So what have you done with your Aston today? (Vol. 2)
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sticks090460 said:
Jon39 said:
No, because his initials are ICSS. So it would be F1 ICSS if he chose to space the plate illegally, but because he’s not dishonest, he doesn’t. HTH 
Perfection.
Does multiply days count?
For the past several months I have been giving my recently purchased 2013 DB9 some badly needed loving. 7.5 years and 12k miles of deferred maintenance. I've gone thru less than a tank of gas so far.
All fluids (except the automatic transmission) changed, flushed and/or bleed. No leaks anywhere.
Cleaned both throttle bodies and tubes.
Changed all filters including the cabins.
Inspected all four upper Cat’s for damage, all looked great.
Tested the A/C for charge and compressor oil.
Tested the coolant system for combustion gas.
Detailed the engine bay.
Detailed the interior which included cleaning and treating the leather.
Repairs on the composite front belly pan.
Cleaned and waxed the rear aluminum belly pan.
Repairs on the back side of the slam panel.
Repairs on the windshield washer system, bad level sensor and pump hose.
Replaced the front ambient air sensor.
Replaced missing or damaged screws, bolts, rubber grommets
Replaced all the missing factory pieces in the trunk (most non-AM)
Replaced the missing Lamy pen (non-AM)
Treated any rusted nuts/bolts/parts.
Full head to toe inspection.
QuickJacks lift, one of my favorite newer tools.
After finishing this I can say I’m rather happy with myself… (really, probably just lucky), because I flew out to St Louis, MO in late Sept and did the PPI myself, and after getting it home and doing all the above work I have only found a few items that I missed.
a) Door ding behind the PS door.
b) Loose brackets on the back side of the slam panel.
c) Bad PS front wheel bearing/hub assembly, my next repair, and then it’s time to put some miles on my DB9!
For the past several months I have been giving my recently purchased 2013 DB9 some badly needed loving. 7.5 years and 12k miles of deferred maintenance. I've gone thru less than a tank of gas so far.
All fluids (except the automatic transmission) changed, flushed and/or bleed. No leaks anywhere.
Cleaned both throttle bodies and tubes.
Changed all filters including the cabins.
Inspected all four upper Cat’s for damage, all looked great.
Tested the A/C for charge and compressor oil.
Tested the coolant system for combustion gas.
Detailed the engine bay.
Detailed the interior which included cleaning and treating the leather.
Repairs on the composite front belly pan.
Cleaned and waxed the rear aluminum belly pan.
Repairs on the back side of the slam panel.
Repairs on the windshield washer system, bad level sensor and pump hose.
Replaced the front ambient air sensor.
Replaced missing or damaged screws, bolts, rubber grommets
Replaced all the missing factory pieces in the trunk (most non-AM)
Replaced the missing Lamy pen (non-AM)
Treated any rusted nuts/bolts/parts.
Full head to toe inspection.
QuickJacks lift, one of my favorite newer tools.
After finishing this I can say I’m rather happy with myself… (really, probably just lucky), because I flew out to St Louis, MO in late Sept and did the PPI myself, and after getting it home and doing all the above work I have only found a few items that I missed.
a) Door ding behind the PS door.
b) Loose brackets on the back side of the slam panel.
c) Bad PS front wheel bearing/hub assembly, my next repair, and then it’s time to put some miles on my DB9!
Edited by AM-DB9 on Friday 19th January 03:45
Edited by AM-DB9 on Friday 19th January 03:46
Edited by AM-DB9 on Friday 19th January 04:36
Tin Hat said:
So……I have had an annoying rattle in my V12V from the roof lining since 2022, it has literally driven me crazy.I had stuffed bits of foam etc wherever i thought it needed it to no avail. I accept that I am weird, but it has been an annoying distraction from a car I adore.
I found sone guys near me that fit bespoke audio ( they say they do lots of (old) Defender ICE installs at £30k a pop!), they have awesome reviews, so having waited 6 weeks, i dropped it off on Monday to have the headlining and rear panels removed, some sound proofing installed, and the whole lot refitted.
The result??? Not a rattle, squeak or anything else, they have done a PERFECT job.
Too happy.
Great result Tin.I found sone guys near me that fit bespoke audio ( they say they do lots of (old) Defender ICE installs at £30k a pop!), they have awesome reviews, so having waited 6 weeks, i dropped it off on Monday to have the headlining and rear panels removed, some sound proofing installed, and the whole lot refitted.
