Bonnet light

V480t · Post by **V480t** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:09 am

Hi to all,
Only recently i heard talking about a bonnet light. Can anyone tell me where is it?Because iÂ´ve never seen it in my car.

Thanks!

480:Even parked runs like hell!!!

gerrsvolvo · Post by **gerrsvolvo** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:23 am

Not all 480Â´s have bonnetlights.
The earlier ones had it but I do not know exactly up to what model
year.
I think 1986 to 1988 or Â´89 have it.
Later was the opening in the bonnet not there.

Good CEM
gerrsvolvo

Ben Harris · Post by **Ben Harris** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:15 am

gerrsvolvo wrote:Not all 480Â´s have bonnetlights.
The earlier ones had it but I do not know exactly up to what model
year.
I think 1986 to 1988 or Â´89 have it.
Later was the opening in the bonnet not there.

Good CEM
gerrsvolvo

My '89 doesn't have one, but then it didn't have a digital clock either. Another member (whichone) mentioned that her '89 did have a digital clock, so maybe this is the year which several things changed? I'm sure I've seen other '89s at the scrapyard which have had bonnet lights...

Ben.

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:23 am

My December 88 model ES had a bpnnet light, so I think 89 is the cut off date.

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:22 am

Not only did the bonnetlight seem to adorn very few cars, in later models, Volvo removed even the option to fit one - my 1995 480 doesn't have the right hole/recess where the light used to fit on the earlier models - where my 89 ESs had a definate recess at the top where you could fit the light, the 1995 model is just "staright across" if you see what I mean... bah!

V480t · Post by **V480t** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:11 pm

My 480 is from 89 and i canÂ´t see any recess or light, but then again i donÂ´t have the slightest clue where it should be...

strangegame · Post by **strangegame** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:25 pm

anyone got a picture of one and where it should be

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:56 pm

Seems really hard to find a decent pic of the underside of a 480 bonnet, so I can't show you exactly, but you'll know what area to look at on the following - basically there's a recess somewhere near the bonnet spring (behind it?) - obviously this is from memory as my car isn't here to double check - if someone wants to take a better photo of theit bonnet, we can show you exactly!

volvofox · Post by **volvofox** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:22 pm

there are even two kinds of bonnet lights. My '88 turbo had a straight clear "dome" by hella, made this way it didn't blind to much, the early ones had even a switch..

switching the bonnet off can be handy, as working on electrics, or loading the battery, but the problem is, there is still batterydrain with the light off, because there is a circuit via the cem towards alarm/door open light.

Be aware the first 480's were the most complete ones... I think of bonnet lamp., grips with lamps above rear seats, digital green timer with stopwatch, weight dependant brake power changer, etc