Volvo 480 Club Europe

I don't like this post, but they have to happen at some point. A lease car has now forced me to move to the "sensible-car" range... I cannot keep up two cars, so I am sad to say she has to go. What's good? Good overall condition, I am the third owner. The previous owner had it for about 15 years (an...

I bought my car a year ago and it came with a small crack in the bottom corner of the passenger side windscreen. It has been running fine , but now a second crack has appeared at the top of the windscreen at the drivers side. The car was also bought with minor rust at the roof along the top of the w...

Maybe there are no electrical faults anymore?!

I use mine as a daily commute - can you believe I love every mile of the drive to work?

For compatibility, Check out this link: http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/volvo480/faq/faqitem.php?article=faq/30/display/replacement_instrument_panel It gives an overview of which are interchangable and which are not. Apparently the VIN number is absolutely crucial if you want everything to work perf...

That's a bit of a project there mate

How is the rust on the chassis? When was its last MOT?

Interior bits can be obtained quite easy. Your infocentre light is a GBP10 bulb replacement from Volvo...
Where to start...
The rust seems quite extensive...

Cheers buddy, you have two!!

if it doesn't work, please e-mail me on P.mulder.6@gmail.com

I see you've got a heater control unit on it... whereabouts is the light located? Broken on mine.

Cheers!

Still looking!!

At higher speeds (60-70mph), my windscreen wipers and arms begin to judder and make noise... This is whilest not using them. They still clean the screen well.

Does this mean I need new wiper blade arms?

I'm getting low 30's from my 1.7no-T manual...

I think we need a poll-button

Yesterday, blue K-reg on the road from Benson to Wallingford... is this you?

Not driving 480 myself this time...

Thanks Christy, Excellent tip and a very nice offer. I think it'd be nice to have a go at the bleaking electrics together. Are you sure the missus is alright if you spent your weekend on the 480 though? ;) Bit worried now as it's MOT-day this wednesday!!! I now got the centre out for the last time b...

Cheers Rob, the ic is working perfectly, but both speedo and (now!) ref are not. The failing of the ref really chuffed me because I've lost all sense of speed now!! Never soldered before so just a touch will do? Is there any record that this has helped people in the passed? What about the connector ...

Hi Milly, Let alone the different readings: Did the Volvo garage solution work out for you? What were your real problems: were they speedo related or was it only the info centre? If you don't mind me asking: what did the Volvo garage charge you for this and did you have to present parts yourself? Ha...

After a lot of DIY and the comment from Glasgowjim that one can loose it's sanity I have given up on my electrical faults and I am looking for a good working info panel with speedo and ref counter. It'll get a good home in Oxford! Mileage currently round 120k... If that comment makes any sense... Ch...

What is the law and what are the rules about changing the speedometer/rev/computer consule on your car for another (secondhand) one?

The mileage will change ofcourse... is this illegal? And if not, can one change the mileage again or is it better to leave it be?

Aha! The situation is as followed: after starting the car, the speedo works for about 10-15 minutes, 7-10 miles. Then it drops again. The good news is: pressing the dashboard will then pop-up the speedo dial again!! This works for a few times, I reckon until the connection is worked even more loose....

I had a look this weekend, took it all apart, looked everywhere for loose connections. The plugs on the back of the centre were very hard to get loose and I made sure they were tight back in again! The result was that the speedometer worked for a whole 5 minutes and the lights behind the infocenter ...

Hi there,

Have you still got the speedometer/rev counter/infocentre system for sale? I'd be interested in that! Name your price and the working order

Cheers, Pete