DB11 Dash Tweeter and SubWoofer access

[smaidment]

Hey guys, I want to swap my dash tweeters and rear subwoofer in my DB11 Velonte. Any ideas where I can find details on how to do that?

[Ninja59]

Subwoofer is between the rear seats and needs the cover taking off.

The tweeter could be far more challenging as it screws in from behind and I am not sure if the dash skelton behind it will give you access to the screws on both sides.

[smaidment]

Thanks for the reply. I guess I can have a look. Do you happen to know if the parts of the dash covering the tweeters are clipped in and just pry off using a prying tool (eg pry upwards towards the windscreen)?

[LTP]

smaidment said:

Thanks for the reply. I guess I can have a look. Do you happen to know if the parts of the dash covering the tweeters are clipped in and just pry off using a prying tool (eg pry upwards towards the windscreen)?

There was a chap on YouTube that bought a crashed DB11 and rebuilt it. One of his challenges was to replace the top of the dash as the passenger airbag had triggered and, if I recall correctly, he carefully and meticulously tried to take the dash apart in the car, but in the end, despite having removed a huge number of parts and fasteners, he had to follow the official Aston repair process of taking the complete dash out of the car.

What I can't recall is if he removed the tweeters as part of his attempt to get the dash top off. It might be worth watching his strip-down videos for a clue - he documented the process pretty well. If you've not seen it then someone else might remember his name.

edited to add
Ah, I was wrong. It was a Vantage and the guy was Mat Armstrong. Mind you the dash structure is essentially the same as I think he fitted a dash top from a DB11 to complete his repair. So, not an exact match but still may be worth a watch for clues.

Edited by LTP on Saturday 23 December 09:20

[smaidment]

That’s amazing thank you. I watched mats video and now I’m scared off. Didn’t realise it would be that difficult.