front seat head rests drive repair

[bjaguarsteve]

Does anyone know if their are companys that can repair the front seats head rest drives in an XK8 . motors run but neither side head rest rise or fall. Any help appreciated.

[Lucky]

I think this is the very problem that was addressed in an article in Jaguar Enthusiast in June 2020. If you fancy fixing it yourself I have a PDF of the article and can send it to you, but I can't upload it to this post.

It would also be useful to know where in the country you are based so people could recommend local specialists.

[Astromorg]

This fault is remarkably common in the X100 models. It's caused by a small design fault in the sizing of the drive cable assembly whereby the outer casing of the drive cable is a little too long allowing the inner cable to disengage from the mechanism.

Jaguar issued this TSB explaining in detail how to fix it

http://www.jagrepair.com/images/TSB/TSB ... rative.pdf

I had to do this for both my seats. I would suggest undoing and re-doing the zip/clip arrangement on the backrest cover is a hard earned knack and new hog rings are not really required. The only thing that makes this job difficult is trying to carry it out with the seat installed. Removal of the seats will save you both time and your sanity

NB the precaution of disconnecting the battery before unplugging any connectors under the seat, especially wrt the airbags in some models

If putting this job out to a garage, note the time allowed for the job by Jaguar - 0.4hr. Seems a bit optimistic to me but it should be helpful when negotiating the cost!