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[Tom.]

ahh thanks! thats exatly what i was looking for!

[Bah]

I'm sure 70 series is different somewhat, theres an extra bulb or 2 ..but this is the thread that i used for my 850R...was great

http://volvospeed.co...pics-of-my-car/

good luck and take pics =p If you don't buy from auto illumination your gonna have to do a good job of soldering as well form a heatsink for the resistor....not to mention autoillumination ones are dimmable, a big + for me =p

[Tom.]

the switch bulbs i ordered from auto illumnation but i got smd bulbs for the dash from ebay... they look ecatly like auto illumnatins. i still havta figure out how to do the dam heater panel/radio hahaha well give that a shot ones my leds actully get here...

[MyCarIsRed]

Tom., on 24 September 2009 - 03:20 PM, said:

the switch bulbs i ordered from auto illumnation but i got smd bulbs for the dash from ebay... they look ecatly like auto illumnatins. i still havta figure out how to do the dam heater panel/radio hahaha well give that a shot ones my leds actully get here...

Heater = patience and LOTS of leds. the 2x48 strip earlier in thios post is the best I've seen yet. It's a pain, but just take it slow and easy. You will not be able to just swap leds into the existing locations and get a good result.

[Dave 54]

T5Power, on 15 September 2009 - 11:38 PM, said:

where did you put them? and what color? switches are relatively the same, but the dash is kinda different. they take different bulbs i'm pretty sure. there are tons of write ups.

All the interior courtesy lights I replaced, went with white.

I was checking up on the write ups, gonna tackle the dash and all this winter, kicking orange and blue around for them though.

[Bah]

Dave 54, on 24 September 2009 - 10:56 PM, said:

kicking orange and blue around for them though.

We(the University of Florida) appreciate your support via your interior lights =p

Gotta get pics up of my dash and the headliner...looks pretty sahweet if i do say so..especially now that i'll have a matching black overhead console. yum.

I'd imagine the white would be best, since it should pretty much give the stock look but a tad whiter/brighter ey?

[MyCarIsRed]

Bah, on 24 September 2009 - 11:08 PM, said:

We(the University of Florida) appreciate your support via your interior lights =p

Gotta get pics up of my dash and the headliner...looks pretty sahweet if i do say so..especially now that i'll have a matching black overhead console. yum.

I'd imagine the white would be best, since it should pretty much give the stock look but a tad whiter/brighter ey?

White looks blue. Bright blue. More blue than stock.

[T5power]

MyCarIsRed, on 25 September 2009 - 12:26 AM, said:

White looks blue. Bright blue. More blue than stock.

this is what white looks like in the gauges:

[Tom.]

dam that info screen is almost unreadable.

[Boost Laggin]

So if i'm going for a blue cluster and switches etc. I'm going to want to get all blue bulbs, or white ones for a lighter blue?
I hate the ugly stock green.

[Tom.]

i did most of it today. i want white leds for the info screen and milage display. ill get pictures when i get the car back from the shop tommarow and you can see for yourself

[Boost Laggin]

Hey Tom, how did you go about smoking your headlights and corners they look really good.
I want to do mine.

[Tom.]

http://volvospeed.co...hts-t71954.html

and the corners i juts lightly sprayed with black paint/smoke paint...
and i have brand new e-codes on it

[the most modern GLT]

so do you need a resistor. ive replaced all interior and license plate lights with leds no problem. why are these different?

[T5power]

the most modern GLT, on 02 November 2011 - 12:31 AM, said:

so do you need a resistor. ive replaced all interior and license plate lights with leds no problem. why are these different?

did you really bump a two year old thread..................

[the most modern GLT]

T5power, on 03 November 2011 - 02:54 PM, said:

did you really bump a two year old thread..................

it's better than starting a new thread isnt it

[(_8*(l)Homer]

White LED's look great in the dash/info/odometer, blues look good in the switches and center panel stuff. The switches, like the rear defroster and foglight loog great with blue like the others and add a white led as the 'on' indicator.
Sorry image is so large, didn't feel like resizing it.