I just did this using the hot metal to slice off the tab. I didn't have a torch so I used my gas range burner to heat up a thin flathead screwdriver. Took longer to heat up of course but nothing crazy, just a few minutes. Worked perfectly.

My UK 2009 Volvo V70 has an Active Bi Xenon for dipped and Halogen for the main beam (the manual states it is an H9 but it is fitted with H7 55w), and I've updated it to a Philips 12972XV+S2 X-tremeVision Halogen Headlamp H7, 12 V, 55 W (much brighter, whiter and further reaching). I've also gradually been altering all the bulbs I can to much brighter LEDs, Number Plate, Boot, Interior Cabin Lights, Map Lights, Glovebox, Interior Door Handle Mod, Footwell, Front Parking and Side Marker lights in Door Mirrors. Wish I had an Under Bonnet light fitted, would be very handy.

So well engineered to be taken apart, my Nissan has to have bumper cover removed ! Volvo . . very good.

@volvosweden

9 жыл бұрын

My previous Volvo S80 had the same design as your Nissan. Now it's easy.

@MrTdw1954

9 жыл бұрын

+Mike S My 97 Chevy Malibu headlights remove the same way.

@goldwinger5434

5 жыл бұрын

@@volvosweden My 2002 S60 is the first car that I've owned that has to be taken apart to replace the headlight assembly.

I did that conversion to my 07 S60.It worked for a year and then the connectors over heated and melted them.I replaced them with ceramic connectors.So far it's all good after 3yrs. And it does improve light output without overwhelming on coming cars.

I've just purchased an xc60 I will be doing this mod. I love how well engineered they are

Thanks for sharing this video. I just got a set of h9 bulbs and your video was perfect! Short sweet and straight to the point. This is how all how to videos should be. Thanks again for sharing it. I appreciate it.

These videos from Volvo Sweden are excellent.....and are the only information vids I can find on the mk3 xc/v70 Volvo......Thanks very informative.....

@volvosweden

10 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. I am going to upgrade my grill to the new 2010- style.

This is not safe in these headlights. As you can see at the end, these headlights are reflectors that lack a full cap shield, having only a partial ring around the end of the bulb. The H11 has a blacktop on the end preventing light from going directly forward, while the H9 does not. The result of this is that you will get a spray of glare into oncoming traffic coming off the tip of the bulb, which does not have a tightly controlled shape. In an application like this, a high performance H11 like the Philips XtremeVision is probably the best choice.

Do that. I test drove in the evening and there is difference in visibility. Also first time on snow with my Xc70 and it's amazing.

@kevinskuseth4326

10 жыл бұрын

Yea pleace, i have xenon lights, in my xc70 and i cant find the parking bulb.

@valkokoparanski7566

8 жыл бұрын

There are two of them. One is in the turning signal section, the other one is in the middle of the whole headlamp body (between the low beam and the high beam).

Very nice, can I also suggest that you change the headlights relay too, a new relay will give you more light if the relay is old.

Just did this repair. Thanks for showing how easy it is.

volvosweden,Tack för dina videoklipp är mycket bra och undervisning för att hålla vår volvo väl

I also did this to my Volvo. Only Q is.... since increasing bulb Wattage and Wattage is energy/Heat. If it will hold up (bulb and headlight casing/lens)

Excellent channel I have a 13 v70 d4 great channel for advice and extras , keep up the vlogs 👍👍

How he manages to remove the main headlight cable connection so easily is amazing as it takes two flat head screw drivers for me to remove it. Not sure what year his Volvo is but mine takes a different bulb than the one shown. Higher wattage bulbs use more power which brings me to wonder about the wire gage, alternator output and battery resource along with why they put the small tab he removed from the H9 bulb ? Does it or will that affect any warranty issues initiated by fire caused by electrical changes ? Just wondering as it may be perfectly safe and ok but why make H9 bulbs with small tabs if it wasn't intended for a purpose of defeating the use in H11 sockets ?

hi my bulbs are h7 led 12000lm halogen different is between oem and led is amazing i drive a year with the led 12000lm perfect view of the route my car is volvo v60 2014

@emilismitkus8131

5 жыл бұрын

Did it throw bulb failure on the cluster?

