Volvo 480 Club Europe

Hi all

just a quick note incase anyones interested,i get ads for 480`s for sale via email so i thought id air it

sorry if its already well known

some are pretty pricy:):)

http://www.carsbymail.co.uk/







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Hi all afew months or so back i got my 480es two tone through its MOT. well during this MOT one of the guys checking its suspension had his crowbar here and there, but while shoving it under the front wheels the car made a spine tingling noise like a load crack!!! and the main guy shouted for his ma...

Hi all cheers mate,ill do that soon. my 480 is a cow when cold and drops down toooo low when i tap the gas pedal but when warm she is ok but the same happens if i stop uphill at lights and try and pull off under normal accelerating. found a two tone in alton and its a k reg like mine and in very goo...

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same for me £2 fo halogen and what a differance and most bulbs can be got from shops in town.

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watch the damn dash screws though otherwise its dash sqeek mania .

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poe i like the front look i think it looks nice and mean and love the scoop:)


mine is nothing near that but im happy with it and its all still on it:):)(prevous thread on grills)


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Hi all mine i just call the bullet as its soooooo streamline in appearance and looks mean:) or its (oi dont fuck up now:):):) other than that i may refer to her as the silon if she behaves:):) hey sophie you still got wet carpets?my water retension stopped when i resealed the rear clusters with this...

Hi this car seems to get the wallet itching in these guys pockets. the 340 had people feeling sorry for me(i loved it)i had the exhust fixed manytimes for free:)hehehe is the mounts a hard job?and where are they(how many?)sorry ive been toooo busy to read around so any links are a blessing:) cheers ...

Hi all yep 30 squids each,he saw me comming:)i suppose its the right way to have it sorted would be have both done at the same time but alas im not made of money and as its only out one side i dont need to be mugged for more than absolutly needed. tracking hasnt been checked yet as im holding off fo...

Hi all been ilusive for a while and im gonna pick some brains here. ive been told the odd grindy knocking from the front end passengerside turns out it may be the mounts? it pulls iracticly sometime on the wheel feeling like its being stear`d in the opposite direction(left mainly) its not ball joint...

Hi all i could for a minute imagine the scene crowbar in hand :lol: a good advert id say some guy beating the car untill the next shot which would show a cube with a banged and dented door and as he raises the handle BEEP BEEP BEEP!! you can trust volvo to stay a step ahead!! :lol: :lol: sg

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cheers brasco

i know for a fact hitting just about any window HARD doesnt do jack alarm wise.

your right its shit:)

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Hi all Yestarday i was playing about round the car and wonder`d what sort of things trigger`d the alarm (not including using the handle while armed which deffinatly works :shock: well i thought the best place to start was the windows so off i went and gave it some good fist action :D supprise suppri...

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the scammell bit gets me laughing everytime



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cheers il check those:)

sorry didnt reply earlier ive been racking the mileage up on my poor car.
100+miles a day for the last 4 days:(:)

not anymore,i dont like raising the mileage that fast when im not being compensated.



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Hi all Im just digging about for an answer to my small question well when you clean the valve(under the dust cover)do you undo the screw(little brass adjuster)? marking it first if possible or do you just spray some carb cleaner into the whole area (with screw done up) or undo and blast it through? ...

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milosz i have a full set of the same wheel covers for my 340 which at the mo resting up awaiting my attention(nothing serious though):)

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Hi all brasco i only went up into whitehill(round a few corners from me:) the discs look ok and so far she drives ok and brakes still work as good as before and so does the handbrake. it was up in white hill when it let go.:) im planning on painting the calipers green so im gonna check it soonish an...

Hi all got out at half 6 this morning and heated the beast up but when i went to move off o found the handbrake was frozen on:( well tried anyway to shift it (tried alllsorts)well it didnt shift so i drove off anyway (or tried anyway)didnt get much more than 3rd but that was trying very hard. got up...

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this is the best i could find,i suck in any photo(def not photogenic):)


http://photobucket.com/albums/b49/billy ... ent=me.jpg


first and last


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Hi all

i did find it drives like a trolley,but addictive it is



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