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Low Beam/9006 bulb replacement S70 1998

posted by  Mr. Detail on  Mon Sep 24 19:42 CST 2012
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You might think this would be a simple plug 'n play situation but not for me.
I bought awhile back a set of PIAA 9006, 51W, 4100k bulbs for when one of my old ones died. Well that day has come and I just went outside to switch them out, only to find that the existing bulb has some wires going into a cheap black plastic connector and then straight into the bulb. The wires look to be connected by the old spade style, male/female connectors. The new PIAA bulbs have a nice molded 90 degree bend plastic end on them. Can I still use these new PIAA bulbs? What do I need to connect to this molded end? Some adapter plug? Confusion here on what should be an easy fix.








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Low Beam/9006 bulb replacement S70 1998

posted by  KlausC on  Tue Sep 25 10:55 CST 2012
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The PIAA bulbs will not fit.
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Low Beam/9006 bulb replacement S70 1998

posted by  Mr. Detail on  Tue Sep 25 15:33 CST 2012
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Klaus,
Don't you mean that the PIAA 9006 will not fit but a PIAA H7 bulb will?
This was all my bad as I thought the S70 would have the same bulb as my old '95 850. I had these 9006 bulbs laying around but my old 850 was totaled by a kid rear ending me last year.








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Low Beam/9006 bulb replacement S70 1998

posted by  P K Bodyman on  Mon Sep 24 20:41 CST 2012
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Sounds like you have the wrong bulbs (9006 fits a lot of GM low beams). You need #H7 for your Volvo 98 S70.







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