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Mar 27th, 2024, 12:58 | #1 |
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Rear Fog Light UK Switch to Europe
I want to export my V60 (70 Plate) to Portugal. I suspect when they run their MOT equivalent they would fail my car with the rear fog light being on drivers side (rear right). I want to have the rear fog light on the left side - has anyone done this? How is it done? I did call Volvo Aberdeen and they said they don't do that - means drilling holes etc etc. I have talked to some local Auto-Electricians and they've not done it. Appears no one up North has even exported from UK to Europe. Is there any help out there please?
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Mar 27th, 2024, 14:02 | #2 |
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I've done this on many of my previous cars. There may be a bulb position just not filled, you may need to remove a plastic cover, and you may need to wire it in. As long as you can get to the lamp assembly this should be possible. Assuming filament not led ..
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Mar 27th, 2024, 14:08 | #3 |
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OK thanks. I'll take a closer look
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Mar 27th, 2024, 14:54 | #4 |
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You may be lucky enough to discover that the lampholder is already in place; this was the case with Zafira Bs, and it only required a short but factory-supplied section of wiring loom or the running of a feed from the offside unit to activate the nearside one.
What might give you problems are:1 the connections are proprietary so dealer-supply at great expense; and 2 the bulb-failure circuitry which might expect only 1 21-watt drain on the rear fog light circuit. In that case you would have to remove the feed to the right-hand lamp (and re-make it if you brought the car back home). Alternatively, when you get to Portugal try to source a drivers's side unit from a Volvo dealer out there.
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Mar 27th, 2024, 15:00 | #5 |
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Thank you I’ll check out the left side to see what exists. The dealer didn’t want anything to do with it…
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Mar 27th, 2024, 15:48 | #6 |
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I did it to my S60 when I exported it to Germany:
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showp...04&postcount=9 You need to run a cable from the working bulb to the other side of the car. The bulb in the unlit side of the car was already there in my S60. I fitted a relay and used the lead as the switch to the relay then took a live from the rear fuse box to feed the relay to power the bulb. Do not be tempted to connect the powered lead from the working bulb to the non-powered, this will just trip the control unit. Edit: This is how I did it...https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showp...41&postcount=3 Updated link for relay: https://www.halfords.com/motoring/to...tory=undefined
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That’s great advice. Thanks
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Mar 27th, 2024, 16:11 | #8 |
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Being a 2020 car does your car have the ability to switch headlights from LHD to RHD ? If so, I'd test that first maybe Volvo have pre-programmed the car to do it for you and switch the rear fog light automatically.
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Mar 27th, 2024, 17:35 | #9 |
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Well the front lights definitely can be switched via settings - I’m not sure about the rear fog. Car is off getting discs when it’s back I’ll check - cheers
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