Tales of a V8V (illustrated)
Discussion
Well, as mentioned a month ago, my previous image host went tits-up so I have been trying to reinstate images to the best of my shoddy memory, but as much as I enjoy this forum I do have other things to do, like work out why my two year old battery suddenly seemed flat after driving the car yesterday, and was unable to start the car, and after giving it a charge it seems the drivers side seat controls have a mind of their own, but anyway...
I took the opportunity a month ago to go for a 45 minute squirt in a V12S that I had noticed and kinda liked the look of.
I find this to be an amazing looking car, the Yellow Tang is so pearlescent in the sunshine and the black wheels and carbon trim sets it off perfectly. The only strange feature is chrome side strakes, they should be CF surely.
The interior is also very nice, black chrome air vents and black leather with yellow stitching and a bit of yellow leather trim in the doors and seats. Likewise, the only strange thing inside is alloy flappy paddles, should be CF too really, as they look out of place in silver. It has the piano black waterfall etc, I didn't find reflection too bothersome but noticed it anyway. I guess with the sun in a certain position it could be a pain. It also had the classic crack running from the GPS, and with a year still in the manufacturer`s warranty that could get swapped, no doubt.
The first thing I noticed while driving, other than the sporty yet sumptuous surroundings, is the extra weight. You can feel the weight in the way the car sits, handles and it's general demeanor. The heft of the car somehow adds to the feeling of it being a more special vehicle than the V8. Hopping back in my V8 afterwards I immediately noticed how it responds in a more lively fashion, but the V12 power is clearly noticeable over the V8, more of a shove in the back, but it in my short and somewhat limited drive it actually didn't feel as quick as I was expecting, but it's certainly swift and collects numbers at a driver's license worrying pace, which I was aware of coming over a rise and seeing a Police van coming towards me, yikes! I quickly went and found a corn field to hide in for a few minutes.
The torque response when hitting the loud peddle while cruising in gear is definitely quicker and somewhat prodigious, and then there's the sound of the V12S engine, it's glorious and addictive. I was really comfortable and happy driving around, but conscious that it was a bit more showy, that yellow stands out in "dire vehicle colour Switzerland" especially on a sunny day... a lot more people than usual seemed to be paying attention and in a short drive it's hard to say if it was the usual Aston admiration or if they were thinking "w
ker," but I thought the car was quite magnificent.
Then we come to the deal breaker, that sportshift transmission. Like all SS transmissions, SSIII requires some learning to live with as we know... and the rest of the time it's hard to believe they could release this car with this manner of shifting. Sometimes I felt like the car was doing immeasurable damage to itself. I will be the first to admit that I am not up to speed with this SS gear change process, but even with my clumsy accelerator lift-off it was still not fantastic, but I understand that over time it becomes a better experience, but it's hard to drop large coin on a car that seems (to me) flawed from the outset.
The Bamford Rose twin plate would have to make a huge difference to make the car viable to me.
This in manual, now there's an idea...
I took the opportunity a month ago to go for a 45 minute squirt in a V12S that I had noticed and kinda liked the look of.
I find this to be an amazing looking car, the Yellow Tang is so pearlescent in the sunshine and the black wheels and carbon trim sets it off perfectly. The only strange feature is chrome side strakes, they should be CF surely.
The interior is also very nice, black chrome air vents and black leather with yellow stitching and a bit of yellow leather trim in the doors and seats. Likewise, the only strange thing inside is alloy flappy paddles, should be CF too really, as they look out of place in silver. It has the piano black waterfall etc, I didn't find reflection too bothersome but noticed it anyway. I guess with the sun in a certain position it could be a pain. It also had the classic crack running from the GPS, and with a year still in the manufacturer`s warranty that could get swapped, no doubt.
