Volvo 480 Club Europe

What are you using for the repair?

I have had things like this on other cars and wonder if it would help to fitting strips of aluminium over groups of screw holes to give more strength/rigidity to the dash panel either bonded to the plastic or just held by the screws.

Pick the scenic route if you have the time, motorways are boring. I like the scenery in the lakes and the moor roads Having made a few recent trips up and down the M6 be prepared for a bit of slow moving traffic. Also if you drive at the national speed limit you will have trucks sitting up your back...

It arrived just as I was leaving for the weekend.

Seems to be in one piece so will get it back together and see what else is not working.

I should add that the button for the LED seems to have been opened at some point, maybe the case had just popped a bit. is the module reliable?

I had a look at the car tonight and thought I would check the fault codes for the ABS as the dash had been bodged. I havent had the dash back so perhaps this is why it didnt work for me. Jumper moved to position 3, turned ignition to II, waited about 10 sec. pressed the button for more than 1 second...

Quick question.

The brake pads and discs front and rear. Are they the same for all models.

The car is currently at my friends so not quite easy to check at the moment.

Try an buy the 5 litre bottle of brake fluid, I decant it in to smaller bottles to make it easy when filling. old water bottle are good with the sports cap. You did well getting the old fluid out will only be a good thing. Did you consider changing the hoses? The dirt comes from a few places and rub...

it was already broken thanks for repairing them.

How bad were they?

Atleast with them back to factory condition it eliminates them from the fault finding process

ABS State?

I was going to try the flashing led to pin it down.

Thanks Robert. I will send the payment over. hope the speedo isng a complete mess. The brakea are top on my list, I tend to fix the brakes on every car I buy. There isnt really much to them an good rebuild cant fix. I use a company for the ABS pumps when they need tlc. during the week I will get a l...

Fair enough about if it aint broke.

However I will give it some thought, I dont think a car with 130-150k will be in prime condition.

The belts on the to do list for def though.

Any idea about the correct waterpump for a 2.0 with a/c though?

Whilst my dashboard is away on its european tour I have been thinking aboutother jobs to do. As a normal precaution I replace the timing belt and water pumps on all new purchases unless I have good evidence of it being done. I am not 100% sure when this was done though it was within the last 6years....

they may wonder where the sunroof went.

I think I have seen the number plate around though.

It can be a worry when they value the car against the market. I had a problem about 10years ago when they under valued a car I had written off. there were plenty similar cars on the road but mine had a rare engine. so I had to find adverts to justify a higher value. They didnt like it but had to giv...

https://serving.photos.photobox.com/1701220212b5628d9f97a9d83995d94990297dce03a2b698be2dd2ffdce427a705f306e6.jpg https://serving.photos.photobox.com/217390913e9d016e1b51c08ab67fbbdff8e305e73bc116572645a8130f1393c4c36bf953.jpg This is the washer jet I picked up. Will get a chance to try it maybe nex...

A friend spotted this N reg celebration today.

Not mine either, thought grey celebs were rare?

Think that is what it is.....

The brake rebuild could be getting more interesting now.

https://serving.photos.photobox.com/0139988961ece7802879c4814b7d15f2bd527cc59fb3f7871800847da2ece1accf3424fd.jpg Spot the fixes? This will be going on a holiday this week. Already have had some of the parts arrive, new horns - had a look under the bonnet and the one I can see is rotten which when i...

It is something to consider, I would only use a bit of the arch itself. If you avoid the vertical bit of the panel it does help the finish. The inner wing is the harder to do and often needs more work. I am a long way off breaking out the plasma cutter but if a cheap set of 440/460 wings turn up I w...