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tail lights/ins.lights/front lights gone haywire 200 1985

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posted by  Detailer on  Mon Apr 7 14:05 CST 2003
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Hello all dont know where to start my 240DL when i step on brake pedal the ins. lights and marker lights in front of car light up. The brake light lights up also. If i switch on the fog(rear)lights than the front drive lights light up instead of the marker lights. Its not blowing fusses. I did notice that the left rear tail light is differnt than the right the pc board on right its like the color wires into plug dont seem to go to the light that it should when following the pattern on pc board at light. Its a 85 240DL are there different lights that are same but different in or on where the plug plugs in. Im not sure how to ask this question properly. I also noticed that the former owner had jumped a wire or wires the two white and the fog wire are jumped on left side (driverside) any help is needed and wanted thanks in advance








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    tail lights/ins.lights/front lights gone haywire 200 1985

    posted by  someone claiming to be bob on  Mon Apr 7 16:52 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    Are your brake lights on the bottom outer lamp? If so, you have dual fillament bulbs, and 1 of the bulb bases may be shorted from the brake fillament to the park lamp fillament.








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      tail lights/ins.lights/front lights gone haywire 200 1985

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      posted by  Detailer on  Mon Apr 7 17:13 CST 2003
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      this makes sence do you mean at circuit board and light bulb houseing tabs ? that would throw power to the park lamps thanks for understanding marker lights i did mean park lights and thanks for your sugjestion it will be looked at and cheacked out volvo on!








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    tail lights/ins.lights/front lights gone haywire 200 1985

    posted by  Aye Roll on  Mon Apr 7 14:31 CST 2003
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    The light pattern changed from 1985 to 1986 though the housing is essentially the same. The PC board is different, and they do sell them separately- you may just need a new circuit board.
    The car wiring is the same for all years, other than a change in rear fog light wiring in 1990/91 or so. Hopefully the P.O. didn't hose things up too badly. IF you've got a Haynes manual, it's got good wiring diagrams in it.
    The main problem here is you've got a bad ground. It's back-feeding through the brake lights, into the PC board ground and then through the parking light circuits or some other point to ground, instead of the black wires. Check the terminals on the black ground wires and wire brush or sand every suspect connection - use an eraser on the PC boards, they're fragile. IF they're ripped or broken, replace them. Clean your taillight sockets as well, the metal tabs get corroded and bent flat so they don't make good contact.
    Good luck and uh, get used to the "bulb out" light...
    --
    Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: 'Roterande Fläkt Och Drivremmar!'








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      tail lights/ins.lights/front lights gone haywire 200 1985

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      posted by  Detailer on  Mon Apr 7 17:05 CST 2003
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      yes each side looks diferent circuit board ithought pc board did not sound right thanks. aaa i did undo the former owners wire job and nothing no lights. what you said about ground ill cheack that out. i think the driver side is a different year the former owner changed tail lights and the driver side is chrome trim and passenger side is blk trim the org. lights came as extras and right and left circuit boards are like same. the ones on car right and left are definetly different the passenger side on car are spitin image of the ones that were taken out right and left. the driver side is different totaly. thanks for help volvo on!








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        tail lights/ins.lights/front lights gone haywire AYE roll 200 1985

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        posted by  Detailer on  Tue Apr 8 05:13 CST 2003
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        AYE ROLL you hit it on the money the curcuit board on driver side is incorect the white wires went to turn signals not the spot lights the boards in my car are 66552 and 66553 the one they replaced the driver side is part # 30959 also 30961 there is two part #s on it thanks althow the passenger side dont work i hard wired it for now thanks a lot for info i am going to get junkyard rear lights and now i know to look for certain curcuit boards you saved me money with my luck i would of got the wrong ones now i know what to look for also the warning bulb light never lights up never did is this a problem else where








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          tail lights/ins.lights/front lights gone haywire AYE roll 200 1985

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          posted by  Detailer on  Tue Apr 8 14:44 CST 2003
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          FYI AYE ROLL the wireing is NOT the same threw the years on 80 to 83 the brn wire go to the tail light. On 84 models the brn wire go to the turn signal and flasher lights. You also said that my ground was at fault. Your at fault, if ground was bad no lights would light up at all and certainly not the front lights. You anser people with out thinking i also stated my fusses werent blowing.If it was a ground problem the fusses would blow you also stated that circuitboards were different but the wireing is the same how does this work. I have Haynes and volvo service manuals. you want to make fun of me i will chop every post you make up and show that you have no clue also my 85 240DL has 83 wireing for the lights and 86 wire for engine think befor you speak i also know the fault in my bulb failure circuit lets here your exp. you also told someone else that there ground was bad dude you dont want me to corect every thing you right so dont make fun of me again (head light cleaning) yes i spell it cleen why its a chemicel i use dont anser my posts i dont want miss info







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