@gregorkert5085

Жыл бұрын

im thinking to put osram night breaker LED instead of halogen H7, do you think it would fit in?

Holy moly - you mean you can just remove the WHOLE headlight unit by pulling those 2 tabs? If so, I'm definitely moving from Honda to volvo... And intend to bag an xc70.... Trouble is do I want diesel or petrol? Petrol is a 3.2 litre so I'm reckoning hellish on gas?

@herbbie88

3 жыл бұрын

I get 19 mpg average

Love your videos. Do you know how difficult it is to replace the halogen headlight assembly with the HID/projector beam assembly? I’ve got halogen and wish I had the HID. I’m guessing it’s a software thing too and would throw codes without it?

@volvosweden

6 жыл бұрын

+Quinn Simpson No idea how to convert to real HID unless you buy used headlights assembly.

Did the conversion a few years ago, worked great. Low beams stopped working this week, looked at the headlight assembly, the harness was fine, however, the insulation around the wired had degraded, exposing the wires. They crossed, shorted out and melted the harness to the low beam bulb. Not sure if the excess heat put out by the H9 has anything to do with it, this is a 11 year old car after all. If there is a fuse, I am sure it has blown. Looked everywhere, can't find a fuse for the beam. Here is a high beam fuse, but no low beam fuse. There is a hint that the CES module controls the low beams. Any ideas?

Just prepping my headlamps on my 2010 XC60, the H9 is pretty solid, does it just turn on the mount, then pull out and disconnect as I see here ?.. mine won't budge using my fingers, I havent used a small lever yet.

Great videos. Have you got a video showing the removal of the front bumper? Thanks.

Is this safe in terms of the added heat?

@volvosweden

10 жыл бұрын

Its not that significant of an increase in heat. I did swap on my friends Pontiac G6 Ford Taurus and my dads Volvo Semi Truck all cars with no problems.

@phototristan

10 жыл бұрын

volvosweden Thanks. I will give this a try!

I bought these same H9 Philips bulbs, they are a great price. I wonder if there is any H9 bulb that is even brighter? Or are they all about the same?

Thats an awesome upgrade !

I had my headlights changed to led recently by the volvodealer, very bright light now !

@volvosweden

4 жыл бұрын

Is that legal?

@patricksteemers9976

4 жыл бұрын

@@volvosweden It was suggested and installed by the official dealer, so it must be (I would think)

ever thought of doing rear light conversion led in upper part like the later 2015

Интересная идея. Но сравнение нечестное. Н9 мощнее, потому и света больше. Может проще было найти более мощную Н11? Или их на тот момент не было в продаже мощнее 55W?

I tried this with a 2013 XC70 T6 and it does not work - it will not twist back in as it is build differently!

This may be better for Hi Beams. I'm happy with the standard lo beams.

My toyota Prius car also requires the socket tab on the bulb to be modified. Any tips for the easiest way to do so?

@phototristan

10 жыл бұрын

Just a follow up-i use a Dremel tool to shave down the metal tab. I also used it with a drill bit to shave down the plastic tab instead of the heat cut method. It seemed to work well.

Do you know how to upgrade regular headlight to xenon headlights with ballast?

Hello. How are the headlights holding out? Did they start getting blurry because of the extra heat? Do you consider the upgrade is still worth getting? I have a Corolla with h11 and the output is not as i would like. Many thanks.

@volvosweden

7 жыл бұрын

Mihai Poenaru Since the installation no problems at all that you describe. This upgrade is even on my semi truck and two other trucks in our fleet.

I wanted to do the other lamp as well but I cannot get the connector off. Any tips??

Its possible to have canadian style Daytime Lights on a European 2009 V70?

I have a 2015 model with halogen bulbs. Can I replace the entire assembly with the OEM HID version? I see there are some on ebay.

@volvosweden

5 ай бұрын

Don’t have an answer for that. I want to do it too

@MrViyasan

5 ай бұрын

@@volvosweden no worries. I'll replace with a better halogen bulb. I heard Philips extreme vision are good ones

What kind of tool use to cut the metal .my doesnt fit as one of the largest metal pin sticking out.i try so many things like sisscor and nail clipper all of them broke.the metal so so hard

Hello. Can you recommend a swap for main beam upgrade? Mine had xenon already.

oh c'mon man! U really got to find a Volvo beanie.The ford one is not serious!

