Volvo 480 Club Europe

If it's just to check email and other low bandwidth things. Any mobile that you can use as a modem is fine. Just set up a pay as you go account with an ISP (Wannado, Tiscali, BT, etc) and dial up as you would with a normal phone line. It will be slow though 14.4 kbps with a normal mobile is all you'...

Oh dear.

I'm sure Three offer a "mobile broadband" service which is 384 kbps for about £45 a month. Use a USB cable to connect the phone to the laptop and it'll be plenty fast enough to keep up.

One question still remains though... Why?

Cheers Dan, that one made me laugh too!

There's an easy way to find out... worst they can say is no.

That's a very good question Mr Holmes... ...one that I don't know the answer too! :-D Get out yer multimeter and you'll soon find out! I'd thought along the lines of it just being a switch (ie passive elctronics) that wouldn't need any power supply but never went to the bother of checking. The other...

Cheeky b*****d!

I had problems soldering the legs of the bulb 'cos of the metal they're made of. (That my excuse and I'm sticking to it! )

Image is pretty big so here's a link...

http://www.subatomic.force9.co.uk/door_mechanism.jpg

Decided I'd post it as a new topic...

http://volvo480.northernscum.org.uk/for ... 4955#84955

OK, 'how to' illuminate the info centre selector switch... Things you need: 1x DC Plug 2.5mm/5.0mm (Maplin order code: L49AY) 1x Single-Hole-Fixing 2.5mm DC Socket (Maplin order code: JK10L) 1x 12/1.2W instrument bulb (Don't buy from Maplin - they cost a fortune!) or 1x Wire-Ended Filament Type Bulb...

Ah! OK, yeah, all bulbs working as far as I know...

sallysal wrote:the scotch meet

Will we be drinking whiskey then?

piper1st wrote:Oh, and by the way Ally ... you've a bulb out

Which one?

http://volvo480.northernscum.org.uk/for ... php?t=8256

Talking about changing the clutch, but gearbox is out anyway...

Anton wrote:in 90-92 models I think it´s in combination with oil pressure

That must be the one I got then. I didn't realise the earlier ones were the same size as the 480's. That would make life much easier!

Here's a couple of night pics of my dash... http://www.subatomic.force9.co.uk/dash_night.jpg http://www.subatomic.force9.co.uk/centre_console_night.jpg To modify the vacuum (econ) gauge requires both a perspex light guide and a needle from a 480 gauge as they are different sizes. You also need to pr...

There are little gas struts that assist the motor and keep the lights steady when they are up (look like mini versions of tailgate struts). These often wear out or start to corrode. About £19 each from a Volvo dealer and I don't think they are available elsewhere.

martinholmesuk wrote:of course i have no need as my hair is falling out.

Must be all the stress of owning Vader!

Have a good look at the trackrod, trackrod end and ball joint. A bent track rod seems quite possible if the wishbone is out of shape. Nothing too expensive and all reasonably easy to fix. The only thing you can't do easily yourself will be getting the tracking set once it's all back together. Good l...