S40 serious headlight issue - Page 2

aidy55 · Aug 27th, 2015, 09:19

Funny you say that. Ive taken off the rear bumper myself to fit my towbar. I did notice one of the brackets on the bumper have snapped off. I didn't think it was important...??

iainmd · Aug 27th, 2015, 09:48

If you mean the 2 tabs that are bolted on the underside, they aren't terribly important. Mine aren't connected as the towbar ever so slightly pushes the bumper forwards.

I think V70stu is talking about the clips along the top of the bumper not being in correctly.

v70stu · Aug 28th, 2015, 10:26

Not the tabs underneath, no. Difficult to describe but the bumper cover - the actual outer part that forms the bumper - fits against a plastic support behind the bumper. Mine wasn't clipped in properly along the upper edge of that support. The bumper cover had missed the clips and gone above them, pushing the bumper upwards into the tailgate.

Scroll down this thread till you see the rear bumper off. The cover should clip into the black plastic section still attached to the car in the photo. I'm sure that was the issue on mine.

http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthr...going-R-design!

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v70stu V60 T6 Last Online: Aug 23rd, 2018 17:01 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Leicestershire	Not the tabs underneath, no. Difficult to describe but the bumper cover - the actual outer part that forms the bumper - fits against a plastic support behind the bumper. Mine wasn't clipped in properly along the upper edge of that support. The bumper cover had missed the clips and gone above them, pushing the bumper upwards into the tailgate. Scroll down this thread till you see the rear bumper off. The cover should clip into the black plastic section still attached to the car in the photo. I'm sure that was the issue on mine. http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthr...going-R-design! __________________ 2010 V60 T6 AWD, 612 Passion Red,Polestar Optimised, Jetex stainless steel exhaust, ex-Volvo press fleet launch vehicle. Last edited by v70stu; Aug 28th, 2015 at 10:31.

Aug 27th, 2015, 09:19	#11
aidy55 Member Last Online: Nov 24th, 2020 10:21 Join Date: May 2014 Location: NI	Funny you say that. Ive taken off the rear bumper myself to fit my towbar. I did notice one of the brackets on the bumper have snapped off. I didn't think it was important...??

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