Bonny's D.I.M Lighting - nice simple job.....

**stribo** · Friday 22nd August 2014, 20:51

Originally Posted by JamesT5

Yes, the parts bit. VIDAS then is it?

Yeah, you can buy it cheap on Ebay, and look your own bits up.

**JamesT5** · Friday 22nd August 2014, 20:52

Originally Posted by stribo

Yeah, you can buy it cheap on Ebay, and look your own bits up.

I've got a certain piece of computer software and a long OBD2 cable coming from China.

**stribo** · Friday 22nd August 2014, 20:53

Originally Posted by JamesT5

Yes, the parts bit. VIDAS then is it?

Originally Posted by JamesT5

Because you get on his nerves?

Originally Posted by JamesT5

Just you wait.

Have you been taking lessons off Frankie on how not to multi quote.

**JamesT5** · Friday 22nd August 2014, 20:55

Originally Posted by stribo

Have you been taking lessons off Frankie on how not to multi quote.

Getting the D5 sprayed pink next month......

**stribo** · Friday 22nd August 2014, 20:56

Originally Posted by JamesT5

I've got a certain piece of computer software and a long OBD2 cable coming from China.

That won't help you with part numbers though.

**JamesT5** · Friday 22nd August 2014, 20:57

Originally Posted by stribo

That won't help you with part numbers though.

I'll buy a CD then.

**MIKESC70T5** · Friday 22nd August 2014, 21:14

Originally Posted by claymore

Car = £300, cost of bits £150, tax? £100, insurance? £50, must be around £600 in my mind.

Originally Posted by JamesT5

Tax and insurance are a legal requirement regardless plus insurance is spread out over a year and soon tax will be too. Oddly, so it fuel usage and maintenance. Over a year I will see a saving, and that's what's important.

Anyway, this is supposed to be a thread about some light bulbs, the bit about the wheel bearings was just a side note.

I think what Claymore is getting at is, if you still have the v70 on the road then the tax and insurance on the s60 is an extra expense, so the saving on fuel is totally wiped out, which is what a lot of us said when you first bought this car. By putting these threads up you are just proving us all right, you are not saving a penny, but spending hundreds.

**Harvey** · Saturday 23rd August 2014, 02:33

Originally Posted by stribo

When you say VIDA didn't show what bulbs you needed, did you mean VADIS? as VIDA only covers mechanical/electronic diagnostics, and doesn't give part numbers.

Are you sure about that ?.

**jdavis** · Saturday 23rd August 2014, 05:06

Originally Posted by Harvey

Are you sure about that ?.

Was just about to ask that myself. VIDA does include part numbers

**stribo** · Saturday 23rd August 2014, 10:26

Originally Posted by jdavis

Was just about to ask that myself. VIDA does include part numbers

Does it have a full parts catalogue?

**Harvey** · Saturday 23rd August 2014, 10:36

Originally Posted by stribo

Does it have a full parts catalogue?

Yes it does

**stribo** · Saturday 23rd August 2014, 11:19

So what's the point of VADIS?

**JamesT5** · Saturday 23rd August 2014, 19:17

Originally Posted by stribo

So what's the point of VADIS?

Probably a stripped down version of VIDA for the Parts Department.

**stribo** · Saturday 23rd August 2014, 19:23

Could be.

**MoleT-5R** · Saturday 23rd August 2014, 19:25

was vida the follow on from vadis ??? That was what I thought, but I have been wrong before..

**stribo** · Saturday 23rd August 2014, 20:06

Originally Posted by MoleT-5R

was vida the follow on from vadis ??? That was what I thought, but I have been wrong before..

Not sure, VADIS covers later cars, so James may be correct, it's just the parts department's software. It's a hell of a lot cheaper.

**Harvey** · Saturday 23rd August 2014, 21:03

Originally Posted by MoleT-5R

was vida the follow on from vadis ??? That was what I thought, but I have been wrong before..

Spot on.

http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthr...l=1#post685041

**LeeT5** · Sunday 24th August 2014, 12:20

Originally Posted by JamesT5

I've got a certain piece of computer software and a long OBD2 cable coming from China.

God help us!

Originally Posted by stribo

So what's the point of VADIS?

VADIS was replaced by VIDA/DICE.

**JamesT5** · Sunday 24th August 2014, 19:18

Originally Posted by LeeT5

God help us!

How come? You've always encouraged, if not insisted, that serious Volvo enthusiasts get this said software to avoid "throwing parts at the car hoping to fix the problem".