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by nicklee
Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:11 am
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: FOR SALE: Rear bumper support
Replies: 39
Views: 36241

Re: FOR SALE: Rear bumper support

Hello 480 friends, Is this rear bumper support still available? Can i contact with somebody? Yours Berry Hey, I'll send you a PM with his email address just incase he doesn't see this forum so often. Note, you will need to add some rivnuts to it and also you will loose the rear tow hook. Hi James, ...
by nicklee
Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:39 am
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: Looking for a good London based volvo mechanic
Replies: 1
Views: 3215

Re: Looking for a good London based volvo mechanic

Terry's Ltd in Tottenham is a fantastic garage. In fact it's the best I've ever used in my 20 years of car ownership (check out the google and good garage scheme reviews). Give Terry a call on 02088 008 862. I've been taking my 480 (and my Saab) to him for years and he's an admirer of the car. He of...
by nicklee
Wed Apr 12, 2023 10:29 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: 480 Breaking
Replies: 14
Views: 4950

Re: 480 Breaking

cheers, well I'll have any of those bits in half decent nick, oh, and if you're willing to post - don't think i'll make it to Fife! I'll send you a dm.
by nicklee
Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: 480 Breaking
Replies: 14
Views: 4950

Re: 480 Breaking

Is the car Paris Blue (code 318)? If so, I'd be interested in both front wings, assuming they aren't rotted through at the sill... I'd also take the plastic window trims above the rear side windows, if they haven't faded to a weird bluey-white as one of mine has done.
Cheers
by nicklee
Mon Apr 03, 2023 4:52 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: Leather seats for free
Replies: 1
Views: 1685

Leather seats for free

But don't get your hopes up too much - both front seats have split along one of the seams. Driver's is also worn at the bolster, front passenger's is in overall better condition. mechanisms/levers to put seats forward (to gain access to rear seats) work on both seats. Heated seats work on neither! R...
by nicklee
Mon Apr 03, 2023 4:40 pm
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: 480 restoration project for sale
Replies: 0
Views: 18385

480 restoration project for sale

Hi everyone, I recently bought a set of celebration seats (to replace my tired standard leather ones) from a nice bloke called Richard. Whilst I was collecting the seats he told me that he has a 480 restoration project which he hasn't got time to finish, and which he'd like to sell on. He doesn't us...
by nicklee
Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:34 pm
Forum: Power transmission (40)
Topic: Gear linkage / leakage
Replies: 18
Views: 17256

Re: Gear linkage / leakage

From memory i'd say my bearing didn't look exactly like that either - but basically this was the part that had failed and was causing the leak on my car. Alan, the 'wobble' you describe sounds familiar, and wear on that bearing seemed to be the root cause of the issue. If I recall correctly the oil ...
by nicklee
Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:00 pm
Forum: Power transmission (40)
Topic: Gear linkage / leakage
Replies: 18
Views: 17256

Re: Gear linkage / leakage

Not sure if this is entirely relevant, as it sounds as though your leak is where boot meets diff, but I had an ongoing, infuriating, gear oil leak from this driveshaft which started at around 150,000 miles. I changed the boot which seemed to help for a bit, but the issue was general wear on the shaf...
by nicklee
Wed May 25, 2022 4:39 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: Wanted: N/S Front Wing, Paris Blue
Replies: 2
Views: 1658

Re: Wanted: N/S Front Wing, Paris Blue

Thanks very much, I'll bear that in mind. I'm off to have the MOT done next week, and I think I'll make a decision on the basis of that. The paintwork on the n/s of my car is in much worse condition than everywhere else (reason unknown) so it'd probably make sense to have the whole flank resprayed i...
by nicklee
Mon May 23, 2022 11:08 am
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: Wanted: N/S Front Wing, Paris Blue
Replies: 2
Views: 1658

