Over the course of the past seven years I spent quite a bit of money, and time breaking many, many 480's, and put all the best bits i could on this one. Those of you who saw my car in its heyday at Devizes or Birmingham will know how exacting I have been.
Edd and I between us have also been hoarding hundreds and hundreds of spares.
Since Edds has also gone now linky, they aren't much use to us now..anything not useful for Amy's 440 is going. What we are NOT going to do is flood e-bay with all our parts at once, this will just push everyones prices down. and do nobody else selling, or us, any favours. If you want something specific, ask, within the thread, and I will have a look. My intention is to give forum members first chance, then e-bay.
Any money I make is going towards my next toy (I refuse to have a diesel as my only car!) I haven't quite decided what that will be, but it will be either 4 or rear wheel drive, and hugely impractical, that's a definite.
First up, a pair of rear light clusters.
All I have done is removed them (very carefully -that was quite scary), dumped them in my living room and posted the unedited photos (think pb might have resized them, so full res e-mailable, just ask. They have not been cleaned, although obvioulsy I will clean them off before anyone gets them.
ETA: The angle makes this pass side one look different, I can assure you they are of equal "shinyness"
Now we all know these are £120 + VAT each from volvo, so given their condition and that fact that I have seen them go for more on e-bay, I'm looking for £100 the pair. I won't split unless I get two people to both pay me at the same time, I doubt there are many people who will want one unfaded and one normal cluster on their car.
If i don't get that then they are going on e-bay for whatever someone will pay. I thinks that's fair enough?
Next up, a couple of small things i hoiked out quickly, first is the digital clock. Given what the last one I saw on e-bay went for, I'm going to list it on there unless someone makes me an offer I can't refuse?
Dammit, I left an oily fingerprint on the rest button, that will clean off..
And also an info centre switch with all the whiteness still on it!
I Dunno, fiver?
Also up from my car will be a set of clear front clusters, a PALM BEACH steering wheel + Boss (£350 + VAT from volvo for the wheel alone), a set of 15" split five spoke alloys with 4 Michelin tyres, an info centre display with red bars for the reserve portion of the tank, virtually unmarked black bumpers, custom parcel shelf with holes for 6x9's, and custom door builds with holes for (13.5 or 16.5, I forget?) speakers (both made by my own fair hands) a very very good 130k turbo engine and M59 gearbox with fairly new Volvo large diameter clutch, and all the usual bits of trim and other mechanical goodies. Pics to follow.
The scrapman has already offered me £200 for the leather interior, collecting Thursday. If no show by Saturday, then that will be offered on here too.
Given the vagaries of the postal system, I would much much much prefer collection of all but very small low value bits, (If anyone absolutely insists on me posting those lights I will not accept any responsibility if some fucker uses the package as a football at the sorting office) or I can deliver, as far north as Birmingham, as far East as The outskirts of west London (but bear in mind we're getting married in 8 weeks time, so you might have to wait if you are that far away) for the cost of running the car plus say 2p, I'll have to check my running costs spreadsheet to tell you what that will be (god that sounds organised, but doing 2.5k miles/month on expenses you have to be!) and cash on collection/delivery is always safest for all concerned.
This might sound a bit harsh, but I don't want to lose any cash, and you don't want to pay money for stuff that never arrives.
I'm going to cry in a corner now.
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what make were the springs you had on it?