The first thing I noticed while driving, other than the sporty yet sumptuous surroundings, is the extra weight. You can feel the weight in the way the car sits, handles and it's general demeanor. The heft of the car somehow adds to the feeling of it being a more special vehicle than the V8. Hopping back in my V8 afterwards I immediately noticed how it responds in a more lively fashion, but the V12 power is clearly noticeable over the V8, more of a shove in the back, but it in my short and somewhat limited drive it actually didn't feel as quick as I was expecting, but it's certainly swift and collects numbers at a driver's license worrying pace, which I was aware of coming over a rise and seeing a Police van coming towards me, yikes! I quickly went and found a corn field to hide in for a few minutes.
The torque response when hitting the loud peddle while cruising in gear is definitely quicker and somewhat prodigious, and then there's the sound of the V12S engine, it's glorious and addictive. I was really comfortable and happy driving around, but conscious that it was a bit more showy, that yellow stands out in "dire vehicle colour Switzerland" especially on a sunny day... a lot more people than usual seemed to be paying attention and in a short drive it's hard to say if it was the usual Aston admiration or if they were thinking "w
ker," but I thought the car was quite magnificent. Then we come to the deal breaker, that sportshift transmission. Like all SS transmissions, SSIII requires some learning to live with as we know... and the rest of the time it's hard to believe they could release this car with this manner of shifting. Sometimes I felt like the car was doing immeasurable damage to itself. I will be the first to admit that I am not up to speed with this SS gear change process, but even with my clumsy accelerator lift-off it was still not fantastic, but I understand that over time it becomes a better experience, but it's hard to drop large coin on a car that seems (to me) flawed from the outset.
The Bamford Rose twin plate would have to make a huge difference to make the car viable to me.
This in manual, now there's an idea...
Dean
its great you had time in one
the weight is interesting isn't it - you have to set the car up by braking earlier into the corner & power through using the torque due to the nose heavy sensation otherwise you feel like you will understeer (but that doesnt seem to happen - its just the feeling of the weight) , as opposed to pointing the car and smoothly accelerating through a corner
the SSIII is great once you get used to it - thats when driving fast
its awkward in traffic but can be managed. the sensation of the clutch not being fully closed at low speeds can be a bit disconcerting so i've found the trick is never get caught between gears - always better to change down - even if its into first before applying accelerator
Just buy it - you will love it on those Swiss mountain roads
Graze
its great you had time in one
the weight is interesting isn't it - you have to set the car up by braking earlier into the corner & power through using the torque due to the nose heavy sensation otherwise you feel like you will understeer (but that doesnt seem to happen - its just the feeling of the weight) , as opposed to pointing the car and smoothly accelerating through a corner
the SSIII is great once you get used to it - thats when driving fast
its awkward in traffic but can be managed. the sensation of the clutch not being fully closed at low speeds can be a bit disconcerting so i've found the trick is never get caught between gears - always better to change down - even if its into first before applying accelerator
Just buy it - you will love it on those Swiss mountain roads
Graze
To be honest, the test drive was more of a chance to experience the much raved about V12, and see if I could buck the "if you drive one you`ll buy one" trend. Mission completed. Ok, it needed to be a car I was actually fond of visually, so if it had been overwhelmingly fantastic I would have been in a quandary, but in all truth I`m not in a position to upgrade? at the moment and depreciation + finance is not a game I like to play. I guess I`ll try a V12 manual at some stage too just to feel the difference, but I am still more than stoked with my V8 and still have plans for it. Cheers.
Edited by Mr.Tremlini on Friday 25th October 20:53
A couple of days ago I came down to the Vantage after my wife had been out in it the day before, to discover it seemed to have a very low battery, it unlocked and the clock worked but that was it, no life on the dash, and would not start. No idea what caused this as everything seemed normal and she is no stranger to driving the car. The battery was new two years ago so should not be the issue.
I hooked the battery up to a trickle charger and after a couple of hours it allowed the V8 to once again burst into life with positivity, but it came with a couple of negatives. The windows would not seat in the top as they are supposed to when you close the doors, just hung in the lower position permanently, and the drivers seat controls only moved the thing forward, not back at all.
