The Black Pearl...again... :-)

The Volvo 480 looks good as is, but if you have the desire to give it a more personal look you can find out what others did to their 480 and be inspired.

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The Black Pearl...again... :-)

Post by 480-Pelle » Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:51 pm

Hadn't really read the forum rules when posting in the "diary-section" of the forum... :oops:
Just wanted to show you guys the Pearl, now that it's out driving again...and in this thread you're more then welcome to leave a comment, positive as negative. :D

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//Pelle
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Post by Milosz_480 » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:32 pm

It looks great but i'm not keen on front nose.
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Post by Dan the 480 Man » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:01 am

Well...

I like it. I'm not keen on the nose, although what you've done you've done well-properly. I do like the grill. I've never been a huge fan of mesh, but i think the 480 looks good with it. And yours is black, so it doesn't stand out either.

Smoothed and filled in side reflectors is a nice touch too. I've toyed with the idea a few times, but as i was lucky enough to get some Clear reflectors, i found no need :D.

In the UK, we have a publication called 'Classic Car Weekly', and last year (8th June) they ran an article on the 480, and although the 480 was just talked about in general, they used your car for the picture. If you want a scan of the article just drop me a PM with your email address :)

I prefer 480's on standard alloys-but yours does look nice. They look like a slightly darker version of some AMG alloys on a Mercedes near my girlfriends.

Nice 480 though, and very clean :D
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Nice job

Post by IronFistOfWu » Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:46 am

Nice job, it look really good. What size alloys do you have on it?

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Rear Spoiler

Post by IronFistOfWu » Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:47 am

Oh and before i forget where did you get that rear spoiler? very sweet

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Post by coyote1980 » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:37 pm

Hi Pelle!

Wow, that's been ages :D Good to see yours is still looking tops 8)

Nice job! Har det så bra!

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Post by 480-Pelle » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:43 am

Ironfist: The alloys are 17", fits very well on the car. The rear spoiler is from DBS, but I don't know if I can mention his name here anymore...

Hi Daniël, good to be back. :) The car is now running again, soon to be put away for the winter though...
It's completely restored after the crash when the car took off without me. Probably just gonna drive it next summer but then again, you never know...better brakes would be nice... :wink:
Not completely satisfied with the paintjob either...but that's something for the future too.

There are some more pictures at: http://www.garaget.org/480-Pelle

Regards, Pelle

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