I was following an Aston Martin DB9 this afternoon. We stopped at a set of lights ...... me behind him  ;) As the lights changed he proceeded in a leisurely manner, whereas I had my foot buried in the carpet to keep up, he got to around 50, stopped accelerating & then moved back over a lane. You just don't overtake a car like that even in a reasonably quick 3.0 Omega, so I moved over too behind him. Anyway ........ at the next set of lights when we both had to stop, I held back so that we could talk. I pointed out that half of his nearside tail lights weren't working, he already knew.  ::)
They're led lights and Aston can/will only sell you a complete new light unit.
I know things are relative & if you have the money to buy & run a DB9 you're not going to be short of a quid or three, but he told me a tail light costs ................. £400  :o :o :o :o

That's half an Omega!!! ;D

Hand made is it Andy?! :o :o :o :D :D :D ;)

I guess when you buy an Aston, your not really bothered about the cost of parts!

Still, a whole rear light cluster for say a facelift is not going to be cheap either!

tunnie wrote on 20. Mar 2011 at 20:10:

I guess when you buy an Aston, your not really bothered about the cost of parts! Still, a whole rear light cluster for say a facelift is not going to be cheap either!

The advantage of our cars though is that you can change a bulb if one fails and not have to change the whole unit.  ;) ;)

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That's half an Omega!!!

you can get a good working WHOLE omega for that  :y

Job Oportunity  :y :y :y :y

For a very reasonable fee I am prepared to hack it open and replace all LED's.

Lets say half price of a new one, £200. Hell, high power leds are only about £1 each, and if you have to change the driver they're only about £14 

Just like refurbing a Power sounder  ;D just as long as it doesn't catch fire later  ;D

Ken

Ken T wrote on 20. Mar 2011 at 21:20:

Job Oportunity  :y :y :y :y For a very reasonable fee I am prepared to hack it open and replace all LED's. Lets say half price of a new one, £200. Hell, high power leds are only about £1 each, and if you have to change the driver they're only about £14  Just like refurbing a Power sounder  ;D just as long as it doesn't catch fire later  ;D Ken

I did say that if it were mine I'd hack it open & attack it with a soldering iron. As they say ............
how hard could it be?  ;D ;D ;D

As said if you buy an aston whats £400. :y :y :y :y

Too hard for a work shy booer by the sound of it.   ;)

tunnie wrote on 20. Mar 2011 at 20:10:

I guess when you buy an Aston, your not really bothered about the cost of parts! Still, a whole rear light cluster for say a facelift is not going to be cheap either!

65 plus VAT for a genuine one

probably he got the car from lottery  ;D ;D

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 21. Mar 2011 at 12:19:

tunnie wrote on 20. Mar 2011 at 20:10: I guess when you buy an Aston, your not really bothered about the cost of parts! Still, a whole rear light cluster for say a facelift is not going to be cheap either! 65 plus VAT for a genuine one

Not as expensive as I thought it would be!

Lizzie Zoom wrote on 20. Mar 2011 at 20:10:

Hand made is it Andy?! :o :o :o :D :D :D ;)

wants to be gold plated as well  :y

Webby the Bear wrote on 20. Mar 2011 at 20:56:

Quote: That's half an Omega!!!  you can get a good working WHOLE omega for that  :y

Or my car two years ago and have £50 change