Wanted: N/S Front Wing, Paris Blue

Hi all, As suggested in the topic line, I'm after a passenger side front wing in Paris Blue (code 318). My current wing has rusted through in the sill (and beyond!) and I'm entertaining the option of just replacing rather than welding. I have an O/S wing in the correct colour ready to go on the othe...
by nicklee
Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: 480 and the ULEZ
Replies: 28
Views: 6118

Re: 480 and the ULEZ

Thanks Robert, this is really helpful. So, assuming that i've read these correctly, the 1.7 turbo engine emits 0.29 g/km of NOx. the ULEZ limit for petrol engines is 0.08g/km. What are the chances that the manual n/a 1.7 goes that low...? Interesting to see that the 2.0 n/a unit produces more NOx th...
by nicklee
Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:35 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: 480 and the ULEZ
Replies: 28
Views: 6118

Re: 480 and the ULEZ

Got a reply from Volvo - and not a very helpful one: I am very sorry, but we failed to find emission information about this old car, also after looking in our historical archive. This type were certified by NedCar in the Netherlands, and we don’t have access to their old files. Also it is too old to...
by nicklee
Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:24 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: 480 and the ULEZ
Replies: 28
Views: 6118

Re: 480 and the ULEZ

My friend got original emissions data from Volvo (for his supposedly noncompliant V40) and submitted this to TFL. TFL then sent him a letter saying that his car meets the requirements of the ULEZ and wouldn't be subject to the charge. He laminated the letter and showed it to me :D I'm still waiting ...
by nicklee
Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:09 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: 480 and the ULEZ
Replies: 28
Views: 6118

Re: 480 and the ULEZ

Thanks Sylvia, and as you point out, sadly it's not a special edition - it's got the standard black and grey leather interior and the black (rather than green) pinstripe. I'll try and take/upload some pics - i'd intended to once it got to 200,000 miles as a celebration of its longevity! But here's a...
by nicklee
Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:08 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: 480 and the ULEZ
Replies: 28
Views: 6118

Re: 480 and the ULEZ

Glad someone's raised this. I'd intended to for a while but hadn't got round to it... Whilst this only affects Londoners and people living in other cities with clean air zones atm, this is clearly the direction of travel with petrol/diesel cars and we're all a long way off the historic exemption. Th...
by nicklee
Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:49 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Running costs
Replies: 13
Views: 2638

Re: Running costs

...and if you buy a car with a Teves MK2 ABS then you can throw in another 200-250 quid for the hydraulic accumulator! Unless anyone ever found a supplier other than Jaguar... :D
by nicklee
Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:44 am
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: Front and Rear Light Clusters - problem solved !
Replies: 60
Views: 21322

Re: Rear Light Clusters - problem solved !

Great news :)
thanks for getting out there and doing the research!
by nicklee
Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:38 am
Forum: Brakes (50)
Topic: ABS Fault Problem
Replies: 9
Views: 9806

Re: ABS Fault Problem

unless you get confirmation that another accumulator fits, then go with the part from Jaguar. It's expensive but it's a Teves part made in Germany - at least the one i got from them was - and it works perfectly. They should last around 8 years so if you intend on keeping the car it's not a bad inves...
by nicklee
Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:13 pm
Forum: Brakes (50)
Topic: Flashing abs light
Replies: 15
Views: 13356

Re: Flashing abs light

Just a thought on this. When you refit the accumulator (whether it's new or recharged) you should use a new small rubber washer with a circular cross section. Unhelpfully i have no dimensions for this, but one came with my jaguar accumulator. Without this - and given the pressure the break fluid is ...
by nicklee
Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:10 pm
Forum: Brakes (50)
Topic: Flashing abs light
Replies: 15
Views: 13356

Re: Flashing abs light

the recharge is certainly worth a go! £45 is a quarter of what I paid Jaguar for a new one ;) Autozone seems to think: "Nitrogen in the accumulator is pre-charged to approximately 870 psi. During normal operation, the pump and motor assembly charges the accumulator with brake fluid to an operation r...