I've just bought one for my XJ SIII from Mertyl. I haven't fitted it yet as I am waiting for her to go to the body shop. Looks robust enough and they sent me loads of material to cover the support rail, I may even cover the c pillar trim with it as well.... Just am wondering though how to remove the...

Finally getting the XJ in to the paint shop to rectify those small spots that bug me. Will take the occasion to change the door seals. Looking for recommendations on a vendor. Also need to change the head lining, again looking for recommendations.

20 years or so ago when you took a classic car for a repaint the average opening gambit was £4,500, my total bill back then ended at £20k.... but that was with chrome, replacement this, replacement that. Move forward 20 years and Harry Metcalf's XJC repaint was initially quoted at £7,500, I think th...

Understood Mike, thank you, will get this look at and post what I find...

So yesterday, even though it was sunny, the outside temp was around 10 degrees. I ran the car static for 15/20 minutes to get the temp up. The draw of the fan was very noticeable through the grill, so I blocked off the grill to assist in the temp rising, I got it to about 80 degree and all condensat...

Hi Mike, thanks for your reply, its got a recent stainless system... The more I think about it the more I think its because she rarely gets to 90 degrees.... Maybe I should put foil on one side of the grill like many did in the 70s!

Hi Paul, its an 85 Sovereign V12. Its got an AJ6 engineering ECU, I have done a lot of work on keeping it cool and she struggles to get to 90 degrees... I don't think its any of the issues you mentioned, there's no smell of oil in the exhaust and the level has barely moved since it was last serviced...

On start up my V12 always shoots a trail of water squirted out of the exhaust, I always put it down to condensation in the pipes. The water always contains the carbon from the exhaust, this happens all the time on start up, even when warm. Yesterday after a very fast blap back from Southside Hustle,...

Simon, the manual kits have become stupidly expensive... I've seen pedal boxes offered for £750! Good luck in your search, perhaps try Piston Heads, Jaguar section on the forum, maybe someone there has the components you need..

My 85 Sov V12 the rear cut outs were always open....

£9K for that was a tad fortunate for the vendor, hopefully this increases the values of the XJ-S

Happy Christmas everyone, hopefully you'll all be looking at the website over Christmas so I am looking for advice on what oil to use for my V12. As she has been converted to manual she is getting rather a lot of rev's when compared to the lazy auto, and I can assure you she does get the rev's very ...

Its not supposed to look like that.... It should look cleaner!

It is good value, for a restomod, but it's not to my taste. Too much of everything.

Can understand that, personally I always liked the Konig XJS, but then I am of that era...

Coincidentally, I watched the video this morning. Having seen the beast in the flesh prior to its formal announcement, I can say that I'd love that engine in my XJ coupe! However, the car is more than a modified XJS. The suspension is completely different (just as well with all that horsepower) and...