XW... You really need some Prozac lol.

(Mountain out of molehill)

 

Thanks for the posts and info... i might have jumped the gun. maybe its just been damaged by the PO.
the kind of force described here by you folks sounds reasonable for the design.

might have to source new uprights , if that is an option

thanks

btw: its a 06 vantage coupe

 

Parts aren't sold individually. I'm sure you could improvise something to make them fit more secure and less likely to fall off. I found that even wrapping a bit of vinyl along the area where the slat makes contact with the upright makes the pieces a lot tighter. If you make the pieces small enough, they would be invisible once attached.

 

good idea... but i already put a dab of auto adheasive on them.... now they are toast unless i scrap off. maybe next time ill try.
thanks

 

Just checked the '08 V, doesn't budge.

 

Definitely. I have taken the grills apart before for wrapping and the vertical plastic retainers are supposed to slide off along the grill bars after the entire grill has been removed from the car. If the PO forced the grill bars out without sliding the plastic verticals off correctly, the the plastic retaining lugs on the verticals are likely broken and the metal bars may easily become dislodged. Should be quite cheap to replace the verticals I would think?

FF

 

Sounds good. And make sure the man is high on the list when you and the rest of the torch-bearing village people assemble the mob.

 

that's funny right there^^^^^

 

G'Day

I agree it's funny.

I have a Vantage myself and no problems with the grille.

But on the real funny side is the gas filler cap I guess. These Brits build a lightweight supersports car and use a solid Alloy filler cap which locks like a surplus production piece of an Abrahams tank and weights almost a Kilo, that is British engineering - just . Never mind I love the beautiful cap it's makes a difference to other cars.

Have a good day

Christian

 

You should try holding one of the chrome side strakes when it's not attached to the car. Those darn things must weight about 3 pounds each! The door sill plates are nice and heavy too. It's all part if what makes the car feel much more solid and high quality than almost everything else out there.

 

Side real chrome, metal grill, high quality filler cap, etc.= definable difference. Been in so many ultra high priced cars and have observed the bean counters folly. No offense to accounting folks.

 

None of my six Vantages since 07 have ever had any grille problems. I hand wash all my cars and have never had a problem with the grille pieces coming loose. Sounds like your car has been damaged. You should investigate more before coming unglued on the web. How sturdy do you think the plastic grilles in a Mercedes and Lexus are? The answer is not very.

 

a car with 21,000 miles and perfect exterior shouldn't have the grill fall apart in your hands. I don't think the PO was taking it apart every washing to clean the slats or anything. sure, it might be ok on other cars, but the design is very weak, and this car is a LOT more expensive than a Benz or lexus. being hand built you would think that this signature piece of the car, would have been built a little more care and thought.
I became unglued when I saw that an entire upright just fell off the "grid".
putting it back on, and the other side and slats started to move and fall out of their "secure" spots. AND the fact that those floating parts are not replaceable as the grill is pretty expensive to replace as a whole. after 6 months with the car, sure the poor quality door computers, and a dash that shrinks If it sees the light of day, bugs me a little, but the Grill is a very cheaply designed and made part of the car and it shouldn't be. that's it.

 

There is nothing light weight about Astons!
Now a Lotus

 

My 2nd which was new from the factory (MY12 S roadster) had its grill replaced in the first week of ownership as it was rattling around and disintegrating.
So the factory QC missed it and the dealer PDI as well
I've not got the time or patience to list the other faults that have occurred on this car
Back to the orginal OP's question yes Aston should be ashamed of their quality and quality control