Mine is currently entirely dismantled but I'm not entirely sure what I do next.

If I give up, which might be feasible, then I'll just the clock. Clocks are pretty cool anyway!!!

I'd rate a drill-powered pump on petrol very dangerous. The ones I've seen are made of plastic, and probably dissolve in petrol; a spray of petrol from a leaking gland plus sparks from the drill's brushes makes for a rapid trip to hospital. I'd say either take it to a garage with the proper equipme...

... Oh right! Charming lol ... To be honest I was thinking perhaps removing the fuel tank one day and giving it a clean somehow but I'm not sure how. The 4.0 doesn't have a swirlpot but I believe the 3.6 shares one with the HE V12 I was thinking of trying something I must admit, even to just get ri...

Are you curious to find out? I know I was after changing it last weekend. Actually, is it just me or is it a TOTAL PHAFF? Seriously took me 4 hours to replace it; and it was the putting on that took the darn time! Anyway, I got my DT teacher to slice the 13 year old one in half to have a look at. Su...

Sorry am I missing something? I had about 15 mins last night before bed (ergo coming home today) and I tried to get the trip computer out ... I take it it's just a case of taking off the buttons to access securing screws? If so, then how do I take off the adjacent buttons because they seem really so...

I must admit if tasked with trying to "sell Classic cars" to a younger audience I wouldn't quite know how to do it, and especially specifically a Jag. There are only a few younguns with classic cars (of any state!) and then divide them by the range available and that's also hard. And this is further...

Will do tomorrow, BUT I did find this right before bed: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CLOCK-LCD-for-JAGUAR-XJ6-XJS-X300-DISPLAY-GLASS-RIBBON-CABLE-for-PIXEL-REPAIR/253373331735?hash=item3afe3a3917:g:098AAOSwzrxUtDR7 I'll email him if he thinks it would be compatible, but knowing how Jaguar were not sup...

Well then this sounds like all the more reason to get my car back on the road!

Hi Seb - could be worth taking it apart to see if there's a dry solder joint but most likely you will need to replace the whole unit. Of course you could revert to the clock but you'd have to get the suitable veneer surround as well Oh no! Really? I like the computer actually - I remember seeing it...

Oh I don't want to worry about insurance valuations quite just yet

It's interesting you say rough ones are getting cheaper - are you sure it's not that a done-up XJS is going down as well now which pushes those down?

As the title says really.

I can't tell - ignoring the top 10% of XJS models, I'm not entirely sure much has changed, but I don't feel it's gone down in price.

People's thoughts?

Hello everyone,

Just one of those things that is annoying me more than it ought to! Are these LCD screens replaceable or does the whole unit have to replaced?

Looks like one of the digits doesn't display properly, sadly :\

Well looking back on it, I definitely was a bit OTT and actually I do apologise. There is a fine line between recounting an experience and creating a horror story and I overstepped the mark looking back on it, hence as I said, I am sorry. I hope we can set food anew, and I'll try to forget about all...

EDIT: While I won't deny I had my list of not-great experiences, the way I phrased them was a little extravagant and superfluous to requirement and so it's probably best I delete what I originally wrote.

Seb, I hope you are successful with your rust proofing efforts. My personal ten pence worth experience of using Kurust, and just about ever other rust proofing product on the market, is that the rust always seems to come back. This is usually a few months after one has primed and painted the area t...