Recommendations for a new battery
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Budweiser said:
I need a new battery for my 2020 DB11 V12 AMR any recommendations which one to buy and where from. Thanks.
The dealer is asking around £650 inc fitting. Seems a tad expensive or is it about right?
I've used Tayna Batteries in the past year for both my Aston and Volvo after reading many good reviews on here.The dealer is asking around £650 inc fitting. Seems a tad expensive or is it about right?
For my Rapide S it was £110 delivered for a Bosch and I fitted it myself.
I believe the battery on your car is under the offside rear seat if you're inclined to do it yourself.
skyebear said:
I've used Tayna Batteries in the past year for both my Aston and Volvo after reading many good reviews on here.
For my Rapide S it was £110 delivered for a Bosch and I fitted it myself.
I believe the battery on your car is under the offside rear seat if you're inclined to do it yourself.
That's where you've saved £500. By not paying someone to disassemble the back seat of a Rapide For my Rapide S it was £110 delivered for a Bosch and I fitted it myself.
I believe the battery on your car is under the offside rear seat if you're inclined to do it yourself.
.Budweiser said:
I need a new battery for my 2020 DB11 V12 AMR any recommendations which one to buy and where from. Thanks.
The dealer is asking around £650 inc fitting. Seems a tad expensive or is it about right?
Wow that seems somewhat over the top to me. A wonderful example of Aston tax. I’m not familiar with DB11 but normally changing the battery on any modern Aston Martin involves some trim removal, usually behind the seat, plus a lot of patience and often a lot of swearing! It usually helps if you have hands the size of a small child too. Seriously though, I’d be tempted to take a look on YouTube, buy the correct battery myself and have a go. The only issue you may have is that a visit to your AM MD may be required after successful fitment, as possibly codes, windows, seats etc may have to be reset. That’s more likely the case with Gaydon era cars, but personally I’d try and do it myself as I think £650 is a bit of a pThe dealer is asking around £650 inc fitting. Seems a tad expensive or is it about right?
stake. I may be wrong though, as I expect it is a little time consuming, so it could be worth asking an Indy or maybe Aston Installations to get a price comparison. Good luck. Fingers crossed for you. BRM. Minglar said:
The only issue you may have is that a visit to your AM MD may be required after successful fitment, as possibly codes, windows, seats etc may have to be reset. That’s more likely the case with Gaydon era cars, but personally I’d try and do it myself as I think £650 is a bit of a pstake. I may be wrong though, as I expect it is a little time consuming, so it could be worth asking an Indy or maybe Aston Installations to get a price comparison. Good luck. Fingers crossed for you. BRM.
There must be a way to keep 12V during the battery changeover - I saw an AA bloke do it once with a back-up power supply. Hopefully in later Astons settings are stored in a way that doesn't need constant power or AMDS to reset - like the door mirrors...stake. I may be wrong though, as I expect it is a little time consuming, so it could be worth asking an Indy or maybe Aston Installations to get a price comparison. Good luck. Fingers crossed for you. BRM. Simpo Two said:
There must be a way to keep 12V during the battery changeover - I saw an AA bloke do it once with a back-up power supply. Hopefully in later Astons settings are stored in a way that doesn't need constant power or AMDS to reset - like the door mirrors...
Good thinking.
Yes it can be done, if you have an available battery. Connect to the 'jump' terminal under the bonnet and the earth to suitable metal.
Greetings Gentlemen,
A couple of things on the DB11 (mine is the V12).
The battery can be disconnected and replaced. You will not have issues with losing presets, coding, etc. The only thing possibly lost (and it depends if the battery is disconnected for enough that capacitance is naturally drained from the modules) is the window presets. These reset pretty easily. I've done it now a number of times.
I have had the battery disconnected in my DB11 for as long as overnight. Only the windows need reset. In fact, just last week I replaced the battery in my car with a new AGM, the change happened quickly enough that window presets were not lost.
If you are still not comfortable, you can supply 12v to the system while the battery is being changed. One way to do that is with certain CTEK mintainers. One of my maintainers (CTEK 7002) has a voltage supply option. It can be easily connected using the CTEK aligator clips directly onto the battery posts, just need to be careful not to accidentally knock them off (especially accidentally touching the + post to ground) during the battery switch. This battery is HEAVY and you will be operating in very tight spaces.
Best of success with it!
Here is my 7002:
A couple of things on the DB11 (mine is the V12).
The battery can be disconnected and replaced. You will not have issues with losing presets, coding, etc. The only thing possibly lost (and it depends if the battery is disconnected for enough that capacitance is naturally drained from the modules) is the window presets. These reset pretty easily. I've done it now a number of times.
I have had the battery disconnected in my DB11 for as long as overnight. Only the windows need reset. In fact, just last week I replaced the battery in my car with a new AGM, the change happened quickly enough that window presets were not lost.
If you are still not comfortable, you can supply 12v to the system while the battery is being changed. One way to do that is with certain CTEK mintainers. One of my maintainers (CTEK 7002) has a voltage supply option. It can be easily connected using the CTEK aligator clips directly onto the battery posts, just need to be careful not to accidentally knock them off (especially accidentally touching the + post to ground) during the battery switch. This battery is HEAVY and you will be operating in very tight spaces.
Best of success with it!
Here is my 7002:
In 2023 I had my local AM Dealer monitor the battery in my 2016 DB9 GT to see if it was charging correctly and whether the tracker was misbehaving. It was diagnosed that the battery meeded replacing. The car was monitored over 24 hours and it cost £198 for a replacement battery and £230 for the monitoring and battery fitting.
Jon39 said:
Good thinking.
Yes it can be done, if you have an available battery. Connect to the 'jump' terminal under the bonnet and the earth to suitable metal.
Ive changed 2 batteries previously in my Vantage coupe and Roadster, used Bosch silver (delivered next day from Tayna website). I
Need a new one now in my 2016 V12VR. Thankfully its a bit easier on the back changing battery in the Roadster with roof down
I replaced the battery on my 2017 Vanquish S recently with a Varta 019AGM as recommended on their website...
Battery located under the rear seat - helps with access that the car is a volante!!
I removed the old battery and took it to the local supplier and returned and fitted the new one (with some choice expletives) without any coding issues or electrical gremlins. Car was disconnected for a few hours...
Knuckles recovering well and the car is fully energised again.
Battery located under the rear seat - helps with access that the car is a volante!!
I removed the old battery and took it to the local supplier and returned and fitted the new one (with some choice expletives) without any coding issues or electrical gremlins. Car was disconnected for a few hours...
Knuckles recovering well and the car is fully energised again.
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