Thanks for the suggestions.

The parking lights are indeed on when the car is turned off with the key is out. The switch doens't seem to control these particular lights anymore. The headlights still function as designed. So maybe part of the switch got fried?

My fusebox may be upside down, not sure about that. The 25 amp short fuse is on the top and the wiring that controls the parking lights is connected on the right side of the system, second from the bottom (it's third fuse down if the 25 amp is on top). I checked this with my multimeter and found an even 13 volts on that side of the fuse with the car off. The switch has no effect on the voltage at this connector. I get nothing on the other side. Is this the unsheilded side?

The VR might be bad. I suppose if it's the non-bosch version, it could be part of the problem. I'll check the voltage with the car running.

The other things I did during this whole process were repair the license plate lights. The second one came out much better than the other (cleaner looking, less bent up). The second one also had an oddity about it. It lacked the little grounding terminal on the backplate. I found the soder bead and figured that it has pulled loose and been lost. I created a new terminal using a flat male connector riveted to the backplate using a 2 mm piece of 12 gauge copper wire (hammered like a rivet). Somewhere along the way, I reversed the two lights. The second one turned out to be much cleaner work. The first one almost shorts, so I had to add some rubber insulation to keep the circuits from shorting. Not my best work there.

***Grounding the poorer light is what kills the parking lights. With both license lights, I get no function parking lights. Unplugging the poorer light restores the parking lights, but the swicth doesn't turn them off.

I also severed the wires that lead to the license lights in the drip tray/lower tailgate hinge well. I added some snap connectors there. Somewhere along the way, I reversed the two lights.


My guess is this. Somewhere a wire is crossed that bypasses the function of the switch. My poorer rear license light is not the ultimate culprit, but it probably needs to be rebuilt again to eliminate it. I suspect the fault lies in the dashboard. Sooooo

HOW do you get teh dang steering wheel off. I got the horn ring removed and the securing bolt too, but the wheel will not budge!! I've got a new wheel coming and I need to get this one off to be able to move around under the dash. Is there a trick, or do I need a gear puller?



****How do yo get the dang steering wheel off









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You mean Volvo makes cars that are *NOT* Wagons?!?