Heat destroys cars.   I live in the central valley of California, and where the summertime average temp is 92°F or more.   The sun & heat attacks the paint, the plastics, the wood, the leather and in particular kills the adhesives used to glue the parts together.   One day when I was washing my baby I opened the drivers door only to see what looked like her intestines hanging down in the foot well.  Ugh.  Upon closer inspection I found this was the remnants of Air Conditioning side window demister hose.   The spiral wound hose had completely delaminated and was now dangling like an old slinky from under the dash.   Fortunately it wasn’t very expensive to repair, and you can easily tackle it yourself.  Let me share a few tips on how. Continue reading “Replacing the A/C Side Window Demister Hose in an Aston Martin DB9” →