So what have you done with your Aston today?
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Multi storey car park. See? This has Unhappy Ending written all over it already.
Our local MSCP has some nice high kerbing running up the middle of the ramps between floors. I swung round to go up the ramp, knew my line was off slightly, but slowed it down and angled the wheels so that the front OS tyre would make contact before the rim, if things got that bad.
Yeah, well, that was all great in principle but the CF splitter decided that it was going to throw itself down in sacrifice to protect the tyre. A sickening scraping noise, that sounded precisely like a carbon fibre edge being ground into concrete followed. And a sick feeling.
The PPF took a fair amount of the brunt of it. The CF looked scraped and a bit dry, but a bit of cleaning it up and some liquid on it revealed that the weave was still intact, and the real loss was the clear coat.
This is when having had carbon fibre bikes and decking them comes in handy. Daugther no 2 was directed to fish out her best clear nail polish. Three coats later and it’s not perfect by any stretch, but you have to get to within 6 inches to tell that. A bit of wet & dry rubbing down and another couple of coats and it should be good enough to be 98% invisible once the PPF is put back on.
Annoying though. I hope the a-hole who stipulated the high kerbs on the ramps in that car park has a s
t Xmas. Goodwill to all men & women, except that one...
Our local MSCP has some nice high kerbing running up the middle of the ramps between floors. I swung round to go up the ramp, knew my line was off slightly, but slowed it down and angled the wheels so that the front OS tyre would make contact before the rim, if things got that bad.
Yeah, well, that was all great in principle but the CF splitter decided that it was going to throw itself down in sacrifice to protect the tyre. A sickening scraping noise, that sounded precisely like a carbon fibre edge being ground into concrete followed. And a sick feeling.
The PPF took a fair amount of the brunt of it. The CF looked scraped and a bit dry, but a bit of cleaning it up and some liquid on it revealed that the weave was still intact, and the real loss was the clear coat.
This is when having had carbon fibre bikes and decking them comes in handy. Daugther no 2 was directed to fish out her best clear nail polish. Three coats later and it’s not perfect by any stretch, but you have to get to within 6 inches to tell that. A bit of wet & dry rubbing down and another couple of coats and it should be good enough to be 98% invisible once the PPF is put back on.
Annoying though. I hope the a-hole who stipulated the high kerbs on the ramps in that car park has a s
t Xmas. Goodwill to all men & women, except that one...
james-witton said:
Developed a loud knocking. AM engineer classed it as a catastrophic failure. Very rare apparently.
It’s in a crate in the workshop waiting to be sent off to the factory for inspection. Prob won’t get to hear of the reason though according to the service team.
Thought it would have been done and dusted by now .It’s in a crate in the workshop waiting to be sent off to the factory for inspection. Prob won’t get to hear of the reason though according to the service team.
Greg66 said:
Multi storey car park. See? This has Unhappy Ending written all over it already.
Our local MSCP has some nice high kerbing running up the middle of the ramps between floors. I swung round to go up the ramp, knew my line was off slightly, but slowed it down and angled the wheels so that the front OS tyre would make contact before the rim, if things got that bad.
Yeah, well, that was all great in principle but the CF splitter decided that it was going to throw itself down in sacrifice to protect the tyre. A sickening scraping noise, that sounded precisely like a carbon fibre edge being ground into concrete followed. And a sick feeling.
The PPF took a fair amount of the brunt of it. The CF looked scraped and a bit dry, but a bit of cleaning it up and some liquid on it revealed that the weave was still intact, and the real loss was the clear coat.
This is when having had carbon fibre bikes and decking them comes in handy. Daugther no 2 was directed to fish out her best clear nail polish. Three coats later and it’s not perfect by any stretch, but you have to get to within 6 inches to tell that. A bit of wet & dry rubbing down and another couple of coats and it should be good enough to be 98% invisible once the PPF is put back on.
Annoying though. I hope the a-hole who stipulated the high kerbs on the ramps in that car park has a st Xmas. Goodwill to all men & women, except that one...
That doesnt sound too bad tbh. I dropped a motorcycle on my car in the summer which left a big hole in the front wing. Now that made me feel rather queasy. Merry xmas.Our local MSCP has some nice high kerbing running up the middle of the ramps between floors. I swung round to go up the ramp, knew my line was off slightly, but slowed it down and angled the wheels so that the front OS tyre would make contact before the rim, if things got that bad.
Yeah, well, that was all great in principle but the CF splitter decided that it was going to throw itself down in sacrifice to protect the tyre. A sickening scraping noise, that sounded precisely like a carbon fibre edge being ground into concrete followed. And a sick feeling.
The PPF took a fair amount of the brunt of it. The CF looked scraped and a bit dry, but a bit of cleaning it up and some liquid on it revealed that the weave was still intact, and the real loss was the clear coat.
This is when having had carbon fibre bikes and decking them comes in handy. Daugther no 2 was directed to fish out her best clear nail polish. Three coats later and it’s not perfect by any stretch, but you have to get to within 6 inches to tell that. A bit of wet & dry rubbing down and another couple of coats and it should be good enough to be 98% invisible once the PPF is put back on.
