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by kennymac
Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:46 pm
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: FOR SALE - 1995 2.0 S
Replies: 2
Views: 1232

Had been thinking somewhere in the region of £650 for the car along with the various bits and pieces of spares that I've acumulated/aquired - brand new, never used front number plate holder; brand new, never used fuse box; spare spot lights, mirror switches, leccy window switches; complete, worki...
by kennymac
Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:05 pm
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: A 'living in the past' request...Amiga!! Yes, an Amiga...
Replies: 13
Views: 4372

What about running an Amiga emulator on your PC? :D
by kennymac
Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:55 pm
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: FOR SALE - 1995 2.0 S
Replies: 2
Views: 1232

FOR SALE - 1995 2.0 S

Hi all I listed this a while ago ( March this year ) then lost all hope when it required brake pipes and some welding. Enter the Brother in Law who has garage and welder. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l297/kennymac_01/Volvo/480.jpg Car is now (as of today) MOT'ed (12 months) and Taxed (6 months)...
by kennymac
Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:35 pm
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: FOR SALE - 1995 M 2.0S (121521 miles) Photos added
Replies: 5
Views: 2353

OK folks, bad news (for me that is) :cry: When checking the brakes the other day prior to booking the 480 in for an MOT, i found a leaking brake pipe (BU**ER!), went to replace the brake pipe yesterday, found a small hole in the inner sill - big enough to poke your finger in (just) - but a hole just...
by kennymac
Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:41 pm
Forum: Electrical system (30)
Topic: Anyone tried LED-bulbs with day running lights?
Replies: 14
Views: 4599

I replaced the DRL bulb holders with spare stop/tail bulb holders (as the bulbs are easier to obtain) all worked ok - no probs with pop-ups/bulb failure system. If you are having problems with the bulb failure system after fitting LED's, this is because the LED draws much less current than a convent...
by kennymac
Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:15 pm
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: FOR SALE - 1995 M 2.0S (121521 miles) Photos added
Replies: 5
Views: 2353

Re: 480 for sale

Location - Ardrishaig, Argyll is a tad far for a non roadwoerthy 480. Shame. Unless I visit my piece of land (as a laird) in Achosnich I am unlikely to tread so far north. PS I see that ref to your instruments is below a post of mine! Many thanks for reply Steve Yeah, it is a bit far for you right ...
by kennymac
Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:37 pm
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: FOR SALE - 1995 M 2.0S (121521 miles) Photos added
Replies: 5
Views: 2353

Haven't realy thought too much about price yet, as I said in the original posting though, the car is currently SORNed and out of MOT, my intention is (hopefully) to MOT it before sale as it shouldn't take much, but reasonable offers considered. Otherwise: Location - Ardrishaig, Argyll Info Centre - ...
by kennymac
Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:22 pm
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: FOR SALE - 1995 M 2.0S (121521 miles) Photos added
Replies: 5
Views: 2353

FOR SALE - 1995 M 2.0S (121521 miles) Photos added

Just testing the water for now as its currently SORNed and out of MOT.
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Basically sound, needs a little tidying up. Iv'e fitted ES alloys, info centre and front fogs. Good tyres and everything works (to the best of my recollection).
by kennymac
Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:28 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Spalsh Tray (please don't move me, i'm an idea!)
Replies: 21
Views: 4591

As a material source try taking a leaf from the autocrossers book - Road Signs, not the flimsy little triangular things at road works but the hulking big MF's that tell you what road goes where, they are made from a high quality (so a coded welder once told me) alloy that is both strong and light. A...
by kennymac
Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:50 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: I need a glue...
Replies: 5
Views: 1445

When the lens came of one of my long range driving lamps, I just used ordinary clear silicon sealant such as you would buy in a DIY shop (just make sure its the stuff that smells of vinegar and not the acrylic stuff, as the acrylic is water based) and it worked a treat, you just have to make sure ev...
by kennymac
Sun Oct 15, 2006 5:03 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: Rev limiter(!) when cold
Replies: 9
Views: 2718

I'd guess it's the engine temp sensor - the one on the front of the head J My 2.0l had this same problem a few months ago, the two wires to the temp sensor on the front of the head had broken and the ECU didn't know what temp the engine was at - result it ran like a bucket of bolts. Once I'd splice...
by kennymac
Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:42 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Mystery Spare Bulb
Replies: 16
Views: 3860

About £25 and a lot of gunge - halved the cost of the car! :hopping:
by kennymac
Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:08 pm
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: Alternative form of transport!
Replies: 7
Views: 2182

Must be a mid-life crisis job (old dude, doesn't like the rain), they don't usually leave the bodywork on the beetle when they convert them, they usually scavenge the engine, 'box etc and junk the rest. Definately different though, and, in a strangely worrying sort of way, quite cool actually. :? Ke...
by kennymac
Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:11 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic: Glowing Logo Colour...
Replies: 22
Views: 8294

Personally I'd go green, as blue (while it looks realy good) has been done to death every illuminated accessory you see has blue lighting of some sort. Also green is very 'factory fit'.

Kenny :D
by kennymac
Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:26 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic: 480 badge for tailgate by Renault!:-)
Replies: 44
Views: 15750

I haven't got round to fitting it yet, partly because I spend a fair bit of my time on the M8 studying bootlid badges on cars (don't know quite how I haven't hit anyone yet!) and am now contemplating getting an S40 and an S80 bootlid badges and combining the requisite parts to make 480S, I too like ...
by kennymac
Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:53 pm
Forum: Tuning And Tweaking
Topic: The long awaited De-cats!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 3174

Re: The long awaited De-cats!!!

ReVolvoLution wrote: The threads on the Lambda are bizzare and i've been trying to find some nuts with the right size threads for bloody ages with no success what so-fucking-ever :angry: .

The search continues..............
Metric Fine?
by kennymac
Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:42 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Common/Desirable parts
Replies: 14
Views: 3375

Footwell mats, both types - carpet and waterproof, seat belt arms, electric window repair kits ie wires and stupid wee clips.
by kennymac
Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:11 pm
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: Problem with Power Transmisson
Replies: 11
Views: 2605

Re: Problem with Power Transmisson

i have just bought a brand new record player, only thing is, i plug it in and my record doesnt go round. i think its a problem with the power transmission between the plug in the wall and the record player itself. i think its called a cable. i did discuss this with my fellow members at lincs, but t...
by kennymac
Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:06 pm
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: Please ignore
Replies: 29
Views: 5849

Maybe Dragon needs some pop-ups on his L6D30 tower to make the load a little lighter :D
by kennymac
Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:39 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: When did the speedos change?
Replies: 22
Views: 5345

I would have liked the red bars at the bottom of the fuel gauge with the new words around the IC. Other than that, I think the old font is much clearer and less fussy. Mines a 88 and i like the way it looks, however i dont heave the two red bars in bottom of fuel indicator. Must say i would like mi...