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by balto8
Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:42 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: The Wolf roams
Replies: 207
Views: 142297

Re: The Wolf roams

This guy makes the coupling pieces both in plastic and metal. Plastic for 12€each. Stainless steel for 40€ each. I had given all kind of plastic material replicas so many chances that I had to go for steel ones. 90€ p&p included. I have passed this page on my car forever. I would spend that money ag...
by balto8
Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:24 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: Changing accelerator cable
Replies: 14
Views: 5775

Re: Changing accelerator cable

Jesus ! 170 eur for the cable ! http://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts/engine/fuel-mixture-formation/control-linkage/accelerator-cable-nos-new-old-stock/1050000/ I took one from a scrappy 1990 turbo a while ago looking to replace mine as the plastic body part is also waving goodbye. But then i found t...
by balto8
Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:34 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: Changing accelerator cable
Replies: 14
Views: 5775

Re: Changing accelerator cable

Could you point where did you find the cable?
by balto8
Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:16 pm
Forum: Howto manuals
Topic: Change bulbs at the front + rear of the car
Replies: 8
Views: 14707

Re: Change bulbs at the front + rear of the car

This is helpful stuff.

Thanks Jim.
by balto8
Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:24 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 turbo CC Bello
Replies: 115
Views: 71718

Re: 480 turbo CC Bello

Looks nice!

In my opinion cool white leds don't fit the car style. I'd give a try to warm white leds.

Check this.

http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/v ... ts#p208064
by balto8
Fri Feb 26, 2016 11:00 am
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: FOR SALE:- LED DRL lights
Replies: 30
Views: 9745

Re: FOR SALE:- LED DRL lights

I have bought myself on Ebay some different types of BA15S LEd bulbs to try an replace DRLs for LEDs. All of them in warm white tone. While I wait for them to come from China I have a few questions. I really would like to replace all BA15s on the car for LEds, that's pretty much all of them but the ...
by balto8
Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:51 am
Forum: Body and Interior (80)
Topic: Sealing the rear lights
Replies: 50
Views: 20975

Re: Sealing the rear lights

I have bought Joeps seals in the past when I replaced both my back light clusters. They do the job as good as the original ones. But you may need to add some clear silicon sealant on top of that if you want to get a complete full sealing of the lights. One another design defect in our beloved 480s.
by balto8
Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:48 pm
Forum: Body and Interior (80)
Topic: Interior lightning LED renewal
Replies: 0
Views: 2621

Interior lightning LED renewal

After replacing all the dashboards lights for leds It was time ford renewing all my interior lighning. Filament bulbs give the car the Dracula's castle looks compared to the light LEDs give. So here's it. You will need. All of them in warm white, 3000k. 2 32mm C5Ws (Festoon) for the under dashboard ...
by balto8
Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:05 am
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: FOR SALE: Rear bumper support
Replies: 39
Views: 36291

Re: FOR SALE: Rear bumper support

German told me you were in Madrid to pick up the Hausser body kit and gave him in return a set of those bumper supports. I was eager to see them. What humidity and rust do to your cars in northern Europe, sun does to ours in southern. Right at that time I was fighting the speedo battle. 480 fools cr...
by balto8
Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:37 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: Speedo sensor desperately wanted. MOT coming up
Replies: 2
Views: 1325

Re: Speedo sensor desperately wanted. MOT coming up

No Brinkie. In my case everything was fine with the instruments board. It was the speedo sensor all the way. I read GlasgowJim once that he would change speedo sensor first and move from there if things didn't solve. I wish I would have gone that way. Gremlins? I swear I didn't feed the car after 12...
by balto8
Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:03 pm
Forum: Electrical system (30)
Topic: Yet another speed gauge gremlin topic.
Replies: 9
Views: 4850

Re: Yet another speed gauge gremlin topic.

After I fried the infocenter board when trying to clean the connections on the back of the main board I had to replace the whole thing. Also due to so many dashboard disassemble and reassemble the plastic was falling apart. I had to reinforce almost everywhere with pounds of poxiline. Now its all fi...
by balto8
Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:41 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic: Moonroof Retrofit
Replies: 15
Views: 20302

Re: Moonroof Retrofit

After breaking one after another different material replicas of the damn moonroof couplig pieces I finally ordered stainless steel 3D replicas of the coupling piece to this dutch fellow through Shapeways http://www.shapeways.com/product/479CFHKBB/glashubdach-leitungsverbinder-volvo-480?li=marketplac...
by balto8
Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:26 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: Various parts needed please!! Looked everywhere :-(
Replies: 12
Views: 2906

Re: Various parts needed please!! Looked everywhere :-(

Asked the guy. I'll let you know what he says.
by balto8
Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:15 am
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: Various parts needed please!! Looked everywhere :-(
Replies: 12
Views: 2906

Re: Various parts needed please!! Looked everywhere :-(

This breaker in Spain is selling GT parts. I could ask him for the rear glass badge.

http://www.milanuncios.com/otros-recamb ... 976999.htm
by balto8
Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:50 pm
Forum: Announcements & Club Issues
Topic: FORUM ISSUES - Report them here
Replies: 50
Views: 72876

Re: FORUM ISSUES - Report them here

It would be nice to see the latest 10 posts instead of the current 5 in the board index. That way more people might see them before they pass to page 2.
by balto8
Thu Jan 14, 2016 2:41 pm
Forum: Electrical system (30)
Topic: Yet another speed gauge gremlin topic.
Replies: 9
Views: 4850

Re: Yet another speed gauge gremlin topic.

Yes. I also thought that it could be the residue of the CRC causing the smell and smoke, but forgot to mention that the infocenter board got quite hot. I could sense the heat coming from the multipin blue connection to the main board area. So I figured that a short-circuit had happened over there. I...
by balto8
Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:12 pm
Forum: Electrical system (30)
Topic: Yet another speed gauge gremlin topic.
Replies: 9
Views: 4850

Re: Yet another speed gauge gremlin topic.

Fire! Fire! I took out the speedo and disassembled the thing. Cleaned all the circuits thoroughly with CRC cleaner, let it dry for half an hour and then reassemble. Once I connected the green and grey connector on the back of the board, after two minutes, some weird smell started to come out followe...
by balto8
Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:35 pm
Forum: Electrical system (30)
Topic: Yet another speed gauge gremlin topic.
Replies: 9
Views: 4850

Re: Yet another speed gauge gremlin topic.

Thank you Brinkie for your answer. Every thought is welcome. Yes, that repair guide on the link I've sent is for the broken tooth on the cogwheel. Also a common failure if you reset the partial odometer when the car is running as you force the mechanism counterclockwise when it's turning clockwise (...
by balto8
Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:48 pm
Forum: Electrical system (30)
Topic: Yet another speed gauge gremlin topic.
Replies: 9
Views: 4850

Yet another speed gauge gremlin topic.

Hi all. Been through ALL of the speedo threads I could find. Reading them has prepared me to this new problem. So I start the car and the speedo and odometer are easy and ok. After I drive about 10 kms the needle starts jumping up and down. 50% of the time it displays the right speed, the other half...
by balto8
Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:55 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: 480 turbo CC Bello
Replies: 115
Views: 71718

Re: 480 turbo CC Bello

That car looks better everyday !!

Muy buen trabajo !