v40 problem lights

[meany]

hi one and all, i'm new to the forum, having bought my first volvo a few weeks ago. i've got a problem with the lights if anyone can help. i've got a v40 on a p plate, the right hand headlight is very dim, but the right hand rear light seems brighter than it should be, on high beam it seems fine, any help greatly appreciated, thanks alan

[andy_d]

as the bulbs are the same left + right, swap the bulbs left to right, see if the "dim" one moves side, if so go get a new bulb.

[meany]

tried that, it doesn't make any difference, same problem exists, easy fix problems tend not to exist for me lol.

[mikeyskona]

My first approach would be, clean up all the connections / plugs etc, make sure you have the correct wattage bulbs in all lights and look for damaged wiring whilst fiddling.

[97V402LTR]

I have the same issue, dim on right side only. The connector on my offside light looks melted too. Is yours the same? I can 'fix' the problem by fiddling with the headlight level adjuster and sometimes the light kicks in to full brightness as the light moves. Anyone else have a similar problem?

Originally Posted by meany

hi one and all, i'm new to the forum, having bought my first volvo a few weeks ago. i've got a problem with the lights if anyone can help. i've got a v40 on a p plate, the right hand headlight is very dim, but the right hand rear light seems brighter than it should be, on high beam it seems fine, any help greatly appreciated, thanks alan

[skyship007]

Although this sounds like a wiring or socket issue, I would check what happens when you put a brand new bulb in, because I had a rear light that was intermittent and the bulb was perfectly OK and the socket looked good so I tried a bulb swap and the problem remained, but as soon as I put a new bulb in it worked correctly. Chinese bulbs are sometimes a very slight mis-match to the bulb holder and two old holders are never identical.