Now I have read that this is not unusual if a battery is replaced or goes flat, and things have to be reset. The cool thing is the reset process is damn simple and I would like to pass it on in case anyone else suffers the same malady.
Window reset:
Sit in the car. Turn the ignition (not the motor) on. Push on the driver`s window button until the window is fully down and leave your finger on the button for about 5 seconds.
Pull on the driver`s window button until the window is fully up, and keep pressure on the button for 5 seconds.
That`s it!
As you are holding the button for the 5 seconds, after 2-3 seconds you should hear a little noise, almost a buzz, which is the system "relearning" where it is supposed to be.
Do this for the passenger window too, but of course you can do it from the drivers side controls.
Seat reset:
Turn the ignition (not the motor) on. Get out of the car. Move the steering wheel to it`s forward most position so it does not get in the way.
Push the seat forward control, until the seat goes as far forward as possible, then hold for 5 seconds.
Push the front of seat up control, until the seat front stops at it`s highest point, and hold for 5 seconds.
Push the rear of seat up control until the seat rear stops at it`s highest point, and hold for 5 seconds.
Push the seat back recline control forward, until the seat back tilts as far forward as possible, hold for 5 seconds.
The seat controls should be reset!
I hooked the battery up to a trickle charger and after a couple of hours it allowed the V8 to once again burst into life with positivity, but it came with a couple of negatives. The windows would not seat in the top as they are supposed to when you close the doors, just hung in the lower position permanently, and the drivers seat controls only moved the thing forward, not back at all.
Now I have read that this is not unusual if a battery is replaced or goes flat, and things have to be reset. The cool thing is the reset process is damn simple and I would like to pass it on in case anyone else suffers the same malady.
Window reset:
Sit in the car. Turn the ignition (not the motor) on. Push on the driver`s window button until the window is fully down and leave your finger on the button for about 5 seconds.
Pull on the driver`s window button until the window is fully up, and keep pressure on the button for 5 seconds.
That`s it!
As you are holding the button for the 5 seconds, after 2-3 seconds you should hear a little noise, almost a buzz, which is the system "relearning" where it is supposed to be.
Do this for the passenger window too, but of course you can do it from the drivers side controls.
Seat reset:
Turn the ignition (not the motor) on. Get out of the car. Move the steering wheel to it`s forward most position so it does not get in the way.
Push the seat forward control, until the seat goes as far forward as possible, then hold for 5 seconds.
Push the front of seat up control, until the seat front stops at it`s highest point, and hold for 5 seconds.
Push the rear of seat up control until the seat rear stops at it`s highest point, and hold for 5 seconds.
Push the seat back recline control forward, until the seat back tilts as far forward as possible, hold for 5 seconds.
The seat controls should be reset!
Edited by Mr.Tremlini on Saturday 26th October 18:36
Kia Ora Dean,
Great write up and photo's mate, superb work on both.
I'm an Essex lad originally, and have been living just west outside Christchurch for the past 10 years now. I can also appreciate your love of Swiss as i used to snowboard there and France every year, its a fantastic place, oh man, those tunnels are Epic eh.
I too have the same colour AM manual V8V spec along with black parts - stock wheels, bonnet mesh, six slate grill, side trims, exhaust tips and window surrounds..
What a car.. I've not had it long and make the most of my South Island roads..
Having driven the same model a few years ago at a Rockingham track day, i also had the same one day mindset. Your dead a long time aye.
Keep the blog going and the tips are always handy.
Cheers mate,
Gary.
Great write up and photo's mate, superb work on both.
I'm an Essex lad originally, and have been living just west outside Christchurch for the past 10 years now. I can also appreciate your love of Swiss as i used to snowboard there and France every year, its a fantastic place, oh man, those tunnels are Epic eh.
