Volvo 480 Club Europe

If you're like me, and own a 480 who's day time runner lenses have gone a rather crusty shade of yellow, then you are possibly thinking about a new set. Thankfully like all the other 480 plastic light lenses recently, new reproductions have been made by individuals on the continent. These are not Jo...

Daft question but is it definitely coming in through your tail lights? Other place it can get in are side orange reflectors and boot lid seal, especially at the top where the wiring crosses it to get to the stop lamp and wiper. The only drip seems to be coming in from the bottom of the taillamps. N...

Evening all, After years battling and multiple sets of taillight seals I’m really at the end of my tether with my perpetually leaky rear light clusters which seem to let a steady stream of water in at the base of the light. :wall: I know that permanently sealing the lights in could be short-sighted...

Evening all, After years battling and multiple sets of taillight seals I’m really at the end of my tether with my perpetually leaky rear light clusters which seem to let a steady stream of water in at the base of the light. :wall: I know that permanently sealing the lights in could be short-sighted,...

I think those are Volvo 300 mats, but they look like they fit well.

Liking the rear mudguards. Though mounting them is difficult if the brackets that hold them on are rotten…

Ah, the elusive 480 T-4R prototype…

Sitrep. So after installing them (they came gapped at 0.8mm out of the box) and a fresh set of HT leads they seem to work absolutely fine. Car pulls nicely and starts with no hesitation. Fuel economy on my little test run seemed normal too. I would have gone with NGK had they been in stock at my loc...

Hi all, Ordered 4 Denso W22EPR-U spark plugs to replace my NGK ZGR5Bs that are NLA as far as I can tell. However upon inspection the Denso ones seem to be around 0.4cm shorter than the NGK ones They both have the same thread, and absolutely everywhere online says they are compatible with all 480 eng...

Welcome! In regards to the broken rear window wash jet... Nothing to do with the tailgate wiring loom, that doesn't control it. The issue will be one of 3 things: 1) Dead rear washer pump - found in the screen wash bottle in engine bay. There will be one for the front windows, one for tailgate and o...

Am I right in thinking this is the '94 Peacock Green 480 S currently on FB?

There was! The sensor read internal temp, whilst the infocentre does outside temp. EVERYONE needs to know that right?? The LCD-type Cassette holder that Jay-Kay-Em is talking about is an external temperature readout, not an internal one. The sensor for it sits in the exact spot the Info-centre one ...

After causing controversy with the headlamps, how about some classic unobtainium to try and appease..... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNR4BIyDZlGG-6ebS05i1vQ6hvwABSauGGbZa_inJAIdH_Gd_H8EtQNWIlgUPtBrUJMIOhG9gheq2V4m22JAuVa31EbXP8a27gKH2BluqEdccSeNQe1k18Q5PT8CHojSKVpiF0o6ZVFhxpsf5f7fqiZf...

I agree with Mandi - not much to go wrong with the piezo itself, but yet another point on the 480 electronics where dry joints can be an issue. I happen to have a CEM 1 on my bench, I imagine that an L-reg will be a CEM 3, but similar enough layout: https://i.imgur.com/rd4jEPT.jpeg The piezo sounde...

Hi all I think I made a topic on this quite a while back but I'm pretty sure the speaker in my CEM is broken. All I hear when I put my indicators on is a faint mechanical click which obviously isn't coming from the CEM. Not only that but the 'beep' that should sound when you hold down the heated rea...

Yes! The Volvo museum in Gothenburg.

Has basically every type Volvo ever produced there including lots of prototypes.

I believe there are a few 480s there including one of the convertible protos.

Not crazy at all - my only issue would be parts availability, but seeing as you have three of them it shouldn’t be an issue! I’m pretty sure the 440/460s were sold in NZ, so a lot of electronics and mechanical components should be fairly(?) easy to find. I personally only know of two 480s in NZ. A v...

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Sun Dec 24, 2023 11:54 pm

Or can anyone photograph theirs so I can have one made please?

As promised:

Slightly confused as to what you're after, Roy: on a 400 series Volvo the tyre pressure sticker is on the back edge of the door, just below the lock. Weights are on the slam panel plate under the bonnet. They don't have the same stickers as later models had in various places on the B pillar itself....

Merry Christmas to you too and everyone!

Here’s to a great 2024 (hopefully of course!)

aye but does the window wind up ? ?? :wink: I haven't tried, but If they do, I they'd struggle! Not to mention potentially damage the regulator. The mirrors still go on with the windows fully up though. WOW :rofl: Are they meant for an FH480 running STGO and Volvo got their 480's mixed up :lol: The...