im back! c70 monster

[stribo]

I got it in a sale from £165 to £128 so thought id grab abit... not needed for a while but its bought and paid for. Theres was only two left this then its getting discontinued as theyve brought another out with bigger side impact protection..so a f it moment occured lol. I wanted black but there was only blue. Ahwell next big buy.. ride on car for the little man haha daddies r us

Already done that.

[s40t]

Already done that.

No way! Hahaha where do you get that pretty little thing from? Also a cheeky one, where did you source your headlights from

[stribo]

No way! Hahaha where do you get that pretty little thing from? Also a cheeky one, where did you source your headlights from

The C30, and headlights were both sourced off of ebay. I was lucky with the headlights, as a member on here tipped me off about them, though you can get new ones from Parts for Volvo:
http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/...oducts_id=5297

[s40t]

The C30, and headlights were both sourced off of ebay. I was lucky with the headlights, as a member on here tipped me off about them, though you can get new ones from Parts for Volvo:
http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/...oducts_id=5297

Yeah the c30 haha. Oh I thought they were just clear lenses from that angle. I found some on ebay shops for £190 (Y)

[Hound]

I found some on ebay shops for £190 (Y)

I have also found some on eBay for £190, but apparently they are LHD

[c70geoff]

best bet on the exhaust is a custom as you can tailor the look and sound
check out my ginge project thread and there should still be a vid on there of the sound

[s40t]

I have found a supplier called polar parts ebay. They do the projectors for £170. I have emailed them asking if they do rhd versions so will let you guys no if so. There a german company so should be alright. Fingers crossed!

Small update. I got some sheet metal today to make a "homemade" heat shield. Itll only be a small cover to keep engine heat away, £6 for a sheet from wickes. Ill start it tomorrow and upload the progress. Itl only be a two piece component riveted. As long as heat is away from the air filter... im happy

[c70geoff]

Look forward to that as I tried and failed lol

[s40t]

Heatshield is on. Its nothing fancy as said but itll stop the rad fan blowing hot air at it and block some engine heat soak...



also been a naughty boy and got a 8000k hid kit... roll on projectors!



Im going to buy a 3000k hid set for fogs.. should look real nice when the front ends all complete and shes sat lower... but for now its time to uit the sack. Night all!

[Hound]

I have found a supplier called polar parts ebay. They do the projectors for £170. I have emailed them asking if they do rhd versions so will let you guys no if so. There a german company so should be alright. Fingers crossed!

The projectors sold by Polar Parts are LHD and they say they cannot supply RHD - I asked them this on the 6th.

[s40t]

The projectors sold by Polar Parts are LHD and they say they cannot supply RHD - I asked them this on the 6th.

Yeah just got a reply. I have asked If its something theyll do and forward the sites address to them. . You never know!

[Hound]

That would be great as Polar Parts have good prices on their stuff, have very reasonable P+P costs, and Simon and Stefanie are always very polite and helpful.

[Hound]

I'm pretty sure that the only difference between the LHD and RHD headlights is the shutter - I wonder if it would be easy to duplicate, if we had one from a RHD light in order to make a template?

The shutter has an adjustment to make them useable when driving on the "other side" of the road, but is not a full conversion. Pics below are LHD version. I assume a UK type would be mirror-imaged.

[s40t]

I'm pretty sure that the only difference between the LHD and RHD headlights is the shutter - I wonder if it would be easy to duplicate, if we had one from a RHD light in order to make a template?

The shutter has an adjustment to make them useable when driving on the "other side" of the road, but is not a full conversion. Pics below are LHD version. I assume a UK type would be mirror-imaged.

is that a set of the actual aftermarket lights? If so. What stopping you insert the direction aim plate 180 degrees?

[s40t]

That surely is the only thing stopping is using them? Even if you got some sheet metal and fabricated up some new aim plates... I have sheet metal left over.. I have an idea, potentially expensive loss one lol.. but its an idea

[Dangerous Dave]

All you'd need to do is bend those plates back to the other side and refit to the headlight and the pattern should be flipped. Probably would need to re-aim the units though

Just mark the shape of the arc on some card and match it when you bend the plates

Or you could go for the DOT cutoff which is flat

[Hound]

is that a set of the actual aftermarket lights? If so. What stopping you insert the direction aim plate 180 degrees?

Yes, they are photos of the dismantled light from a US Volvo site, where they were adapting it for HID use. The cutoff shutter is curved inwards, as well as tapered, and I bet it would snap if you tried bending it!

Without seeing a UK-spec version, I'm guessing we want this:



instead of this:

[Dangerous Dave]

I don't think it would snap, it wouldn't be a hard metal, just a cheap bit of sheet metal.

Like you say, there is no harm in making a copy out of some sheet offcuts. Maybe bend the original plate back flat and taking a card copy just in case

[Hound]

What would be most helpful is if someone who already has the projector lights here in Blighty could whip out a shutter and make a cardboard template!

[Dangerous Dave]

LOL, indeed it would. Can't help there I'm afraid, I'm retrofitting aftermarket projector units into my 850