2003 C70

AdrianH

I thought I would start this for my 2003 C70 which has some upcoming repair work required.

I have had the car since mid 2018 when I brought it for $7000 with a bit over 70k on it. It is now up over 150k.

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A couple of months ago had an early morning altercation with a kangaroo with the results as seen below.

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Due to difficulty is sourcing parts the insurance was either a write off or pay out. The pay out was taken which will be sufficient to source the parts, some repaint and get it back together.

Hardest parts to source are the headlight, discontinued by Volvo as a spare. Started getting parts together and sourced a small tin of paint to repaint a new bonnet.

GreenGL

The jewel headlights must have been discontinued not long ago. I did see them available last year,

No luck with the Melbourne based Volvo workshops for a spare headlamp?

You could get it back on the road with the pre 2004 C/S/V70 headlamps (note the headlamp bulbs are different) then convert back to jewel lights when you find some. The former should be quite easy to source.

Is yours a T5 model?

AdrianH

@GreenGL I have been in touch with a number of Melbourne and interstate Volvo wreckers and no luck. The best was one where they would swap my good left light for two older type units plus $100.

I have a lead on a couple, might be older type but they will at least get the car back to full function.

It would be interesting to get a list of what parts have been discontinued to know what to keep an eye out for to have on hand.

I don't think it is a T5, no indication on it that it is.

AdrianH

Collected a replacement bonnet of Friday

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Rubbed down and first coat applied

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TL_V70

It won't be cheap but ebay.co.uk you will most likely be able to source C70 Jewel head lights and as for the correct front fender indicator check out the usual IPD,FCP Euro an Skandix if you can't source local. I got my headlights out of the UK.

AdrianH

@TL_V70, thanks for the advice. Looked at the usual suspects but either discontinued or for LHD market.

There are a number from Ebay UK, best price after a quick look is around $330.

I am able to get a pair of earlier lights in Australia delivered for $175.

Might go with this to get the car back of the road properly, hold on to my good left side and look at getting a good RHS at a later stage.