It was about a year ago that my Sweetie and I drove our DB9 from California up to Victoria BC to join the AMOC Canada West group for their annual get together (check out that trip here). While the event was mostly scuttled by Covid this year they managed to pull together a nice grouping of cars for a photo shoot. Wyman Lee was kind enough to send along this information I could share with you. Continue reading “AMOC Canada West Aston Martin August 2020 Photo Shoot”
If you do your own annual maintenance on your DB9 or Vantage, part of the 1 year or 2 year service regime is resetting the warning message on the dash display. In a previous article I’ve shown you how to manually reset the message using a combination of carefully timed button pushes (check out that article here). But, if you own one of fancy Foxwell Technologies OBDII code readers like the NT510 (or newer) did you know you can do it with just the push of a button? Let me show you how in this article. Continue reading “Resetting the Time for Regular Service Warning using a Foxwell Scanner on an Aston Martin DB9”
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”
Cars develop a personality with age. The early model Aston Martin DB9 and Vantages are reaching 10-15 years old now. For many the new car smell has begun to fade away. A ‘fresh’ DB9 is a terrific smell of leather. But what happens to the smell with age? Humans get into the space and mess it up. Masking the odor with air fresheners is a shame and compounds one problem with another. I learned how to get rid of the actual issue, and will share that with you here. Continue reading “How to Deodorize the Interior of an Aston Martin DB9”
I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you out there, the readers of this website. There is an overwhelming positive feedback that comes from you in comments on articles, YouTube videos and via the Contact page. I try to respond when I can. I always love to see pics of your cars and hear about your own repair adventures.
I’d like to send out a special thanks to Michael Crowther that was kind enough to buy me a Whiskey. Mike used the ‘Donate’ page on the site and got me a bottle of MacAllan 18. Yum! Although Mike wasn’t here to share a dram with me, it was a good chance for me to also thank my cameraman Rob. Continue reading “Thank You!”
As part of your 2 year Annual Service for a DB9 you are supposed to inspect and/or replace the Windshield Wiper Blades. I wrote about how to swap them and how ridiculous it is to automatically replace them on a 2 year interval in my other article here (check it out). But, when it comes time to replace them you have more options than just ordering up a set from the Dealer. Those options is what this article is all about. Continue reading “Windshield Wiper Blade Options for the Aston Martin DB9”
My DB9 was resprayed (repainted) recently. It was done by our regional Aston Martin Certified paint shop. When I got it back I was gobsmacked by how awesome the paint looked. A few days after I had it home I got the call from the paint shop, they realized that they had forgotten to install the DB9 badge on the trunk/boot lid. Doh! Sure enough, my car was debadged. The paint shop was a 2+ hour drive away, so I opted to have them FedEx me the logo. To my surprise it comes as three loose pieces D – B – 9 with NO template provided (Gee Aston – could ya toss in a piece of paper please). I asked the paint shop how they do it. They seriously said “We just wing it”. Which got me started on how to figure out exactly where to install them. This article covers it all. Continue reading “Installing the DB9 Badge/Logo on an Aston Martin DB9”
Does Aston Martin want to keep the Gaydon Era cars on the road, or let them die a cruel death of decay and Internet infamy?
I think Aston Martin is making a big mistake here (that they may not even realize). Continue reading “To Live or Let Die?”
When I purchased my DB9 used and was doing the initial walkaround, I opened the trunk and asked the sales rep “What’s this thing with all the LEDs?”. It wasn’t a main dealer, and the rep didn’t know. I figure there might be other owners out there that don’t know what it is, or what all the LEDs mean. Let me explain…. Continue reading “Understanding the SmarTire TPMS System in an Aston Martin DB9 or Vantage”
I am in the process of evaluating several ‘bolt on’ performance changes for my DB9. Ultimately I am hoping to achieve power levels similar to a DBS (they are essentially just the same engine). In this article I am testing the changes that come with fitting a Velocity AP GT4 Airbox Delete Kit (check out my other article on how to fit one). This is a popular modification that promises less weight and better breathing to make more power. Its that last claim we are testing here. Continue reading “Dyno Testing Results After Installing a Airbox Delete Kit in an Aston Martin DB9”
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