Volvo 480 Club Europe

Nice! How does it perform?
DoC

I am going through a larger upgrade of my stock 480 t engine and has got my hands on a good T25 turbo from a saab 9000 1996. And was thinking of making it a hybrid instead, and keep it around 200 hp for not stressing the compressor side. Has any of you tried this conversion, and/or maybe just the co...

Hi Guys,

I have just mounted a pair of 60k miles original volvo shocks on my 480, with some improvement. That means new shocks. So my question is where to buy 4 good cheap gas shocks, and what is good shoks for this car?
DoC

martinholmesuk wrote:take the large tall relay out from under your relay box and check it out.

Even if it looks OK it could be faulty. I replaced mine yesterday and everything is good again.

Tx, ill try that in the morning
DoC

aibast wrote:you mean your popup?

yep left one.
DoC

Hi Guys,

My left front light will in periods not open, i have had it ipart and cleaned the connections, with no help. Anyone with a good tip to fix this?
DoC

Hi Guys,

How much is good to shorten the vacuum hose for the magnet valve?
DoC

As I wrote in an earlier thread, I?ve bought a set of Lyra alloys :D They are 6J X 14" ET35 and the recommended tyre size(according to the "accesories wheel page") is 175/65R14. How wide tyres can be put on them and how would it affect the handling? I made a search, and found out that many tyre com...

vins480t wrote:has any1 ever made it less rowboaty?

There is a pretty good one for the renaults, but it is 170£.
Can find a link if youre interested.
DoC

Hi guys,

what is the best synthetic oil for the manual tranny? And has anyone put in an tranny cooler?
DoC