Volvo 480 Club Europe

The bulb fitting contacts on the board may be damaged as well. I had it on my board and we're still looking for a way to get this fixed. Soldering seems to be a no-go with this extend of damage, so we are opting for electrical conductive glue. Don't know if it's going to work or be durable... we'll ...

Absolutely.
This guy was trying to be as vague as possible about anything, really. A second opinion is no guarantee for good news though, but you need to have more clues here.

Greetz,
Peter

Seemed that I forgot to log in before replying... it was me allright.

Greetz!
Peter

Exactly the information I was looking for... many thanks!

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Peter

A very happy birthday, John !

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Peter

Probably the humidity level inside your 480 is far higher than that of the 340... did the 340 have comparable water leaks?

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Peter

My former '90 ES had it once, some years ago, after a midsomer monsoon that took 10 minutes or so. It was really bizar, standing in the living room with the car keys in my hand and seeing those torches going up and down and up an down and up and down... Only after two hours I was able to close the b...

Turbo manual. Black. Taurus alloys and some top notch Pirellis. That Volvo lowering set looks promising, so why not? Moonroof. Cruise control. Black Celebration / Ltd Edition leather (looks so much classier at the door panels). Remote central locking. Venetian blinds & roller cover. Air bag. And the...

Hi Dan, The warning light is there to warn you that icy patches on the road are possible now, because it's always that bit colder at ground zero. It should turn red at 3°C, so it's in fine fettle. No idea though about the flappy sucking of your air filter. I do recognise the light paranoia regardin...

One's never too old to learn, eh?... Certainly not in my case! It reads miles to the gallon... and not liters/100 km...

That is a very reasonable fuel consumption! If I put my right foot down the display goes way beyond that. And it's not even modded...

Greetz,
Peter

Hi Martin,

Impressive accelleration!

But... can you tell me what is showing on the info centre display?
Not the average fuel consumption, I hope.

Greetz,
Peter

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I saw no offence nor rant in Helens response. You were both playing a (very amusing) verbal ping-pong on the eternal Mac-PC subject. And to get back on the subject (replacing the moonroof): things will work out fine, Helen. If anything doesn't go according to plan, just throw it on the forum! You'll...

The moonroof on my former '90 ES was smashed one day by falling debris in a very convincing winter storm. Easier than replacing the panel was to replace the entire 'cassette' and the extensions towards the back of the car. To be able to do this we had to dismantle the roof padding, but this sounds m...

Hi Helen and a big welcome. Just got in as well. Sorry to hear that your life with a 480 has started off so dramatically. I'm sure though people on this forum will help you along finding a spare. I think being a 480 and a Mac geek goes pretty well together... it's just the same over here. By the way...

Absolutely right. I still get the shivers when I think of the moment the timing belt on my '89 Turbo snapped - a mild depression is not far away when I recall the bill. The belt on my car snapped (or should I say teared ) due to pulley locking, so go for the set if you don't have a clear view on the...

Nirex, Instead of decimating a 'mint running 480t' (to use your own words), why not just ask for the parts needed? I'm quite sure you would have got a lot of positive response to your quest. Now you're just demolishing a very good 480, breaking the heart of many 480 afficiniado , and we are supposed...

Thank you all for those warm welcoming words.

Here's a link to the album '480Turbo' on photobucket.com, where you can see my Turbo and former ES pictured in all their flawed glory.

http://photobucket.com/albums/y253/480Turbo/

Bye for now,
Peter

Hi there, Let me take advantage of this fine forum to introduce my car. My 480 is a 1989 Turbo with 215K km on the clock. It had a big rebuild after a timing chain disaster two years ago. Aside this, my black wedge has served me well and faithfully, so now it's time for some real tlc. A sparkling mo...