X70 Led Swap: The Thread

[T5power]

i'm growing tired of the bi-weekly "what kind of LED goes where" kind of stuff. figured i'd just make a thread about it. hopefully this can be stickied.

you can really buy these LED's anywhere you wish, i'm just showing an example of where you might be able to find these. i have purchased LEDs from V-LEDS.com, autolumination.com, superbrightleds.com, and ebay. the ones i purchased already had resistors built in, cause i just wanted something "plug and play" essentially. but i will give you the website for where you can find these. what i have noticed though, is that v-leds.com sells them by the pair. so dont think that they are overpriced!

so. the list goes like this:

Turn signal indicators, malfunction indicators, mileage and info cluster

the bulb/LED type is 74

You will need:

2x for turn signals

1x for mileage cluster

2x for info cluster

20x for malfunction indicators, although not all indicators are used

the blue bases are for these kinds of bulbs, they are the ones that fit T5 leds. T5 LED is on the left. what i recommend is that the single led like below should be used for turn signals, malfunction indicators, and the mileage cluster. the info cluster you should have a multi SMT (surface mount technology... look it up. i'm not explaining it )LEDs to make even lighting.

Where to buy

http://www.v-leds.com/24-74-NEO-LED/c122298-1-2//page/1/checkForLanding/true

http://autolumination.com/74.htm

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=/mini-wedge.html

Gauges, and license plate lights

the bulb/LED type is 194

you will need:

4x for the gauges in the cluster

these are larger bases than the 74 one. on a side note, these are the same type of bases that you can use in your license plate. i dont have a picture of the bulbs, but your LED's should look something (not exactly) like this

Where to buy

http://www.v-leds.com/194-168-158-LED/c122170-1-2//page/1/checkForLanding/true

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=/mini-wedge.html

http://autolumination.com/194.htm

Climate control

this is kind of a special case. i tried for a very long time to find the right plug and play replacement for this, because the shaft of the original bulb is extended with a 4mm bulb. the base is also somewhat unfamiliar because it is in between 2 common sizes.

the bulb/LED type i was able to find is NEO 4X

size="4"]you will need:

4x for the CC

Where to buy i could only find them on one website

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=/specs/NEO.htm

Radio

the bulb/LED type is T3 i believe these are slightly special. the ones from autolumination are the smallest i could find that could fit

You will need:

5x for radio bulbs, but i recommend buying extras, as these are delicate. other sidenote; if you are going to change over the radio to LED, the diffuser that spreads the light around needs to be milled down a little bit for the bulbs to fit. it is a VERY tight fit

they look like these

Where to buy

http://autolumination.com/74.htm scroll down and look for the ones i just posted

headlight switch & other toggle switches

Headlight switch, Dimmer, Info switch and Heated seat switches

the bulb/LED type is T3 again for these

al other switches use T4

You will need:

5x for the T3 LEDs

6x for the T4 LEDs

the T4 leds are right next to the T3's, obviously

Where to buy

http://autolumination.com/74.htm scroll down, you'll see them

that is all the info i can gather for plug and play. the other parts like the window switches require soldering, someone on the board i am sure is more familiar with that than i am. the other thing is the gear selector for automatic transmissions. this was the only ghetto part i could rig up, because the bulb they use is unique to volvo. i just took an extra 74 type LED and plugged it into the socket, wires just slid in. it looks terrible but you cant see it cause it's all hidden. and then i just taped it in there. all done! the only part i need to fix is the radio. the LED's i used are very old and i need to mill the diffuser out a little more and put some newer ones in. another thing is that i need multi SMT led's in the info cluster because the gauges are SO bright. next up for me is gauge rings and front lit LED's. check it out.

my fingers are tired. enjoy!

Edited November 7, 2010 by Goldmember

[besthaticouldo]

thanks for the info bro...i am gonna do this soon.

[MBXPilot]

Thanks man! Definitely gonna bookmark this one. I can't wait to get this done.

[T5power]

sure thing guys. also if there is anything i missed, let me know and i'll edit the post. i really want everything all in one post.

[Chilled man]

Finally

Now corey order all that for me in orange and come install it in the saffron

I will pay you double the cost of the LED and buy you lunch :lol:

[MBXPilot]

I'll have a little something to add to this when I get done.. :D

[besthaticouldo]

what about the bulbs in the window switches??

Edited November 8, 2010 by besthaticouldo

[T5power]

Finally

Now corey order all that for me in orange and come install it in the saffron

I will pay you double the cost of the LED and buy you lunch

haha deal. that is going to look AMAZING in the saff... oh lawd i cant wait

[Tom.]

i un did all my leds buy quality bulbs guys dont cheap out you dont wanna havta replace them. mine were flashing and such...

[Oreo931]

Pinned. Thanks for the write up Corey.

[T5power]

i un did all my leds buy quality bulbs guys dont cheap out you dont wanna havta replace them. mine were flashing and such...

one of the reasons why i had to switch all of this out. you gotta pay to play. i think the total cost is about 75 bucks for some quality LED's.

thanks for pinning this adam

[Commander Riker]

Good writeup. Should definitely be stickied. I need to redo my LED's, and this is perfect.

[Prezman26]

The bulbs in the 850 trip computer are different than the 70 series.

[T5power]

The bulbs in the 850 trip computer are different than the 70 series.

for everyone who is interested in swapping over LED's in their 850 i refer them to this thread:

http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.php/topic/104744-full-95-volvo-850-led-conversion-walkthroughand-some-pics-of-my-car/

there are several things that are different between the X70 swap and 850 swap.

[Gage]

Yes you would need one of these two ill find out later today if its the b8.4 or b8.5

B8 8.4/8.5

Also why would you need 20 of the warning bulbs ? they are ment to light up a different color like the CEL it lights up orange so if you were to put a Blue led behind it i would show up green ? Dont get me wrong you did a GREAT Job on this writeup, but to me it just seems like a waste of money to get all the extra warning bulbs is all

BTW Thanks For this write up, im putting my order in today for the wifes S70 :D

Edited November 12, 2010 by Gage