Volvo 480 Club Europe

Hello.

Gentlemen,

I have been looking for a heater/blower switch like the one that shows in some early 1986 volvo brochures, with 4 green leds instead of white markings.
Can anyone tell me if volvo ever actually sold any 480 with such switches?
Does it exist really? Or was it just used for the publicity shots?
If someone out there has a 480 with this switch could please post a picture so I can put my mind at rest?

Anyone have any ideias how could such a switch be built from a standard one? What would be the required connections since leds operate at lower than 12V?

Thanks

I saw those pictures too. I think it was never mad for the 480 in the end. Ally did his own version.

The standard fan switch does illuminate. It has a small bulb hard wired into the casing which has probably blown. It is replaceable but requires a bit of soldering.

@Martin - It was the infocentre switch I did the mod on.

http://volvo480.northernscum.org.uk/for ... php?t=8278

@480's partner: indeed, that switch was only present in the earliest 480, the prototypes used for press-presentations and photoshoots. In the old Volvo 480 introductionbook you can find even more funny stuff, like a heater-control-unit with three(!) sliders:

1) warm/cold
2) direction of air travel (windscreen, vent, ...)
3) recirculation-mode

somewhere along the line they did one with red markings

Hello to everyone!

It's true, it took me one and half year..., but I finally managed to mod a switch to this:





This is the closer I could get to make it look like the "real thing".

Now, I only have to install it on the dashboard. I am hoping to post more pics next week.


JRT

pity I hadnt seen this thread earlier as maplins now do 12v leds

They look really good. If i were to make one minor, and i mean minor comment-i'd lose the numbers, it'd look better without.

Look forward to seeing it in situ though!

if u ever need to install a led on a 12v curcit then u must use a 1k resistor it does not matter where (b4 or after led/s) but u must have 1

u can run as many as u want then

@ only dust are you talking about the 12v rated led or the standard 2volt led

2 volt led

had a look at mine and ive got the oridiginal 4 green leds

Mine is a 94 and has the dial with green backing and a single bulb (not LED)

ohh well that might be me too opps thoght they might not of been lit at all for some ya knows

Here are the last photos I took in the weekend. I'm afraid my hand isn´t as steady as it used to be.

Well, the mounting was simple and everything is working so far.


A close up to reveal the small pcb at the back:



And a look at the inside:









JRT