The result??? Not a rattle, squeak or anything else, they have done a PERFECT job.
Too happy.
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An early Sunday start with the NSW Aston Club. A tremendous fun drive on some terrific roads to a beachside cafe. Lovely cars and lovely people. Good thing we started early as the temperature was 36 C on the way back. DB5 stills from a video. What a wonderful view in the rear view mirror.
Note the appearance of a rare Kia Vanquish.
The fancy section.
DB6 as well looking handsome posing by the beach.
DB5 in pursuit.
Note the appearance of a rare Kia Vanquish.
The fancy section.
DB6 as well looking handsome posing by the beach.
DB5 in pursuit.
Davil said:
An early Sunday start with the NSW Aston Club. A tremendous fun drive on some terrific roads to a beachside cafe. Lovely cars and lovely people. Good thing we started early as the temperature was 36 C on the way back. DB5 stills from a video. What a wonderful view in the rear view mirror.
Note the appearance of a rare Kia Vanquish.
The fancy section.
DB6 as well looking handsome posing by the beach.
DB5 in pursuit.
My word the DB5 & DB6 in the last few photos made my wallet flutter. Not often do I get a car horn but they do it for me!Note the appearance of a rare Kia Vanquish.
The fancy section.
DB6 as well looking handsome posing by the beach.
DB5 in pursuit.
We moved out of the city this week after 18 happy years living there. A significant change in lifestyle alebit at a largely similar cost. The move has been very stressful, so this is without doubt our final retirement forever home!
The new house is just 6 miles out, 11 mins on the train, but it could not be more different. 1960’s design with 1.55acres of green belt land, much of which is designated ancient woodland and no nieghbours visible. Trees and wildlife such as deer, woodpeckers, and owls have replaced the city visa as our views from the windows!
So onto the petrolhead angle!!!
The underground double parking space has been replaced by a spacious 10m x 10m garage! Both Astons fit very comfortably inside, indeed at a push with a bit of shuffling a third car maybe possible!
The cars have a new stablemate as I managed to negotiate a ride-on mower into the deal so will try fire it up later in the week and have a roll oround the grounds!
Such a nice change being able to hose down the car on your own driveway after a muddy drive out! Simple things in life!
The new house is just 6 miles out, 11 mins on the train, but it could not be more different. 1960’s design with 1.55acres of green belt land, much of which is designated ancient woodland and no nieghbours visible. Trees and wildlife such as deer, woodpeckers, and owls have replaced the city visa as our views from the windows!
So onto the petrolhead angle!!!
The underground double parking space has been replaced by a spacious 10m x 10m garage! Both Astons fit very comfortably inside, indeed at a push with a bit of shuffling a third car maybe possible!
The cars have a new stablemate as I managed to negotiate a ride-on mower into the deal so will try fire it up later in the week and have a roll oround the grounds!
Such a nice change being able to hose down the car on your own driveway after a muddy drive out! Simple things in life!
Finally got around to sorting out the failed rear parking sensors on my V8V. I couldn't hear any of the sensors 'clicking' when placing my ear next to them, so thought I was in for replacing the module. However, checking with the Foxwell told me otherwise and that it was the inner offside sensor at fault. £13 for a Ford Focus sensor is much better than the Aston price and has fixed the problem.
As it was the inner one, it did not mean taking the bumper off, or even loosening it fortunately. Also took the opportunity to spruce up the black housings for both inner sensors with a coat of paint whilst I was at it.
As it was the inner one, it did not mean taking the bumper off, or even loosening it fortunately. Also took the opportunity to spruce up the black housings for both inner sensors with a coat of paint whilst I was at it.
Nice pic of the DB9 and glad you're enjoying it at last.
A good reminder too, about checking for parts elsewhere before paying the Aston tax.
Meanwhile,I unfortunately have nothing to say about what I've done with my car today. She sits languishing under her AM tailored cover in the garage awaiting nicer weather. Been there since November so not too long to wait now before a fresh mot, Service and away we will go.
Really missing that V12 now though
A good reminder too, about checking for parts elsewhere before paying the Aston tax.
