Footwell Lights

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:56 pm

I'm sure there was a page on the main site that listed the partnumbers for the genuine 480 footwell lights. 've searched the main site and done a couple on the forum but it seems to have gone. or am I just going mad?

Moved to Body and Interior - volvo-bigbrother

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:07 am

Check here dude.

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:13 am

Cheers!

Knew it was there somewhere.

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:08 pm

Well just back from the main stealer and they say that part number 3413356 (lamp holder) is no longer available.

Does anybody have any spares they no longer want or could someone lend me one so I can have some made at the machine shop?

stu chacks · Post by **stu chacks** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:09 pm

There's a couple of scrappie 480's up here if you can't get them Roo, drop me a line, looks like they're just the glovebox/boot light holders from the article?

Never noticed the blanking plates for the footwell lights, luckily not had cause to be down there much!

Stu.

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:10 pm

stu chacks wrote:
There's a couple of scrappie 480's up here if you can't get them Roo, drop me a line, looks like they're just the glovebox/boot light holders from the article?

Never noticed the blanking plates for the footwell lights, luckily not had cause to be down there much!

Stu.

I can get most of the parts required but for the complete factory look you need the lamp holder (on the main site in the faq section) As far as i know, the 480 footwell lights are the only application Volvo used them in and they appear to be very rare. I'd appreciate it if you took a look in the scrappys next time though.

Williewammes · Post by **Williewammes** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:38 am

I will keep an eye too. Have got 5 480 on srapyards nearby but never looked fot the footwell lights for I have them on my own car allready.

Maybe I have some luck.

cheers

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:26 pm

excellent. Thanks

piper1st · Post by **piper1st** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:41 pm

If there are any spare after Roo's had his fill ... let me know!

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:15 pm

piper1st wrote:If there are any spare after Roo's had his fill ... let me know!

if i could get hold of one and if there was enough interest, i could possibly get a batch made up. Would need to have one as an example though and thats proving difficult...

Volvo used to charge Â£2.35 for them.

piper1st · Post by **piper1st** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:16 pm

Roo wrote:if i could get hold of one and if there was enough interest, i could possibly get a batch made up. Would need to have one as an example though and thats proving difficult...

Yeah ... that'd be good, but like you say, it could be a lot of effort!

I had a go this afternoon at 'making one' out of the black cover (blank) ... and it's definitly feasible, but was worried about the heat escaping out the back ... so i called Volvo for the back cover (Volvo part number 3200805) which are also gone, and was only 58p! girr!!

Can anyone else think of another part which is similar and could be used to stop the heat from the bulb causing damage!?

Roo wrote:Volvo used to charge Â£2.35 for them.

aye ... that'd be right ... all the cheap parts are gone!

Richmann1 · Post by **Richmann1** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:39 pm

You can make your own quite safely and easily. Here are a pic of mine i will post a how to later have not really got time now. But you can get all parts easily from the scrapper.

Rich

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:40 am

I think that might be the easiest thing to do. I can get all of the other parts from cars in the scrapyard. Just annoys me that lots of 480 parts are NLA at Volvo.

Williewammes · Post by **Williewammes** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:01 am

The rear caps (for heat protection) can be obtained from a glove compartment of a scrap car (you will need two scrap cars for that). The lights used there are exactly the same, only the panel to fit them in is different.

Good luck finding them.

By the way, haven't yet been able to check the scrap cars nearby.

Regards,

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:43 am

Williewammes wrote:The rear caps (for heat protection) can be obtained from a glove compartment of a scrap car (you will need two scrap cars for that). The lights used there are exactly the same, only the panel to fit them in is different.

Good luck finding them.

By the way, haven't yet been able to check the scrap cars nearby.

Regards,

No probs, thanks anyway. Next time i'm at the scrapyard i'll get the available bits and maybe put a how-to up.

L8ERS · Post by **L8ERS** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:20 pm

Were any of these holders used in the 440/460?

Just a thought

Swed_boy · Post by **Swed_boy** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:19 pm

Richmann1, How did you make that lamp?

Robster · Post by **Robster** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:28 am

I'm not allowed to put on the pictures... Will do when i am allowed

Robster

Auk · Post by **Auk** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:34 pm

Robbie, I'll post the pictures for you, it's no problem at all!

At first you must draw the good lines, that the light is exactly in the middle.

After that you can cut the lines out with a precisiontool.

After that you can fit the light in, wouldn't it fit? Don't worry, file the hole a bit bigger.

And after the "hard" work, it's complete!

What Wiljen said, you can use the heatershields from the light in the glovecompartment. It will be save for your wireing and you've got no, out of your dash comming lights!

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I had to make this too, and these are mine:

Very simple to build, and it creates a nice and warm feeling in the interior!

Auk

glasgowjim · Post by **glasgowjim** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:43 pm

the rear hatch lamp or glove box lamp (they are the same size) is an exact fit width wise for the space blanked under the glovebox as well as off under and to the left of the steering wheel - Used that for my magic button starter. - also fits the blanking plate in the rear seat side pockets. You dont need the backing since they are never on long enough for heat to be an issue I have at least 4 of these lamps as KFR was well chavved up with the damn things. Almost any old plastic cover will do since they cant be seen after fitting anyway.