Headlight Bulb (Its a silly one)

[VenomS40]

Sorry for such a noobie question and feel bad about this but on the face lift model headlights I cant seem to find how to change the parking/sidelight bulb? I have a new LED one to replace with and cant seem to see where the old one comes out from?

Any help please?

[Daim]

Do you mean the facelift line (vertical) or the corner light (orange)?

If the line, I think that IS an LED already...

[jasonb]

take the headlight out of the bumper assembly by removing the single metal bar at the rear.
Disconnect the wiring harness.
Twist open the round plastic disc on top of the housing.
You can see two wires going in to the sidelight socket.
Pull on them from above but in the direction going towards the back of the lamp.
The harness should come out with a little force.

Re-fitting is the reverse.

One point of note, if using something like the LED's that I have, sometimes the LED's fall out of the socket when removing and end up inside the reflective section. Bit of a pig to get the bulb out after that but not impossible as It's happened to me twice before.

Good luck!

Oh, one last point, the bulb should be test fitted before re-inserting in to the lamp housing. LED's are "sided" and only work one way around on the pins.
J

[jasonb]

[jasonb]

Official "how-to"
http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/...0/08v50_09.htm

[dew1911]

Originally Posted by jasonb

I usually just take it out from the main access point at the back, it's fairly easy with some needle nose pliers.

[SonyVaio]

Originally Posted by dew1911

I usually just take it out from the main access point at the back, it's fairly easy with some needle nose pliers.

That's the way I do it too, you can just pull the the light straight back with nose pliers like you say.

[Volvorforlife]

Originally Posted by VenomS40

Sorry for such a noobie question and feel bad about this but on the face lift model headlights I cant seem to find how to change the parking/sidelight bulb? I have a new LED one to replace with and cant seem to see where the old one comes out from?

Any help please?

No need to be sorry, that's what this place is for.

[dew1911]

Originally Posted by SonyVaio

That's the way I do it too, you can just pull the the light straight back with nose pliers like you say.

I didn't even notice a hole on the top tbh - and I change those bulbs quite often

[jaygee]

Originally Posted by dew1911

I didn't even notice a hole on the top tbh - and I change those bulbs quite often

Same here. I usually just give it a little tug and it comes out and carefully use the wires to push it back in.