Volvo S60/V70R headlight help!

one_happy_hippy · Dec 1st, 2021, 12:56

So…

Two months ago some nonce couldn’t be bothered staying in lane and hit my beloved S60R.

Fortunately I have a dash cam, his insurance admitted liability and to my surprise my insurance decided to repair not write off.

Fine by me as I’m desperate to keep the car.

Fast forward to now and the headlight estimated supply date is now end of January and have been advised it could be longer (if at all).

The part number 31446820 is specific to the model. It doesn’t appear to be available aftermarket and I haven’t been able to find a second hand unit in the uk.

I have found units in the US and Germany. Both left hand drive vehicles. Does anyone know if the beam pattern could be altered to suit a right hand drive vehicle.

At present my insurance are intending to write off the car which will mean me buying it back and paying for the body work that has already been completed at three times the cost I could have had it done for, still having to find a headlight and not having a car. .

MDS40 · Dec 1st, 2021, 13:12

My 2006 S40 can be adjusted for left or right hand drive, so hopefully your car should also have this function.
Its just a lever that the owner can switch over.
The procedure is shown in the handbook, available online if you don't have one.

barrybritcher · Dec 5th, 2021, 00:21

get a pair of non R lights from autodoc etc and get insurance to foot the bill. you can then source a spare R one in the future

Dec 1st, 2021, 12:56	#1
one_happy_hippy New Member Last Online: Mar 25th, 2023 20:01 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: T'bridge	Volvo S60/V70R headlight help! So… Two months ago some nonce couldn’t be bothered staying in lane and hit my beloved S60R. Fortunately I have a dash cam, his insurance admitted liability and to my surprise my insurance decided to repair not write off. Fine by me as I’m desperate to keep the car. Fast forward to now and the headlight estimated supply date is now end of January and have been advised it could be longer (if at all). The part number 31446820 is specific to the model. It doesn’t appear to be available aftermarket and I haven’t been able to find a second hand unit in the uk. I have found units in the US and Germany. Both left hand drive vehicles. Does anyone know if the beam pattern could be altered to suit a right hand drive vehicle. At present my insurance are intending to write off the car which will mean me buying it back and paying for the body work that has already been completed at three times the cost I could have had it done for, still having to find a headlight and not having a car. .

Dec 1st, 2021, 13:12	#2
MDS40 Senior Member Last Online: Apr 1st, 2024 17:55 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Berkshire	My 2006 S40 can be adjusted for left or right hand drive, so hopefully your car should also have this function. Its just a lever that the owner can switch over. The procedure is shown in the handbook, available online if you don't have one. __________________ 2006 S40 2.4 SE Auto. Ruby Red. 83K Miles Some previous cars include: Jaguar x type: Mazda 6 : Mazda 626: Ford Sierra 2.0: Toyota Celica ST 1600 : Hillman Avenger: Triumph Spitfire: Oh and a Volvo 340 GL 1984 company car from new.

Dec 5th, 2021, 00:21	#3
barrybritcher Flaccid Member Last Online: Apr 15th, 2024 16:09 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Norwich	get a pair of non R lights from autodoc etc and get insurance to foot the bill. you can then source a spare R one in the future __________________ 2001 Volvo S60 T5 SE 2.3 Geartronic (Scrapped) 2007 Volvo S60 T5 SE 2.4 Geartronic (Sold) 2008 Volvo V70 D5 SE Sport Geartronic (Current)

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