Volvo 480 Club Europe

your were right about packing its red/orange with black and white writing.

Sure, it's here on my desk, right in front of me

Well, I got it from the above mentioned friend, I dunno where he got it from. It is an orange spray can, with black and partly white text on it, saying: GLEITMO 300 Clean Lubricating Film Non-soiling, invisible, no oil, no grease Excellent lubricating properties Is extremely pressure-resistant Is co...

Some Volvo radios can be switched on without their code if you hold down button number 4 while switching on...

I actually hit an old Bimmer's mirror in a narrow street with the rounded ones, they did not break, unlike the BMW's... On the contrary, I bought my 480 with cracked mirrors, it looked as if it was hit by another mirror. The same kind was fitted to a previous 460 I used, I repaired those twice... Th...

I would love to see them, but your photoes are gone, I'm afraid...

Do you know if the old style, bigger, two coloured wing mirrors could be fitted to a 93 model originally with the smaller, rounded wing mirrors? Someone mentioned they are not compatible, so before I would go and buy them to replace, I want to make sure... Why did they changed that first mirror desi...

There is a miracle cure for squeaking, called Gleitmo, which can be sprayed onto the adjoining surfaces. It forms a thin, invisible layer of molibden-something on the plastic, which prevents it from squeaking. Mostly. I got it from a friend, he said they were using it on airplanes when repairing/che...

Great! Just send your postal address in e-mail, I'll fix it in a week or so...
I'll let you know when I post it.

Thanks Dragon

BTW, I've got the photoes, do you still want a copy of them? Do you prefer hard copy or pro scanned printable files on CD?

Hi,

What's a G reg means year-wise? I'm not familiar with British registration systems...
It would be even better if you could check the code on the BIG chip of the info center, under the white plastic cover. It should read VDO 390 or VDO 582 or VDO 712 or VDO 734, hopefully...

Thanks

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Hello, Thanks for the reply :-) Yes, it is the computer box / circuit mounted on the back of the display. I definitely need one for post-'91 cars, because these are different. I've seen a few bucketful of pre-'91 items, I think they don't work for me :-( I dug up all the scrapyards here (both of the...

Listies, It seems the info center in my 480 has gone mad, I need to replace it. I searched thoroughly the scrappies here, but I could not find a proper one :( I asked the dealer about it, they told me it would cost €775 new. Geeez... Please help me locate a nice, working info center panel, for a '...

Hello Listies,

I am looking for the following parts:
-- pollen filter frame...
-- heated seat covers, leather or just the heating elements...
-- luggage compartment roller blind or cloth cover...
-- cruise control

These would be for a '93 Turbo, LHD. Do you have them? I would love to buy them...

Mine heats after half a kilometer or so...

Yours might have a blown thermostat, have it checked

Just a year ago a truck almost killed me, it shot a huge stone on my windscreen, it was the size of my fist. It was stuck in between its rear tyres and it got launched on a motorway, when I was approaching he truck at about 130kph. Luckily it bounced off my windscreen, leaving a big scratch on it, w...

Is that real leather or the plastic thingie called "leatherite" (?) or what?<br>It seems to me that it's not real leather, though I don't have much experience in judging it. Compared to the 850 it must be plastic, or just the bigger Volvo has much better quality hide used in it...<br><br>BTW, the Ge...

Has anyone tried self-adhesive UV-protecting film on the back light panels? Mine are nice and dark (yet) but I would like to prevent them... <p></p><i></i>