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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Curtis480Action
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by Curtis480Action » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:48 pm
Not posted for a while. Thought I'd post some pics of the Celebration. I'm in the middle of re-spraying the front and back bumpers. Difficult to find a 480 without a crack in the paint somewhere.
Shame I'm having to loose the black stripe off the front bumper, can't decide whether it looks better with it on or off ?
Mid nose job
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Found a good use for 2x News of the World though !
Hope to get it finished before the temperature drops to -10
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Roo
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by Roo » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:16 am
Good work! That bumper was letting the side down. Looking forward to seeing the finished article.
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Roge1
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by Roge1 » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:51 pm
Lookin' good!
And if you find yourself at a loose end once you've finished, my Celeb could do with a 'nose-job' too!! Then again, it could actually do with a full respray..............(ah, the joys of 480 ownership!!).
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Curtis480Action
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by Curtis480Action » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:49 pm
Tell me about it, I had mine on the road for 3 months before I had to hide it in a garage for some rapairs. A loose end may be some time away
If you are re-spraying some bits though and need a hand, PM me
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Curtis480Action
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by Curtis480Action » Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:06 pm
Finished !!
It's not 100% perfect but a vast improvement !!
Can't decide if the bumpers look better with or without the stripe ??
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Katy-Felicity
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by Katy-Felicity » Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:10 pm
Wow!!! That looks fantastic! I think it looks better without the strips, especially on white. Great job, fancy doing a few of mine
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Roo
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by Roo » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:47 am
Much better.
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Prefer it with the stripes personally. I think it looks unfinished otherwise.
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by esta » Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:13 pm
Hey nice work!
Think i would prefere it with the stripes (they are "go faster stripes" after all lol and they work
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) lol, on a more serioues note, i saw some of the stripes for sale and they were sooooo expensive! When i respray mine my friend said he might make me some vinyls to fit (will be a hell of a lot cheaper as you will only need a small amount!) or i might spray it in...
Let us know what you decide to do in the end
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by Dan the 480 Man » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:33 pm
Looks like you've done a good job there. IMO, keep the black stripe. One of the things that makes white look good on this car is the black to break it up-too much white is over powering!
Good job none-the less
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by aibast » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:32 am
Dan the 480 Man wrote:Looks like you've done a good job there. IMO, keep the black stripe. One of the things that makes white look good on this car is the black to break it up-too much white is over powering!
Good job none-the less
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