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Gene G

10-15-2018 06:17 PM

DB11 help

I’m really enjoying our DB11. I have read the owners manual and can’t find out how to raise the spoiler so that I can clean it. Hopefully someone here might know how to raise it. It automatically comes up at 90 mph but there has to be away to make come up manually.
Thanks

Gene G

10-16-2018 07:39 AM

I made an inquiry to Aston Martin about the rear spoiler or blade. The answer is that I can take it to adealer and they can hook the car up to their diagnostic machine and maneuver it. Seems to me that there should be a way to raise it. I’m sure that in time it would get dirty and might possibly bind.

MRCW	10-16-2018 11:28 AM

That's odd. All my other cars work motorized spoilers had a switch. Perhaps you coulda use a fuse to apply voltage to raise it?

brightoncorgi

10-16-2018 11:29 AM

That's a real design flaw IMO. Totally agree with you Gene, there need to be a manual means of raising rear spoiler.

HabitualOffender

10-16-2018 01:28 PM

Simple solution. Next time it's raining do 100 until it's clean ;)

SheriffDep

10-17-2018 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HabitualOffender (Post 4744614)

Simple solution. Next time it's raining do 100 until it's clean ;)

or, Just have someone else drive it 90, and you lean out the window with a wet rag on an extension stick and clean it. Seems simple enough

brightoncorgi

10-17-2018 11:58 AM

I'd call AM headquarters and *****... They need to figure out a real solution that works for owners of the car.

ducatirider

10-17-2018 12:01 PM

At least your spoiler works. Mine gets stuck open in an uneven position.
Obviously warranty covers it, but still...

Old phart

10-19-2018 07:03 AM

Honestly the 'Airblade' and now pop up 'spoiler' seem a bit of a gimmick. I'm no aerodynamics whiz but a little pop up slab like that seems would just cause a lot of turbulence. And the 'Airblade', really?

cuddapah

10-19-2018 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SheriffDep (Post 4744790)

or, Just have someone else drive it 90, and you lean out the window with a wet rag on an extension stick and clean it. Seems simple enough

Gene ... I volunteer to drive ... meet you at Shell at say 3PM ? :-)

J doubleU

10-19-2018 04:11 PM

Dependent on which driving mode your in the Areoblade becomes active. Standard GT 93 mph, Sport 68 mph, Sport + 56mph. No static operation possible outside of AM service. Unless... one was to have access to the motor in the trunk panel.

Gene G

10-19-2018 04:25 PM

I might have to look into putting a switch in the trunk to raise it.

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