Headlamp washer fell off!!!!

[Ikebaddog]

Found the cover of the headlamp washer missing today.....Aston martin bits sell the cover for £25, anybody know how hard it is to fit?,

[B4rnst4ble]

Br fitted and supplied mine for me foc during a service, great service

Edited by B4rnst4ble on Thursday 10th July 18:52

[V8 Animal]

Yep I'd go to BR there's no one else that could fix this. 3 pints and counting

[thetees]

V8 Animal said:

Yep I'd go to BR there's no one else that could fix this:

^This is correct.
BR has developed a cover that is significantly better than the original. It opens quicker and facilitates an increase in water flow which improves headlight cleaning efficiency by at least 32% (and I have a graph to prove it).

[Ikebaddog]

I was thinking the same, but, allegedly, they've gone tits up, so what am I to do????

[8Tech]

You can pull the small arm out with your fingers and hold it there whilst you clip on a new cover. less than 3 minutes per side. Thats how I replaced mine.

[V8 Animal]

thetees said:

^This is correct.
BR has developed a cover that is significantly better than the original. It opens quicker and facilitates an increase in water flow which improves headlight cleaning efficiency by at least 32% (and I have a graph to prove it).

Really,

[Ikebaddog]

8Tech said:

You can pull the small arm out with your fingers and hold it there whilst you clip on a new cover. less than 3 minutes per side. Thats how I replaced mine.

Sweet, cheers mate!

[Little Donkey]

8Tech said:

You can pull the small arm out with your fingers and hold it there whilst you clip on a new cover. less than 3 minutes per side. Thats how I replaced mine.

Ooh, I like the carbon fiber accent on the washer cover. Not normally a fan of parts being wrapped for sheer cosmetics, but I rather like those.

[yeti]

8Tech said:

You can pull the small arm out with your fingers and hold it there whilst you clip on a new cover. less than 3 minutes per side.

Heh. I remember doing this on my Maser, had to get someone to activate the washers and then make a grab for the exposed pipework!

[8Tech]

Little Donkey said:

Ooh, I like the carbon fiber accent on the washer cover. Not normally a fan of parts being wrapped for sheer cosmetics, but I rather like those.

Thats not a wrap, its real CF, still just for cosmetic value though!

[8Tech]

yeti said:

8Tech said:

You can pull the small arm out with your fingers and hold it there whilst you clip on a new cover. less than 3 minutes per side.

Heh. I remember doing this on my Maser, had to get someone to activate the washers and then make a grab for the exposed pipework!

Whilst wearing a rain coat? That is another way of doing it if you want to remove the cover that has not fell off yet and are not blessed with a set of plastic, non marking trim tools to get it started away from the lamp.

[DIZZ007]

Where do I get those spray covers in carbon fiber. I need a replacement and I actually prefer the CF over the factory black. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link would be great. Thanks.

[V12andV8 only]

I lost one from my DB9V last year
aston martin bits looked like they had one , but it was for vantage
DB9 cover i could not find separately - in the end bought a complete washer unit
But did not replace complete unit, needs wheel arch liner removal etc
so removed cover from new washer unit
i also found i could pull out the operating arm, but really quite difficut to hold in position whilst fitting cover, so i used a couple or tie wraps to make a loop and pulled and held arm out whilst i fixed cover in place , then cut the tie wraps

hope this helps

[66MK]

8Tech said:

Thats not a wrap, its real CF, still just for cosmetic value though!

Rubbish! 46.7% lighter with a lower drag coefficient which therefore makes the car more fuel efficient and much faster!