The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Seeking headlight connector 850

posted by  The Volvonator on  Mon May 12 13:15 CST 2003
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

The pass. side lo-beam headlight went out in my '94 855. Upon putting in a new bulb, I noticed that the plastic connector (w/two wires, onto which the bulb clips) was black and shorted-out-looking. Sure enough, wiggling the wires caused the headlamp to come back on. Now it works intermittently.

The local dealer was unable (unwilling?) to sell me just the connector, which is like a $2.00 part. "For that year, you have to replace the entire headlamp assembly." Cost: $350. NOT!!

Can anyone point me towards where I can get one of these connectors? I seem to remember reading a Brickboard post a while back indicating that the same two-prong headlamp connector was a common Volvo part and used on other sensors, etc.
If true, maybe I could just order the same part by a different name.

Thanks much.
--
'94 855 5-spd stick brick w/2 carseats and no mods (yet!)






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.