Hi guys and girls,
So I’m having a few issues with the 480. Specifically the central locking no longer being functional and the Speedo just dying out of nowhere on a trip yesterday. Is there any advice on how to potentially diagnose and/or fix these issues. Would anyone in the North West be able to give me a hand for some £? I’m only young and I don’t really own any tools of any use as of right now and I feel as though being walked through the process face-to-face with someone a little more experienced might be much better.
I also want to add that, due to the central locking malfunction, I had an alarm issue the other day where my horn was just constantly going off for around 3 minutes (horrendous to say the least) and I now no longer have a functional horn! And I mean constant, it was not like a sequential horn tone like a conventional car, lol.
Any tips are more than welcomed. Many thanks in advance
Adam
Speedo and Central locking gone within the same week
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Re: Speedo and Central locking gone within the same week
A constant horn sound is normal for the standard 480 alarm. Luckily it's not one of those over-sensitive infra red types, but it's very unpleasant when it does go off. I've never heard a car alarm as loud as that before.
William
1993 2.0i Limited Edition
1993 2.0i Limited Edition
Re: Speedo and Central locking gone within the same week
Interesting! I never knew that so thank you. Yes, it was one of the worst sounds I think I’ve ever experienced.
Re: Speedo and Central locking gone within the same week
If you were down here I’d happily walk through the process. It’s not half as scary as it seems, but would agree that having someone supervising is a great comfort blanket.
Re: Speedo and Central locking gone within the same week
Where exactly are you, Adam?
David
David
Current: 1994 480 GT, 1996 460 CD & 1997 440 LE with lots of optional extras & 2007 V50 SE Sport
Previous: Celebration 331 (re-homed with Richard S), Celebration 467 (returned to Martin Mc); Celebration 346 (re-homed with Alan480); Celebration 269 (scrapped abandoned project), Celebration 73 (sold on after 6 years), 1992 ES, 1988 ES - and numerous other non-480 Volvos!
Previous: Celebration 331 (re-homed with Richard S), Celebration 467 (returned to Martin Mc); Celebration 346 (re-homed with Alan480); Celebration 269 (scrapped abandoned project), Celebration 73 (sold on after 6 years), 1992 ES, 1988 ES - and numerous other non-480 Volvos!
Re: Speedo and Central locking gone within the same week
If I unlock the car from the passenger side and open the door the alarm goes off. That was how I first experienced the alarm haha
'94 Volvo 480 GT (project)
'98 BMW Z3 (daily)
'98 BMW Z3 (daily)