I too have the same colour AM manual V8V spec along with black parts - stock wheels, bonnet mesh, six slate grill, side trims, exhaust tips and window surrounds..
What a car.. I've not had it long and make the most of my South Island roads..
Having driven the same model a few years ago at a Rockingham track day, i also had the same one day mindset. Your dead a long time aye.
Keep the blog going and the tips are always handy.
Cheers mate,
Gary.
Edited by Wessa on Wednesday 30th October 04:38
Edited by Wessa on Wednesday 30th October 04:41
Wessa said:
Kia Ora Dean,
Great write up and photo's mate, superb work on both.
I'm an Essex lad originally, and have been living just west outside Christchurch for the past 10 years now. I can also appreciate your love of Swiss as i used to snowboard there and France every year, its a fantastic place, oh man, those tunnels are Epic eh.
I too have the same colour AM manual V8V spec along with black parts - stock wheels, bonnet mesh, six slate grill, side trims, exhaust tips and window surrounds..
What a car.. I've not had it long and make the most of my South Island roads..
Having driven the same model a few years ago at a Rockingham track day, i also had the same one day mindset. Your dead a long time aye.
Keep the blog going and the tips are always handy.
Cheers mate,
Gary.
Kia Ora Gary, love the number plate, can refer to you or the car!Great write up and photo's mate, superb work on both.
I'm an Essex lad originally, and have been living just west outside Christchurch for the past 10 years now. I can also appreciate your love of Swiss as i used to snowboard there and France every year, its a fantastic place, oh man, those tunnels are Epic eh.
I too have the same colour AM manual V8V spec along with black parts - stock wheels, bonnet mesh, six slate grill, side trims, exhaust tips and window surrounds..
What a car.. I've not had it long and make the most of my South Island roads..
Having driven the same model a few years ago at a Rockingham track day, i also had the same one day mindset. Your dead a long time aye.
Keep the blog going and the tips are always handy.
Cheers mate,
Gary.
Your Vantage looks very much like mine in that colour with all the sundry black bits!
You can certainly have a bit more freedom on those South Island roads than the North...
Cheers!
It`s that time of the year in the northern climes where you put your car into hibernation or put on your winter rubber. That was my task a couple of days ago, removing the sports packs with the revelation that was the Michelin PS4s this summer, and putting on the original seven spokes and Pirelli Sottozeros that have been very good, seeing me through four winters and should get through a fifth. I can`t complain about the tyres I now have, I think they are perfectly fitting to the car and the conditions I drive in.
I enjoy this seasonal wheel change, as each set of wheels gives the car a different look, and every six (ish) months it`s like a refresh.
I have to smile when I think of picking up my sports pack wheels from the AM dealership to take them for the PS4s, and the boss of the garage told me to make sure I fit the AM Bridgestones, as anything else could give problems... the only problem the PS4s give is showing the inadequacies of the Potenzas...
Prior to the wheel change I had a small job to attend to that had been hanging around for about three years. A coin had dropped into my cigarette lighter, or USB accessory charging port adapter as it`s probably more commonly used these days, and shorted the thing out. It had not bothered me particularly, but my wife is a serial iPhone abuser so I figured I`d fix it, wrap it in tinsel and call it a Christmas present. With a card of course.
Accessing the cabin fuse box is a process of peeling back the passenger side carpet from the front which reveals an alloy access panel with seven T30 screws. Inside lies the fuse box and the one in question here was #55. Note that these fuses are a mini or micro version of the well known fuse 22, so after seeing this I had to go and source a tiny fuse, but once inserted into the slot the charging port once again showed life and job done!
Wheel change time. Having worked in petrol stations/garages with tyre bays as a teenager, scraping together funds for automotive misadventure, I am well versed with the process. I was somewhat amused upon moving to Switzerland that the vast majority of folks paid to have their wheels changed and stored rather than do it themselves. My wife, then fiance, thought I was quite the rugged handyman when I said, "Bugger that, I`ll do it myself!" In my limited observations of family and friends, it would appear that Swiss gents, for the most part, are not the most DIY oriented Y chromosomes on the planet.
