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Headlight Reflectors Get Dull and Light Output Degrades

MVS Contributor sleddriver discusses what to do when headlight reflectors get dull with age. Light output from the headlights gets dimmer, and no, new bulbs won’t help much or…

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LED Headlight Bulb Upgrade DIY

LED Bulbs are The Newest, Latest Headlight Technology A LED headlight bulb upgrade is the newest, highest-tech way to get better light from a Volvo’s headlights. And under…

Post categories In Cars 101, Lights: Headlights, Tail Lights, Map Light, Signals, Indicators, Bulbs Etc., Volvo Repair Documentation

Improve Volvo Headlights

Justin on how to improve Volvo headlights: Better bulbs – I use Silverstars and am quite happy with them, but others will say they’re useless gimmicky crap. Whatever; I…

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Headlight glare: HID bulb vs halogen bulb

Aftermarket HID Bulbs Produce Glare

Glare Problems With Your Aftermarket HID Bulbs? So I put in one HID bulb and left in a stock halogen bulb. I walked down the road and got…

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Headlight Projectors – A Substitute for HID?

Let’s talk Headlight Projectors We’ve covered here in the MVS Volvo Forum many posts about improving Volvo headlights and illumination: headlight bulbs, replacing dull headlight reflectors, installing HID kits, corner…

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Bulb Failure Low Beam - dash message center

Low Beam Bulb Failure Triggered by Aftermarket Xenons

To those that have the message ‘low beam bulb failure’ (this from memory) after installing HID headlights with a ballast. I bought a Volvo XC70 2003 to replace…

Post categories In Lights: Headlights, Tail Lights, Map Light, Signals, Indicators, Bulbs Etc., Volvo 850, Volvo C70, Volvo S40 & V40, Volvo S70 & V70 1998-2000, Volvo S80, Volvo V70 R 2004-2007, Volvo XC70 & V70XC, Volvo XC90

HID’s – Retrofitting Them to Volvos with Factory (dull) Headlights

The Old Way – HID/Xenon Adding aftermarket Xenons to your Volvo can be a minefield of what to buy, where to buy it and what to do with…

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