S60R Xenon headlight

**DarrenR** · Monday 7th July 2008, 17:31

Ive stone chipped my headlight and have been quoted £750 by my dealer to replace and fit a new one. Erm any ideas on how I can get it fixed cheaper. For the time being have filled small hole with superglue and it seems to be holding out OK! Thanks
Darren

**readview** · Tuesday 8th July 2008, 14:43

Hi Darren,dealers do vary in price,i bought one of those recently from Rybrooks in Warrington for less than £500 (part only),so i would phone round a bit,they are hard to get secondhand but if you are prepared to wait a bit and keep checking on Ebay then some will come up.There was a pair of the later plastic lens type on there recently for £300 which would have fitted and you could have sold on your spare glass lensed one.
Regards,Adam.

**V70R** · Wednesday 9th July 2008, 17:35

Hi mate,
Guess what same happened to be on my V70r. A new lens has been fitted today !! If you want part numbers etc let me know. Its really important that water doesnt get into the unit

**DarrenR** · Thursday 10th July 2008, 16:00

I thought they were sealed units and you had to buy the whole lot - not just the lense.
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**Wombatbomb** · Thursday 10th July 2008, 16:05

The lens can be removed apparently, with careful application of some heat.

**Terminator** · Thursday 10th July 2008, 16:59

Excellent link for scouring the Volvo specialist breakers:

www.partsgateway.co.uk

**V70R** · Thursday 10th July 2008, 17:31

My lens was removed and a replacement fitted. Labour was the expensive part @ 2 hours and lens was £70

**readview** · Saturday 12th July 2008, 00:36

Was it a Volvo dealer that did the job and supplied the lens for you,i had noticed that new lenses are available on ebay usa but i assumed they had a non-bonded glass over there as the Volvo dealers up here will only sell you a lamp complete for any 2000> V70/S60.I had planned on heating one up when i had the time(one day) and have kept a selection for the purpose,some with stone chips and some with damaged backing but good glass.

**V70R** · Sunday 13th July 2008, 19:45

Hi,
Part numbers from invoice were:
Labour 35206
Part (righthand lens) V08678137

Charges - Labour £136, Lens £70.50. The labour is so much because its a bumper off job

**roy chu** · Friday 18th July 2008, 15:56

I did some digging on this at the Reddich Volvo Dealers and they told me the £700 price mark was for the light units from the 07 models which had the new style lights where the headlight would move with the power steering.

The Bi Xenon lights were the units which were around the £500 mark, also they told me about the lenses being available separate and that fitting had to be done by there glass fitters who are Auto Windscreens... apparently to set properly it takes 24 hours. I was told it was a cost of the best part of £200, better than £500, but its a shame that headlight lense units are not made, or are they??!!

Check this...

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=56579

I think it would be worth getting a set of these as I have a couple of minor chips on my Bi Xenons, and lets face it they ain't cheap.