Recently I acquired David Ramsbotham`s custom made rubber jacking pads, which I used in lieu of the hockey puck I had purchased previously, and they do a bespoke job as intended. Recommended if you want to jack safely...
After three wheels were changed I came to the front right, which leads me on to small job number two. I had noticed that the front right headlight was not seated properly into the body work, and hung down a little, creating a gap. Also, if I gave it a bit of a poke it wobbled around a smidge. Not ideal, clearly.
After removing the wheel I undid sundry retaining screws to peel back the wheel arch liner without removing it completely, clamped it out of the way, and flashlight in hand, proceeded to investigate.
It seemed as I squinted through my reading glasses (and this is purely speculation on my part, as the area in question would give a gynecologist pause for review) that there is a mounting bracket molded on the base of the headlight unit, which was broken, leaving more or less a centimetre of free play up and down, plus a little back and forth. It seems from the movement you can provoke from the headlight that this is a crucial mount.
Woe is he that goes to Aston Martin Switzerland with a 12 year old Vantage and presents a fault like this. Basically the prognosis would be to replace the entire headlight unit, plus sundry parts and labour, with a resulting invoice that could have purchased a Korean runabout, six bottles of Laphroaig, and food for a month. Eating out.
Armed with enthusiasm and a will to save, I cut and then wrapped a piece of cork in insulation tape and skillfully (clumsily) inserted (stuffed) it into the vacant space between broken bit and broken bit. I then wove (poked) gaffer tape in the general direction to try and assist with keeping precision-forged cork in place. Quickly screw wheel arch liner back in place, attach winter wheel, release jack... job done.
Yeah well, at the end of the day I know the problem, and if my somewhat bodge repair that I am a little bit embarrassed by does not hold, I am back where I started anyway. I have added this to a list of things, not extensive you understand, that I shall have Bamford Rose attend to when I head north, hopefully early in the new year.
Thanks to my lil buddy for helping me with the work, and learning early, yes, you should smear a little grease on the threads!
I love the fact that it took you 3 years to change a fuse Dean 
Not sure if you saw my recent thread https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... about the grip of my ageing Sottozeros compared to my PS4Ss. Please let me know how yours compare to help me confirm that my winters are just old and dead.
I'm sure BR can sort that light mounting bracket out for you. If you've got some time to kill whilst in the UK feel free to give us a shout for a beer if you fancy it.
Not sure if you saw my recent thread https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... about the grip of my ageing Sottozeros compared to my PS4Ss. Please let me know how yours compare to help me confirm that my winters are just old and dead.
I'm sure BR can sort that light mounting bracket out for you. If you've got some time to kill whilst in the UK feel free to give us a shout for a beer if you fancy it.
Nice stuff, very informative and a good read!
Those headlights sound very delicate though. I have yet to take a look inside the latch, I wanted to check the beam orientation. Hopefully I won't find bad surprises there.
Ah, you are spot on on the Swiss; when I was living there I felt like I was the only one actually working on my cars.
Those headlights sound very delicate though. I have yet to take a look inside the latch, I wanted to check the beam orientation. Hopefully I won't find bad surprises there.
Ah, you are spot on on the Swiss; when I was living there I felt like I was the only one actually working on my cars.
Nice one, Dean.
Why would the Swiss get their hands dirty when they can pay someone else?
TBF it's not quite 50-50 in Germany, but I see a split. Weird thing is a lot of people have one set of rims, but have the tyres themselves changed. I have seen a few people change the rims themselves, but it mostly seems to be a tyre-only affair here. Same for my F-Type when I was in Zurich. Tyres were recommended to change, not rims!
Why would the Swiss get their hands dirty when they can pay someone else?
