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- Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: LED headlamps
- Replies: 4
- Views: 487
Re: LED headlamps
Like you say, its down to the tester on the day. I think that's a good way to sum up LED headlights in general. I have LED H7s in the high beam position on a couple of my other cars, but they happen to have separate bulbs for high and low beam. Both of them have gone through many MOTs with that con...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: CEM Speaker replacement?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 566
Re: CEM Speaker replacement?
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 sounder...
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:20 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Speedo sticking around 50mph
- Replies: 14
- Views: 46819
Re: Speedo sticking around 50mph
There' also Murf's blue gauge faces available to download and print on the main site, at the bottom under 'Volvo 480 Fun Files': http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/volvo480/downloads.php
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:52 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Digital Clock Repair
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19584
Re: Digital Clock Repair
Any pads (should have mentioned copper pad rather than button) where a connection is made, in this case particularly the zebra strip but might as well clean up the buttons too: https://i.imgur.com/iHARgt6.png Very useful things in general for cleaning up PCBs. Would also be worth drenching the silic...
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 11:23 am
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Digital Clock Repair
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19584
Re: Digital Clock Repair
Also highly recommend a fibreglass pencil for cleaning the pads
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Proops-Brass-F ... B00IUGYADE
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:35 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Digital Clock Repair
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19584
Re: Digital Clock Repair
Bit late to this and I don't have one here to take apart to check, but does the screen use a zebra connector, which looks something like this picture from the internet: https://www.konlidainc.com/images/zebra-connector2.jpg (labelled here as 'inter-connector', enjoy the rest of the Chinglish as well...
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 9:28 am
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: Cancelled: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
- Replies: 31
- Views: 19181
Re: Cancelled: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
I'm sorry to hear that. I echo James' comments above - best wishes to both Sylvia and Al.
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 7:07 pm
- Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
- Topic: New Owner - 1992 Limited Edition
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9708
Re: New Owner - 1992 Limited Edition
Check the door stays (metal arm by the hinges) - they may well have separated from the door itself, probably on the inside. Not uncommon on the driver's door, less so on the passenger side (purely based on frequency of door opening and closing). The fix usually involves some welding as the door stay...
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:43 pm
- Forum: Howto manuals
- Topic: Instrument / Rev Counter / Speedo Repair
- Replies: 17
- Views: 22204
Re: Instrument / Rev Counter / Speedo Repair
The blue thing I can't comment on as my reference early PCB is currently in a car for troubleshooting purposes, but are you certain it's not just a through-hole component mounted to the board? The four 'pins' are actually sockets, the pins being on the other side coming through from the gauge itself...
- Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:40 am
- Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
- Topic: Volvo K 6683 instrument cluster
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3581
Re: Volvo K 6683 instrument cluster
Welcome - have you found these two threads yet: Instrument Cluster Repair: https://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=35684 Speedo Cable Repair: https://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=35515 The speedo isn't particularly complex so it's highly likely to be some c...
- Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:20 am
- Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
- Topic: New Owner - 1992 Limited Edition
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9708
Re: New Owner - 1992 Limited Edition
Google Images seems to be a bit hit and miss - sometimes I can view images like yours if I'm logged into my Google account in the same browser, but in this particular thread I can't. Best practice seems to be to follow Jeff's process, and ensure that you are embedding a url ending in 'something.jpg'...
- Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:23 pm
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: Cancelled: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
- Replies: 31
- Views: 19181
Re: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
With luck should be able to make at least the first couple of stops.
- Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:41 am
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: Cancelled: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet June 17th
- Replies: 31
- Views: 19181
Re: Northants - Lincolnshire Wolds meet date ??
June 10th pencilled in for me too. Gives me two and half months to get a car on the road again. Nice to have a target!
- Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:26 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Infocenter disco mode
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9661
Re: Infocenter disco mode
Not the whole cluster, just the PCB in the second image. Very unlikely to find one of those for sale either, however forum member Brinkie (a fellow countryman of yours) might well be able to help. Also long shot but try cleaning up the info centre switch (or leaving it unplugged completely) - if the...
- Sun Jan 29, 2023 4:37 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Infocenter disco mode
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9661
Re: Infocenter disco mode
Does look a lot like a bad connection on the zebra connector - it does come apart completely, see pic of one currently on my desk: https://i.imgur.com/uOIsQD0.jpg Joints on the board and isopropyl alcohol on the zebra and LCD, although it sounds like you know what you're doing on that front! Failing...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Lighting Problems
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2666
Re: Lighting Problems
This summer I will refurbish the instrument cluster to fix the speedometer and other intermittent display issues. Give me a shout if you need a hand when you get round to doing the cluster, Reading is just down the road from me and I keep all the equipment needed for diagnosis and repairs ready to ...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:14 pm
- Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
- Topic: Wanted: Rear tail lights and rear crashbar
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3121
Re: Wanted: Rear tail lights and rear crashbar
I imagine Jeff will be along shortly, but one way or another I think there will be a solution. Where are you (and the garage)? There are a number of us spread around with secret stashes of parts, hidden from both the public at large and in some cases our other halves, with varying degrees of success...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:42 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: The Bean Counter theory
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14843
Re: The Bean Counter theory
Any speculation as to whether the run-out models (i.e. Celeb and GT) got a few extras here and there to clear out the parts bins? My GT spent most of its life in the original owner's garage, then a brief stint at an independent dealer, then me, and it came with a soft-close ash tray and a white dot ...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:37 am
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Volvo 480 S - 1.7 White Facebook
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8580
Re: Volvo 480 S - 1.7 White Facebook
The key takeaway from this thread is that I would pay good money to watch James offering his frank opinions on other people's cars, as per the 'James May Roasts' series on DriveTribe.
Come to think of it, our James already has the hair and the questionable shirts, all he needs is a camera![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/laugh.gif)
Come to think of it, our James already has the hair and the questionable shirts, all he needs is a camera
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- Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:46 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Pop up lights problem
- Replies: 30
- Views: 11988
Re: Pop up lights problem
Ah yes - should have read your first post in more detail and taken note of the fact that it's an early car - this post may be of some limited help, but James is a walking encyclopedia for the early cars and will no doubt be along in due course with far more information!