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Hello all, I had a cracked front seat bakrest knob and so decided to ask a friend to 3D print it. It came out too tight everywhere (both on the knob side and where it is supposed to sit on the metal axis). So I have come up with a (temporary?) very, very easy fix: I bought a few 9 mm O-rings and... ...

Good day all, I have had a bit of a leak problem in the back and thought I would buy Joep's rear light seals and see whether that would help. The seals seem perfect, I got off almost all of the old seals' glue and residue with a stovetop scraper and Goo Gone. Now I have just mounted the first "renov...

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I’m new to this! What is not right under the bonnet?

Thank you to all of you! Your help saves me time and stress

Ok, thank you for the quick confirmation!
I wonder why there are not just two drain holes, rather than this setup. Maybe there is something sensitive below the closed drain...

Hello all, I am new to the forum, and to owning 30 year old cars in general. Cleaning up Magnus, I discovered some water/humidity in the boot and in the rear passenger footwell on the passenger side (right side, as this is Switzerland); but that is actually another question. My question here is, is ...

So, yes and no. If by «you » you mean my car, it does fit the description. If you mean me myself, no, as I only bought the car at the end of August 2020. Until that time and from when it was new in1990, it was driven by people from one single Geneva family - a lady and her children and grandchildren...

Too late, Mister H! I had read about this technique (but thank you for the tip!), but developed my own one. Basically I have dipped a cut eraser tip in white acrylic paint, and dab it on, a bit like a stamp.. it worked well on the info centre and well enough (I was not so patient with the capital « ...

Hi Niller, welcome to the forum, and forums in general, a pleasure to have you aboard. As it turns out, James and Jaster were able to source me a pair of good headrests to fit, however your guide will surely be useful in future, thank you for sharing! It is arguable that this is the nicest place on...

Hi MisterH, Hi everyone, My first post in any forum... Have a look here: http://www.volvo-480.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37015&hilit=appui+tete I tried the "easy" solution (basically, get a 24 x 80 x 3 cm piece of semi firm foam and cut out sides (1.5 cm thick) based on the cover and a "wrapping ...