Volvo 480 Club Europe

I think that the tailgate has knackered the loom, I had a quick look and at least one wire is worn to the conductor. What I will probably do is rewire it. Cut the loom side back, fit a multi-plug and rewire the tailgate to the motor. I have been waiting for a few bits to arrive one of them being the...

Had the same problem with the speedo.

If you look at my blinky project thread you will see how I tested it. The cable is awful type of coaxial.The outer was broken in various places. Very easy when you know how to test.

Is the a loom plug to disconnect the wiring for the tailgate? The 480 has went to work with my Gf the past couple of days, she is getting a feel for it. Plus points are that it goes round the hair pin bends on the way home with ease. https://serving.photos.photobox.com/87464711f55df2754b12bfb8dd5059...

Nice looking car, amazing how good cars look like with a fresh coat of paint.

Todays task was to have the wheel alignment done and do some DIY for my brother which is a good excuse to put some miles on the 480. I discovered I have headlamp washers which prompted me to read the handbook about the other interesting features like the lights which stay on until you get to your fr...

Most interesting... Presumably, you'd only need one template as the lights are a mirror image of each other. PDF template so that you could guarantee sizing when printing. Did you use extra tape to go over the edges, or cut it flush? Does it mould with some gentle heat? I know, a lot questions for ...

https://serving.photos.photobox.com/29279555ebaa091a77ebd6b8661a750445ace15892fe901250511104e7f6dd77180c10a2.jpg https://serving.photos.photobox.com/97993824cd9b3e012bb425b83cf13d4d4f398958959f5df021ddbbb8a47960e41ac9fc9b.jpg Bought the film from the one stop shop that is ebay. I bought a 30cmx100c...

Tried the film out the better rear lamp. Would be best done in doors off the car with a pre cut template. https://serving.photos.photobox.com/43754022f731bbefedb94bae2903c9530fe78468d5a3307b94e2e7e9743ddcb2bb57a23f.jpg https://serving.photos.photobox.com/08088246ea6e2b666a1cb09d03e9c7970d765553334fb...

I will need to address the lazy eye.

New tyres are fitted. https://serving.photos.photobox.com/843350425e138df3adfc4391798f3dd3ac87a2a38186f38c5c675e367fa8e62b895bd112.jpg https://serving.photos.photobox.com/75476423b3a7654af471f26e8b13dbfbcdb48e72ba66146a6d131dea710f9b312d068faa.jpg Happy to have a set of 4 matching tyres and they see...

The lamp film I ordered arrived today. Cut a small sample of the clear and light smoked film. This is spare lamp which I had tried polishing. The clear film wasn't worth the effort but the light smoke could be winner. Smoke is vertical and clear is the horizontal patch. https://serving.photos.photob...

Celebration brochure states 195/55 - that's what I always ran my Celeb on. As for original make, you can't see it in the Celeb brochure, but the 1995 480 brochure shows both Michelins and Goodyear, so take your pick! I ran Goodyears on my Celeb, but I have Pirelli Cinturato P1s on my GT (because of...

Executive decision made, ordered a set of 195/55/15 for the 480.

Will report back when fitted.

looks really smart.

What size of tyres are you running?

Thanks for that. Not much between the 185 and 195. I have been trying to locate the original volvo tyre spec. The handbook I have lists 195/55/15. Would anyone have a celebration handbook to see if it states which brand and size of tyres were supplied new. The speedo seems to over read a bit which s...

I havent ordered any tyres yet, I was waiting for a few opinions first.

Day light at last, gave the 480 a wash down and went for a spin. First in service gremlin too, the radio fuse blew, not sure why but it blew as soon as I changed it too. Will need to have a look tomorrow, it also took out the info centre. https://serving.photos.photobox.com/57771964929b6cb13d51943a3...

Looking for a few opinions on tyre size.

The car has 185/55/15 currently but I am considering 195/55/15.

I find that the taller tyres help with speed bumps and the 195 being a bit wider can only be a good thing as you have more tyre on tarmac.

Spent today, torquing and rechecking all of the nuts and bolts I have been working on in preparation to get the car back on the road. The replacement bolts seem to be doing the job but I will recheck them after a few miles and then regularly. The idle still sounded a little rough so I decided to cha...

dont think I can post direct.

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