TBF it's not quite 50-50 in Germany, but I see a split. Weird thing is a lot of people have one set of rims, but have the tyres themselves changed. I have seen a few people change the rims themselves, but it mostly seems to be a tyre-only affair here. Same for my F-Type when I was in Zurich. Tyres were recommended to change, not rims!
OK... It`s been mostly positivity and good vibes so far with my tungsten terror, but there are a few minor niggles that have crept in that I shall lay out here. In reality these are things that you would just shrug and endure with most cars as a part of the ownership/age process, and to be fair this is mostly what I have done, as it does not stop me in any way from using and enjoying the car, but in the interest of maintaining an informative and accurate thread of ownership, here we go.
Foggy headlights - Never been an issue, started to appear this year. Weirdly the car has been garaged for the last 18 month whereas previously I had it outside for nearly three years! How a well known and habitual problem such as this is not given a retro-active fix by AM is a bit poor. I have only experienced it for a few weeks and it has not reappeared for the last couple of months but I guess that now it`s there it will never not be an issue. Ultimately it does not piss me off enough to do something about it just yet, but the ego dictates that this car should not look like that.
Sat Nav Gears - The sat nav screen was a little temperamental occasionally, not fully unfolding and requiring a little push to go that extra centimetre to fully open. Well one such push resulted in a noticeable "click" and now the thing is manual operation only. Again, not a biggy as I use the GPS about 2.5% of the time, but still not what you want. Mike at BR assures me it`s some cheap plastic gears and a not very labour intensive fix.
Stereo speakers - Shortly after buying the car the right hand speaker occasionally went AWOL and I left the car with AM while away overseas and they rectified the problem, but it has recently returned and is now also an affliction that the left side suffers, misery loves company, right. I love music and that is why I`d rather listen to my exhaust than the stereo, but on longer trips when you want some Audioslave, Fat Freddy`s Drop or Queen caressing your ear buds, it`s a bit of an annoyance.
Clutch pedal - When depressing sometimes it sound like there`s a gerbil trapped underneath. Intermittent ( the worst fault of all) and probably fixed by just a bit of lubricant, but like bad windscreen wipers, you only think about it when it rains.
Windscreen wipers - No, nothing wrong here, just thought I`d write this as it amused me. Sorry.
Fuel cap release button - Not sure if this is a precursor to a major "stuck in the middle of no where" issue, but in recent months it requires a more deft and prolonged push to get the flap to open.
First world problems, right!
Foggy headlights - Never been an issue, started to appear this year. Weirdly the car has been garaged for the last 18 month whereas previously I had it outside for nearly three years! How a well known and habitual problem such as this is not given a retro-active fix by AM is a bit poor. I have only experienced it for a few weeks and it has not reappeared for the last couple of months but I guess that now it`s there it will never not be an issue. Ultimately it does not piss me off enough to do something about it just yet, but the ego dictates that this car should not look like that.
Sat Nav Gears - The sat nav screen was a little temperamental occasionally, not fully unfolding and requiring a little push to go that extra centimetre to fully open. Well one such push resulted in a noticeable "click" and now the thing is manual operation only. Again, not a biggy as I use the GPS about 2.5% of the time, but still not what you want. Mike at BR assures me it`s some cheap plastic gears and a not very labour intensive fix.
Stereo speakers - Shortly after buying the car the right hand speaker occasionally went AWOL and I left the car with AM while away overseas and they rectified the problem, but it has recently returned and is now also an affliction that the left side suffers, misery loves company, right. I love music and that is why I`d rather listen to my exhaust than the stereo, but on longer trips when you want some Audioslave, Fat Freddy`s Drop or Queen caressing your ear buds, it`s a bit of an annoyance.
Clutch pedal - When depressing sometimes it sound like there`s a gerbil trapped underneath. Intermittent ( the worst fault of all) and probably fixed by just a bit of lubricant, but like bad windscreen wipers, you only think about it when it rains.
