Coloured headlight surrounds
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Coloured headlight surrounds
I've seen a few pictures of 480's with coloured headlight surrounds like so
I was wondering if this was a factory option on some cars? It mostly seems to be red ones apart from a few with obvious custom paint jobs
Also if the wheel arch plastic covers were an optional extra as I haven't seen them before either!
I was wondering if this was a factory option on some cars? It mostly seems to be red ones apart from a few with obvious custom paint jobs
Also if the wheel arch plastic covers were an optional extra as I haven't seen them before either!
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
This was my first 480 ES that I owned.
It was a 1988 model year.
red painted headlight panels from the factory.
It was a 1988 model year.
red painted headlight panels from the factory.
my current
480 GT Bj. 94, Steel Grey Metallic
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480 turbo `92, white
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
nae idea, but it would be good if they also did ones for the rear , fronts are OK as can easily remove the wing, not so the rearThemasteryeti wrote: βFri Oct 13, 2023 2:03 pmAlso if the wheel arch plastic covers were an optional extra as I haven't seen them before either!
Alan
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
Lovely looking car that! Once again a red one though! I do wonder if any other colour cars didJan_Berlin! wrote: βFri Oct 13, 2023 4:43 pmThis was my first 480 ES that I owned.
It was a 1988 model year.
red painted headlight panels from the factory.
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
This car had both!Alan 480 wrote: βFri Oct 13, 2023 4:55 pmnae idea, but it would be good if they also did ones for the rear , fronts are OK as can easily remove the wing, not so the rearThemasteryeti wrote: βFri Oct 13, 2023 2:03 pmAlso if the wheel arch plastic covers were an optional extra as I haven't seen them before either!
No information about them tho, found them on a old for sale post
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
Painted headlight surrounds were standard on all models until 1989 when they were dropped in favour of black unpainted ones (due to cost-cutting by Volvo). Lots of other things were taken out of the cars such as the under-bonnet dome light, footwell courtesy lights and second rear fog light to name but a few.
The arch protectors are aftermarket addons and were never offered by Volvo.
The arch protectors are aftermarket addons and were never offered by Volvo.
William
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
Ah, never seen them before, I'll need to do some 'hunting' for next year.....
Alan
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
WillC9303 wrote: βFri Oct 13, 2023 6:00 pmPainted headlight surrounds were standard on all models until 1989 when they were dropped in favour of black unpainted ones (due to cost-cutting by Volvo). Lots of other things were taken out of the cars such as the under-bonnet dome light, footwell courtesy lights and second rear fog light to name but a few.
The arch protectors are aftermarket addons and were never offered by Volvo.
Interesting to know, learn something new every day!
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
Some colours continued with painted pop up headlight surrounds throughout production, I think. Weirdly, it may have just been the black cars.WillC9303 wrote: βFri Oct 13, 2023 6:00 pmPainted headlight surrounds were standard on all models until 1989 when they were dropped in favour of black unpainted ones (due to cost-cutting by Volvo). Lots of other things were taken out of the cars such as the under-bonnet dome light, footwell courtesy lights and second rear fog light to name but a few.
The arch protectors are aftermarket addons and were never offered by Volvo.
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
jamescarruthers wrote: βMon Oct 16, 2023 12:18 pmSome colours continued with painted pop up headlight surrounds throughout production, I think. Weirdly, it may have just been the black cars.WillC9303 wrote: βFri Oct 13, 2023 6:00 pmPainted headlight surrounds were standard on all models until 1989 when they were dropped in favour of black unpainted ones (due to cost-cutting by Volvo). Lots of other things were taken out of the cars such as the under-bonnet dome light, footwell courtesy lights and second rear fog light to name but a few.
The arch protectors are aftermarket addons and were never offered by Volvo.
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
Weren't these retained, just never connected?
I have them on both my 1994 GT and ES
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
Yep, the lens/housing was retained, but was never wired up making it just a dummy.
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
How poor must Volvo's finances have been at the time to necessitate that?!
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
The dummy foglight also had no bulb holder.
Talking to my brother, who was a senior design draughtsman at the Cowley works, all car manufacturers will remove the smallest items, including washers on nuts and bolts if they can. Seems really penny pinching, but then they need enough for hundreds of thousands of cars.
Talking to my brother, who was a senior design draughtsman at the Cowley works, all car manufacturers will remove the smallest items, including washers on nuts and bolts if they can. Seems really penny pinching, but then they need enough for hundreds of thousands of cars.
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
True - the economies of scaledragonflyjewels wrote: βTue Oct 17, 2023 5:12 pmThe dummy foglight also had no bulb holder.
Talking to my brother, who was a senior design draughtsman at the Cowley works, all car manufacturers will remove the smallest items, including washers on nuts and bolts if they can. Seems really penny pinching, but then they need enough for hundreds of thousands of cars.
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Re: Coloured headlight surrounds
To add context, the Fiat Punto, the most selling car of its segment in EU at that time was produced 3.000 units every day. So any little penny was multiply for 3.000 every day.
Hector.