I wish Volvo had made discrete DRLs on the P80

[matthew1]

It's a shame they made the headlights the DRLs. So many suffer premature headlight end-of-life caused by ruined reflectors (constant heat). And there's no one good fix.

[V50M66]

Yeah, kind of a bummer. At least it's fixable in 30 seconds for free, unlike the P2 and later cars (the little screw on the bottom right of the switch - read the manual). If the original owner had the forethought to do it, it's not a problem, but basically nobody did.

[wizechatmgr]

It's a shame they made the headlights the DRLs. So many suffer premature headlight end-of-life caused by ruined reflectors (constant heat). And there's no one good fix.

Not sure about others but my '99 XC had inline resistors with connectors put on the headlight harnesses - I believe this was an attempt to make them last longer. I've removed them because I actually like being able to see the road at night.

[abscate]

Those resistors were a TSB mid 2000s I thinki removed mine , too, on all cars.

The TYC headlights are under $100 and last at least 5 years. Down here on Island lights aren’t as important as I only drive about 1 mile in country darkness at 30 mph

[jmartin919]

How long are these TSB's in effect? Can I take a 2000 S70 to a dealer and have a TSB done?

[abscate]

Usually 10 years from date of TSB, which was 2001, I think?

I might have the resistor packs lying around

Group:
37
No:
101B
ISSUING DEPARTMENT:
Warranty
CAR MARKET:
U.S. and Canada
DATE:
YEAR MONTH DAY
2001 05 08
TITLE:
Service Campaign 101B:
Headlight
Cable Upgrade
S/V70 MY 1998-2000
C70 MY 1998-2001
REFERENCE BULLETINS:
SB 37-0009
PB 37-101B
BULLETIN REFERENCE
A. SERVICE CAMPAIGN 101B DESCRIPTION
B. VEHICLES INVOLVED
C. RETAILER VEHICLE CAMPAIGN LIST
D. PARTS INFORMATION
E. OWNER NOTIFICATION
F. NEW VEHICLES IN RETAILER INVENTORY
G RETAILER RESPONSIBILITY
H. CAMPAIGN REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES
I. RETAILER ALLOWANCE
A. SERVICE CAMPAIGN 101B DESCRIPTION
Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. and Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd. are committed to ongoing product improvements. In keeping with this commitment, a new headlight kit, meant to extend the service life of the headlight, is available for all model year 1998-2000 S70 & V70 vehicles, and model year 1998-2001 C70 vehicles.
The corrective action consists of installing this headlight kit.
Approximately 253,756 vehicles in the US and 25,881 vehicles in Canada are affected.

[jmartin919]

Thanks. Don't want resistors on my headlights - they're dim enough (but better than they were after I lined the reflector surface with foil tape). If it's only 10 years then probably none of them apply to my 2000.

[RickHaleParker]

It's a shame they made the headlights the DRLs. So many suffer premature headlight end-of-life caused by ruined reflectors (constant heat). And there's no one good fix.

You can turn the DRLs off on the P80. The switch is in the corner of the Headlight switch panel. Just use a small screwdriver to turn the switch.

Did you see my White appliance enamel solution?

[matthew1]

You can turn the DRLs off on the P80. The switch is in the corner of the Headlight switch panel. Just use a small screwdriver to turn the switch.

Did you see my White appliance enamel solution?

Yes. I don't remember the specifics. How do you rate it?

I just got the feeling there was no Eureka! discoveries. But I'd be happy to change my feeling if you rate the enamel fix highly.

I knew about the switch. At this point in P80 lifetimes, it's like closing the barn doors after the horses have left.

[matthew1]

The TYC headlights are under $100 and last at least 5 years. Down here on Island lights aren’t as important as I only drive about 1 mile in country darkness at 30 mph

How do you rate the TYCs?