Replace low-beam head light problem with connector removal
#1
Replace low-beam head light problem with connector removal
Hi
I am trying to replace the lowbeam light in my 2002 Volvo S60. I am following the instructions in the owners manual. After removing the plastic cap, it says to remove the connector. So I pulled quite hard on the connector to pull it out, but it doesn't budge. I'm worried that if I pull any harder, I may break something. The diagram in the owners manual shows the connector being pulled straight out (no twisting, no clip to undo, just pulled straight out).
Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? Maybe it does take a good hard pull to get it out. I just don't want to pull any harder because I worry it might break.
Thanks
Jim
I am trying to replace the lowbeam light in my 2002 Volvo S60. I am following the instructions in the owners manual. After removing the plastic cap, it says to remove the connector. So I pulled quite hard on the connector to pull it out, but it doesn't budge. I'm worried that if I pull any harder, I may break something. The diagram in the owners manual shows the connector being pulled straight out (no twisting, no clip to undo, just pulled straight out).
Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? Maybe it does take a good hard pull to get it out. I just don't want to pull any harder because I worry it might break.
Thanks
Jim
#2
There's a wire clip
There is a spring wire holding mechanism....If I remember the last time I did it the upper part of the wire needs to be pressed downward to release it from it's holding clip...then it just folds out of the way and the bulb and connector comes out very easy. Pulling harder is not the answer.
#3
Thanks njmotorguy. But the owners manual says to undo the spring clips after removing the connector. Are you saying that I don't need to pull out the connector on its own, but I should instead undo the spring clips, and pull the bulb / connector assembly out as one piece? This is not what the owners manual says. Maybe the manual is wrong?
Thanks
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#4
#6
Hi
I am trying to replace the lowbeam light in my 2002 Volvo S60. I am following the instructions in the owners manual. After removing the plastic cap, it says to remove the connector. So I pulled quite hard on the connector to pull it out, but it doesn't budge. I'm worried that if I pull any harder, I may break something. The diagram in the owners manual shows the connector being pulled straight out (no twisting, no clip to undo, just pulled straight out).
Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? Maybe it does take a good hard pull to get it out. I just don't want to pull any harder because I worry it might break.
Thanks
Jim
I am trying to replace the lowbeam light in my 2002 Volvo S60. I am following the instructions in the owners manual. After removing the plastic cap, it says to remove the connector. So I pulled quite hard on the connector to pull it out, but it doesn't budge. I'm worried that if I pull any harder, I may break something. The diagram in the owners manual shows the connector being pulled straight out (no twisting, no clip to undo, just pulled straight out).
Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? Maybe it does take a good hard pull to get it out. I just don't want to pull any harder because I worry it might break.
Thanks
Jim
#7
mcleantmw, thanks for your help. But I've tried wiggling the connector loose for 30 minutes with no success. Maybe your 2004 S60 is different than a 2002 S60, as far as how the lowbeam lights install. Maybe they fixed the problem, making it easier to install lowbeams.
tech, so if I can't get to the tabs, I guess I'll take it to a garage to have my lights installed. I don't want to break anything.
Thanks
tech, so if I can't get to the tabs, I guess I'll take it to a garage to have my lights installed. I don't want to break anything.
Thanks
#9
mcleantmw, thanks for your help. But I've tried wiggling the connector loose for 30 minutes with no success. Maybe your 2004 S60 is different than a 2002 S60, as far as how the lowbeam lights install. Maybe they fixed the problem, making it easier to install lowbeams.
tech, so if I can't get to the tabs, I guess I'll take it to a garage to have my lights installed. I don't want to break anything.
Thanks
tech, so if I can't get to the tabs, I guess I'll take it to a garage to have my lights installed. I don't want to break anything.
Thanks
#10
Thanks mcleantmw
I was able to get the connector off. The trick I used was to swing open the wire retainer (which holds the bulb in place), at which point it was must easier to grip the connector, and it finally came off. The volvo s60 manual tells you to take the connector off first, and then open the wire retainer. So I reversed what the manual says.
I was able to get the connector off. The trick I used was to swing open the wire retainer (which holds the bulb in place), at which point it was must easier to grip the connector, and it finally came off. The volvo s60 manual tells you to take the connector off first, and then open the wire retainer. So I reversed what the manual says.
#11
Thanks mcleantmw
I was able to get the connector off. The trick I used was to swing open the wire retainer (which holds the bulb in place), at which point it was must easier to grip the connector, and it finally came off. The volvo s60 manual tells you to take the connector off first, and then open the wire retainer. So I reversed what the manual says.
I was able to get the connector off. The trick I used was to swing open the wire retainer (which holds the bulb in place), at which point it was must easier to grip the connector, and it finally came off. The volvo s60 manual tells you to take the connector off first, and then open the wire retainer. So I reversed what the manual says.
#12
Black plastic connector broke. Is this worth replacing?
Hi,
I had the same problem as the original poster, but I kept pulling on the black connector, and the black plastic broke in half, as one of the wires was stuck like you wouldn't believe into the prong. Once the plastic broke away, I was able to get directly to the metal clip attached to the wire and pull it from the prong. I replaced the bulb, and everything is working, but one of the wires is not protected by the plastic cover, as it broke away on that side. Is it imperative that I replace the plastic casing, or should I be good to go as it is now?
Thanks for your advice.
I had the same problem as the original poster, but I kept pulling on the black connector, and the black plastic broke in half, as one of the wires was stuck like you wouldn't believe into the prong. Once the plastic broke away, I was able to get directly to the metal clip attached to the wire and pull it from the prong. I replaced the bulb, and everything is working, but one of the wires is not protected by the plastic cover, as it broke away on that side. Is it imperative that I replace the plastic casing, or should I be good to go as it is now?
Thanks for your advice.
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