So what have you done with your Aston today?

[mackay45]

Marco07 said:

Thanks. It’s too good to drive to be an ornament.

Was a pleasure following you for chunks of the tour (we were in the Clio Trophy), beautiful car and great to see it being used.

Can you share some more details/history of the car? As an armchair enthusiast I'd like to think I know a fair bit about modern Astons, but to be honest I didn't even realise what brand your car was until seeing it parked up at the end of the day (perhaps an embarrassing thing to admit in an AM thread!).

[Marco07]

mackay45 said:

Was a pleasure following you for chunks of the tour (we were in the Clio Trophy), beautiful car and great to see it being used.

Can you share some more details/history of the car? As an armchair enthusiast I'd like to think I know a fair bit about modern Astons, but to be honest I didn't even realise what brand your car was until seeing it parked up at the end of the day (perhaps an embarrassing thing to admit in an AM thread!).

You were having fun in the Clio. Sorry if we held you up. I was pushing it hard but the brakes limit what speed you can carry through a corner.

There are still a fair number of earlier Aston’s about si you should read up if interested. Ours was one of the Olympia Show cars in 1935. It has an Aston 1.5 litre, dry sump, overhead cam engine and Aston 4 speed crash gearbox. Peddles in different sequence (middle accelerator) and back to front gear shift. Message me if you want to know more.

[AstonV]

yellow_tang said:

Swapped out the amps and installed extra speakers to my base audio to make it premium. Surprisingly the retail part cost is similar to the cost of Premium Audio as an option back in 2014...

Very Nice! Do you have a list of parts needed for this?

[mackay45]

Marco07 said:

You were having fun in the Clio. Sorry if we held you up. I was pushing it hard but the brakes limit what speed you can carry through a corner.

There are still a fair number of earlier Aston’s about si you should read up if interested. Ours was one of the Olympia Show cars in 1935. It has an Aston 1.5 litre, dry sump, overhead cam engine and Aston 4 speed crash gearbox. Peddles in different sequence (middle accelerator) and back to front gear shift. Message me if you want to know more.

I'll have a read

You didn't hold us up at all, lovely car to have been following!

[yellow_tang]

AstonV said:

Very Nice! Do you have a list of parts needed for this?

Depends what vehicle you have, you may or may not need a new Sub.

The Vantage uses the same wiring loom for standard and premium, hence why all the wiring is already in place. Looking at part manuals for V8, there is a standard sub 6G33-18808-HC, and premium sub 6G33-18808-GC for non B&O. On V12 and V12 S there is only the premium sub for standard and premium 9G33-18808-GA.

2x 9G43-18808-JB SIDE SPEAKER
1x 701157-PK SCREW&WSHR 4.2x16(10
1x 9G43-18808-FA CENTRE SPEAKER
4x 703736 SCREW-4.2x19 WSH HD
4x 702084 SCREW M5x12
4x 6G33-12B579-AA M6 AMP TIE BAR
1x 4G43-16C694-AB-PK WASHER-NYLON(PACK 10
1x 9G43-18C999-AA SUB 5 AMP BRKT
10x 703025 SCREW M6x1.0x25 HEX
4x 6G33-115723-AA M6 AMP SPACER
1x 4G43-37-10985 PREMIUM SUB AMP
1x 6G33-18C808-CD PREMIUM AMPLIFIER
1x 9G33-9137-EB ALPINE LINK LEAD

As an option in 2015 it was a £1495 option.
To buy all the parts only, retail today would cost £1636.87 plus a bit of dealer/specialist time to update the car config in AMDS.

Edited by yellow_tang on Wednesday 17th April 11:30

[Gc450]

LPH said:

westhumbler said:

Where abouts in the UK are you? I'd like this guys details if you're local to Surrey area

Sorry I'm miles way up in the East Midlands. He's based in Ashby de la Zouch!

I'd welcome the contact details if you don't mind I am local to Ashby so nice to have someone nearby
Cheers

[LiamV12V]

Sold it.

If you want any info on the V12V Carbon Black Edition which Edinburgh Aston will be listing soon, please PM me.

[cayman-black]

Sorry to hear that Liam, hope you got good money.

[milu]

Re installed the freshly painted bonnet vents

[LiamV12V]

cayman-black said:

Sorry to hear that Liam, hope you got good money.

When you take into consideration the margin a big dealer group needs in a car, I suppose I did ok.

I loved the car itself but the ownership experience was terrible; for example my headlights haven’t worked properly since November. Living nearly 300 miles from the nearest dealer hasn’t helped either.

To be fair though, Edinburgh have been great to deal with and I’d recommend them.

[kev1966900]

Liam, if you don't mind me asking what did you replace it with?

[LiamV12V]

kev1966900 said:

Liam, if you don't mind me asking what did you replace it with?

Where do you go from an Aston!

I’m going to see what an i8 is like to live with as a daily, wish me luck.

[Graze01]

Liam

This is going to be one interesting comparison

Look forward to your review

Graeme

[Sebastian Tombs]

Got it serviced and MoT-ed.
Apparently I am going to need a new front (sports pack) shock absorber at only 20,000 miles. Thanks Bilstein!

[milu]

Installed(well plugged in) the exhaust remote gizmo.
Great service and delivery from cc charger. Nice to get an item too that feels good value. 2 remotes and the device all inc without being robbed.

Out in the car this afternoon so will try it out

[peteA]

A run out with a mate in his R to Alston and Hartside for those in the north who know the roads

[Fang]

Just completed the North coast 500 four up.
Stunning scenery, fabulous roads ,

[abh]

yellow_tang said:

AstonV said:

Very Nice! Do you have a list of parts needed for this?

Depends what vehicle you have, you may or may not need a new Sub.

The Vantage uses the same wiring loom for standard and premium, hence why all the wiring is already in place. Looking at part manuals for V8, there is a standard sub 6G33-18808-HC, and premium sub 6G33-18808-GC for non B&O. On V12 and V12 S there is only the premium sub for standard and premium 9G33-18808-GA.

2x 9G43-18808-JB SIDE SPEAKER
1x 701157-PK SCREW&WSHR 4.2x16(10
1x 9G43-18808-FA CENTRE SPEAKER
4x 703736 SCREW-4.2x19 WSH HD
4x 702084 SCREW M5x12
4x 6G33-12B579-AA M6 AMP TIE BAR
1x 4G43-16C694-AB-PK WASHER-NYLON(PACK 10
1x 9G43-18C999-AA SUB 5 AMP BRKT
10x 703025 SCREW M6x1.0x25 HEX
4x 6G33-115723-AA M6 AMP SPACER
1x 4G43-37-10985 PREMIUM SUB AMP
1x 6G33-18C808-CD PREMIUM AMPLIFIER
1x 9G33-9137-EB ALPINE LINK LEAD

As an option in 2015 it was a £1495 option.
To buy all the parts only, retail today would cost £1636.87 plus a bit of dealer/specialist time to update the car config in AMDS.

Edited by yellow_tang on Wednesday 17th April 11:30

I love this forum!! Thank you for sharing. Have just emailed a few dealers to quote for the upgrade. Can I ask, did you do the work yourself (is it DIYable other than AMDS?) or did you leave it to an Aston dealer to supply and fit?

Thx!
Andrew

[ashway]

peteA said:

A run out with a mate in his R to Alston and Hartside for those in the north who know the roads

I was up there on Tuesday, roads very quiet and weather was perfect.

[peteA]

Hi Ashley - roads were ok given it was a warm and dry bank holiday. The photo is outside the bakery in Melmerby since the usual stop off is no longer available...good excuse to do the other side of the hill!