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Oct 15, 2018 | 06:17 PM

Gene G

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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.
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Oct 16, 2018 | 07:39 AM

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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.

Oct 16, 2018 | 11:28 AM

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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?

Oct 16, 2018 | 11:29 AM

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

Oct 16, 2018 | 01:28 PM

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

Oct 17, 2018 | 11:54 AM

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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

Oct 17, 2018 | 11:58 AM

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

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Oct 17, 2018 | 12:01 PM

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

Oct 19, 2018 | 07:03 AM

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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?

Oct 19, 2018 | 09:55 AM

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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 ? :-)

Oct 19, 2018 | 04:11 PM

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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.