A bit of protection while I have the under trays off...

[ilikeAstons]

... My car is about to go in the Velocity AP twin plate clutch and lightened flywheel.

I live in Canada and whilst I don't take the car out when there is salt on the roads, It does go out in the wet.

And whilst the under trays are off, I was thinking about a little extra protection for the sub frames and other items.

Was wondering about a light dusting of ACF-50.

Would this be a good idea, or is there a better solution?

[JonnyCJ]

Guaranteed it’ll look like this or worse, so anything you can get on the subframe is a bonus.



Spoke to a chap on the parts counter of a certain dealer the other day and said that there’ll be a run on subframes in 10-15 years and he said they were very aware.

[crispyj]

Clean off loose dirt and paint and protect with a good chassis wax. Dynax do some good products.

[Ken Figenus]

That's quite interesting and was having a nose under mine the other day during its 4 wheel alignment - thank goodness the Rapide's seems to be ally :-)



I thought they were very closely related if yours is a DB9?

[LC23]

Just to add to this, my 2009 v12 vantage is in at Chiltern for service at the moment and they recommended I had my rear sub frame rust proofed whilst there. I wasn't overly surprised given what others have said and the cars age.

[CB07]

Ken Figenus said:

That's quite interesting and was having a nose under mine the other day during its 4 wheel alignment - thank goodness the Rapide's seems to be ally :-)

I thought they were very closely related if yours is a DB9?

Not peaked underneath one properly but apparently only the Rapide is beefed up from EVO..

"The suspension is similar to the DB9’s, save for some beefing-up to handle the extra bulk. The big change is the rear subframe, which boasts a cast and extruded aluminium assembly compared with the steel tube structure of the DB9 and V8 Vantage"