The "intercooler" badge?

480s partner · Post by **480s partner** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:59 pm

I wonder... did volvo use in some other model series (200,300,700,900) a rear badge saying "intercooler"? Perhaps it could be possible to buy one, cut the "intercooler" part and glue it to the bottom of our "480 Turbo"? Just a thought...

hjkort · Post by **hjkort** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:29 am

yes, the 200 and 700 series had them. At least, here in Holland that is...

pol · Post by **pol** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:13 am

Intercoolers arent all that exciting though.. Same as a catalyser. I removed that badge - it annoyed me!

pol

owen080808 · Post by **owen080808** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:15 pm

yeah its like ' this car is nice and sensible, it knows how to keep its charge temps nice and low' interesting to nerds like me, but to your average motorist 'turbo' is much more evocative. i'd be interest to see the badge on a 480 just to see tho...

480s partner · Post by **480s partner** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:12 am

Me too! I think I am going to give it a try. If I manage anything visually pleasing (factory look...) I will post the results.

JRT

480s partner · Post by **480s partner** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:53 pm

Here it is. It took me a while but I finally managed to pull the job.
Sorry for the picture quality, it was the best shot I could take.

I think It looks... unusually vintage!
Certainly unusual, but ok I guess.
People, comments?

JRT

barnsleyGT · Post by **barnsleyGT** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:49 am

not 2 bad.

like your shiny clusters better tho.

MGB_GT · Post by **MGB_GT** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:38 pm

Don't dislike it being there, but if it was under the light on the rear as opposed to on the tailgate, that would be in keeping with the Catalyser badges.

owen080808 · Post by **owen080808** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:00 pm

looks pretty good, im jealous of your non-pink red paintwork and those clusters more than the badge tho. still, doesnt look out of place

piper1st · Post by **piper1st** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:35 am

i feel i must also comment of the pretty clusters!

I quite like it, and i agree it looks pretty standard.

Since us humans are all about symmetry, can you post a picture of the whole back of the car for curiosity?

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:42 am

piper1st wrote: Since us humans are all about symmetry, can you post a picture of the whole back of the car for curiosity?

- Preferably with a second "intercooler" badge, in mirrored text on the NS

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:23 pm

That Intercooler badge looks really authentic and perfect where it is!

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:31 pm

Lol!! Well one of the reasons it might look 'standard' would be this...

http://groups.msn.com/volvo480/amerikaa ... otoID=2669

pol · Post by **pol** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:49 pm

Ha!

You just yank'ed your ride!

pol

480s partner · Post by **480s partner** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:56 pm

@owen080808: The paintwork was starting to look a little pinkish on some panels but then I used some turtlewax red polish and it became red again!

@piper1st: I have the original picture of the back of the car (which I used to cut and paste the one I posted) but since the car is stored in a garage and the cover was only partially taken out it doesnÃ‚Â´t look very good, as there are lots of light reflections from camera flash and no symmetry at all. Still, I will try to post that.

@Darren: Thanks mate. That was my intention, try to make it like volvo would have done it, I suppose.

@JohnTurbo: Well, I canÃ‚Â´t deny that. It was my source of inspiration. It just looked sooooo right to me that I wanted the same.

@pol: I have a soft spot for the 'lost' american 480's...

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:42 pm

Looks lovely I think!

A cotton bud and some polish around the badges wouldnt go a miss either,hahaaaaa!

480s partner · Post by **480s partner** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:28 pm

Catgroom,

what kind of polish should I use?

I have tried previously some glass polish but it didnÃ‚Â´t work. The markings around the letters are still very visible.

Only a bit of petroleum gelly smeared around the letters seems to fade the marks a little untill it dries.

I am afraid to damage the badges with some unknown product.

JRT.

hjkort · Post by **hjkort** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:41 pm

480's partner wrote:
I think It looks... unusually vintage!
Certainly unusual, but ok I guess.
People, comments?

JRT

I own an '87 Volvo 360.

360 GL, with 'injection' in smaller letters...

Thats vintage. Anyone interested to put it on a 480?

piper1st · Post by **piper1st** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:22 am

catgroom wrote:A cotton bud and some polish around the badges wouldnt go a miss either,hahaaaaa!

good tip caticous ... i'll give that a go too!

Stuntman · Post by **Stuntman** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:55 pm

That's a really handy tip, I thought about removing them with petrol or thinners and glass polishing the whole panel, then re-applying, maybe even respraying the badge,

But the intercooler badge looks stock, especially if you're not used to the model

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