DIY Guides
These Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Guides were created over the course of several years. They include a combination of manufacturer guidance, first-hand experience, and input from trusted sources.
[This Index page and the DIY Guide pages are currently under construction. They'll be added as time allows.]
DISCLAIMER
As always, follow all safety protocols. Don't undertake this task if you aren't comfortable with it, fully understand it, and are capable of completing it. The information provided may be incomplete or inaccurate. You are ultimately responsible for anything you do. Redpants is not responsible or liable for anything that may occur.
Various tasks related to the car in general, or that don't fit into the other categories.
Do-It-Yourself Guides showing how to do tasks related to the body of the car and its lighting.
Brake System DIY Guides
Replace your brake pads, flush your brake fluid, and more.
Electronics and Infotainment DIY Guides
Jobs like replacing the car battery, eliminating the TPMS, repairing the navigation screen gears, and so on.
Engine, Intake, and Exhaust DIY Guides
The most common maintenance jobs on most cars, including the engine oil and intake filters.
Interior DIY Guides
How to remove trim panels, pull out the seats, and even change your shift knob.
Suspension DIY Guides
How to do the tough jobs of replacing your coilovers and suspension bushings.
Transmission DIY Guides
Change your gear oil or run the adaptive learn procedure for an automatic transmission control module.
General DIY Guides
Body and Lighting DIY Guides
Replacing the Windshield Washer Reservoir
It’s the silliest things that make Aston Martins seem unreliable… Here we have the windshield washer fluid reservoir, which very often cracks and causes an annoying warning light. It’s obnoxious, but at least it’s a DIY fix.
Replacing the Windshield Wipers
This job ranges between frustrating and impossible if you don’t know how to get the windshield wipers positions so the wiper blades can be removed. This DIY Guide shows the process.
Installing a Redpants License Plate Mount
Required to have a front license plate but want to use something less absurd than the big plastic plinth from Aston Martin? The low-profile mount from Redpants will do the trick! This DIY Guide shows how to install it.
Replacing the Front Grille
One of the easiest ways to personalize your Aston Martin is by changing the front grille. There are a few options to choose from and it can make a big difference on how the car looks. This DIY Guide shows how to do swap them out.