Volvo 480 Club Europe

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Van wrote:lol

Sums up my reaction pretty well, unusually for that term

Spotted on ebay, a way to keep your 480 cabrio in good condition if you don't have a garage for your precious car:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-480-Cab ... 3a8af636b7

7 covers for sale to cover the 1 cabrio in existence!

Another darkness fan. I'd call myself a fan-ish, in that I still like their stuff though didn't they split up and re-form?

I went to Lowestoft once, though before I owned a 480...

When you say on the inside, do you mean from inside the car (access from the boot I guess-not that I've noticed) or by getting round the back of the lip inside the wheel arch?

Had a vaguely similar indicator problem a few years ago which might have been caused by one of the plugs to the CEM being not fully enguaged-If you've done anything with CEM recently it might be worth a quick check?

cranna21 wrote:..... and went and licked it up 2 days later......

Seriosly though, many greetings and might see you in the area of NE Scotland though I never go to Aberdeen.

Never done it but I recall mention of how to do it on the forum a few years ago. Probably wasn't a ''how-to'' though

The panels above the rear (side) windows would also be a possible place for ingress. I believe they are held to the car by some plastic pins which also seal the holes they push into from letting water in!

Merry Christmas Drew! Glad you're making progress with the dashboard. Are you sure that its the plug from wiring harness to pcb that is the reason the infocentre isn't working? Try pushing on the pcb instead....often the poor connection is between pcb and the metal prongs which transfer the signal t...

Window switch arrived today, thanks to malkontent!

If you've not reset the codes by cancelling them/leaving the battery disconnected for the requisite length of time then the codes will still be there....

As per the title, one window switch required!

I think Volvo had been trying to make the electrics work since the death of the p1800/1800es and just decided to give up and make it anyway.

Porsche definitely tweaked the turbo engine up to about 180BHP but volvo then detuned it to 120BHP. Didn't think that Porsche had a look at the non-turbo engines. I believe all had their origins in the Renault units but Volvo upgraded them. But then, I'm just regurgitating what I've read. There is s...

I'm sure that Jim can offer more specific advice than I, but have a read through these how-to's to give you an idea of what things look like: http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=14976 http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=19050 By the way, the first how to...

Maybe I'm un-educated but what is this bypass to which you refer?

Just go for the best condition you can find for the money you want to spend! The later versions tend to be a little better electronically I believe.

I second the guess that the yellow wire is the extra one which needs connecting to the oil pressure sensor to make the oil pressure guage work

So we're all a bit sad then, apart from Jim who was watching it for other reasons!