I'm surprised they caused so little interest. I've now found that I could remove my drivers side warning 'sticker' with a combination of acetone and paint solvents. It could affect the plastic if overdone. I'll try the passenger side next. Coming from a modern Audi the driving experienec wouldn't be...

Mark

Many thanks - I'll get some.

In fact I do use e-bay - sold a newish X-type on it a while back for a reasonable price - but it's so large now it's easy to get lost.

Cheers

I appreciate the problem of spoiling that view of the power bulge without having your head in the roof trim.

I hadn't heard of these 'flat' wipers. Can you provide a name or link?

Does anyone know where to find the plastic flaps covering the sun visor mirror which don't have the silly air bags graphics on them - they are very distracting when driving. I'm surprised they made it through quality control. My XK8 has, I guess, oatmeal interior. I've also lost one of the spring cl...

Hi, I've just found this post and felt the need to reply. I'm also a new joiner with a 98 XK8 (a fabulous car! - modern classic) I bought it for the automatic (short-term medical need) and found the JEC via the insurance company which gave me £100 off the quote if I was a JEC member (£37?). So compl...

Paul,

Thanks, for that kind of money I'll let the experts fix it. I've also just had a price of £250 which is still better than me crawling under it with filler.

Now I've just got to look for the other rust spots they mentioned...!

Taking advice from an Jag expert, I've just dug through the underseal on the apparently notorious front floor pan reinforcing panels to find a couple of 2" holes rotted through to the inside ('98 model). It's a poor production fault to fit this double skin metalwork with no preparation. If the deale...

So I'm now answering my own question on cabin noise! It was a combination of problems including the fact that the XK8 does seem to be more susceptible to road noise than my previous cars, probably linked to the relatively large wheels & tyres (18" on mine). I had the car checked by Protyre (Slough) ...

Hi guys, I'm brand new to XK8s but have rebuilt several Triumphs in the past and still have a couple. Yesterday I acquired a '98 coupe in very nice condition but I'm puzzled by some cabin noise - didn't really notice it on the short test drive before purchase. It has a very low-frequency sort of 'wo...