Anyone speak English here then?

Hehehe - I just opened this topic cause i got some engish mails and only 50% of my Homepage visitors are germans - So i thought it would be useful to have some english topics... JENS

Hello, I confirm the Jens answer about the english mails. I'll send him some questions in english about the 480 because i dont understand very well th german language. Thank you Jens for this topic. I introduce me: I'm french and i live near Paris. I've got a 480ES (Version 109ch). I've made some modifications, e.g the lights side (front and rear).... I'll talk about later if anyone want some informations. I want to answer a question about the part "Die Bastelecke" of the Jens web. If you want to make some noise (bass) with your 480, you must make a 15mm wood board to replace the rear boot. You can put any kind of speakers and woofer. I placed two 25cm three ways speaker of Kenwood directly connected to the car radio, a ALPINE TDA 7552R(4x35W) + ALPINE S604 CD Changer. The changer is between the 2 rear seats. In the front doors i've got the original speaker with tweeters separately. In the rear side panel i ve got original speakers + tweeters plug in a amplifier 2x35w, it's enough for this speakers. This amplifier is under the passenger seat and connected to the car radio line out. So the sound come from the front, the middle and the rear of the car. You can believe me the sound is wonderful. It's a auditorium, only with car radio 4x35w + amplifier 2x35w. The power is not important if the speaker are very good. Ok, now if i want to go on holiday, i must suppress the board. Did

Hi , please tell my more about the wood board in the boot; Where did you place it?? Does it lay on the sides in the back or have you made brackets ????? Thanks already ! Also i'm looking for an sport-exhaust Greetings Guido! If you want to E-mail me : Delorean@Freemail.nl

The wood board lays on the back and uses the brackets used by the original sheet. The board is blocked by the brackets near the rear seats and the rear of the car. It follows the boot lines. I put on the board a special audio sheet. If someone wants a picture of this, i can send it. e-mail: egiole_d@epita.fr

The wood board lays on the sides in the back.....sorry. e-mail: egiole_d@epita.fr

I'll do a word document to explain how to make the wooden board, with pictures. I'll send a copy to Jens. e-mail: egiole_d@epita.fr

Good Idea! :) JENS

I am very interested in buying a Volvo 480 (pre-owned), since to me, it is the finest car I've ever seen. Please can someone tell me something about any differences between the ES and the S version? What am I missing if I buy the S version, if anything? I already know all about the Turbo version!, but perhaps it consumes to much fuel. And I am primarily interested in the wonderful shape of the car, not in raw speed or performance. (BTW, it seems from italian specialized newspapers that these differences are very small, due to a certain low-tuning of the turbo engine). I thank you all, 480'ers!

Hi Marco , the only difference between ES and S is the year of build. I Believe The S ( = Sport) startet in 1991. Ps. Please tell my more about the Newspapers , is there much in it about the 480 .. ? Guido Delorean@Freemail.nl

Then is the S more recent than the ES? Good to know to me. I have seen a wonderful 480 S in an unusual, beatiful metallized (?) color: a kind of mix between blue and purple. Of the italian newspapers, the best is surely "Quattroruote". I found extremely valuable informations in the following numbers (I consulted them in a public library): December 1987, May 1988, June 1988, April 1990. Other informations are also in March 1987, but on this, I'm not sure. However, this monthly newspaper is all in Italian: do you understand our language? In case you own a 480 ES, can you tell me of any major problems with it, if any? Thank you very much.

Hi, is no one more reading or answering to this topic? Just to know...

We need more cars! How about the Dodge Caravan?

Just came across this conferencing while doing a search for Volvo 480's. I'm up for changing my car next year and top of the list is the 480. Can any one tell me of good web pages related to the 480, ive tried a search and all i get is links to stuff that aint got 4 wheels. Im in the uk btw. Thanks in advance Robb