Volvo vehicles generally have standard halogen bulbs in the headlights. For this reason Volvo's are a popular car to upgrade to HID. Many of the early Volvo's opted for the dual filament H4 bulbs so would require the H4 bixenon HID upgrade. However the newer models are more commonly seen with the separate main and dipped beam bulbs. For these models it is most common to just upgrade the Volvo's dipped beam to HID

Pre 2002 Volvo including C70, S40, S60, S70, V50, V70

Many of the early Volvo's were equipped with a basic ECU system and H4 dual filament bulbs. This setup is very common and enables the car to be compatible with standard HID kits. It is for this reason we would recommend the Pro range of our HID conversion kits for these vehicles. These include the HIDS4U Pro Plus HID kit and the HIDS4U Pro Max HID kit. You should expect with the Pro Plus HID system to see an increase by around 300% from your Volvo standard headlights. With the Pro Max HID system you should expect to see an increase of about 400%

Post 2002 Volvo including C70, S40, S60, S70, V50, V70, XC90

The more modern Volvo vehicles introduce the newer canbus style ECU systems. These systems were included on the newer C, S and V ranges aswell as the newly released XC90's (among others). These new ECU systems run different checks on the status of the bulbs installed. This causes the onboard ECU to think the bulbs have failed and to report errors. Our Ultimate HID Kit has been specially designed to overcome these issues and is available as a plug and play system. For all the modern Volvo cars we recommend using the Ultimate HID kit to ensure complete compatibility.

We have HID conversion kits available for the following Volvo vehicles, or use the finder above for a complete bulb application guide for your car:

Volvo Models - Select to View Bulb Guide
Volvo 140/160 SERIES • Volvo 140/160 SERIES 66-74	Volvo 240 SERIES • Volvo 240 SERIES 74-89 • Volvo 240 SERIES 89-92
Volvo 260 SERIES • Volvo 260 SERIES 75-85	Volvo 340,360 SERIES • Volvo 340,360 SERIES 76-89
Volvo 440,460 SERIES • Volvo 440,460 SERIES 88-96	Volvo 480 SERIES • Volvo 480 SERIES 87-95
Volvo 66 • Volvo 66 75-78	Volvo 740 SERIES • Volvo 740 SERIES 84-92
Volvo 760 SERIES • Volvo 760 SERIES 82-92	Volvo 850 SERIES • Volvo 850 SERIES 92-97
Volvo 940 SERIES ESTATE • Volvo 940 SERIES ESTATE 89-98	Volvo 940/960 SERIES • Volvo 940/960 SERIES 89-98
Volvo C30 • Volvo C30 2007 onwards	Volvo C70 • Volvo C70 1997 onwards • Volvo C70 2006 onwards
Volvo P1800 • Volvo P1800 65-73	Volvo S40 • Volvo S40 97-01 • Volvo S40 2004 onwards • Volvo S40 2004 onwards
Volvo S40 HID • Volvo S40 HID 2004 onwards	Volvo S40 TWIN HEADLIGHTS • Volvo S40 TWIN HEADLIGHTS 1997 onwards
Volvo S40 TWIN HEADLIGHTS HID • Volvo S40 TWIN HEADLIGHTS HID 1997 onwards	Volvo S60 • Volvo S60 2000 onwards • Volvo S60 2006 onwards
Volvo S60 HID • Volvo S60 HID 2000 onwards • Volvo S60 HID 2006 onwards	Volvo S70 • Volvo S70 97-00
Volvo S80 • Volvo S80 1998 onwards	Volvo S80 HID • Volvo S80 HID 1998 onwards
Volvo S90 • Volvo S90 1997 onwards	Volvo V40 • Volvo V40 1997 onwards
Volvo V40 HID • Volvo V40 HID 1997 onwards	Volvo V40 TWIN HEADLAMPS • Volvo V40 TWIN HEADLAMPS 1997 onwards
Volvo V50 • Volvo V50 04-05 • Volvo V50 2006 onwards	Volvo V50 HID • Volvo V50 HID 04-05 • Volvo V50 HID 2006 onwards
Volvo V70 • Volvo V70 97-00 • Volvo V70 00-01 • Volvo V70 2001 onwards • Volvo V70 2007 onwards	Volvo V70 HID • Volvo V70 HID 97-00 • Volvo V70 HID 00-01 • Volvo V70 HID 2001 onwards
Volvo V90 • Volvo V90 1997 onwards	Volvo XC70 • Volvo XC70 2002 onwards
Volvo XC70 HID • Volvo XC70 HID 2002 onwards	Volvo XC90 • Volvo XC90 2002 onwards

Is your Volvo not listed? We may still have compatible bulbs available, so contact us for assistance.