Hi cneil, meant to get back to you and thank you for sharing similar panic modes. I am of the age where paraffin heaters were fashionable and easy to light and exceptionally deadly. . Maybe I should get back to a 'classic convertible' from Mathewsons ,which were equally easy to maintain and equally ...

Hi all, thanks to Douglas and his team at Prestige Jaguar for the quick fix for the rear quarter lights, which are now up. This has deleted the 'hood not latched' red warning on the dash display. Further investigation will be needed to use the hood regularly. However, the weather has taken a very we...

Hi all , I have tried the reset procedures many times more! I have the hood up ,as I stated previously, but the quarter lights are still down. A much in demand Jag specialist has kindly agreed to sort the quarter lights and when he has the chance later in the year, maybe get a final fix on the hood....

Hi Jim, thanks for that. I will update you when I have successfully closed the hood and got the quarter lights up. Fingers crossed. The down side of this fault is that it spoils a relaxing drive out with the hood down. Will this occur every time, I think to myself ? A good day spoiled . All the best...

Hi Andyprice, good news for me. I looked up an alternative manufacturers public forum. I followed their security advice re. reversal of lockdown/ immobilisation. My XK8 started with a second attempt with a footbrake and handbrake jiggle, or was that just luck !? There is another part to the procedur...

Hi Andyprice. Many thanks for your reply. Battery is fairly new and fully charged. Screen illuminates ,red warning 'hood not latched'. No matter how many times I have tried to manually to close the hood, with the allen key, the same message appears. I believe the car is anti theft lockdown, but I am...

Hi all, I would be grateful for advice re. above. I had problems with non closure of the hood and I followed the handbook instructions to reset. Unfortunately, the rear quarters did not go back up. I disconnected the battery and checked the relevant fuses and relays. On trying to start the car, the ...

Hi Rob,should be fine for that night and will confirm with the Glasgow boys at our next meet Wed. 13th March. Cheers, deek.

Hi Rob,I had tried to get a heritage cert. before, but my previous computer, or me, managed to screw that up. I knew that there was a relocation issue with the Trust and I was going to re apply for the certificate. I will do that promptly.Many thanks again. You've won yourself a few beers, on me, wh...

Hi Paul,Rob, members, thanks for all your efforts in response to my question. I attempted to post a longer reply, but it has gone awol. The colour, glacier white, warm charcoal. Cheers, deek.I will try to find my original reply and post it later.

Hi Paul,front tyres -SP DUNLOP SPORT D8Z 225/60R16 ,rear- PIRELLI 225/60 R16,cheers,. Deek .

Hi Paul, many thanks for getting back so promptly. It was interesting to know that the convertibles were fitted with the comfort suspension as standard. I was not aware of this. The back end on my XJS now feels a bit softer, but this is not an issue, as I don't drive the car hard. I did expect a sli...

Hi all, thanks for your interest in my original post, ie. specifically a 1994 XJS 4.0 coupe, with a manual gearbox and an AJ16 engine. This car was registered in the UK, in late 1994. It is not the Celebration version, but was supplied with most of the extras available at the time ,including the spo...

Thanks BB and Nik for your advice. The XJS had similar problems with warning lights when the battery was in a state of low charge, if the car was not being driven regularly and left in the garage for 3 or 4 weeks without charging. [This was with a new battery.] I always suspected the security system...

Hi all, I am new to this XK8 forum, but have been an XJS owner for eight years. Finally got my first convertible, a 2001 XK8.I carried out as much research on this model as I could before purchase and did all the usual history checks. I put the XK8 in for a service immediately with a Jag specialist ...