Volvo 850 Made from 1993 to 1997, this Volvo line was available in both a wagon and a sedan, both with were graced with several trim levels.

Volvo 850R led headlight bulb

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Old 11-09-2018, 07:20 PM
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Anyone ever tried the led bulbs on amazon? Im thinkIng about the Beamtech hb4 bulbs. Good reviews and only 37$ . Anyone use them?
 
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Did you ever purchase the LED bulbs? If so, what was your result?
 
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Old 12-03-2020, 03:28 PM
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main issue with LED bulbs is they have a different resistance from traditional halogens and will likely set off the bulb out indicator.
 
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That makes sense. Would be annoying to have the warning light on all of the time.

Also, appears that this is a solution for low beam only and no high beam.
 
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Old 12-03-2020, 03:35 PM
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you may want to google around to see if there's a hack to keep the warning light from coming on (lol short of removing the bulb from the back of the cluster)

 
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Good idea. I just wondered what 860ARE's experience was with the bulb, if it even made sense to try.
Saw somewhere where different bulbs were a bear to get to fit because it was so tight.
 
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Old 12-04-2020, 11:19 AM
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The bulbs are still in there working fine. Warning light bulb does not come on. Although to install I had to remove the headlight and remove the lens in the front and do some custom work to make them fit. Which involves cutting some housing. And yes I only did the low beam for now. Cheers
 
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Thanks for the follow-up information. Glad it worked out well. If I proceed, I may DM you.
 
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Roger that.. good luck
 
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