The door hinge has been returned to Jaguar and I am awaiting the cheque to arrive. It was noted down as 'unfit for purpose' I spoke to the person who I have been dealing with in the parts department and once again he finished my sentance with regard to it kicking the door out. The hinge is a serious...

Hi mike It happens after both , only if it rains. Last weekend it was dripping off the back of the brake pedal! I can't find out where it's coming in and I don't want to go down the 'replace everything in logical order route' as while been very expensive a lot of the parts and seals are not availabl...

I know this is further down the line with regards to when I posted the original question but having purchased the car cover, which incidentally does keep the rain off but isn't exactly a good fit and has already scratched through the clearcoat in one place and left the odd slight whisper mark which ...

I have an early 96 Xk8 , however it has a 97 dated picking slip in it. However it is registered 96. I was going to but a icarsoft I 930 and contacted a retailer to confirm it would be suitable. After a lot of chasing around the answer was no, it would not be suitable. 2 years down the line (about 3 ...

Hi Many thanks for your reply. It is much appreciated and I will of course report what the outcome is. Following a lengthy conversation with my local dealer last Wednesday (03/06/19) I asked them to refer it to Jaguar Technical which normally takes a maximum of 24 hrs for a reply. I received a call ...

Hi I have a worn drivers side botton door hinge on a 1996 XK8 coupe and have a new one ordered from Jaguar main dealer. It has arrived today and I paid and brought it home. After checking, it looks different to the one that is on, more substantial. I rang the dealer and they treble checked the numbe...

Hi Finally managed to get the cover on the car and the sun has come out and is blazing hot .Definitely a need for these 8) Anyone watching would have seen 2 people who thought they knew what to do, but ended up having a good laugh at their ineptitude. Neighbours compimented me on the cover and then ...

Hi Andy Many thanks for the reply, it is very much appreciated. I would have purchased a cover 2-3 years ago but I always had the nagging feeling that I shouldn't due to the problems. I tried to convince myself it was right but that feeling was nagging away. They certainly sell a lot of them. This o...

Hi Having read all the posts over the years on ' don't use a car cover' I havent. However due to water coming in from pinched door seals in both doors and soaking the floorwells I have relented and just purchased a cover. Apparently it can be put on wet and the condesation evaporates and the company...

Hi I have the same problem on my 1996 coupe for a while now . It had started to soak the floorpans, more on the drivers side than passenger coming in over the drivers side fuse box cover and from the A post pillar on the passenger side. There is also water appearing at the back of the accelerator pe...

What Pat has clearly identified is known as Filiform corrosion. When working in the aircraft repair business, I could see examples of it every day on light aircraft air frames. This link will tell you more about this particular form of corrosion.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&sourc...

I can't help thinking that if someone is selling one of their five cars it would be the worst one? Hi Strangely enough , it wasn't. There were 2 which needed a little TLC but the other 3 were in good condition, another one of which will be coming up for sale soon. This one was in overall good condi...

Hi Many thanks for your comprehensive replies. You have clarified all the thought's that were going through my mind. The car is a 2003 4.2 sport with just over 100k on the clock. The marks on the A pillar are spidery and so far under the surface, but just about to break through. They eminate from un...

Hi I have hopped over from XK8 forum as I have an early XK . I am looking for a x308 or 350 and have read as much as I can take I . I went to see a 4.2 sport today. Sellers were Jag fans and there were 5 on the drive! The car drove well and looked had service upto 2012 then a gap until another servi...

Pizza for a month doesn't sound a bad idea! :D The former rock musician sounds like they had good taste and you have had 2 nice 308's I am looking for the xj because my other half isn't too well and hasn't been since he was 11. The xk8 was something he always wanted and I reckon he was born with a s...