Changing door sill plates

[Don Escobar]

Having just bought a 2nd hand V8V MY2009 I wonder if it's really neccessary to read the first owners name every time I enter the car.
Has anyone on here every changed these plates and can estimate a price for that? I don't really need personalized plates in the sill, just AM badge would do.
Or can anyone sell me some plates saying "Built for Selma Hayek".... :-)

[bogie]

cheap enough, and 10 min job to change - just order from a dealer generic plates

[Don Escobar]

And how much are the personalized plates? Rough idea? Local AM dealer doesn't pick up the phone at 11pm... :-)

[Mr Aston Martin]

£199 plus vat.

[Ice27]

http://www.astonparts.co.uk/acatalog/V8_VantageNewBody_Parts.html

Ouch! £216 +vat

[Don Escobar]

Ouch! Thanks for the link.

[Good Soil (Pete)]

Find a local engraver and see what they can do. Our local one has a machine to engrave logo text etc etc. He said it would be 20 of the queens English pounds but I have not had a chance to take mine in to him and ask for them.

[tonyhall38]

what do you want on them?.....am a signmaker and engraver....

[lady topaz]

tonyhall38 said:

what do you want on them?.....am a signmaker and engraver....

I can see this as a lucrative sideline Tony


Di.

[V8V Man]

If you bought from an AM dealer they should replace named plates with standard sill plates. When I bought mine Lancasters did this only after I pointed out that the named plate was still fitted and as a goodwill gesture replaced them with my name on them.

[tonyhall38]

lady topaz said:

I can see this as a lucrative sideline Tony


Di.

you never know....although should i do them they will be engraved properly...the Aston ones are laser engraved and after time do fade...my versions can be re furbished back to new if so required....think i'll do a couple for my car and see what happens after i post pics on here and in the AMOC forum....

Edited by tonyhall38 on Saturday 29th January 12:05

[lady topaz]

tonyhall38 said:

you never know....although should i do them they will be engraved properly...the Aston ones are laser engraved and after time do fade...my versions can be re furbished back to new if so required....think i'll do a couple for my car and see what happens after i post pics on here and in the AMOC forum....

Edited by tonyhall38 on Saturday 29th January 12:05

As they are only screwed on and easily changed back, could you do the Aston 'wings' with my lady topaz V12V log in underneath or would there be copyright implications on reproducing the wings?

Di

[sesheff]

Tony, How much for one standard plate for the driver's side of my DB9? NO special engraving. Shipping to California, USA Zip code 92866. Thanks, Steve

[tonyhall38]

Do you mean the standard plaques....or the whole sill