Meanwhile,I unfortunately have nothing to say about what I've done with my car today. She sits languishing under her AM tailored cover in the garage awaiting nicer weather. Been there since November so not too long to wait now before a fresh mot, Service and away we will go.
Really missing that V12 now though
AM-DB9 said:
OK, so after 4 months of ownership I FINALLY drove the DB9 for fun today, put more miles on it today then in the past 4 months combined!
All i can say is WOW, so much fun.
Kind of hard shooting into the sun... Fountain Hills, AZ
Fountain Hills is a beautiful community. I almost bought property there. I lived pretty close just North and and West in far North Scottsdale on Dynamite and Alma School. Used to drive to FH on Sundays via the back roads. There is a great Bagel place in FH we liked. All i can say is WOW, so much fun.
Kind of hard shooting into the sun... Fountain Hills, AZ
DB9 looks great!
Been getting it dirty up in the alps! It was a satisfying few days of work activities when you have this to come back to and continue the journey!
I thought all you SORN`d and winter storage types would be interested to see an Aston in the wild in winter, a bit like a snow leopard, quite rare.
I thought all you SORN`d and winter storage types would be interested to see an Aston in the wild in winter, a bit like a snow leopard, quite rare.
AdamV12V said:
We moved out of the city this week after 18 happy years living there. A significant change in lifestyle alebit at a largely similar cost. The move has been very stressful, so this is without doubt our final retirement forever home!
The new house is just 6 miles out, 11 mins on the train, but it could not be more different. 1960’s design with 1.55acres of green belt land, much of which is designated ancient woodland and no nieghbours visible. Trees and wildlife such as deer, woodpeckers, and owls have replaced the city visa as our views from the windows!
So onto the petrolhead angle!!!
The underground double parking space has been replaced by a spacious 10m x 10m garage! Both Astons fit very comfortably inside, indeed at a push with a bit of shuffling a third car maybe possible!
The cars have a new stablemate as I managed to negotiate a ride-on mower into the deal so will try fire it up later in the week and have a roll oround the grounds!
Such a nice change being able to hose down the car on your own driveway after a muddy drive out! Simple things in life!
Congratulations Adam, thats truly epic. The new house is just 6 miles out, 11 mins on the train, but it could not be more different. 1960’s design with 1.55acres of green belt land, much of which is designated ancient woodland and no nieghbours visible. Trees and wildlife such as deer, woodpeckers, and owls have replaced the city visa as our views from the windows!
So onto the petrolhead angle!!!
The underground double parking space has been replaced by a spacious 10m x 10m garage! Both Astons fit very comfortably inside, indeed at a push with a bit of shuffling a third car maybe possible!
The cars have a new stablemate as I managed to negotiate a ride-on mower into the deal so will try fire it up later in the week and have a roll oround the grounds!
Such a nice change being able to hose down the car on your own driveway after a muddy drive out! Simple things in life!
Mr.Tremlini said:
Been getting it dirty up in the alps! It was a satisfying few days of work activities when you have this to come back to and continue the journey!
I thought all you SORN`d and winter storage types would be interested to see an Aston in the wild in winter, a bit like a snow leopard, quite rare.
Looks like you need a headlight venting kit Dean ............ very easy to fit and works perfectly.I thought all you SORN`d and winter storage types would be interested to see an Aston in the wild in winter, a bit like a snow leopard, quite rare.
Out of interest, and you know I use my car year round, with all your winter use have you had to have your subframe refurbed yet? Mine was done at 10 years.
Last question: what winters tyres are you running as those look different to the Sottozeros I used to have?
V8V Pete said:
Looks like you need a headlight venting kit Dean ............ very easy to fit and works perfectly.
Out of interest, and you know I use my car year round, with all your winter use have you had to have your subframe refurbed yet? Mine was done at 10 years.
Last question: what winters tyres are you running as those look different to the Sottozeros I used to have?
Hey Pete, When are you four-wheeling in this neck of the wood next? Out of interest, and you know I use my car year round, with all your winter use have you had to have your subframe refurbed yet? Mine was done at 10 years.
Last question: what winters tyres are you running as those look different to the Sottozeros I used to have?
Yes, I probably do need a headlight venting kit, and I got an email recently from Aston Upgrades offering a deal on that very thing. My foggy lights are extremely intermittent, to the point that is hasn`t bothered me to the point of concern yet. But yes, it`s probably not far off.
