White blinkers?? And picture request.. And interior pics

Kemo · Post by **Kemo** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 9:50 pm

Hello, i was planing on selling my darling 480 es -87 becuase i miss threated it for over 1year and it looks like a mess, but then i decided to fix the poor bastard instead:)

So what im woundering if where i can buy white blinkers not the small once at the door but the big ones at the headlights.

Also i saw a post about couloring the front bumber the ugly rubber thing on the older models. But would be nice if someone could upload how it looks "if anyone done it of course".

Also im redoing the interior of the car but having trubbel deciding what to do so if anyone got some interior pics would be lovley:P

Thanx

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:21 pm

Hi Kemo,

Welcom and congratulations for your decision to fix the 480 and treat her better

The clear front indicators can be bought from Volvo. They are expensive, but they're also quite hard to find 2nd hand in good condition and for a fair price. Especially when you have to pay P&P you might as well go for a set of new ones from Volvo! Don't know the price, believe it was something like 60 Euros per side...

What interior is in your car? Being from 1987 I suspect grey cloth with red striping. When I had a 1987 ES I hated that interior because it had holes in it, but these days when I see a 480 that has this interior in good condition I think it looks very cool and retro again

I can't speak for everyone, but be careful not to start messing with auto-styling products inside (or outside...). They look OK on the interior of a Astra or Golf, but I always find them cheapening down the interior of a 480. What exactly is the problem with the interior?

Also be very careful about painting the bumpers. They have to be pre-treated with special plastic-primer because the bumper slightly streches when in the sun. This means that after one summer your bumper will look terrible with paint coming loose... What colour is your car? You might want to get a set of painted bumpers, perhaps in a different color and paint those.

Good luck

Kemo · Post by **Kemo** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 4:20 pm

Thnx for the info,

What exactly is the problem with the interior?

Well its just holes in teh seats and tared up at afew spots. And the otehr interior just look so shabby and banged up so i want to get a cleaner look.

Well what is was planing is somehting like this

With this seat
http://www.pebe.se/html/snabbkl_dsel.html

I have ordered a chromed gear knob but thinking of buying this instead if it fits.

http://www.pebe.se/html/_vrigt.html

Also bought this to get abit nicer floor.

And this gift set but i wasent smart enughe to see if it fits but hopefully it do since it was a univerals kit.

Also bought new CD,speakers and gonna build a sub in the back of the car. Also planing on buying a new stearing well but cant afford atm.

And thats what im planing to do inside for now i will just fix so it runs smoothly and later i will probably repaint it get a front or paint the bumpers. Buy withe blinkers all around.

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 4:40 pm

If you really want to treat your 480 in a good way, I would first spent my money on getting her in great technical condition. Ones that is done I would fight all the rust I could find, and really be careful with the rear arches (they're rust magnets)...

After that I would get a second hand interior somewhere, or at least the parts that look bad, like a new drivers seat etc. A new set of (Volvo) floor mats also does magic.

I myself am not a big fan of changing too much to a 480, but that's just me. In my opinion *bling* *bling* is something that is more suitable on a Astra, Golf, Civic or CRX instead of on a 480... You won't find these styling products on an expensive Merc or BMW either.

About the mats, make sure they fit properly, the LHD 480 has some sort of shoulder on the drivers side where you can put your left foot. A mat that doesn't fit properly will go bad in a few months...

Good luck! And don't let my opinion stop you

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:09 pm

The clear indicators are Â£35 UK pounds each from volvo, I don't know what that translates to in euros but 60 each sounds a tad high to me?
Anyway, I thought that was fairly cheap, at least compared to the rear ones, and i would recommend just getting new ones, they will look much better.

Your bumpers, coyote is right, it will look hideous after the summer if you paint the ones you have, if you can find a turbo car the same colour, that will have colour keyed bumpers.

SanPhire · Post by **SanPhire** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:38 pm

Subtle little things is the way forwards with these cars
Subtle little things over a long time will have her looking so stupidly sweet that everyone who sits in your car will be impressed.

To start - fix up the cloth interior with some replacements from another 480 (or get them re-trimmed/covered). The rear seats won't be able to be replaced by Sparco, etc, and often such replacement seats for 3door cars make getting into the back a nightmare. The seats from Volvo are an absolute gem - I really recommend you keep them (+ they heat your arse up in the winter!)

Next is to do up the interior lighting. I've got a mix of blue and white super-bright LEDs which have replaced the over head lights to give a slight blue tinge to things. Make sure all dash and instrument lights are working - fit floor lights (can be seen in the FAQ on the club site) - she now looks crispy in the dark!

Clear indicators look gorgeous - fit the mirror-effect indicator lenses to remove the Egg-yolk effect and you;ll be happy with the beauty!

A 10" or 12" sub fits nicely in the boot - if you move the spare - you suddenly have a very nice cubby hole for one - - but then you've got to find somewhere to keep the spare...

The possibilities are endless my friend - but subtle is my word of the day

Kemo · Post by **Kemo** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 6:32 pm

I could find, and really be careful with the rear arches (they're rust magnets)...

Yhe they do attract rust

and of course i will be fixing it aswell:) And im going to the scrapyard tomorrow will be getting all small parts that are broken new door side adn hopefully find a turbo that i can take the front from.

hebruins · Post by **hebruins** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:52 am

chris1roll wrote:The clear indicators are Â£35 UK pounds each from volvo, I don't know what that translates to in euros but 60 each sounds a tad high to me?

35/2 x3 = 52,50, so that 60 euro aint that much more than the 35 punds

Red · Post by **Red** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:30 am

Interior Mod

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Roo · Post by **Roo** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:34 am

will stop the dash rattles i guess! I like the Momo gearknob though.

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:01 pm

hebruins wrote:
chris1roll wrote:The clear indicators are Â£35 UK pounds each from volvo, I don't know what that translates to in euros but 60 each sounds a tad high to me?

35/2 x3 = 52,50, so that 60 euro aint that much more than the 35 punds

Oh right.

Matthew Brennan · Post by **Matthew Brennan** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:42 pm

By clear blinkers do you mean theese?

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/t ... age008.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/t ... age005.jpg

Or have i got the wrong end of the stick?

Kemo · Post by **Kemo** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:32 pm

Matthew Brennan: meant the first..

Anyway the interior is soon done looking pretty good so far

will take some pictures later

Kemo · Post by **Kemo** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:36 pm

Anyway im gonna start fixing in the engien aswell what can i do in increase the HP`s abit..from what i have heard the no turbo verison is hard to tune.. But i would only wanna increase abit for as small amount of money as possibel.

Kemo · Post by **Kemo** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:45 pm

Just bought the with blinkers from volvo should get them within a week:) was pertty cheap IMO 88euro or so for both.
Also orderd new rims today:) only 14" but was pretty nice dark metallic.

Now only expensive thing left to do is a paint job and maybe a spoiler but that will w8 for a month or so .

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:34 pm

@KEMO: white blinkers for 88 euro's both sides? What country are you in?

Have they been lowering prices??....