Volvo 480 Club Europe

We had a great turn up: 30 cars, and almost 60 persons!! :hopping: The weather was good, and the atmosphere was great :cheers: We would like to thank everybody for their part in this great meeting :wave: I have posted my pictures here: http://s896.photobucket.com/user/volvo-480-club-europe/library/#...

Yeah Suddy !!

Application is on-line now !!

To fix the SRS light problem is quite easy: There's a white (2-pin) connector on the back of your instrument panel. This should be connected (should be a 2-wire cable (Bleu-red ??) somewhere behind your instrument panel) If that one is allready connected, then there's a malfunction in the system @Da...

Our upcoming June-meeting will be held in Friesland (NL) this year; Rijs to be exact.
And will be announced in the meeting section very soon

So, put 7-8-9th of June in your agenda, and keep an eye on your mailbox

Hope to see you all again

Grtzz Erwin

@Suddy: ah...clear. :D and sure you can bring kids. There is a nice playground for the youngsters with animations and all ;) @the Owls: That's a pitty...really hoped to shake hands again :cryhard: That means we have to meet once again on a UK meet ? (like a successor of the skegnes meeting?) Have a ...

Good to hear Suddy, hope you can make it

But ehh..."Child-care"?
Where did I miss a chapter?

I can tell you: It's a beautyfull location and dito tour

I had fun during preparations.
And I hope to see Lots and Lots of 480's

Let's hope the weather is on our side so we can chat around a nice campfire and have a beer (or 2)

Grtzz Erwin

Have you tried to take off the vacuüm hose at the back of the gauge?
If that doesn't work, then I'm affraid the spring has bent...

No, not at all...paid 60 euros for it

The back looks axcactly the same as every other one...guess it's only the cover that has changed over time.

Here's an update on "ESter"...

Yep...got it from a guy who worked for Volvo Cars NL at the time the 480 was introduced. He took it apart to use the switch for a toy-oven for his daughter :bla: He didn't know it was a rare swich, and was a bit confused about the high bid. At first he only wanted to sell the cover with the leds, bu...

Big Cheers for that

Don'get rid of it mate...it has become part of you

Grtzz Erwin

For those who are interested, I whiped some dead flies of the licenceplates and did some "work" on the pics:
http://s896.photobucket.com/albums/ac16 ... %20Vosges/

Full size pictures are also available: just PM me.

Grtzz Erwin

Hi guys ! I just saw that somebody tried to call me twice yesterday ! I'm very touched ! Unfortunately, i were not available to join you. Hope you enjoyed your week-end in the french Vosges ! Last info, i did not own a 480 anymore but a C30. Bye ! Hi Jonathan, Sorry to hear you couldn't be there, w...

...It's a bit late, but finaly I found the time to retouch the pictures I've made. Simone's pictures needed some work as well... :wink: Here they are: http://s599.photobucket.com/albums/tt73/stormV70/2009%20Maymeeting%20480%20Eifel/?albumview=grid Hope to see you all soon again :cheers: Grtzz Erwin

OMG !! ....so not júst the satnav...but ALL your electronics !! Your Canon too ??
Why? How? when?... Can't be that stoned/drunken bloke, that's the only odd thing I've seen that night.
Do you have insurance ?

Why can't people keep their hands of other man's propperty...

...1 and a half weeks have flown by :rofl: Anyhow...Tomorrow I'll be off early (as early as possible...) to stadtkyll to check if they haven't dug any holes in my route... ;) Probbably won't be able to go as early as I wanted in the first place...have to go to the Volvo-doctor to check on the V70......

Cool to see after a year's absence the Brits are coming again !!

Only 1 and a half week to go...Can't wait...

Grtzz Erwin

Thats a pity to hear Wayne
Of course we will make a lot of pics, and hopefully we'll see you another time/meeting.

Grtzz Erwin