Volvo 480 Club Europe

Hi all! I have just bought a 1995 Turbo and I’m shipping it to Western Germany from Gateshead, UK. I know from experience that headlamp housings are usually RHD or LHD specific. Is that the case with the pop-up headlamps? I’m making a large parts list, so expect to see a lot more of me as I restore this garage find.

You are right, LHD and RHD Headlights are available and you can easily swap just the square glass headlight units over. ‎
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You should be easily able to get those from Germany. ‎

You will be at least the second RHD 480 to go to Germany. My previous '87 ES car‎ went there last year. There is a RHD car is France also I believe. 

I have (had) a pair of nearly new LHD lens units, I passed them across to David Walker as no use to me but thought they might help a fellow 480 user
, he is around NE England, might help you?

and there was this thread too

Awesome responses guys! I’ll track down the LHD glass portion and get them installed soon.

I do indeed have a pair of LHD lights that I could easily be persuaded to part with...

David

dcwalker wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 20, 2019 7:42 pm

I do indeed have a pair of LHD lights that I could easily be persuaded to part with...

David

Shall I PM you and try to get those shipped here before the price of shipping goes up? Lol

You will be at least the second RHD 480 to go to Germany. My previous '87 ES car‎ went there last year. There is a RHD car is France also I believe.

There is indeed a RH drive in France - our friend Olivier from the French 480 club came over to Bristol to get it as it has cruise control and aircon as well as sunroof and half leather interior. Last year he was very worried about getting it through the French MoT, it's only every other year but tougher than ours. Naturally we expressed an interest in bringing it 'home', so we'll see what has happened at the meet in 2 weeks time.

Micahs95turbo wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:55 am

dcwalker wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 20, 2019 7:42 pm

I do indeed have a pair of LHD lights that I could easily be persuaded to part with...

David

Shall I PM you and try to get those shipped here before the price of shipping goes up? Lol

Please do and we'll get it sorted, no problems

David