Volvo 480 Club Europe

Wow, Jinyu tires, the owner really must have put some money in the car... Let’s have it right - incorrectly sized Jinyu tyres! :rofl: You can tell an awful lot about an older car simply from the tyres. Clearly this owner has gone with the “what’s the cheapest thing that’ll fit my car” approach. Ver...

...The only further observation I'd make about the 480 subject of this post is that it appears to be missing the stone-chip stickers at the rear arches, which is always the clue to the arches having been done. In which case, it's a little disappointing to see rust bubbles forming again. On the eigh...

Wow, Jinyu tires, the owner really must have put some money in the car...

Thieves torch cars to hide any traces that could be linked to them: hairs, fibers, DNA...
They don't give a shit, if they did they wouldn't have stolen your car in the first place.

Thanks!

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Aftermarket airbags for the 480

480 in the wet:

Just an image saved from the compromised Photobucket account and stored elsewhere:

I am interested :) Sadly i found out from seller the car is from germany for sure but on the paper that is suppose to be the paper u get when u buy the car are just some random numbers that mean nothing... i can show the pic if you want. But the car that he is selling have most of that things u men...

I thought to know the GT also had heated seats and traction control.

... I mean seriously people, when was the last time you bought a 480 with heater buttons like this? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/EJjG_XLyNTeuZnP3QFSPSZT95qSQyVxRze4htZNbb8heQx15H6O_y0h72GdWVHBu-Mk3zdMOZRg1f-XGk5vrgtWA4ZjDoWeHnn0rYF6DjVVsO_sloaDnbKmKNZg6WZ_zcVxkr4Zx07KFbcwQzFW5CturtX4mqg-VXgAPY...

jifflemon wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 8:53 am

Van wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:26 pm

I hope the moderators will forgive me addressing Micahs95turbo in his native language.

No problem at all, but I think he’s an American stationed in Germany!

How was I supposed to know that?!

Also heute ist Samstag und ich hoffe Sie sind nicht enttäuscht. Allerdings wünsche ich auch viel Glück weil ein 480 ist nicht wie ein anderes Auto. Es spricht für den Verkäufer das er bereit ist das Auto selbst zu überfuhren. Generell sind die Briten und die Schotten besonders anständige Leute. Aber...

I just want to express my compassion. In my 480 time I had struggled with this long time and it nearly drove me mad. Changed dashes and computers several times, in the end the cause seems to have been the speed sensor. Temporarily workarounds: -take notes of rpm vs speed -speed tickets usually are a...

Great looking car indeed. Maybe now swap the woman?

zapcity wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:03 pm

...Used loads of spring clamps and contact adhesive. Not a difficult job.

Good job! Alternatively if you don't have a dozen of clamps, to vacuum them in a large vacuum sealed bag is a possibility.

jifflemon wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:08 am

100 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:06 am

There is a high level brake light?

Above the wiper - Perhaps more a "mid level brake light"

Often it is referred to as the third, or center brake light.

It was driving and there was no time to take a picture, I spotted the 480, and only then the roof. It was the first 480 I'd seen in a couple of years actually.

For about two weeks I spotted a black 480 with a sliding vinyl sunroof in Haarlem, Netherlands. I've never seen a 480 with an opening vinyl roof before.

In general we know the 2l engines are conservatively rated. I know my car was healthy though I doubt it would have had 118HP.