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I have reluctantly sold my XJL, sad to see it go but common sense prevailed and the world is full of cars looking for a new home. So for the time being I am not a Jaguar Owner….. but watch this space !

To add, car has done 6K in last 5 years, so good chance current have persished a little...

Sorry not replied ,yes have been to see jagutek car is booked in and looking forward to getting to know them . So thank you indeed LairdScooby !

Hi N6 Been away for a few days... The Cartronics one looks like a head unit retrofit, will research if this removes any functionality, whereas think the Mr12Volt one utilises the current screen, need to do some research 🙂 Have signed up to XKCC, hope to make meet later in year, maybe we'll get to say hello! Cheers again Jason

Please could i have a contact number.

Thanks for the reply. I managed to get an ali express special in carbon fibre.

Hi Dennis Did you reply to the questions from Paul I can't see the thread. Regards Mike.

Colour: Lunar Grey Interior: Charcoal leather Registration: GK58 UNL Mileage: 103,000 Registered Date: September 2008 Cylinders: 8 Capacity: 4196 cc MOT Expires: 27th February 2026 Work needed: Handbrake not working (warning light) Parking sensors warning light (although sensors appear to be working) Air-Conditioning not working SatNav not working Bodywork on nearside wing (see photos) Other minor scratches Previous repairs: Rear Bumper replaced Nearside wing repaired Offside wing and light repaired Adaptive headlight tracking (AFS) not working and headlights are now ‘fixed’ (ie straight forward) Telephone: 07767 004506 email: [email protected]

Yep, tried three. Two said buy from us and the third gave me three possibilities. I found a great dealership in Enfield who sorted me out. Thanks for helping out

if i was gonna steal then i'm gonna need an Mark II like in the 60's

Stunning. Good luck with the sale Phil.

The spanner mod worked fine and my $13 oil pressure sender does as well with no leaks

Thank you. Mechanic found a leak way back by the windshield (that’s my take on what he described) & has repaired it. Thank you for your response!

Thanks for the tips. I did get in the boot and have my wife spray all around the lights and boot with the hose but couldn't see or feel any water coming in. I'll give the chalk/talcum powder idea a try as I hasn't thought of that. Didn't test the water but it was quite clear so assumed it was rain water. There were two small pools. One underneath the battery tray and the other in behind the fuse box

Hi thanks for getting back so quick . Yeah the alternator was an approved jaguar one, the battery is showing about 12.8 when the engine is off and 14.4 when running so that is within the parameters. The rear bcm module ( fusebox) was replaced with a genuine brand new jaguar one and reprogrammed as the one that was in it had dragged due to water ingress so the car the car is no longer showing low voltage that has gone as have all the fault codes that were related to it when you run diagnostics. The warning is now "check pedestrian system" which has confused me somewhat as that was not there before

Thanks Steve, It is very useful but the guy who built them before I bought the house used to build MGBs.... which are considerably shorter than most Cars so to fit the XK in I have use wheel skates and sit it at 45 degrees. Glad it is the width it is otherwise it would be useless 😁.

Ah...that makes sense. Much appreciated 😊👍

What a beautiful machine and I definitely agree with you about the wheels Welcome to the club

Ebay or breakers yard I would imagine would be your best bet if you want a specific colour

I remember the carbs were always a sod to set up on the V12

Which offer is this?

Hi Jon Just a thought but maybe a leak in the exhaust.... Have you tried momentarily blocking the tailpipe to increase the internal pressure and see if it has an effect? Regards John

Thank you 😊

Hi Samantha. First thing to check is that the batteries are correct size and inserted in correct direction. Next is that the contacts are clean and there are no protective stickers over the battery. After that it is worth getting some fresh batteries and trying with those as there are often fake / faulty batteries sold on the internet, so try getting some from a reputable source. If still no joy come back to us. This may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfmuD40Vvj8 It is also possible they just need reattaching to the car so this video might help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYhtrHHYLF0 Good Luck John

Not sure how I could test it? Apart from, the new one works, the old one doesn't. Ironically, when I fitted the new one and the SIM worked fine straight away.... the USB's didn't read my music, so I reconnected my old one to double check that the music was being seen, which it was but the SIM still not working. So, I then put the new replacement unit back in and both the SIM & the USB's worked. I did wonder if the original unit was repairable????