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John, this is what I did in my '95-945 na, writing it before I read the procedure you had. It is close This covers a few things a lot of people already know.
Warning, don’t let the car roll because you will be taking the shifter out of park. This sounds stupid and there are no stupid Volvo owners! Chock the tires if you have to or pay carefull attention to the emergency brake and shifter lever.
Put the emergency brake on, key in, to shift the gear shift lever to about drive, so that you can remove the ashtray and the fuse/relay cover. With the emergency brake up a little you can see two torx screws, that can be removed with a flat blade screw driver if you have to. Next, remove the the plastic console cover, lifting it up and slipping it over the emergency brake lever. Put the gear shift lever back in park and take out the key. On the left side, under the shift indicator, about where you think the light would be, you will find two thin wires leading to the plastic lamp holder. I felt a little plastic frame that I thought was the lamp holder and waisted too, too much time trying to wedge it out. The lamp holder is really inside the plastic frame. I saw a past post or this may be in the FAQs, just tug on the two wires a little and the plastic lamp holder will come out. It did for me. Replace with new lamp making sure it works. (You use the same plastic lamp holder.) Getting the lamp base back in was harder than taking it out. Allow plenty of time. It took me about two hours only because my hand became fatigued, I was playing with mirrors which are not needed, and I was not in a hurry. You are working blind and the space is very tight. It is not that hard to do, though. This may be bold of me, but if I had to do it again, five minutes from start to take out the lamp and 20 min to put it back.
The nimble hands of a 12 year old would not have a problem, but we all like a challenge.
The shift light lamp number is #2721 available at most auto parts stores.
About the shifter housing, I was reading the Haynes book and I think you have to start from underneath. No way!
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Tom F
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