goat to think that this faulty part can't be repaired, only replaced - and only at a Volvo "authorized" service center.

I told her to call around and maybe work one Volvo dealer against the other to try to get the price down. If you have gotten the part number, maybe we could check the price at Tasca Volvo because they discount original parts to something somewhat sane.

I hate theivery.

Marty Wolfson

99 V-70 and 4 - 93 240's

Hi Marty & Klaus,
Thanks for your responses re: DIM install.
As this is a CDN car I have to get a DIM with CDN specs. I called Waltrip Volvo last week & was told that the DIM US specs is $735 but they can`t ship a DIM with US specs to Canada & I do`nt know but suspect that it may not be legal to install a US specs DIM in a Canadian vehicle. DIM price at local dealer is $1470.
Guess I`m "hooped" on this one. Might have to sell a few more cows!!
Rich