V8 Tool kit and....
V8 Tool kit and....
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Alvantg

Original Poster:

15 posts

58 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Hi, hello again!
One question. When I bought my v8, the toolkit has a gap that I don't know exactly what is missing. And, next to the kit there is a hole in which I do not know what to put. Can someone tell me (or with a photo) what is missing in those two gaps??
Thanks a lot!!


bogie

17,071 posts

301 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Nothing missing as far as I know, both my V8s have been equipped the same so far; towing eye, screwdriver, couple of spare bulbs on my first V8 (non HID) but no spare bulbs in later HID equipped car. Perhaps the spare hole is for another bulb of your choice (not many bulbs on HID/LED equipped cars)

I think there might have been optional first aid kit could go in the larger space....and optional warning triangle on inside of boot. If you travel in Europe you need all these by default.

john ryan

542 posts

161 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Locking wheel nut adapter goes on the right. Nothing in the left, but I keep my jacking pads there.

Edited by john ryan on Wednesday 1st December 12:37

Alvantg

Original Poster:

15 posts

58 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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john ryan said:
Locking wheel nut adapter goes on the right. Nothing in the left, but I keep my jacking pads there.

Edited by john ryan on Wednesday 1st December 12:37
Thanks John Ryan! I will have to search for ebay or some similar website for the wheel nut adapter
Thanks and best regards!

Alvantg

Original Poster:

15 posts

58 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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I think the left side is a good place for this



because in the workshop book appears this



is the same shape that in the photo of my empty place in V8V

Edited by Alvantg on Wednesday 1st December 13:06

V8V Pete

2,536 posts

155 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Alvantg said:
I think the left side is a good place for this

I wouldn't bother with that. It'll probably just rattle.

Just checked in mine and the only thing there is the towing eye. No bulbs, no screwdriver. But that's fine because I own lots of screwdrivers, have never needed a new bulb and have used the towing eye on numerous track days. When I say used, I mean put it on the car, not been dragged out of the gravel!

Alvantg

Original Poster:

15 posts

58 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Is really curious ... the reference 000205-B1 ( plástic box first aid kit ) d'ont appears... and i d'ont see any photo in internet.... Aston martin parts, ebay, nothing....someone have this box in your AM?

bogie

17,071 posts

301 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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john ryan said:
Locking wheel nut adapter goes on the right. Nothing in the left, but I keep my jacking pads there.

Edited by john ryan on Wednesday 1st December 12:37
of course....Ive never had locking wheel nuts hence the empty hole smile

EVR

2,245 posts

89 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Alvantg said:
I think the left side is a good place for this



because in the workshop book appears this



is the same shape that in the photo of my empty place in V8V

Edited by Alvantg on Wednesday 1st December 13:06
I confirm this, I have one and mine is indeed a continental European car.

I also don't have anything in the right space, never had locking wheel nuts either.

Alvantg

Original Poster:

15 posts

58 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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EVR said:
I confirm this, I have one and mine is indeed a continental European car.

I also don't have anything in the right space, never had locking wheel nuts either.
Please EVR, can you check if the reference is 000205-b1?
thanks a lot!

AdamV12V

5,314 posts

206 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Alvantg said:
Is really curious ... the reference 000205-B1 ( plástic box first aid kit ) d'ont appears... and i d'ont see any photo in internet.... Aston martin parts, ebay, nothing....someone have this box in your AM?
Have you tried looking on scuderia parts as per the above piccy?

https://www.scuderiacarparts.com/part-finder/aston...

Maybe the early cars had the tupperware skip shaped container, which was then replaced with the nylon zip up bag? All the Astons I have owned have had the nylon zip up bag to be fair....

Alvantg

Original Poster:

15 posts

58 months

Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Yes, is the nylon bag... the tupperware d'ont exist.... that shame, i like the tupper :_(


LTP

3,097 posts

141 months

Thursday 2nd December 2021
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I can confirm that the first-aid kit was an option in the UK when my car was specc'd for 2015 (well, more accurately, from the options list I have, a "delete" option to remove) and I have the nylon zipped bag in that space next to the tools.

Earlier cars also had a couple of small trays in the RH boot cubby for the tyre inflator kit - I get a Velcro strap on the LH side; Value Engineering at its finest rolleyes .

/whinge - I still love the thing . cloud9

EVR

2,245 posts

89 months

Thursday 2nd December 2021
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Alvantg said:
Please EVR, can you check if the reference is 000205-b1?
thanks a lot!
Will come back with pictures later today.

As for the adapter, I think this is what is been discussed here, right? They call it "key" in this ad:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324201068633?fits=Model...

AdamV12V

5,314 posts

206 months

Thursday 2nd December 2021
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EVR said:
Will come back with pictures later today.

As for the adapter, I think this is what is been discussed here, right? They call it "key" in this ad:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324201068633?fits=Model...
Those are not factory OEM nuts, they do not look like that. The OEM ones have a floating ring at the bottom so as not to damage the wheel when tightened up.

These are the OEM nuts - although the picture here doesnt show the key-nut, it is just a tool with the opposite pattern on one end and a hex bolt on the other, so does look similar to the one in the ebay ad.

https://www2.astonmartin.com/en/accessories/v12-va...

EVR

2,245 posts

89 months

Thursday 2nd December 2021
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AdamV12V said:
Those are not factory OEM nuts, they do not look like that. The OEM ones have a floating ring at the bottom so as not to damage the wheel when tightened up.

These are the OEM nuts - although the picture here doesnt show the key-nut, it is just a tool with the opposite pattern on one end and a hex bolt on the other, so does look similar to the one in the ebay ad.

https://www2.astonmartin.com/en/accessories/v12-va...
They are beautiful, they reminds me of the top of a Montblanc pen. smile

john ryan

542 posts

161 months

Thursday 2nd December 2021
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Annoyingly, the hex on the adapter/key is a different size to the normal wheel nuts on my 2007 V8V. 21 and 22mm IIRC. Low volume manufacture at its best.

EVR

2,245 posts

89 months

Thursday 2nd December 2021
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The first aid kit does not seem to have a part number, but I confirm the weird shape as shown in the posted diagram.







Regarding the toolbox, this is what I have in my 2011 car, sold in France: no wheel nut adapter as said (I keep a spare LED bulb in there) and no blue sticker at the bottom of the first aid kit section. I imagine the spare bulbs I have are for the full beams, since the dipped are xenons. Tow hook and screwdriver as expected.