Thanks Jon. I have not yet purchased the replacements and will contact Norman Motors and see what they say.

Thanks Nik, that's really helpful. Very much appreciated!

Thanks Nik, that would be really helpful. VIN is SAJAC41R143A37244

Thanks Nik, appreciate your reply. Is there any way in which I can tell whether these are Brembo brakes? Are there any markings on the calipers for instance, S/N, Vin number? Understand your point about corrosion, but was suprised that in two years of Main Dealer service, the wheels had not been tak...

Some info / help please. I have a 03 XKR and it's time to replace the front discs and pads. Main dealer estimate a hair raisng £970.00 so have been looking for cheaper options. My local garage will do the work for £70 if I supply the parts. Can anyone confirm that all XKR's have Bremo bakes fitted a...

There does seem to be a problem with the door catches or the electrics around it. I had the same door open message on a trip to France, and the passanger window then decided to open and of course the interior lights came on as well. The passanger door catch started dancing all to the astonishment of...

Over the last 4,000 odd miles since I bought my XKR I have returned 26.7mpg according to the trip computer. Granted I do drive a little less hard these days but this does include quite long spells at 100mph plus on (European!) motorways, and making the supercharger work when overtaking oppertunities...

Thanks all for the welcome. Car has now had Warrenty work completed and is real pleasure to drive. Looking forward to another frip on the French Motorways this summer! They do seem to attact more interest over there than at home.

Just out of interest in February this year I completed around 2,300 miles to the South of France and back in my XKR, and had a read out of 26.9 MPG. The large majority was clearly on the motorways where I did clock up 3 figs with the cruise control on, but quite a bit was just around the village whe...

Hi everyone. Long time Jag owner but new to the XK. E Types in the family for 30 odd years but my wife decided it was time I grew up! A last run to Le Mans in the E and then a search for a replacement. The XK was the only choice.....it has the Jaguar lineage in that you can see the D Type and the E ...