Postby ptjs1 » Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:58 pm
Alan,
Do you mean the 3-part seals that fit along the top and back side of the window - BEC 25524?
If so, this part was redesigned for the later convertibles and is supposed to be an improved design. The early part numbers were superseded to the new design part number. The whole seal arrangement differs on later cars with a 3-part sandwich arrangement differing from the original 5-part sandwich setup.
If this is the seal set that you're talking about, then it might explain why it looks different from your original design. Unfortunately my own car is parked elsewhere at present so I can't get a photo for you. If you could see another vehicle, it might help you.
A leak at the top of the A-seal is quite common on XJSs. Jaguar even produced a technical bulletin on how to cure the known water seal problems. It's included in the JDHT "XJS Supplementary Information" CD.
Let me know if you've still got problems, I could reproduce some of the diagrams if that might help.
Good luck
Paul
1995 XJS 4.0 Convertible
1980 XJ-S Pre-HE
Jaguar 4.2 Supercharged engine (but not with a Jaguar body..)
