replacing standard lights with Xenon

just wandered how easy it is . used to have xenons on my previouse car ( focus st170 ) and i really miss them. ive got some super-white bulbs on my car now ( 2005 volvo s40 2.0d s ) and they ajust arent the same. is it possible to just buy ( new or 2nd hand ) pair of xenons and just plug them in ? ad

Fitting zenons 

The fitment of zenons as an after market extra is not as straight forward as you might expect or hope. For a start, you must have headlamp wash AND the headlamps must have internal motors making them self levelling. If you find the standard halogens weak, the first thing to check is their alignment.

And if that fails try decent Xenon filled bulbs for your Halogen units. Make sure they're decent ones though as some of the ones on eBay and alike are very poor. Osrams, Philips and even Halfords own should be a marked improvement.

Illegal fitting- I am sure this has been covered before on other threads regarding improving the lights on Volvo's. A number of people have raised this as an issue. I could not tell you as a fact that it is accurate but the number who have said it is and their strong history on this forum would lead me to believe them. Don't give an insurance company a chance to wriggle out of a claim.

thanx for all the replies. why is a headlight wash a must ? my st170 didnt have them. neither does my mums rs4, or my mates lotus :S

Don't want to null and void my insurance, so anybody give a definitive answer regarding these bulbs surely these are not proper Xenon bulbs, in that they are only 12 volt, not the true high Voltage ones.? Because I really cannot live with the crap dipped beams on my S40.