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XC70 Dipped Beam Performance - Downright DangerousViews : 17785 Replies : 92Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Great - no problem | 25 | 22.32% | |
Not bad - ok for me | 17 | 15.18% | |
Could be better | 51 | 45.54% | |
Downright Dangerous | 19 | 16.96% | |
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Dec 19th, 2011, 01:06 | #11 |
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dips are terrible on the S40 until you upgrade them with better bulbs...
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Jan 6th, 2012, 22:22 | #12 |
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The dips on my 2012 v70 (active xenon) are fantastic. Main beam is good too. Shame the main isn't xenon as well though. That would be awesome.
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Jan 13th, 2012, 08:10 | #13 | |
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Jan 13th, 2012, 11:45 | #14 | |
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The 1st year service was quoted at £350, before I haggled 25% off.
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Jan 18th, 2012, 16:58 | #15 |
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dipped beam
i have a 2007 m/y xc70/se,i love the car but the dipped beam is awful,even with it adjusted to the high position,i always drive at night with the spot/fog lamps(or whatever you want to call them) on as well,i have been looking at some nightbreakers which are supposed to give 90% more light than the std bulbs,i also looked at some 100w bulbs but believe they are for competition use.
david ref the service costs, i contacted my local main stealer in kent,he said it would be £450 ish!!would not haggle so stuff them,i will be using an independent(tivoli motors) in hastings,volvo specialists for over 20 years with all the kit,quoted £200 inc c/car for same service as main stealer. cheers all sandy Last edited by rnlisg; Jan 18th, 2012 at 17:08. Reason: addition |
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Jan 19th, 2012, 23:56 | #16 | |
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Their use in any other conditions is illegal, and for good reason. They dazzle oncoming traffic and quite frankly, they're a pain in the arse. Now, apart from the illegality of using them, they're actually pointless in anything other than really foggy weather and provide absolutely no extra additional visibility - they light up the road right in front of the car, at low level to get under the fog as much as possible. Find a dark car park, stick sidelights only on, switch front fog lights on then switch on the dipped beam and watch how the light from the front fogs disappears from the area in front of your car - you'll lose a foot of light right where the road disappears from view under the bonnet, but you'll not lose any light from the far end of the dipped beam (unless your dipped beam lights are seriously out of adjustment). The use of 90/100 bulbs is of dubious legality - it's possibly, thanks to EU law, not illegal as 90/100s are legal in Germany and under EU law, that should make them legal in the UK but there's a whole heap of new legislation on its way to make pretty much any modification to headlights otherwise in accordance with manufacturers specifications illegal, including not having headlight wash mechanisms in combination with upgraded headlights. The absolute downside of fitting higher powered bulbs is you run the risk of burning out the wiring by pulling additional current and generating additional heat that's capable of cracking the lens covers and making bits of the headlight mechanism (adjusters etc) more prone to cracking. I'd go with getting the headlights aligned first at an MoT centre and then fitting the highest quality bulbs in the traditional 55/60w range. |
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Jan 27th, 2012, 22:07 | #17 | |
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Complained to the dealers and got the usual they all do that sir? Brian. |
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Jan 28th, 2012, 19:15 | #18 |
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Thank god for that . . .
compaired to my old Granada which where the frog head lights My XC70 lights are bloody crap compaired to them and my old 1986 XR4x4 I must admitt i to find the dipped lights bloody crap and was thinking of up grading but to what ? Standard H7
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Feb 2nd, 2012, 22:29 | #19 |
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Active Xenons
I do a lot of night driving and I had my Active Xenons adjusted by dealer within days of geting car to give better distance illumination. Because of auto levelling I am not sure it is a user adjustment, they did mine with software adjustment on computer. I certainly have no complaints with light performance on dip or main.
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Feb 3rd, 2012, 19:32 | #20 |
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I've had Volvos for years and the lights have always been poor. That was until I bought an '06 XC70 with (passive) xenons. Pretty good; got the dealer to adjust them up as far as he dare (helps to have a good relationship with the service department). Excellent.
Sadly my latest has conventional lamps - even so they are "adequate". Mains are good but dipped - poor, but usable. My take is if you're unhappy with the dipped lights, either tweak them yourself (not an hugely good idea, unless you've got a good target area) or get the dealer / indy to adjust them to the maximum legal level. My own opinion is that the new style (2008+) lights are much better than the older models. I guess it's a matter of adjustment. Volvo tend to be a bit "conservative". |
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