D Appleby Flywheel & Sintered Twin Plate Clutch exp.
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Rang around a lot of places Friday to ask opinions, none of the independents who don't do this conversion had any comment one way or another and neither do AM themselves or Official AM dealerships, they didn't want to comment.
AHM- Aston Martin Care who are based in Hampshire who also do the same twin plate conversion were very helpful and added that they use the bullhead V12 bearing in their conversions with their customers. Thought id mention them as another alternative to BR and DAE if people were looking to get it done.
AHM- Aston Martin Care who are based in Hampshire who also do the same twin plate conversion were very helpful and added that they use the bullhead V12 bearing in their conversions with their customers. Thought id mention them as another alternative to BR and DAE if people were looking to get it done.
Edited by x31james on Tuesday 21st April 18:43
x31james said:
Rang around a lot of places Friday to ask opinions, none of the independents who don't do this conversion had any comment one way or another and neither do AM themselves or Official AM dealerships, they didn't want to comment.
AHM- Aston Martin Care who are based in Hampshire who also do the same twin plate conversion were very helpful and added that they use the bullhead V12 bearing in their conversions with their customers. Thought id mention them as another alternative to BR and DAE as another alternative if people were looking to get it done.
I got excited as I live in Hampshire so having a reliable 'Indie' in the county would have been a nice option. I note from their website that they only work on the V8 vantage. (Because the engineer has one).AHM- Aston Martin Care who are based in Hampshire who also do the same twin plate conversion were very helpful and added that they use the bullhead V12 bearing in their conversions with their customers. Thought id mention them as another alternative to BR and DAE as another alternative if people were looking to get it done.
Not really much evidence of a professional background with Aston Martin.
About AHM – Aston Martin Care
AHM – Aston Martin Care is owned and operated by Adrian Hawkins.
"Well known for the last fifteen years for our independent Alfa Romeo and Abarth service operation.
Adrian Hawkins has always loved Aston Martin and particularly admired the V8 Vantage since it came out in 2005 and he hankered after one ever since, he just had to have one. During ownership, he found a few problems and set about making some improvements."
I am sure the V8 owners in the county will give them a shot....
x31james said:
Rang around a lot of places Friday to ask opinions, none of the independents who don't do this conversion had any comment one way or another and neither do AM themselves or Official AM dealerships, they didn't want to comment.
AHM- Aston Martin Care who are based in Hampshire who also do the same twin plate conversion were very helpful and added that they use the bullhead V12 bearing in their conversions with their customers. Thought id mention them as another alternative to BR and DAE if people were looking to get it done.
James, I'm not the brightest light here but I do know a little about Astons. Very simple question;why have you paid thousands for DAE to fit an incorrect part to your car????AHM- Aston Martin Care who are based in Hampshire who also do the same twin plate conversion were very helpful and added that they use the bullhead V12 bearing in their conversions with their customers. Thought id mention them as another alternative to BR and DAE if people were looking to get it done.
Edited by x31james on Tuesday 21st April 18:43
AMDBSNick said:
x31james said:
Rang around a lot of places Friday to ask opinions, none of the independents who don't do this conversion had any comment one way or another and neither do AM themselves or Official AM dealerships, they didn't want to comment.
AHM- Aston Martin Care who are based in Hampshire who also do the same twin plate conversion were very helpful and added that they use the bullhead V12 bearing in their conversions with their customers. Thought id mention them as another alternative to BR and DAE if people were looking to get it done.
James, I'm not the brightest light here but I do know a little about Astons. Very simple question;why have you paid thousands for DAE to fit an incorrect part to your car????AHM- Aston Martin Care who are based in Hampshire who also do the same twin plate conversion were very helpful and added that they use the bullhead V12 bearing in their conversions with their customers. Thought id mention them as another alternative to BR and DAE if people were looking to get it done.
Edited by x31james on Tuesday 21st April 18:43
AMDBSNick said:
x31james said:
Rang around a lot of places Friday to ask opinions, none of the independents who don't do this conversion had any comment one way or another and neither do AM themselves or Official AM dealerships, they didn't want to comment.
AHM- Aston Martin Care who are based in Hampshire who also do the same twin plate conversion were very helpful and added that they use the bullhead V12 bearing in their conversions with their customers. Thought id mention them as another alternative to BR and DAE if people were looking to get it done.
James, I'm not the brightest light here but I do know a little about Astons. Very simple question;why have you paid thousands for DAE to fit an incorrect part to your car????AHM- Aston Martin Care who are based in Hampshire who also do the same twin plate conversion were very helpful and added that they use the bullhead V12 bearing in their conversions with their customers. Thought id mention them as another alternative to BR and DAE if people were looking to get it done.
Edited by x31james on Tuesday 21st April 18:43
I'm sure it's been a learning experience all round.
JohnG1 said:
I'm sure it's been a learning experience all round.
Yes it certainly has.......Not all Independents are the same and would the 'incorrect' part have remained in the car if not spotted by the forum members? I would think twice about using any garage that fitted incorrect parts to my car...Speculatore said:
JohnG1 said:
I'm sure it's been a learning experience all round.
Yes it certainly has.......Not all Independents are the same and would the 'incorrect' part have remained in the car if not spotted by the forum members? I would think twice about using any garage that fitted incorrect parts to my car...x31james said:
I didn't know it was the incorrect part hence why it's going back up there on Monday and getting changed, by the time people spotted it on here the car was already back in London.
Maybe I missed it in your story but, it's one thing for you to miss that it was the wrong part; but why did they miss it? Who provided the bearing that was installed, them or you?KarlFranz said:
x31james said:
I didn't know it was the incorrect part hence why it's going back up there on Monday and getting changed, by the time people spotted it on here the car was already back in London.
Maybe I missed it in your story but, it's one thing for you to miss that it was the wrong part; but why did they miss it? Who provided the bearing that was installed, them or you?Got the car back up to DAE yesterday, took 4 hours to take the car apart replace the bearing and put it back together again which i thought was quite impressive, Drove the car up from London so a good 80 miles or so in the morning the drive back was very similar, the clutch if anything felt very marginally heavier which i liked and it did seem to be a little smoother but again was marginal. Overall my DAE experience was good, excellent customer service and would use them again!
Would i buy an Aston with a single plate clutch again, no in my experience the clutch will always be the weak link, no idea why Aston still put it in their cars. Ill buy a DBS or V12S next time if i wanted to stick to Aston.
Would i buy an Aston with a single plate clutch again, no in my experience the clutch will always be the weak link, no idea why Aston still put it in their cars. Ill buy a DBS or V12S next time if i wanted to stick to Aston.
You won't be coming across anything that's seized. Everything should be nicely torqued and lubed so it will come undone nicely.
If I recall BR does it in half the time also as did that other chap in Derby that shut down.
TBH the radiator had a book time of something like 8 hours on the DB9. I did it in half that.
I wouldn't trust the book times at all.
If I recall BR does it in half the time also as did that other chap in Derby that shut down.
TBH the radiator had a book time of something like 8 hours on the DB9. I did it in half that.
I wouldn't trust the book times at all.
Speculatore said:
Diablos-666 said:
Good outcome 
A company should be judged on how they respond to complaints / issues. DAE stepped up to the mark imo.
And that they use the correct parts in the first place.....A company should be judged on how they respond to complaints / issues. DAE stepped up to the mark imo.
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