H11 to H9 is just two simple plastic pieces in the bulb? Is there any concern from different wattage? I think my car came with 35watt rating.

@volvosweden

7 жыл бұрын

+Learning2Smile No problem since

4:41 You can see the added glare in the video. That must be hell to oncoming traffic. Good video though

@volvosweden

5 жыл бұрын

No glare. No one have ever complained

Why haven't you got Xenon? Your car has like everything - except Xenon haha :P But it's quite rare in north america to have Xenon, right? In Sweden, only the cheapest version has Halogen lights, all others come with Bi-Xenon ;)

@volvosweden

9 жыл бұрын

I wish I had xenon but I could not choose as I bought my XC used.

@svergie2

9 жыл бұрын

:( But i rarely saw Xenon when i visited Washington last year, is it rare in North America to have Xenon?

@volvmerc1999

8 жыл бұрын

+svergie2 NA is always behind in lighting technology, i think that it is their legislations which can't keep up with the advance in technology, that's why new laser and high tech LED lights like Audi's Matrix isn't allowed there yet. With Xenon, i just believe that we here in Sweden prioritize lighting very high because of the darkness, and unlike other countries, drive with the headlights on even during daytime. That's why the longevity and better brightness of Xenon and LED is much higher prioritized here, and why many manufacturers are having them as standard in many cars.

@svergie2

8 жыл бұрын

MrThePrivateer ?

@svergie2

8 жыл бұрын

It's still rare even though you had it :p

Great video, is there a LED mod for the H11 ? Cheers.

@volvosweden

6 жыл бұрын

+Glen Morgan Not from me. Sorry

You`ve got XC70 T6 with halogen headlights not xenon?

@volvosweden

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

Just buy some Hella or Osram upgrade bulb replacements. Same wattage and type as original but with improved light output.

@antonzhloba6929

2 жыл бұрын

I heard they don't last that long

Here all the V70's/XC70's have H7 bulbs...

Excellent.....................

Do you still have the xc70 ?

@volvosweden

4 жыл бұрын

Yes.

Все это конешно хорошо, но из-за большей мощности лампочек они будут больне нагревать отражатель и портить его со временем, у Меня так на volvo xc70 2005 года произошло, это проявится не сразу а через какойто промежуток времени я заметил как чуток плавится и трескатся отражатель фары начал.

@volvosweden

7 жыл бұрын

+MegaRasta2 Пока все ок. Уже давно установил. Но все может быть.

.You live in Manitoba, all right !.

Manitoba License Plate ! ! ! Why don't you just upgrade to HID with 55 watts AC ballast, far more better than the halogens and uses less amps.

@volvosweden

10 жыл бұрын

Because it will blind other road users. This upgrade is good enough.

@DarrenRBaker

8 жыл бұрын

+volvosweden You are a good citizen, sir. Most modders don't give a shit about other drivers. Well done.

@sarunassurvila7857

4 жыл бұрын

@@volvosweden why, if the direction is not too high?

Can you make a vid on have you change parking lights?

@erikl1003

5 жыл бұрын

They're quite a pain in the butt! The manual even says to yoink them up by the wires... if you yank while also using a log flathead to free it, it goes a little easier. Still kinda difficult though. Need to take out the high beam light to get to the parking light first.

Почему не ксенон?

wtf. ive never seen a xc70 without xenon

volvosweden, neblineros kan lägga till min XC60. ''

:👍👍

Ahh failed so much after video. Ordered h11 bulbs, and when i tried to change, somehow in my xc70 are h7 bulbs.. Waste of 14 euro

@ArskaF

3 жыл бұрын

Xenon headlights? If so, High beam is H7

Gillar din regskylt ;)

For God's sake don't ever close your garage door with a car running, not even for a minute. Glad you're still with us and thanks for the video.

@DEHOYOS98

5 жыл бұрын

It takes a lot longer than you think to have any ill effects from carbon monoxide! I've been working on cars for 20 years. Had plenty running in a closed garage and never had a problem.

@volvosweden

5 жыл бұрын

Agree. But better not to run in any closed space.

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