97 V70 LED upgrade

[500tie]

I've already changed my front side lights and number plate lights to LED's well SMD's to be precise so I thought I'd do the interior. I only actually took one before picture but you'll get the idea from that so much brighter now

Before: all yellow and quite dull

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x290/500ty/1997%20Volvo%20V70/f7e49e160ac29ab391cae1fa979c8c21_zpsgavidlpf.jpg

Same rear light but with the new bulb

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x290/500ty/1997%20Volvo%20V70/3f8aa942d5658959febcbbc085975825_zps5tozhzjr.jpg

New Boot light

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x290/500ty/1997%20Volvo%20V70/ca0c80e016e4afb2091740a2d576992f_zpsjwl32e9v.jpg

New knee level lights

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x290/500ty/1997%20Volvo%20V70/1849f910bccdaaf4cd9ccc6c5509599c_zps4vxrn4we.jpg

Finally new front courtesy lights

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x290/500ty/1997%20Volvo%20V70/50370c9ae36468c81fc9e5599c950be6_zpsefihlyjj.jpg

Just got to do the glovebox and they're all done, sorry about the crap pics they were just taken on my iPhone as it was all I had to hand

[Biff]

I changed all mine in my old R. Made a cracking difference but I found the led bulbs were pap & kept failing, rather annoying when you have to keep taking your dash apart to replace bulbs.
If I could get some decent bulbs I'd defiantly do it to this one. Yours look great.
I have led bulbs in my headlights, main beam, sidelights & number plate lights & they look great.

[Hound]

I do like LEDs, but I prefer the warm light of incandescents in the cabin. I haven't tried the "warm white" LEDs yet though.

Didn't you get a "bulb failure" error light with LED sidelights and main beam Biff? (Can you even see with an LED main beam?)

[500tie]

I've got them in my fog lights too and I must admit there more for looks than actually producing light as they're quite crap at that lol, God knows what they're like as a headlight bulb. Biff the SMD bulbs I use touch wood have rarely failed on me the ones in the knee lights have been in 2 other cars, but I think that's because they're SMD bulbs now not LED as I remember LED bulbs I used years ago used to fail all the time in my front sidelights.

[Biff]

I have the cree style headlights, 50w dipped & 80w main with 80w fog light bulbs also. I wouldn't say they were brilliant but they were the same as the original bulbs in the headlights. I did need a set of resistors for the headlights but not sides.. I do get the bulb failure when my beams are on but I'm not bothered about that.
I will upgrade to hids before winter if the t5 is back on the road by then. :)

[500tie]

When I've got some spare cash I want to get a set of projector lights and an hid kit, that's should improve the lighting and looks of the front end