I wonder if anybody on this forum has experience of changing a dipped headlight bulb on this vehicle. My initial investigation seems to show that you need fingers 12" long and made of rubber to accomplish this task.
The Volvo owners club forum,where I might have got some advice, has recently closed down due to the threat of legal action by a garage who say defamatory comments were made about their business on the forum.
Alternatively perhaps someone could recommend another forum that could advise on this.
Thanks
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I tried to do this once, on the near-side, I recall. Gave up and got the main dealer to skin his fingers.
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There's no easy way, it's just one of those very tricky jobs. Annoying with the DRL eating bulbs like no tomorrow though.
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Oh no! , i've just bought one of these, same year, and my fingers are short and stumpy, no chance, i also am at aloss for info now the volvo enthusiasts club has closed, doesn't seem to be another one in uk.
Edited by Webmaster on 28/03/2008 at 10:10
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PS. i was told to put my sidelights on, that turns the running headlights off
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Or you can ask your friendly Volvo dealer to turn off (via software) the DRL, so the lights only come on in the "on" position...
Fingers crossed the VOC forums will be back soon.
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Yes, this is a tricky job on the face-lifted models. It depends a bit on whether it's the n/s or o/s bulb which you need to replace. For the former, remove the air filter housing. It's pretty self-evident how to do this and doesn't need any special tools - just don't drop anything down the inlet pipe to the turbo! You can then get easy access to the rear of the light unit to change the bulb. The o/s is a bit more tricky as you need to move the ECU box to gain access in a similar way. I haven't had to do this side myself (yet) but am told that, although Volvo say a special tool is required, it's possible to use a large flat-bladed screwdriver to open the clips. It's not necessary to remove the ECU, it just needs to be freed from the fixings so that it can be moved aside.
It is possible to do both sides without any dismantling if you've got small hands & long fingers. A small inspection mirror on a telescopic handle also helps as, once you can see what you're trying to do, it's a lot easier. If you don't fancy any of the above then the alternative is to remove the bumper (not too difficult) and the complete light unit can be removed from the front of the car.
Hope this helps
Regards
Mike
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Mike
Many thanks for your comprehensive instructions,mine is the o/s bulb, certainly worth having a go especially as my main dealer charges a tenner plus cost of the bulb.
I have had the car a year and this is the first bulb I have had blow. I do find it rather embarrassing as a professional engineer to be struggling to change a blooming light bulb, the owners manual make it sound so easy including some very nice drawings, but they don't show the conglomeration of wires and cables which make access virtually impossible.
I may decide to bite the bullet on this occasion and pay the dealer, but tell them I want to watch it being done.
Thanks again for taking the trouble to reply.
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Not strictly comparable, I know, but I've just replaced the nearside parking light bulb on my 52 S60, where it lives in the same housing as the dip-beam headlamp. (Only the second bulb, and the first front one, I've had to replace since the car was new, incidentally - but then I have had the DRL disabled.)
Total time was probably about an hour, but that includes:
* reading the manual in the garage last night and concluding that the job was best tackled in daylight;
* removing the bayonet-fit plastic dome behind the headlamp housing and pulling out the bulb holder to find that the bulb inside didn't match any of my spares;
* walking to the parts shop down the road to buy a new bulb and an extra one for the spares box (cost inc VAT for two bulbs...73p);
* slotting in the new bulb, replacing holder and dome and testing the lights;
* locking the car and making a celebratory pot of tea.
It is a bit of a squash in there - enough to prompt me to take off my watch before starting - but it all came apart and went back together easily enough. I wonder what's different in the current S60.
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>>I wonder what's different in the current S60.
Me too. I was delighted when I saw the clearance behind the light units on my 51 S60. Looks like one of the best cars I've owned for years for bulb changes.
That reminds me though, must get my DRLs turned off. WillDeBeest, what did the Volvo dealer charge you for this?
Cheers
DP
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Don't think it cost anything to disable the DRL - but it happened when the car was my company motah, so I may just not have asked. I did have to write and sign a letter requesting the change - apparently Volvo insists that there's a letter to set against each record of downloading the software change for the lights, if you see what I mean.
Curiously, the S40 I had for a day last year seemed to have DRL on/off as a configurable option in the on-board computer, which the driver could set from inside the car.
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I don't think the S40 is configurable in that way. What you can change is the "follow me home" behaviour of the lights which I think you might be confusing it with.
If you think Volvo S60 lights are bad try a new shape Audi A6!
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