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1996 850 Clock/Temp/Trip LED Conversion 850 1996

posted by  panzergeist on  Thu Oct 1 13:15 CST 2015
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Hey all. New to the forums, having just purchased a '96 (non-turbo) 850.
Plenty of the usual issues are present (door strap pop, broken odometer, stuck antenna, cabin light/door chime short) and I'm working to address them.
This weekend I'll be fixing the odometer, and was hoping to replace the clock/temp/trip display bulbs with LEDs, but I'm at a bit of a loss.
I've been through the following links a few times:
Volvo 850 full LED conversion guide (Don't Miss) which leads to Full '95 Volvo 850 Led Conversion Walkthrough....and Some Pics Of My Car. - Cosmetic and Detailing - Volvospeed Forums which indicated some issues with LED results for the clock/temp/trip display.
I also found http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/topic...ed-conversion/ which seems to just point to using a T5 wedge LED for clock/temp/trip but doesn't specify a configuration (tower, with lens, single focus, etc).
Lastly I came across this post:
http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/topic...y-experiences/
Unfortunately, the images in the thread appear to be dead references.

In short: Does anyone have a suggested LED solution for the clock/temp/trip display in a Volvo 850? Is the LED conversion for that function worth it?








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    1996 850 Clock/Temp/Trip LED Conversion 850 1996

    posted by  B.B. on  Thu Oct 1 21:19 CST 2015
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    I have some wedge LEDs to try in the Instrument cluster that I got from www.DX.com
    their nr 273523 works great in the number plate sockets, they do just fit in my
    spare instrument cluster, and I also have 4 ea of the # 293508 and 4 ea of the 81588 LED wedge lamps that look better since there's LEDs all around. You need to get them in right since they are polarity sensitive. I haven't got around to trying them and don't know if they can be dimmed or not. They could very easily wind up being too bright, report back any results.

    Check out DX.com for a wide selection and cheap prices. They are a good company
    to do business with.

    I bought some RED wedge bulb LEDs for the door markers #295306 and you'll notice that the base is just plastic with wire pigtails, They are junky sockets and
    hard to install in the Volvo sockets with a solid connection- avoid that type of LED wedge bulb replacement! The style with a tiny printed circuit board plug works fine.

    Bill







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