Bulb Replacement for Trip Computer Switch

Vehicle: 2000 Volvo V70 XC
Time/Difficulty: 30min/Easy
Parts Needed:
  • - New light bulb
Tools Needed:
  • - Screw driver
  • - Sharp knife (razor knife, Xacto preferred)
By Steves Garage
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This will also work for Volvo 850s!

Anyway - this bulb replacement is different than the rest of the rocker switches because you don't have direct access to the bulb. Thanks Volvo. So you have to take the switch apart and then either separate the circuit board from the piece it's attached to, or do what I did and hack away at the plastic part to gain access to the bulb.

Be very careful when hacking away at the plastic if this the route you decide to go! I did that and damaged the circuit board, causing the light to not light up after the bulb was replaced. I ended up ordering another off ebay since it was cheap enough, but it's definitely avoidable if you're slow and steady with the knife.

Feel free to leave any questions or comments here or on the YouTube video, thanks for checking out this how-to!


Comments

Helpful what to and what not to do ?

Posted by Diggymart on 9/7/20 @ 10:02:51 PM

Absolutely! And I'm sure the bulb on the used switch I bought will burn out soon enough, so I won't make the same mistake again!

Posted by Steves Garage on 9/8/20 @ 3:06:42 AM