740 Parking Light Replacement

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Jay Epstein

I'm shopping around to replace the LH front corner lense on my '88
wagon. This is fairly cheap at $38, but not OEM:
http://www.volvoworld.com/700/Section_5_1.htm

Anyone have a forseeable problem with putting it in?
Should I spend more on the original equipment?
Any tips or suggestions before I buy it & install?

Thanks very much.
Jay
"One never knows, do one?" - Fats Waller
 
I bought my new corners from Natalie at www.swedishcarparts.com. I went with
the clear model as opposed to the type with the yellow interior reflector.
Natalie at SCP had them made for me, very cool place to do business...:-)
She may make a set for you if you are nice...I bought new running lights
too, from the same place.

Here's the look I got;
http://home.earthlink.net/~sticklad/photos/clearcorner.jpg
That's a repainted 87 760Ti with 220k miles on it. Almost completely
restored now, just a few bits to do.

For the complete show, visit the URL to my page;
http://home.earthlink.net/~sticklad/earthlinkvolvo.html

Anyway, getting the new corner markers on is pretty easy. They slide in on a
bracket and then are held in with a single nut, you'll see it when you pull
the old one out.

On another note, I swapped the corner marker wiring with the parking lamps.
In other words, my corner marker is now my turn signal, and vice versa. A
turn signal that only faces front is a bit of a weak idea, I think, so I
made the swap. I had to add some wire to the system, but it works great,
much more visible to the driver beside me now. Funny that Volvo didn't see
it that way, being a safety issue and all..

cheers

RS
 
I bought the same one - fits perfectly just like OEM, and looks like it too.
 
Rusty, what a cool ride!
Jay

I bought my new corners from Natalie at www.swedishcarparts.com. I went with
the clear model as opposed to the type with the yellow interior reflector.
Natalie at SCP had them made for me, very cool place to do business...:-)
She may make a set for you if you are nice...I bought new running lights
too, from the same place.

Here's the look I got;
http://home.earthlink.net/~sticklad/photos/clearcorner.jpg
That's a repainted 87 760Ti with 220k miles on it. Almost completely
restored now, just a few bits to do.

For the complete show, visit the URL to my page;
http://home.earthlink.net/~sticklad/earthlinkvolvo.html

Anyway, getting the new corner markers on is pretty easy. They slide in on a
bracket and then are held in with a single nut, you'll see it when you pull
the old one out.

On another note, I swapped the corner marker wiring with the parking lamps.
In other words, my corner marker is now my turn signal, and vice versa. A
turn signal that only faces front is a bit of a weak idea, I think, so I
made the swap. I had to add some wire to the system, but it works great,
much more visible to the driver beside me now. Funny that Volvo didn't see
it that way, being a safety issue and all..

cheers

RS
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