New '07 Vantage Owner

[Bravo73]

cowman1960 said:

Hi there, i like you have recently purchased a Aston, tell me every time you look at her you dont smile to yourself

Absolutely.

And that picture above of the engine cover is also now the background on my 'phone. I grin every time that I use the 'phone.

[Grant3]

Blimey you took your time finding the right car but then again you now have a superb looking car and colour combination complete with.... Power kit .. Mmmmm very, very nice many congrats.


Now as Neil wisely said.............

Neil1300R said:

Take the parcel shelf out.

It's a free sports exhaust system.

[Bravo73]

Grant3 said:

Now as Neil wisely said.............

Neil1300R said:

Take the parcel shelf out.

It's a free sports exhaust system.

Well, I tried that this afternoon. Blimey, what a difference. The parcel shelf would appear to be really, really effective at damping out any exhaust sounds.

So no parcel shelf for me for the time being.

[Neil1300R]

But did you work out it folds in half and stows at the bottom of the boot in the cut out?
Keeps it in the car, in case you have soemthing in the boot and don't want people to see when parked up.

[Bincenzo]

Neil1300R said:

But did you work out it folds in half and stows at the bottom of the boot in the cut out?
Keeps it in the car, in case you have soemthing in the boot and don't want people to see when parked up.

Tried to take mine out at the weekend, couldn't fathom it out (didn't look in manual before anybody asks), I assume there's a knack to it. Didn't want to just rip it out, seemed fairly well locked in to the 2 spigots above the boot lights. I may, however, just be having a weak moment of course. Gagging to get it out as I luuuurrrvve the sound, even with the parcel shelf.

[Bravo73]

Neil1300R said:

But did you work out it folds in half and stows at the bottom of the boot in the cut out?
Keeps it in the car, in case you have soemthing in the boot and don't want people to see when parked up.

Yep, just about. I didn't have the manual on me at the time (or now, so I can't check) but I managed to get it to fit in the 'indent'. Is the flap meant to sit vertically, just by the boot catch?

[Neil1300R]

Bravo73 said:

Yep, just about. I didn't have the manual on me at the time (or now, so I can't check) but I managed to get it to fit in the 'indent'. Is the flap meant to sit vertically, just by the boot catch?

No!

[Bravo73]

Doh!

I guess that I'd better RTFM.

[Bravo73]

Neil1300R said:

Bravo73 said:

Yep, just about. I didn't have the manual on me at the time (or now, so I can't check) but I managed to get it to fit in the 'indent'. Is the flap meant to sit vertically, just by the boot catch?

No!

Hmmm, I've now had a look in the manual and rearranged the shelf so that the flap is now under the rest of it (a la the picture). Bizarrely though, it seems to sit in the boot better with the flap vertical. Oh well...

[Grant3]

Bincenzo said:

Tried to take mine out at the weekend, couldn't fathom it out (didn't look in manual before anybody asks), I assume there's a knack to it. Didn't want to just rip it out, seemed fairly well locked in to the 2 spigots above the boot lights. I may, however, just be having a weak moment of course. Gagging to get it out as I luuuurrrvve the sound, even with the parcel shelf.

You just unhook the ties from the rear hatch and the shelf slides backwards from its retaining slots - then folds back on itself for storage...... although in these politically correct extra-safety conscious days we should point out that.....................
SAFETY WARNING - if you store the shelf in the boot.... in the event of an accident the parcel shelf could move potentially causing injury, and without the shelf in place stored items in the boot could enter the cabin under certain circumstances........just a matter of time before we get an official sticker on the shelf

[Bravo73]

Grant3 said:

You just unhook the ties from the rear hatch and the shelf slides backwards from its retaining slots -

NB You'll need to pull the red tab to withdraw the locking pins on both sides of the shelf itself.

[Bincenzo]

Grant3 said:

Bincenzo said:

Tried to take mine out at the weekend, couldn't fathom it out (didn't look in manual before anybody asks), I assume there's a knack to it. Didn't want to just rip it out, seemed fairly well locked in to the 2 spigots above the boot lights. I may, however, just be having a weak moment of course. Gagging to get it out as I luuuurrrvve the sound, even with the parcel shelf.

You just unhook the ties from the rear hatch and the shelf slides backwards from its retaining slots - then folds back on itself for storage...... although in these politically correct extra-safety conscious days we should point out that.....................
SAFETY WARNING - if you store the shelf in the boot.... in the event of an accident the parcel shelf could move potentially causing injury, and without the shelf in place stored items in the boot could enter the cabin under certain circumstances........just a matter of time before we get an official sticker on the shelf

Thanks Grant, I'll give it a go at the weekend, and don't panic, I never have anything in the boot!

[Neil1300R]

Bravo73 said:

Grant3 said:

You just unhook the ties from the rear hatch and the shelf slides backwards from its retaining slots -

NB You'll need to pull the red tab to withdraw the locking pins on both sides of the shelf itself.

Bicenzo don't pull the wrong red tab, thats the ejector seat!

[Bincenzo]

Neil1300R said:

Bicenzo don't pull the wrong red tab, thats the ejector seat!

Wise words Neil, wise words. You'd have thought Aston would conform to the basic aeronautical principles of a black and yellow handle for that sort of thing....