Lighting

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Ish1234
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Post by Ish1234 »

Hi Everyone,

Just picked up my new XC40 FE after such a long wait! Almost cancelled, but happy its here now. Amazing car! Really enjoying it. Quick question, I love all the exterior lighting. the LED DRLs and headlamps are crystal clear, but i noticed that the rear L+R indicator lights are just standard amber lights and not LED?? Am I correct? If so, is there a reason for this? Could they be changed for LED indicator bulbs an can someone recommend some. Thanks
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q3billy
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Post by q3billy »

The rear indicators are standard bulbs but the front ones (integrated into the DRLS) are LED.

I imagine it's a cost saving thing as it'll be the same platform as the V40, the brake lights are also standard bulbs.
I don't have my car yet but that's one of the main things I want to try and upgrade to make the car more in line with the XC60 and XC90.

When the car receives a facelift they'll probably update the rear lights to LED like they did on the V40's headlights.
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Ish1234
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Post by Ish1234 »

Thanks for the info. I will have a look online for some replacement bulbs. I agree I would also want the rear light to look more in line with the front.
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mss911
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Post by mss911 »

Did anyone take the plunge & try LED replacements for the rear direction & break lights yet ?
XCOsmium
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Post by XCOsmium »

Hey guys. I did the rear indicator and brake light led upgrade today. Both working well with no errors. The indicators look cool. Brake lights not as bright as I'd hoped but still good. It's hard to see from the pics unfortunately. I got the bulbs off of Amazon. Hopefully the photos have come out as it's my first post with attachments.

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hdasmith
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Post by hdasmith »

Hi XCOsmium, are the new LED lamps compatible with the multi brightness setting (can’t quite remember what Volvo calls it)?
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Post by XCOsmium »

Don't know what the multi brightness is? They are purely brake lights and indicators at the back so as far as I know only have one level of brightness. Both work fine with no errors and dont mess up DAB signal either.
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hdasmith
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Post by hdasmith »

I’ve probably misunderstood the brochure. I’ve just double checked, and it calls them “Adaptive Brake Lights”.
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Shaenei
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Post by Shaenei »

hdasmith wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:35 pm I’ve probably misunderstood the brochure. I’ve just double checked, and it calls them “Adaptive Brake Lights”.
Nothing in the manual I can see detailing adaptive brake lights
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Rifleman
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Post by Rifleman »

I may be wrong on this but I think the brake lights are what are sometimes other wise known as dynamic brake lights. I think they flash under hard braking, steady under normal breaking. Maybe that’s what the “Adaptive” bit refers to?
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