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Old Aug 13th, 2018, 15:30   #2
btjtaylor
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Is your car facelifted, (does the rear light cluster have a "circle" in it or not?) If it is a facelift the R-design bumper should be a straight swap, if not it's more involved (different headlights, grills, etc)

Front grille I believe any facelift S40/V50 grille will work with a facelift bumper. On a pre-facelift car fitting the S40 "eggcrate" grille is a common upgrade.

I read up on fitting the factory Xenons and it seems like a bit of a minefield, I found a few articles on this topic

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=261883

Also someone who took the factory lights apart and fitted HID bulbs, unfortunately the images are gone

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=262911

The stock lights are pretty rubbish, I've ordered some Osram nightbreakers for mine to see how I get on. If not i'll likely be exploring the HID options myself.

Not sure about the rims myself as personally I stick to OEM designs, but this site looks useful if you trust it! https://www.wheel-size.com/size/volvo/v50/

Last edited by btjtaylor; Aug 13th, 2018 at 15:33.
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