Wanted tow bar cover

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Alan 480
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Wanted tow bar cover

Post by Alan 480 » Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:08 pm

any ideas where I can source a cover for teh inverted VEE that the tow ball drops onto?

I can't see that it would be left 'uncovered' as it would get covered in debris and then make it difficult to drop the hitch onto.

ideas please, otherwise I'll make a cover from some 3mm ally ;-)
Alan

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Re: Wanted tow bar cover

Post by jamescarruthers » Sat Oct 19, 2019 10:40 pm

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No idea if it is available but the part number is 3434288-2. You could always cross your fingers, drop the -2 and order "3434283" with your local dealer.
http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/volvo48 ... =Tow%20Bar
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1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)

Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)

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Re: Wanted tow bar cover

Post by jamescarruthers » Sat Oct 19, 2019 10:41 pm

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1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)

Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)

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Re: Wanted tow bar cover

Post by brinkie » Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:20 pm

Of course these have long been discontinued. People lost them everywhere, in the car wash, at Volvo 480 meetings... (sad but true)
Mine has been sitting for over a year at a guy who promised to make a 3D scan so we can make 3D prints out of it. I will check out once more if he has made any progress.
Robert.

Present cars: 1994 Volvo 480 GT 2.0i, 1999 Volvo S70 2.5 Europa, 2010 Volvo V70 2.0F Momentum

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Re: Wanted tow bar cover

Post by Alan 480 » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:37 pm

OK, folded ally is the way forward, sad that folk nick a cover from another car at a show!!!

I don't have item 6 and my electrics socket was , i think, welded to the main frame. I plan to just leave the leccy socket in the boot as rarely use the tow bar, especially when C30 already has one (as does the SS1)

no bumper to affix the previous 'home-brewed' version to the other 480 !!
Alan

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Re: Wanted tow bar cover

Post by jamescarruthers » Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:58 pm

Good things come to those that wait Alan! Funnily enough someone gave me one of these today, brand new.

Do you want it Alan?
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1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)

Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)

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Re: Wanted tow bar cover

Post by Alan 480 » Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:41 am

James

many thanks for the kind offer.

As I have a natty section of SS to cover it now ,

link here
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=35859&start=60

but scroll

I'll leave it for somebody else.
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Re: Wanted tow bar cover

Post by brinkie » Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:50 am

If you have a fresh new cover, why don't have it 3D scanned so we can reproduce it? I would surely want one!
Robert.

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Re: Wanted tow bar cover

Post by jamescarruthers » Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:56 pm

I think it is vacuum formed originally but could be made with a 3D printer hopefully.

Any idea how I would go about the scanning? I have a friend who has access to this sort of printing kit but not sure about scanning. I will ask him.
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)

Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)

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Re: Wanted tow bar cover

Post by Alan 480 » Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:40 am

brinkie wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:50 am
If you have a fresh new cover, why don't have it 3D scanned so we can reproduce it? I would surely want one!

i have a CAD template i used when made the folded SS one

Cardboard Aided Design

can attempt a drawing on AutoCad / OnShape
Alan

480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1

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