DB9 Volante - Project Car

[camel_landy]

Hi All,

So I thought I'd dip my toe into the world of Aston ownership and bought myself a little project car.

It's an '06 plate AM04/1xxxx (Cologne) engine with 40k on the clock. However, for the past 10yrs it has done very little mileage so it has one or two issues that require attention.

Firstly, it needs a damn good service... All fluids, filters, etc. It also needs a new set of boots & wiper blades. That's the easy bit.

The niggles I'm gonna need some help/pointers with are:

• Rear qtr window - Doesn't come up. I'm just about to pull the panels off to investigate but any pointers would be useful.
• "Alarm System Service Required" - After doing a bit of reading, it sounds like the battery in the alarm sounder unit has expired. Is it the same unit & location as the unit used in the V8V? That'll be next on the list, to pull it out and have a look.
• Alarm fob & key - At the moment, the fob isn't working, so I'm assuming it's related to the above for now. However, the car only came with 1x set, so any pointers on getting another set made up?

I'm sure other things will turn up while being serviced but that's the "Starter for 10", so any help/pointers would be useful.

Cheers,

M

[camel_landy]

So the rear qtr window is working again.

Everything was live from the fuse, etc but the following link let me work out how to test the motor in situ:

https://db9s.com/aston-martin-db9-rear-window-cont...

Grounded the necessary to raise the window and hey-presto, it worked. However, whatever I did managed to un-tangle its knickers and it's all working again.

Now reassembled and onto the next thing...

M

[Import]

Hey…good news you got the window working…for spare key and fob..Chris at phoenix bespoke keys can help you out..but as far as I know..you will need amds to programme them..alternatively..thinkdiag obd readers can do it..and you will prob need a scanner anyway…lol…best of luck ..

[camel_landy]

Hehe... Ta for the info on the key.

Next question - Are there any recommended/specialist breakers out there for these things?

M

[DB9S Paul]

camel_landy said:

• Rear qtr window - Doesn't come up. I'm just about to pull the panels off to investigate but any pointers would be useful.

Glad you found my page useful

camel_landy said:

* "Alarm System Service Required" - After doing a bit of reading, it sounds like the battery in the alarm sounder unit has expired. Is it the same unit & location as the unit used in the V8V? That'll be next on the list, to pull it out and have a look.

Same unit as a Range Rover Sport (and some other Range Rovers), can easily be found used and working on Ebay

[Emily's dad]

camel_landy said:

Hehe... Ta for the info on the key.

Next question - Are there any recommended/specialist breakers out there for these things?

M

Not bought anything from them myself, but this place has new and used parts for Astons

https://www.astonmartinbits.com/

[camel_landy]

DB9S Paul said:

Glad you found my page useful

Thank you

I was out for a drive in it today and by the end of it, the fob, alarm, etc... Had jumped back into life. It didn't stay alive for long but it's reassuring to see it all working. I've bought myself a new PCB mounted battery, for the sounder and will swap out if it doesn't come back to life.

...and for anyone having problems with their fuel filler release, I found this video useful as it showed me just how easy it was to access the solenoid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoi54qqA1KE

HTH

M

[camel_landy]

DB9S Paul said:

camel_landy said:

* "Alarm System Service Required" - After doing a bit of reading, it sounds like the battery in the alarm sounder unit has expired. Is it the same unit & location as the unit used in the V8V? That'll be next on the list, to pull it out and have a look.

Same unit as a Range Rover Sport (and some other Range Rovers), can easily be found used and working on Ebay

So after a bit of research, I thought I'd take a punt on a bit of experimentation with some ebay salvage purchases. The upshot being that it appears the very late FoMoCo parts are interchangeable with the earlier Delphi/Volvo parts and the "Alarm System Service Required" is now gone.

FWIW - I ended up using one from a 3.0 Jag XE (EH22-19G229-BA)... From what I can work out it's that middle number which is the important bit (xxxx-19G229-xx), so just search for that and go for the latest one you can find. The one I bought was dated 2018 and cost me £12.99.

HTH

M

[Stick Legs]

This thread is worthless without pictures.

[camel_landy]

Stick Legs said:

This thread is worthless without pictures.

Ok... ok... I'm not one for taking pics but I'll see what I can do.

M

[camel_landy]

Stick Legs said:

This thread is worthless without pictures.

...so this is the car when bought:



Looks OK but when you start lifting the covers, you can see the various niggles and where someone else has had a crack at fixing things previously. Perished rubbers, tyres, wipers, etc. were the first things to get sorted, then a good service by a specialist.

The alarm sounder was in a sorry state when I removed it. Not only had the battery crapped itself but something had shorted and burnt out the circuitry too:



Initially I tried swapping out like-for-like but when that didn't work, I started to research part numbers:



...which led me to the more modern equivalent:



£12.99 later and the "Alarm Service" error has gone.

...so while on a roll, the delaminating rear view mirror was fixed by splashing out £19.95 on a brand new Peugeot part:



Thanks to Steve for the tips here:

https://aston1936.com/2018/02/04/how-to-remove-and...

My to-do list is still getting longer but I'm pleased with the progress so far.

M

[AM4884]

On my 06 DB9 that rear view mirror was from a Volvo, while the side mirrors are the same as a S-Type Jag. I love owning a parts bin car!