2000 S70 - Headlight update/upgrade?

[Seaway]

thanks Seaway. FWIIW the level is removable.

I did it the easy way and dropped it off at my friend's shop where they can adjust them. Cheap rate and I know it will be right.

[FLXC90]

New Orleans; the real problem isn't the lenses or bulbs, those are band-aids. Your real problem is the electroplated reflectors lose the silver over time. When I opened mine up, they had a tan, that's what Florida is all about, right? I cheaped out, cleaned mine and painted them with reflective silver spray paint for $3.99 from wally world, but the right fix is to get new reflectors. Jewels or stock replacements, even good JY ones.

As far as HID, my XC90 has the Bi-Xenon lights, and I'm not impressed, I'd prefer a clean Halogen instead.

[matthew1]

Your real problem is the electroplated reflectors lose the silver over time. When I opened mine up, they had a tan, that's what Florida is all about, right? I cheaped out, cleaned mine and painted them with reflective silver spray paint for $3.99 from wally world, but the right fix is to get new reflectors. Jewels or stock replacements, even good JY ones.

For anyone who hasn't seen it:

Here's an outstanding thread with lab-like headlight reflector refurb attempt results by MVS Forums Contributor WagonLagan.

[erikv11]

For anyone who hasn't seen it:

Here's an outstanding thread with lab-like headlight reflector refurb results by MVS Forums Contributor WagonLagan.

Oops, you may want to give that thread another read. No refurb whatsoever is accomplished, the take-home from WagonLagan is affirmation of the long-held idea that "there is no obvious way to effectively refurb the headlight reflector."

[matthew1]

^ Correct! Thanks.

I didn't mean to imply it was successful, just that it was attempted.

[JRL]

I can't believe that no one has told you to upgrade to 2003-2004 C70 jewel headlights.
Out of the box they're twice as bright and LOOK 1000 times better!