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Anonymous Posted on Dec 14, 2012

Volvo v40 left side electrical has no power for headlights

My mechanic says the left side has no electrical power for the headlight. That's his reason for my headlight not working. He checked wiring and that seems to be okay. . . .

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Well all i can say is he is not much of a mechanic for not fixing it for you so i suggest you find a better one ,sorry to sound so hard but ?? Their is always a way around any problem if going back to basics to know the problem ,no power ? then re run a new cable from the switch ,easy or am i being over simplistic here.What would have happened if i hadnt got the lorries to run and be on the road when the drivers start work at 07.00 in the morning .i would have been out of work ,fired ,sacked or whatever you want to call it

  • Anonymous Dec 16, 2012

    It was kinda funny, as soon as I told him to get the car ready I'm picking it up he told me what you stated and he charged me half of what he quoted to fix it. . . .Thanks for your advice.

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    Colin Stickland Dec 16, 2012

    Perhaps iam not as old and past it as i think i am .

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CHECK LEFT HEADLIGHT FUSE.VOLVO HEADLIGHTS CIRCUIT USES TWO SEPERATE FUSES ONE FUSE FOR LEFT HEADLIGHT ONE FUSE FOR RIGHT HEADLIGHT. IF FUSE OKAY GROUND LEFT HEADLIGHT SEE IF IT WORKS.COULD HAVE BAD GROUND.

  • Anonymous Dec 16, 2012

    We ended up running a wire from the right side (with power) and running it to the left, headlight works now.

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sounds like a missing tooth or stripped gear on the motor or moon gear on the regulator, the door will have to be taken apart and the regulator or motor replaced. If you can grab the top of the glass with your fingers GENTLY pull up while pressing the switch. it may catch another tooth and go up. (**Do not use pliers or any other tool to grab the glass**)

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SOURCE: Volvo S40 Low beam headlight

Sounds like a wire to me. It's definitely not fuses (unless the fuses have been split for left and right hand side which I have never come across, but we are talking about volvo lol) so I'd say most likely there'd be a break somewhere in the harness. The driver's side probably blew as all the power gets sent to one side when one bulb isn't working - so it's working twice as hard usually - making it more susceptable to blowing.

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SOURCE: How to adjust headlights on 2001 volvo V40

The adjustment screws/nuts should be located either on the top of the headlamp assembly, behind the headlamp assembly, or near the frame rail by the radiator support.

You will have vertical adjustment screws for each independent beam (separate highs and separate lows, but will be same screw if highs and lows are the same bulb). You may also have additional horizontal adjustment screws as well

Park your car on a level ground 30 feet from a wall and measure the height from the ground to the bulb and mark on a wall (do this for highs beams and low beams if the bulbs are separate, if highs and lows are the same bulb, only do it for the lows)

For Low Beams: If the headlights read VOR, then aim the brightest part or cutoff part just below the mark on the wall. If it says VOL or nothing, aim them 2 inches below the mark on the wall.

For High Beams (if separate from low beams): Aim the headlight directly at the line you marked on the wall.

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SOURCE: Replace pass side headlight bulb on Volvo '02 S40

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