Volvo 480 Club Europe

chriskay wrote:This may help. I can't find the original post, but this was something I copied & kept for reference.

This is my old post!!! I will dig it out.

Think this is one in North Belfast, guy has a beard. He's not on this as a mamber but Paul on here lives in the same street so theres 2 kicking about Belfast plus my old white one which is now owned by the guy who owns the retro shop in North Queen street! Theres a bit of usless info.

lol u2u'ed

I had a similar problem once. Only I angle grinded both sides of the lower ball joint off. Then try to figure out how to tap the pin out when the driveshaft is on top and that is the side you have to tap it out... :D we did this yesterday with a 30 ton press, haven taken the hub completely off an g...

Silverish 480 (94 es) in North Belfast with a southern Irish reg from Kilkenny. Anyone on here?

Yep I can confirm that either pop up motor will do! lol

Yes mate, some 440's have them and some dont. Any rear anti roll bar of the 400 series will fit and yes the mounting points are there. Dead easy to do, but the most expensive parts will be a set of new drop links! Go up the scrap yard like I did and pull one off (dont forget the rubber bushes and br...

Try putting pressure on your clocks near the info center side..it might stop the info center googling up then you'll know if its the info center unit itself!

Sorry to here this, folks we need to keep this post alive untill shes found!!!

Heres a quick link...

http://www.usedcarsni.com/27530708

Item number: 130312624912

LOOK AT THEM FROM THERE, SOME PARTS MAY BE OF USE TO SOMEONE. TOO GOOD TO THROW OUT, INCLUDED IS A FAULTY POP UP MOTOR FOR SOMEONE TO DISMANTLE AND INFO CENTER/DASH PARTS.

All sorted! since it took this time from my first post I managed to remove the passenger light, re fit another motor from a spare drivers side! Be sure however to know the position of the motor is in before fitting to the light!!! As it took most time fiddling at this part.

Are these handed? Can either pop up motor fit either side? Many thanks lol

Hi welcome to the site. Im from Belfast and currently drive a white 480 just in case you mightr have seen it lol

As jim says above. But also a temp fix, like you suggested, take the fuse out and manually wind them up.

5/2/09 On Tuesday night I got so fed up with the pop ups I went out and bought a 440td. So It (480) has been parked up. Today (thursday) I had a brain wave. Lets spray the pop up shock absorber with some white grease and low and behold.........they both stayed down. Now... not too sure if the snow a...

richj wrote:check the output from the rotary switch and the input to the headlight motor(s)

I have a multimeter but not sure how or what way to test it?

ok heres a quick update. the passenger side pop up when closed remains to still bob up and down untill i either turn off the key or time it right so as when it closes 'blip' the rotary switch on again then it closes. To note that ALL the bulbs and lights work normally too i.e. the main beam, side li...

Its freezing outside and the headlights have got worse. Dont think i need the switch or relay as these have been tested ok. Now headlight motors spring to mind??? more so as when pop ups go down the nearside keeps opening and closing...heard this may be a micro switch. For now I have taken the fuse ...

ok, yea just took apart that relay and it looks brand new inside. IM thinking it is the rotary switch then? just tested the lights tonight and they seem fine now but ill try tomoorow more so when the engine is warm. In the mean time Jim you can send me a pm about posting me out a rotary switch? Than...