Anyone else think the reversing light is not bright enough.

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NickC
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Post by NickC »

It's at least a comfort that I am not alone in thinking it is a little too low on the linens to be effective. Will pose the question to my local dealership.

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Post by melg4yng »

Completely useless to see where you are going. My XC90 is not a problem but they look similar so don't understand, unless the camera is much better in low light on the XC90. I wouldn't have thought so though.
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Post by luminousentrepreneur »

Just a FYI, turning on the rear fog lights helps to brighten everything when reversing.
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Post by James Blonde »

+1 on this - have to reverse up a dark drive, and I don't like using the cameras as I've always done it manually. Up until this car, I always thought the reversing light was just for show, now I realise how important it was, as the one on this car is hopeless!
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Post by Gre »

You can change to led which is much brighter. I did change the rear signal lights to Led and had no issues .
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Post by deanio »

Gre wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:43 am You can change to led which is much brighter. I did change the rear signal lights to Led and had no issues .
What bulb did you change them to please and is it straightforward to do?
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Post by Gre »

deanio wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:43 am
Gre wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:43 am You can change to led which is much brighter. I did change the rear signal lights to Led and had no issues .
What bulb did you change them to please and is it straightforward to do?
There was a thread under introductions “Ta daaa. Finally arrived” posted by XCOsmium with links to purchase from amazon. It is very easy to change them. You can find step by step in the car manual and online on volvocars website.
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Post by deanio »

Gre wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:09 pm
deanio wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:43 am
Gre wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:43 am You can change to led which is much brighter. I did change the rear signal lights to Led and had no issues .
What bulb did you change them to please and is it straightforward to do?

There was a thread under introductions “Ta daaa. Finally arrived” posted by XCOsmium with links to purchase from amazon. It is very easy to change them. You can find step by step in the car manual and online on volvocars website.
Thanks.
I have ordered the indicator bulbs.
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Post by mss911 »

What could be a nice software upgrade for those of us with 360 Camera's would be activation of the door handle lights to improve the left & right camera visibility at night
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Post by Steve W »

The last 4x cars I have had have been the same but seems to tie up with the introduction of the reversing camera, I use the camera and works fine but would I like to have brighter reversing lights, the answer would be a resounding YES.
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