Volvo headlights
03-12-2016, (Subject: Volvo headlights ) 
Post: #8
RE: Volvo headlights
buy the aftermarket lights for volvo at joplin chrome shop or order them online. great improvement on light and the lens does not fade like the OEM part. i had them for a year and a half and very satisfied.
your other option buy the LED headlight but those cost 1500$

(03-10-2016 )kryten Wrote:  As many people with Volvos know, the headlights kinda suck. Recently I tried installing LED bulbs in the place of the H11 low beam bulbs. Shining them on the shop doors I could notice a very distinct difference in light output between the two lights, the left one was about 50 - 60 % the brightness of the right one. I tried running it on the road for a week and there was no real improvement over the old halogen bulbs, it was like the left light was burned out. A couple of days ago I got home and took apart the light and this is what I found on the reflector for the projector.







A good portion of the reflector has worn or burned away so the light just does not have a chance to get out of the housing. A call to Volvo asking if I could buy just the projector assembly resulted in an ear full of sarcastic laughter from the parts man. The only solution is to buy a new headlight assembly at great cost. At time of calling I was quoted $370.00 (cdn), went in the next day to pick it up and they tried to charge me $477.00. Fortunately I had asked the first guy to put my name on one and he taped a quote sheet to the box so they had to (reluctantly) give it to me for $370.00.

Tonight I will find out if the new light make a big difference or only a slight improvement.
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Messages In This Thread
Volvo headlights - kryten - 03-10-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - mkmac - 03-10-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - kryten - 03-10-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - Nilao - 03-11-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - DRISX - 03-11-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - Radu1983 - 03-12-2016
RE: Volvo headlights - kryten - 03-12-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - DRISX - 03-12-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - kryten - 03-13-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - kryten - 03-14-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - kryten - 03-16-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - kryten - 03-18-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - kryten - 03-23-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - kryten - 03-24-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - Brock - 09-09-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - Brock - 09-12-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - Brock - 09-22-2016,
RE: Volvo headlights - Brock - 09-22-2016,



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