The hood and trunk lights both use mercury switches. When you switch on the lights and close the trunk/hood, the light goes out. Sometimes at night I push my trunk lid down halfway, and the light flickers because the mercury is sloshing around in the switch.

The hood light is held in by one screw and the other side just slips onto the edge of the hole. The bulb is shaped like a cylinder with pointy metal contacts at either end that fit into metal pieces that hold it in the light housing. It will be obvious if you take it off.

I haven't taken out a trunk light before, but I'm sure it's easy, and it may even use the same size bulb.
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The bulb size might be the same as the license lights. Can you check in your owner's manual? Don't try to take off the license lights, they are a PITA and are easily damaged.

The light under the hood can be removed and cleaned. The switch on it either turns it off or allows it to come on when the hood is raised.

There is a light in the trunk, mounted just about inside from the VOLVO badge. It, too, has a switch. Works with a roller like the dome light. Same as hood light - either off or on when the trunk lid is up.

On my 1988 244GL both these lights will come on without key or headlights.

Good Luck,

Bob

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You can pop off the cover and there should be a bulb in there you can match up with a new one. I don't know the size off hand. It works like the interior light ... there is an on off swith on the cover and opening the trunk will turn on the light, closing it turns it off. If I remember correctly that year also has the same light on the engine hood. BTW, how the heck are you getting 320 miles to the tank? I get about 260 ... but that's city driving and I am a bit of a lead foot.

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Bill Crump - ('91 245SE & '93 244 'Classic')