I experienced the same issues with my powerfold mirrors. After getting quite frustrated with having my mirrors swing out and point forward of the car I set about trying to find a fix. Eventually I did manage to fix them and i've now had 5 months of perfect use from them. The fix is a little crude an...

Update: Fix still working after a few months. Will put a photo guide together.

I'll give Chris a ring this week. I've had a look at his website and the covers look pretty good. I'll post more if I end up making a purchas but thanks for the tip. Regards, Ed

Has anyone had any experience with car covers? Im about to go away for a few months and the car will be left on the driveway. Ive heard all sorts of horror stories about scratched paint and mould. What's the general feeling?

I've recently had mine converted using an AC STAG 300 LPG system. Just a word for anyone contemplating a conversion using this piece of kit. The garage who did my conversion spent ages trying to get it to work without the car switiching straight into 'Restricted Performance' when the LPG kicked in. ...

Brian, Thanks for your reply. Like you my car is my daily driver although my mileage varies considerably from day to day. The first 10k I covered in this car really lived up to the magic carpet ride that enthusiasts talk of (although my previous x300 was better). Since having the brakes done it's a ...

I had my front pads and discs replaced a few weeks ago. When I drove away from the garage I found the front wheels were wobbling badly under normal driving and severe juddering was felt through the steering wheel under braking. I stopped ASAP and tightened the wheel nuts - no more wobbling and no mo...

998cc Mini 1798cc MGB GT 1275 Mini 998cc Mini 1798cc MGB Roadster 3239cc Jaguar Sovereign (X300) 3996cc Jaguar Sovereign (X308) I'd never thought of listing them but now i've done it I realise just how many cars i've had by the age of 25! Patriotism has always guided my purchases so i've been sweepi...

I think I have finally managed to find an economic and seemingly workable fix for the problem with the power fold mirrors that I described in an earlier post. I am going to use the mirrors daily for a few months and see if the fix proves to be reliable. In the meanwhile, I will begin preparing some ...

Driving down a busy stretch of country road last night I was rather shocked to experience brief but total front lamp failure on a few occasions. The first time it happened my heart was in my mouth however as it repeated itself the fault started to become predicable. I worked out that it's something ...

If you live anywhere near Coventry you could do far worse than give Chris Forbes a call. 01676 541917. I had the same problem with my XJ8 and Chris seems to be able to source good used parts. Worth giving him a call just to talk it through. Best of luck. Ed

A few months ago I bought some power folding mirrors to upgrade my XJ8 Sovereign. Fitting was quite straightforward albeit a little fiddly. The wiring is already present which helps no end. All was fine until recently when the mirrors developed a habit of swinging out from the closed position and ra...

I have been offered a set of XK8 18" alloys at a good price. As the 16" wheels fitted to my X308 are in need of refurbishment I was thinking of just swapping them over. Does anyine know of any reason why such a swap shouldn't go ahead. I'm assuming that the lower profile of tyre fitted to the 20" wh...

An update for any who may be following this thread: After some consideration and advice from members of the JEC, I arranged for the car to be towed to CFS Motors in Coventry (http://www.cfsmotors.co.uk/index.htm) to have my engine stripped and repaired. The boss is a chap called Chris Forbes and I r...

Brian, My thanks for your response. With regard to the high service costs, I forgot to mention that the service also identified that my rear pads needed renewing and a new water hose was also required. It was quite pricey but I believe in paying experts a higher rate of labour on the basis that it t...