70 Series Classic Headlamp reflectors - poss Mike F

[Tim..]

Having tonight driven our 97 S70 in the dark, its obvious that dipped beam
is awful. Main beam is good.

Closer inspection of the reflectors shows that they are crazed and dull,
probably from 10 years of the car running around with the DLR dipped beams
on.

Are the reflectors available separately from any source, or has any one had
any success with say, re-spraying them with automotive silver paint or
similar????

Tim..

 

[Roadie]

Having tonight driven our 97 S70 in the dark, its obvious that dipped beam
is awful. Main beam is good.

Closer inspection of the reflectors shows that they are crazed and dull,
probably from 10 years of the car running around with the DLR dipped beams
on.

Are the reflectors available separately from any source

Check with a wrecking yard, or Volvo for a unit.

, or has any one had
any success with say, re-spraying them with automotive silver paint or
similar????

Not a good idea. The heat of the bulb will likely create a huge mess
and I don't think you will find a spray on product with the proper
reflective properties.

 

[Mike F]

Having tonight driven our 97 S70 in the dark, its obvious that dipped beam
is awful. Main beam is good.

Closer inspection of the reflectors shows that they are crazed and dull,
probably from 10 years of the car running around with the DLR dipped beams
on.

Are the reflectors available separately from any source, or has any one had
any success with say, re-spraying them with automotive silver paint or
similar????

Tim..

No way to repair, that's a special coating. I don't believe that the
reflectors are available separately, but you may be able to get some
good ones inside lights with broken housing and/or lenses.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)

 

[carterbear1]

Having tonight driven our 97 S70 in the dark, its obvious that dipped beam
is awful. Main beam is good.

Closer inspection of the reflectors shows that they are crazed and dull,
probably from 10 years of the car running around with the DLR dipped beams
on.

Are the reflectors available separately from any source, or has any one had
any success with say, re-spraying them with automotive silver paint or
similar????

Tim..

Tim, I found this site for headlight lenses (actually lights all
around) for my 86 240 DL.

http://www.lampsandlenses.com/epcge...id=4&level3=HEADLIGHT&clientid=lampsandlenses

Best, Carter