Windscreen wipers - No, nothing wrong here, just thought I`d write this as it amused me. Sorry.
Fuel cap release button - Not sure if this is a precursor to a major "stuck in the middle of no where" issue, but in recent months it requires a more deft and prolonged push to get the flap to open.
First world problems, right!
Morning Dean, lovely write up. There might be a solution for your first world problems 
Foggy headlights, I had the same problem with two new headlights, changed from AM under warranty. Have to say that a few of the Led´s failed to work and that was the reason AM changed them to pass the MOT. After a few tries from AM to get rid of the foggy lights (interesting that my previous lights had no problems) I ended up installing Ian?s Headlight Vent Kit (amupgrades@gmail.com). This kit works flawless and I have never seen foggy lights thereafter.
SatNav gears, Rich from Redpants posted a video on YouTube how to change them.
Stereo, leave it off and enjoy the sound of your V8, problem solved
Clutch pedal, mine is a Sportshift so no idea what to.
Windscreen wipers, looking great.
Fuel cap release button, you will get more experienced with any opening.
Cheers, Anthony
... sorry for being cheeky with the last four problems
Foggy headlights, I had the same problem with two new headlights, changed from AM under warranty. Have to say that a few of the Led´s failed to work and that was the reason AM changed them to pass the MOT. After a few tries from AM to get rid of the foggy lights (interesting that my previous lights had no problems) I ended up installing Ian?s Headlight Vent Kit (amupgrades@gmail.com). This kit works flawless and I have never seen foggy lights thereafter.
SatNav gears, Rich from Redpants posted a video on YouTube how to change them.
Stereo, leave it off and enjoy the sound of your V8, problem solved
Clutch pedal, mine is a Sportshift so no idea what to.
Windscreen wipers, looking great.
Fuel cap release button, you will get more experienced with any opening.
Cheers, Anthony
... sorry for being cheeky with the last four problems
Edited by BlackV8 on Thursday 13th February 08:58
Edited by BlackV8 on Thursday 13th February 10:12
Mr.Tremlini said:
Fuel cap release button - Not sure if this is a precursor to a major "stuck in the middle of no where" issue, but in recent months it requires a more deft and prolonged push to get the flap to open.
Dean are u sure it's the button not the flap being misaligned from pressing the cap into the holder when u fill up. Because the hole u push the cap into is eccentric over time the off centre pressure moves the whole flap out of position. T30 Torx bit, extension, small ratchet, loosen two bolts, adjust and retighten - worth a try. It fixed mine
Graeme
BlackV8 said:
Clutch pedal, mine is a Sportshift so no idea...
Thanks for the feedback and tips 
Regarding clutch, you should speak to the dealer, sounds like they short-changed you one pedal!
blade runner said:
My RH speaker went AWOL one day. Fixed by just switching on the radio and turning the volume dial up as quickly as possible to max. Seemed to 'shock' the speaker into working again and it's not come back since. Might be worth a try?
Yes, that has been the ongoing "fix" - a burst of full volume, but it does not always work and unlike yours, comes back, sadly.Graze01 said:
are u sure it's the button not the flap being misaligned from pressing the cap into the holder when u fill up. Because the hole u push the cap into is eccentric over time the off centre pressure moves the whole flap out of position. T30 Torx bit, extension, small ratchet, loosen two bolts, adjust and retighten - worth a try. It fixed mine
Graeme
Good tip, I`ll take a look, I actually figured it was more the fuel cap end rather than the button but my wording was unclear. Cheers!Graeme
Dean,
there are 2 youtube videos from Redpants on the filler cap topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1eG44cBD34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU7Ljq0kxZk
HTH,
Thomas
there are 2 youtube videos from Redpants on the filler cap topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1eG44cBD34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU7Ljq0kxZk
HTH,
Thomas
Edited by TR-Spider on Friday 14th February 07:23
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