Light Bulbs
 

So pretty much every light bulb in my car. Has anyone tried replacing them with LEDS?

I have, but there are some that you should not even try. The ones in the climate control and gauge cluster can be done, but looking back, I don't think it was really worth it.

I do like the white LEDs in the map lights and trunk lights. Also, the licence plate lights look good.

I asked this a while ago and was told that LEDs aren't a good choice, at least for headlights and taillights. Hopefully they improve by the time the US outlaws production of incandescent light bulbs.

My best advice with bulbs is to keep at least one of each type on hand, preferably in your vehicle so you can stop at the nearest gas station to have the attendant check which bulb is out whenever your orange dash light comes on.

I don't necessarily recommend replacing the opposite of the bulb at the same time as the burnt out bulb. This is because of the very nature of incandescent light bulbs. To illustrate--I once had a bathroom light fixture with six bulbs. A few of them burnt out within a year of installation. However, I had a few bulbs chug on for three years. It's better to maximize the life of the bulb to get your money's worth. (Yes, light bulbs are cheap, but the cost of those lost hours adds up over time if you've had a fixture or vehicle long enough).

Typically I keep extra bulbs for the brakes lights in the car out of habit. Thank you police for going ahead and checking those for me.

The ones I were really concerned with were the dash lights (speedometer, Climate Control) and these dash switches which apparently have bulbs. I wouldn't know because they - literally - have not worked since I bought the car a year ago. Some of them I could honestly do without, but I do enjoy seeing some things. I'm sure I could spend an entire day doing the bulbs and probably will.

The only real reason I was curious about LED vs. Incandescent is because if it's as annoying as I hear to change dash bulbs, I'd prefer to not have to do it again for a while. Only thing I worry about is LEDs on a dimmer switch. Seems like they'd just burn out faster.

I have replaced a lot of bulbs in my 850 and don't think it was to bad. But I like doing little things like that. Maybe this link will help.
https://volvoforums.com/forum/showth...highlight=leds