Yes it can. I am assuming sedan right? The tar or whatever the heck that it is glued with is extremley sticky! Find someting with a wide tip on it and a lot of leverage. Pull SLOWLY!! I almost shattered a lense because I started rushing it. When you are prying away it the lense you need to cut the sticky tar stuf as you go. a pocket knife works quite well for this. Make sure you clean up the edges when you put it back on for a clean fit. Find a good glue that can fill any gaps really well, this will avoid any issues with the lense leaking! I ended up using glue for tennis shoes, supposed to adhere the rubber back to the the bottom of the shoe...it worked wonderfully!!!! Good luck! I hope this helped and happy bricking!
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1987 240DL...new Flame trap, Sport Air Filter( is now dead), soon to be sport exhuast(non turbo)...

Referencing the Bentley manual, the rear exterior lenses and interior bulb holders appear to be one piece. I find that hard to believe, but it's cold enough here that I won't run out and check it just now.

If that's the case, though, you'll need to go to the boneyard and find a new one, or get one off the 'net.

Note the Volvo lights links on the Brickboard. Might as well support those who support us.

Best,

Lanval
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92 240 GL, 25mm IPD Sways, Virgos, Tach/Oil Temp/Oil Pressure/Volt gauges 147,000mi

For some unknown reason the only lens that can be intentionally separated from the housing is the reverse light lens, the clear one.

Getting the reverse lens out has not been a problem for me, they seem to come out by themselves!

On my 1986 and 1988 244s the only white bulb holder (socket?) is in the passenger side lower outer location. It holds a 2-filament bulb, the 5W 4 Candle Power light being the marker lamp, the other being the 21Watt 32CP brake light. All the other bulb holders are black.

If your car has a white bulb holder on the left, that is an error. The 21 watt brake light makes enough heat to cause damage to the housing if it is lighted as a marker light.

If your repair is to the bulb holder(s) or the printed circuit board, there should be no need to separate the lenses from the housing.

Check with the BB advertisers for an after-market circuit board. For a new housing, I always go to eBay. Caveats there are that a tail light from a 1985 or older won't work without modifications, and non-Volvo lights have a history of early failure (according to brickboarders).

Good Luck,

Bob

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