Volvo 480 Club Europe

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 1:05 am

The thread war is on!!! all you I.C.E lovers, all you bass heads stand up for the woofer. Hit em high, and kick em low

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 1:12 am

I agree with the seperate ICE topic area btw, since it's not truely styling... how's about it, Daniel?[br][br]Damn! Helping out thw wrong thread here :P   1995 480 Turbo, Flame Red Metallic, Jacquard/Leather

lee · Post by **lee** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 1:36 am

I had to use 2 caps on my old system due to the amount of power it was consuming. I had an uprated alternater on that. Caps are very good when running heavy bass. (on my shopping list). Believe it or not one of the best places, not the cheapest but one of the best places to get them is Maplins. They come in all different sizes with or without a display. But the display does look trick. As for me making money from my knowledge yes. But only from non 480 drivers!!!!<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> 480 drivers get it for free<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"> Jamo I'm off to Europe next week but when i get back we will sort your system out no problem.

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 2:12 am

<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... tongue.gif ALT=":p"> Niceeeeeeeee... If your going dutch, have <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/pimp.gif ALT=":hat"> on me hehe

lee · Post by **lee** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 2:16 am

Sure will. My god parents live out there. Have you got your leads yet?? If so which ones have you got. Do you have power cable yet??

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 10:30 am

No i haven't bought them yet. Am going to either order from Quicksilver or Cel Audio (0% finance). Why, you have some recommendations. Finally plumped for TSE 1395 rear, TSE 135C front Kenwood 849 amp (thought about MTX Thunder 4244, but put of by the cross over being non adjustable (85Hz) 3 set of RCA leads and was going to buy amp wiring kit (Caliber). Any improvement recommendations on that?

lee · Post by **lee** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 4:05 pm

For RCA's go for some good quality triple shielded as these will help to reduce any possibilities of interference. As for power cable go for 4GA wire with a distribution block. The reason for such wire is it leaves you with enough space for any future upgrades and saves you money in the long run. Also do the same for your earth. You will need no more than 1.5-2meters of this. Try and go for atleast gold plated connections on all your power wires. Sound silly but they make a difference.

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 11:06 pm

I'm looking for a decent battery connector plug my turbs has two power wires coming out the plug as standard so i need a multi block gold connector. Have to start digging

buddo · Post by **buddo** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 10:33 am

Hi all, I've added pics of Joey's and Pelle's ICE to my site. Want your ICE there too? Mail me the specs and pics... Cheers, Bart. <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/ne2/volvo480/i ...

lee · Post by **lee** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 6:07 pm

People I have finally taken the the big step and got myself a 7inch widescreen and DVD player for the 480. I know i should have bought my RCA leads and speakers but oh well. Should have it installed by next week.<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"> I will take photo just in case anyone else fancies a in car tv.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 6:52 pm

I have a i486 and I'm thinking of installing it with gps <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)">

Spacemonkey · Post by **Spacemonkey** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 8:56 pm

After 14 years (god, has it been that long??) of driving I had my first blow out last night. 80mph on the Paddington flyover, outside lane, cars to the left that wouldn't move out the way etc. Strangely the only sign of a blow out was the noise, no effect on the handling! It was the back though. Anyway, the spacesaver spare worked and even the standard wheelbrace worked! Amazingly it wasn't raining... My point being? Well I now appreciate the luxury of a spare wheel!! A can of Instant Tyre wouldn't have helped and the RAC would have been no good, cos it would have totally ruined my night... so I wont be converting my spare wheel well anymore<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /frown.gif ALT=":("> I will instead look into sinking my Infinity Kappa 6x9's in to the trim panel by the back seats above the little 4x6 speaker boxes. Do y'all think they will fit?? Any good ideas how to hide them?

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 9:12 pm

I looked at doing this with my kenwoods but there is a moulded side impact bar in the way. Could cut it but wouldnt give much for you passengers in a T-bone situation. In the end made boxes for them and bolted them to the floor of the boot. All the power, none of the lag. (soon)

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 11:12 pm

How big are the boxes? problem with the 480 theres not much boot space, but what is available is highly visible. always been scared to put a box in that why i like 480pelle sub in the spare well.

lee · Post by **lee** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 11:42 am

As long as you make a shelf to cover it up you will have no problem with people seeing it. Bakke has just tinted his window so people can't see in. This is the other option My boxes are only small. They are 1.2cft each.

lee · Post by **lee** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 12:14 pm

Since fitting the DVD player which doubles as my MP3 player i'm feeling the need to upgrade my rear fill. Also sat nav is now on my wish list Jamo did you get your leads.??

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 1:48 pm

I havent mate, i'm really desperate to sort everything out. But my car goes in wednesday for service and judging from the way my handbrake fails to hold the car on a hill it's gunna cost!!!!! i'm on holiday next week so hopefully i'll get some sparetime then. I cant believe i'm still stuck with the volvo radio. i havent heard any Bass for 4 months now!!!!

lee · Post by **lee** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 11:01 pm

How come you haven't changed the head unit then?

CHESH740R · Post by **CHESH740R** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 4:32 pm

Jamododger. Your handbrake shouldnt cost mega bucks to fix as long as everything is ok with the calipers and discs, it should take about 5 mins a side to adjust the handbrake mechanism inside each caliper.

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:15 pm

Brakes pads have gone i think. I'll find out tomorrow, goes in for a service It's all happening at once blinkin rust as well. I reckon i've run one too many Saxo drivers off the road and now i've got a citroen curse upon me. I havent change the Head Unit lee as it's doesnt have a built in amplier, it has a DSP built in instead. Tip for people if your feeling brave and cant screw in your headunit, mark the points in the dash where the tabs are to be depressed from the cage, and light solder score the plastic so that there is a groove and depress the tabs into the groove. What i do want to know is how have people mounted either 6x9 or 6 1/2 speakers in the rear spots

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