Footwell lights

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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kev
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Footwell lights

Post by kev » Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:36 am

After looking at Dan`s photos of his footwell lights I thought thats got
to be done.
So I got a spare boot and glove box light and set to it.
First I removed the two blanking plates and cut two holes...
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Then I added the lights ,a snug fit is required...
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The next step was to fit them.Dan used his ignition light but I have an
airbag on the steering wheel which would have to be removed to gain
access to the cover. I didn`t like this idea.
So following a post from Roo I gained access to the main cabin light.
I ran a canle from the light across the roof ,down the door seal into
the footwell area.
I love the way they fade out with the main light.
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Post by Roo » Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:29 pm

Excellent mod Kev. :D
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Post by piper1st » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:33 pm

Excellent stuff, your 480 must be trouble free at the moment with all these wee mods! :lol: your pic's look ace!

I've got my lights all cut out and set to go in ... i'm waiting till i get the steering column cover off to fit tho ... wish me luck!

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Footwell lights

Post by kev » Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:25 pm

Thanks. Hope it goes well for you,best of luck.
The cars running well no problems.On Monday I`m off to Leeds to
have a stainless cat back exhaust from Longlife.They said it will take
about 5 hrs! Looking forward to the finished product.
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Post by Dan the 480 Man » Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:22 am

I'm actually really impressed with how neat those holes are in the plastic kev...how did you get them so perfect??

It's def. a cool mod. I had mine wired permanent not long after i got the car, but it was too much so i disconnected them. But after i saw Roo's at the meet-how they came on with the door lock and faded out when the ignition was turned, i was like, 'yep, gotta have them sorted'...

Look good. Looking forward to seeing this exhaust too! :D
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Post by kev » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:58 am

Dan the 480 Man wrote:I'm actually really impressed with how neat those holes are in the plastic kev...how did you get them so perfect??

It's def. a cool mod. I had mine wired permanent not long after i got the car, but it was too much so i disconnected them. But after i saw Roo's at the meet-how they came on with the door lock and faded out when the ignition was turned, i was like, 'yep, gotta have them sorted'...

Look good. Looking forward to seeing this exhaust too! :D
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