My sub-frame is in pretty good nick. Last looked at in July last year and given another coat of protectant. (Don`t ask me what). It does show a few areas of potential concern down the track but nothing that likely needs attention for 3-5 years. Yes, it`s been winter driven since 2015, but never before then. I wash the underside frequently (5 or 6 times) through the winter, I suspect that helps too.
I ran Pirelli Sottozeros since winter 2015/2016 but last winter replaced them with these Hankook Winter i*cept evo3. They`re a well reviewed performance tyre and were a bit cheaper so thought I`d give them a spin. I have not winter-driven as much as I would have liked in the last two seasons but my thoughts thus far are this;
They offer better traction and are more predictable on snow and ice.
They have a bit more road noise, what I would describe a a harmonic thrum, not horrendous but definitely there.
On what I would describe as greasy surfaces, e.g. a damp piece of road under trees that seldom sees the sun, gradual throttle application is required, or they break loose quite readily.
Overall I would say, unless you`re doing a lot of snow driving I would stick with the Sottozeros.
Mr.Tremlini said:
Hey Pete, When are you four-wheeling in this neck of the wood next?
My sub-frame is in pretty good nick. Last looked at in July last year and given another coat of protectant. (Don`t ask me what). It does show a few areas of potential concern down the track but nothing that likely needs attention for 3-5 years. Yes, it`s been winter driven since 2015, but never before then. I wash the underside frequently (5 or 6 times) through the winter, I suspect that helps too.
I ran Pirelli Sottozeros since winter 2015/2016 but last winter replaced them with these Hankook Winter i*cept evo3. They`re a well reviewed performance tyre and were a bit cheaper so thought I`d give them a spin. I have not winter-driven as much as I would have liked in the last two seasons but my thoughts thus far are this;
They offer better traction and are more predictable on snow and ice.
They have a bit more road noise, what I would describe a a harmonic thrum, not horrendous but definitely there.
On what I would describe as greasy surfaces, e.g. a damp piece of road under trees that seldom sees the sun, gradual throttle application is required, or they break loose quite readily.
Overall I would say, unless you`re doing a lot of snow driving I would stick with the Sottozeros.
Thanks for the winter tyre insights Dean. I have a set of spare rims lying around and, now that the kids are (nearly) off-loaded, my ambition to do a ski trip in the Vantage may finally be realised some time soon (by which I mean in the next 5 years or so!).My sub-frame is in pretty good nick. Last looked at in July last year and given another coat of protectant. (Don`t ask me what). It does show a few areas of potential concern down the track but nothing that likely needs attention for 3-5 years. Yes, it`s been winter driven since 2015, but never before then. I wash the underside frequently (5 or 6 times) through the winter, I suspect that helps too.
I ran Pirelli Sottozeros since winter 2015/2016 but last winter replaced them with these Hankook Winter i*cept evo3. They`re a well reviewed performance tyre and were a bit cheaper so thought I`d give them a spin. I have not winter-driven as much as I would have liked in the last two seasons but my thoughts thus far are this;
They offer better traction and are more predictable on snow and ice.
They have a bit more road noise, what I would describe a a harmonic thrum, not horrendous but definitely there.
On what I would describe as greasy surfaces, e.g. a damp piece of road under trees that seldom sees the sun, gradual throttle application is required, or they break loose quite readily.
Overall I would say, unless you`re doing a lot of snow driving I would stick with the Sottozeros.
Your subframe's done really well. How do you wash underneath your car? Have you got a lift or using some kind of commercial carwash that does it?
Hmmm ........ next Alps trip? I still owe my son a trip to a European Grand Prix and Monza is surely a great option ............ August 30th - Sept 1st this year
V8V Pete said:
Your subframe's done really well. How do you wash underneath your car? Have you got a lift or using some kind of commercial carwash that does it?
Hmmm ........ next Alps trip? I still owe my son a trip to a European Grand Prix and Monza is surely a great option ............ August 30th - Sept 1st this year
Typically a commercial automatic car wash, much to the horror of most, where it has an underside wash as an option, plus in the manual wash area there is a hoist where you can get under and give it a good blast occasionally.Hmmm ........ next Alps trip? I still owe my son a trip to a European Grand Prix and Monza is surely a great option ............ August 30th - Sept 1st this year
By September many of the tourist hoards have departed the alps, so yes, a good time.
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