Are there any Jaguar X type window control switches left?
Jaguar X-Type 2008 Electric Folding window control switch, tested and working. Only 1 left. Only 1 left.
Can you remove the top trim on a Jaguar XK?
The top trim is easy to remove, pull off the rubber and there are a few trim screws to undo and off it comes. The rear quarter windows are trickier as these are held on by metal clips which corrode and can break, very similar if not the same to the ones holding the front and rear screen trims in place.
How do you replace the rear window regulator on An XK8?
Remove the rear quarter casing by freeing the two clips at the front edge (see Fig. 8) and pulling the casing forward along with the rear tang located in a positioning hole in the body. Position the casing toward the center of the car and out of the way (see Fig. 9).
Why does my Jaguar XK8 window seal bubble up?
It has been an ongoing problem that the rubber coated aluminium window trim/seal on the XK8 Coupe bubbles up due to the aluminium under the rubber oxidising. This part which is a push fit on the “drip moulding seal carrier” is not available as an OE replacement part.
How does rear window control work on a Jaguar XK8?
Convertible Rear Window Control Modifications (Jaguar XK8/R) Jaguar engineers restricted the raising of the convertible rear quarter windows when the top is down. This document describes a modification to override this restriction and allow a quickpress on the ROOF CLOSE button to raise the windows.
The top trim is easy to remove, pull off the rubber and there are a few trim screws to undo and off it comes. The rear quarter windows are trickier as these are held on by metal clips which corrode and can break, very similar if not the same to the ones holding the front and rear screen trims in place.
How do you lower the rear window on a Jaguar?
Holding the roof close button will raise the top in the normal fashion. (Pressing the roof lower button already lowers the rear windows when the top is down as a standard feature). A second modification retracts the rear quarter windows automatically (auto-down) when the roof is down and then is closed.
It has been an ongoing problem that the rubber coated aluminium window trim/seal on the XK8 Coupe bubbles up due to the aluminium under the rubber oxidising. This part which is a push fit on the “drip moulding seal carrier” is not available as an OE replacement part.