Annoying though. I hope the a-hole who stipulated the high kerbs on the ramps in that car park has a s
t Xmas. Goodwill to all men & women, except that one...
lots going on this month car was suffering from water ingress to both rear lights , trip up to HWM who did a sterling job replaced under warranty ,
Also in preparation for the Christmas chocolate shopping run to Brugge .....and the Westerscheldetunnel run via Holland bought a set of winter tyres and wheels
to facilitate safe removal , I treated myself to a new low 2 tonne trolley , jack , torque wrench and a set of anodised DBS jacking pads courtesy of Matt Esser ....really fantastic bit of kit , while the wheels were off , I winterised the undersides with ACF-50
Also in preparation for the Christmas chocolate shopping run to Brugge .....and the Westerscheldetunnel run via Holland bought a set of winter tyres and wheels
to facilitate safe removal , I treated myself to a new low 2 tonne trolley , jack , torque wrench and a set of anodised DBS jacking pads courtesy of Matt Esser ....really fantastic bit of kit , while the wheels were off , I winterised the undersides with ACF-50
A job well done. Looks good. You've inspired me, at least in part.
Collected mine from its service and some warranty work at AM Cambridge, which did an excellent job as ever. Thank you, Cambridge. It drove like a dream on the way home, but those bloody PZeros need binning. Slithery as anything, even warm and outside temp over 8 degrees. Michelin PS4s on the shopping list.
As is getting the wheels off, cleaned, and some Swissvax Autobahn slathered on.
If only these cars were easier to get up on axle stands so I could do the wheels at leisure.
Collected mine from its service and some warranty work at AM Cambridge, which did an excellent job as ever. Thank you, Cambridge. It drove like a dream on the way home, but those bloody PZeros need binning. Slithery as anything, even warm and outside temp over 8 degrees. Michelin PS4s on the shopping list.
As is getting the wheels off, cleaned, and some Swissvax Autobahn slathered on.
If only these cars were easier to get up on axle stands so I could do the wheels at leisure.
When you say a set of jacking pads do you have more than one jack, or is that just in case. Who is Matt Esser as may get some V12V ones, thanks
steve
to facilitate safe removal , I treated myself to a new low 2 tonne trolley , jack , torque wrench and a set of anodised DBS jacking pads courtesy of Matt Esser ....really fantastic bit of kit , while the wheels were off , I winterised the undersides with ACF-50
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steve
to facilitate safe removal , I treated myself to a new low 2 tonne trolley , jack , torque wrench and a set of anodised DBS jacking pads courtesy of Matt Esser ....really fantastic bit of kit , while the wheels were off , I winterised the undersides with ACF-50
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Washed the car yeaterday for the first time since October and many miles. Came up beautifully, I still believe that leaving the road crud on this time of year is better than continuously washing it off and exposing the paint to yet more traffic dirt and salt. Managed to put my back in spasm (old rugby injury) during the process so today I made up an elbow rest for the useless spaces (aka drink holders) on the centre stack. Total cost 99p for a leather sample from fleebay which was ample size for the covering, along with some redundant motorbike armour as the padding, job jobbed.
I used the aluminum jack pads I bought for the V8Vantage to jack up the DB11. They fit perfectly. What a bonus that I didn’t need to buy another set for the DB11. I had to clean the back side of the wheels. I sure wish that someone would make some low dust pads for the DB11. I have Porterfield R4S pads on the Vantage and no brake dust.
Jon39 said:
Storage for your exhaust valve remote control perhaps?
For the comfort of the driver's elbow, should the pad be on the other side?
It's my glass ECU key case Jon, my exhaust valves are programmed to be controlled via my Sport button. Regarding the elbow thing, I find that my elbow sits best on the pad in that position but then on my bike I often think my elbows stick out a bit like Chris Froome's too. Not very stylish (or aerodynamic) but hard to change after many years and doesn't seem to slow him down too much!For the comfort of the driver's elbow, should the pad be on the other side?
Last drive of the year for the Vanquish on Friday - it had been probably 2 months, and within a few hundred yards I remembered why these things are so special.
I had a good natter with the chaps at AM Bristol about future plans, and had a look downstairs in the workshop. No photos were allowed, but I was shown a DBSS that wasn't quite a regular one, and a Lava Red Zagato Shooting Brake. Good lord, that's a masterpiece of a car. The publicity photos don't do it justice, it's jaw dropping.
My 2nd year of Aston ownership is nearly over; Happy New Year all
I had a good natter with the chaps at AM Bristol about future plans, and had a look downstairs in the workshop. No photos were allowed, but I was shown a DBSS that wasn't quite a regular one, and a Lava Red Zagato Shooting Brake. Good lord, that's a masterpiece of a car. The publicity photos don't do it justice, it's jaw dropping.
My 2nd year of Aston ownership is nearly over; Happy New Year all
Collected it 
357E9268 by v8lemon, on Flickr
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Pentland Green with Copper Tan Metallic and Bronze Metallic leather.
357E9268 by v8lemon, on Flickr357E9273 by v8lemon, on Flickr357E9274 by v8lemon, on Flickr357E9271 by v8lemon, on FlickrIMG_0527 by v8lemon, on FlickrIMG_0529 by v8lemon, on FlickrPentland Green with Copper Tan Metallic and Bronze Metallic leather.
Edited by V8LM on Tuesday 1st January 11:53
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