Hi,

I need to replace one of the brake bulbs on a 2001 V70 turbo. This particular bulb requires removal of the rear speaker.

The manual says 'Pull out the red tab in the speaker. Then press on the black pin above the extracted red tab and twist out the speaker. ' I have tried everything I can think of and the speaker will not come out.

The manual mentions a black pin. There is a black rectangle shaped tab above the red tab but no black 'pin'. I've tried pushing this black tab toward the rear of the car, pulling it toward me and pushing it down toward the floor of the car. I've tried turning the speaker left and right and nothing works. Any tips would be appreciated.

Thank you!

 

Those tabs are quite tough, but you need to press it in (towards the pillar), this will cause the clip/hook to move down and unclip from the pillar, then you can pull the speaker out.

 

Thanks so much for the information! I had hoped to try this today so I could report the results but I wasn't able to get to it. Maybe tomorrow...

Thanks again!

 

I just wanted to report the results of my attempt to remove the rear speaker. I actually had to pull the speaker toward me. I extended the red tab that was holding the speaker in place. Then I grabbed the small opening on either side of the black tab and pulled the speaker toward me. And it finally came out!

I hope I've attached a picture of the speaker showing the extended red tab and the black tab above it. There's a yellow arrow pointing to the black tab.

 

Thank you for this thread. I looked at the taillights and couldn't figure out how to get in there. I also tried to move the tabs but didn't know if that was the way in so I quit in case I broke them. I couldn't get a Haynes manual for Volvo's so I turned to the internet.