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Old Mar 26th, 2021, 18:26   #11
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Sorted out my first little repair job this morning, previous owner had by the look of things tried to remove the mirror glass in order to replace a blown blub and was a little heavy-handed with the glass.

Second-hand sun visor purchased and the mirror glass slowly and very carefully extracted.

New bulb and replacement mirror fitted to the existing visor.





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yeps 9 out of 10 times the mirror gets broken when attempting to change the bulbs, fitting LED bulbs in when you Do get the mirror out - a good move
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yeps 9 out of 10 times the mirror gets broken when attempting to change the bulbs, fitting LED bulbs in when you Do get the mirror out - a good move
The first sun visor I bought, I was not particularly careful and broke the mirror so I had to order a second a sun visor.

Good call on the led bulbs.
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I'd be a little cautious about some LED's, there's beginning to be a few mumblings around about the fairly high temperature of the base of the bulb (the heat sink) and the ageing affect on the plastic bulb connector/holder - I've seen this myself.

i.e. - cool bulb capsule but hot connector base!
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I have stuck with the original bulbs for now as only the one in the mirror had blown.

My new washer jets arrived this morning so will get them fitted shortly. Must say less than 24 hours after ordering they arrived so really good service from

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Fitted a new set of washer jets this morning, as the cheap eBay ones produced a big dollop of water in one spot as opposed to evenly spread spray across the windscreen.

For anyone interested the part numbers for genuine washer jets can be seen in the below photo

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Fitted a new set of washer jets this morning, as the cheap eBay ones produced a big dollop of water in one spot as opposed to evenly spread spray across the windscreen.

for anyone interested the part numbers for genuine washer jets can be seen in the below photo

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that makes me feel a Bit better as i replaced mine with gen volvo ones, was not That happy on the £ compared to the cheaper fleabay offerings but wasnt going to do the "wait weeks for it to arrive thanks to royal fail" or risk the "well That doesnt fit" of a pattern part,,
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that makes me feel a Bit better as i replaced mine with gen volvo ones, was not That happy on the £ compared to the cheaper fleabay offerings but wasnt going to do the "wait weeks for it to arrive thanks to royal fail" or risk the "well That doesnt fit" of a pattern part,,
I have got a video to show the difference but I can't seem to be able to upload the videos
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Two short videos that show the diffence between Non Volvo and Volvo washer jets.

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https://youtu.be/L_AV9N1DU5Y

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https://youtu.be/h_rl8XbqBqo
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sat nav,,
One of the options i Wish mine had ! (oh and the dynaudio stereo with BT/handsfree or an Aux port)

yes much prefer the Volvo spray pattern than the "not volvo"


the one on the tailgate Maybe worth looking at as the sealing washer under it Does compress over time and let water in ,, usually drips onto the load space cover ,, cheap (ish) and Easy as to fit a Gen volvo one with seal that Seals
(if you miss the drips , wait for winter and then check out the swimming pool in the spare wheel well,, like wot i did)
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sat nav,,
One of the options i Wish mine had ! (oh and the dynaudio stereo with BT/handsfree or an Aux port)

yes much prefer the Volvo spray pattern than the "not volvo"


the one on the tailgate Maybe worth looking at as the sealing washer under it Does compress over time and let water in ,, usually drips onto the load space cover ,, cheap (ish) and Easy as to fit a Gen volvo one with seal that Seals
(if you miss the drips , wait for winter and then check out the swimming pool in the spare wheel well,, like wot i did)
The sat nav was one of the things I was looking out for when looking for a t5, this car also has the high performance audio system with the aux input and USB input.

I will checkout the tailgate one, although I cant say I have noticed any leaks. I have checked the spare wheel well and it appears too be all dry.
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