Volvo 480 Club Europe

Stick it on a classic car policy. You won't get a no-claims build up but my experience is that it is so much cheaper it doesn't matter. I'm with Peter Best. Footman James prior to that but for some reason they got pricey. I'm not a fan of Carole Nash. My policy also allows to drive it to work, which...

I'll likely be booking up and coming with my Dad-- we might have to do a trial fit of his knackered hips in the car first though!

It might not be the motor. Have a search on here for the Brinkie Winkie dance to see if you can revive them

I'd certainly give repair a go. I was lucky with one car and my repair to the thermostat lasted but not on this one, the wire is just too thin and brittle I guess. The break will likely just be on the bottom part and the thermostat can be reached with just the cover opened up, rather than full cover...

Also, it is nigh on guaranteed that the wires on the lower seat pad to the thermostat will be broken. I had mine out last week and attempted a repair, it lasted about two arse cheeks before coming out again. Will be attempting a cheapo eBay retrofit tomorrow as the 480 is doing another week of daily...

Nice one!

jifflemon wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 15, 2023 3:46 pm

errrr I don't remember that!

Then again, I don't remember much these days......

Maybe I dream some of the mad stuff you come up with!

Didn’t Jeff discover recently that the rear wiper motor is the same as the headlight for motor? Could you bolt it on for troubleshooting purposes? Or did you nicely confirm it by swapping them left to right?

Great, thanks, might give this a go some time.

Also highly recommend a fibreglass pencil for cleaning the pads https://www.amazon.co.uk/Proops-Brass-Fiberglass-Scratch-Postage/dp/B00IUGYADE Do you mean clean just the button pads? By the way, nice idea for a fix. Hope it works and I can repair my original. Will retire on the funds from selling t...

Very rare picture of original fit radio on early cars.






Found in the back of my last car.

Hey Dave. I don’t have one but hopefully you will find one as they aren’t usually something that people need so every car being broken will have two! As you are working on the system, I’d recommend changing the splitter valve in the nose cone (which I think is a non-return too). They are still avail...

Remember the car's that are meant to have the digital clock have four pins on the plug, not three like you analogue peasants. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: On the plus side, us analogue peasants can easily tell the time...... One of the things I was looking at with Mr Dendy, was actually replacing all the g...

Does anyone have experience with repairing the digital clock? Mine only displays the time if I hold the left button down. Otherwise, it is illuminated but no display. It used to work. I re-flowed all its internal solder joints but night but with no luck. There could be a problem with the car's wirin...

Very interesting, thank you!

Hello 480 friends, Is this rear bumper support still available? Can i contact with somebody? Yours Berry Hey, I'll send you a PM with his email address just incase he doesn't see this forum so often. Note, you will need to add some rivnuts to it and also you will loose the rear tow hook. Hi James, ...

Bollocks, just as I need the 480 for daily duties and decide to adjust the clutch, I realise my bulkhead is also cracked. Joining you in early-car nightmare club again! Sending you a PM. When you say "you need a new hole", did you open the bulkhead hole up to remove the damage, or did you just slide...

Very interesting stuff.

There was that one that came up for breaking in Japan. No idea if it was a Japanese original though. Can't seem to find the post but the pictures, if still available, might show the sidemarkers. Had a quick at the parts catalogue I have and no mention of Japanese lights.

I've noticed the floor on the passenger side has got all wet again, it's definitely water so I thought maybe it's the something to do with the fan? So I've pulled all the carpet up and it's soaked so I've pulled the drain plugs out to try drain the worse out and went about pulling all the underside...

This wont let you fix it nicely and grease it but you might also find that there are leaves in it. You can go in with a vacuum from the engine bay and suck out some debris. Fan air inlet is on the UK passenger side, at the back, next to the wipers.