Volvo 480 Club Europe

All good now, nice healthy 13.8v. The little spade connector that plugs into the regulator was frazzled, its been stripped soldered and refitted. During my checks the earth from battery to body was corroded and pretty much fell out of the connector so that's replaced too. Thanks all for the excellen...

When you switch the ignition on, does the battery warning light come on? This is what starts the charging process. Sometimes a good rev can cause self excitement and trigger charging, but not always. Also 13.5v is right on the edge of actually charging; have a look at the how to section on my volt ...

Hi all, New alternator and battery fitted. On initial start up and idle no apparent charging. Go for a drive about 2 mins in, normal charging (13.5v) resumes. Idling also results in normal (13.5v) charging, stop then start, poor charging until a drive. This behaviour is consistent .. Any ideas? Than...

Hi All,

Anyone got a jack and wheel brace for a 480 for sale, turns out I drove R3 back from Leeds to Belfast with neither.
Many Thanks
C

Hi All,

R3 Got a new exhaust today, full stainless.. Sounds great, just right for a 480, the work done underneath is very tidy.
And it's performing well too..

Great to see R3 has her new owner and home. It’s also good to see the parts from my ‘87 ES (the clock, column cover and dimmer), by arrangement with David, have made it safely to you and been brought back to life. Good luck with the rest of your refurb, Colm. Many thanks for getting the parts to me...

Hi All, R3 Goes for a new custom exhaust on Tuesday in the meantime couple small jobs Door pocket replaced. Steering column cover fitted, and looking much more presentable now And thanks to dcwalker for arranging the digi clock and the aforementioned steering column cover. Other work in progress cur...

David, thanks it was great meeting you both yesterday , has the chocolate been eaten ? It was a nice feeling rolling off the ferry in Belfast this afternoon after a superb drive around 350 miles in total.. R3/Felicity will be left in for a new stainless exhaust very soon, no fart pipes though it wil...

I will add that over the years I imported 7 480s into the Republic of Ireland from U.K, a TT, Celeb, 2x Turbos and the rest are ES. And god knows who else has done the same in the ROI, I'm in the North now so any further purchases wont put a dent in the numbers.

Colm

Hi All, update, found a car, will be collecting it this Friday all being well.

You should all know of it.... Update at the weekend from either me and or the current owner.

Hi All,
looking out for a 480 that's MOT'd and not needing any body work done, (this year anyway) I have a budget of 3K Maximum, would appreciate any pointers you can offer also.

Many Thanks in advance.
C

one layer, about a cm thick

Not DIY got them from Joep in Holland, laser cut jobbies

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/222189505037?

Hi Guys,
Looking for a passengers side pop up motor.....

Many Thanks
C

:wall: Guys This auction >>>>>> aidanmorris post http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-480-ES-Stunning-Immaculate-Low-Mileage-Modern-Classic-Mint-No-Reserve-/162055016569?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 It was listed yesterday at over 4k, and is now closed with an edited price of 1500 and no bids, probably g...