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Many thanks for the replies! Although listed by parts suppliers it does seem that the later XK had no disc shields fitted to the front. Slightly surprising but as John pointed out, the calipers are very large castings, possibly leaving little room for the shields. I can rest assured now that my car seems to be as it left the factory. Thanks again for your help. Chris

Hi. Whilst cleaning my car last week I had a closer look at the brakes in readiness for some new pads. I was surprised to see that on the front, neither side has any brake disc shields fitted whereas the rears do. The car is a 2010 XK 5.0 Portfolio, is this normal for the front discs? Many thanks, Chris

Hi. As I need the space, I am willing to take sensible offers for the wheels. Each set owes me about £450 but all offers considered! 07743855364.

Hi. As I no longer have an S Type I am selling my collection of parts, all of which I sourced and was going to fit on my car. See my previous post for a full list, some of which have been sold. However , amongst others, I do have the following: A COMPLETE SET of parts to retrofit the Alpine premium sound to the 2002 onwards cars. FOUR DOOR SPEAKERS, POWEER AMPLIFIER, TWO SUBWOOFERS, D2B CABLE ALPINE SPEAKER BADGES (new), PARCEL SHELF GRILLE COVER ( with grey and cream fabric plus the original grey shelf if you want it). All of these can be seen on a “ well known auction site” but if anyone on here is interested message me as the price is negotiable. A SET OF FOUR MERCURY WHEELS. All straight and true, no repairs or cracks. PROFESSIONALLY REFURBISHED AND AS NEW. ANOTHER SET OF MERCURY WHEELS. One has been properly repaired due to a minor crack and all four professionally refurbished as above. No tyres with either set, both sets unused since refurbishment. If interested either message me or call 07743855364. Regards Chris.

I had a similar problem with my car, sometimes it was fine, others it had a mind of its own. It is a common problem with gauges that work with little servo motors to move the needles. They can be repaired professionally or if you are feeling brave you can replace the motors themselves. There are plenty of “ how to’s” on the internet and you can buy a set of four motors for around £10....... Regards Chris.

Hi all. As I have now sold my S Type and replaced it with an XK, I have decided to sell the various parts that I have accumulated. These are listed in the classified section and are on a “well known auction site” if you want see them. Amongst the items are a set of professionally re furbished Mercury alloys and a full kit of parts for the Alpine Premium Sound system. Have a look if interested and contact me either through this forum or by text/phone. The number is in the advertisement. All sensible offers considered. Regards Chris.

Having recently sold my 2007 S Type and replaced it with an XK, I have a large collection of parts for sale, some new. I have listed them all on a certain “well known auction site” ( sterlingkv6 If you want to see the items) but some of the items I have are: MERCURY WHEELS X 4, PROFESSIONALLY REFURBISHED. ALPINE PREMIUM SOUND UPGRADE. A complete kit of parts including the subwoofer grille for the parcel shelf. HEADLAMP WASHERS. A complete kit of parts to retrofit these. FOG LAMP KIT. Complete new kit for the late S Type bumpers including a used switch pack. SET OF MUDFLAPS FRONT AND REAR MESH GRILLE. Brand new ADAMESH upper and lower grilles for the late S Type bumpers. HEATED FRONT SEATS, CHAMPAGNE, 10/8 way adjustment. BOOTLID AND N/S R door in FROST BLUE CD CHANGER. SAT NAV CONTROL PANEL USED TRITON ALLOY. EXHAUST TRIMS, GENUINE, UNUSED. WOODEN STEERING WHEEL, MOCHA/ SABLE EXCELLENT CONDITION FRONT AND REAR DISCS AND PADS ( all Ferodo) BRAND NEW FOR ATE BRAKING SYSTEM. Late S type with 326mm discs, early XF, XK 4.2 n/a PAIR OF FRONT CALIPERS, DELIVERY MILEAGE, GENUINE JAGUAR NOT REBUILT UNITS FOR ABOVE CARS. COMPLETE SET OF HEATER BLEND VALVE SERVO MOTORS. BRAND NEW ITEMS. All of these were purchased by me for all the “projects” I intended to do on the car but are now surplus. I am located in Stourbridge, West Midlands but am willing to post the smaller items. Call/ text me on 07743855364 for any details. Sensible offers considered but they are all priced on the “auction site”. Regards Chris.

Thanks for the comments. I do appreciate that value is a subjective thing but this car was mint! As I needed to sell it due to the purchase of an XK, a trader now has the car for sale at £6495. Needless to say he didn’t give me anywhere near that sum but he did recognise a good car when he saw one. It seems that because I was selling privately any prospective buyers automatically assumed it was too dear and never made an offer or started any price negotiations..... You often get what you pay for and I doubt you would find a nicer car. Regards Chris.

Hi. I have just become the owner of a very similar car. I would say buy it! If the car has a verifiable history and is as nice as it looks then I am sure you won’t regret the purchase. I hope I don’t either. Sometimes it’s worth taking a chance and any used car is a gamble. Good luck, Chris.

Hi. As I have found a suitable XK portfolio to be my next Jaguar, I have reduced the asking price of my car to £4995. I really can justify keeping two Jaguars so this is a beautiful car for someone! The car has now reverted back to its original registration KT07XCZ. Call me on 07743855364 for more details.

Having had a drive in an X150 XK portfolio and fallen in love with it, I have decided the time has come to sell my SType. This is my second S Type and I took a while to find a nice one in Frost Blue metallic / champagne, my favourite colours for the car. I am only the second owner, the first sadly passed away and his widow could not drive. The car has been garaged most of its life and is in beautiful condition. A genuine 46200 miles from new, serviced every year, the first three by Guy Salmon, the rest by an independent garage, run by a friend of the cars owner. Matching Pirelli Assimetrico tyres all round (6mm) on 18” Triton alloy wheels. I think it must be one of the nicest available at the moment. £6250 negotiable. Number plate not included.......... Any questions call or message me , 07743855364. Located in the West Midlands. Regards Chris.

Thank you for the reply. I agree about what you say and condition is of importance to me. The 4.2 I drove did indeed seem very quick and as you say does make a lovely noise...... Also, I do prefer the cleaner front bumper on the earlier cars. If you don’t mind, what sort of fuel consumption do you get from your car? I’m more curious than anything, you can expect too much from any V8 engine. Regards Chris.

Hello. As an S type owner I am contemplating replacing it with an X150. Having looked at and driven a couple I have fallen in love with the shape and style. Although it would be my “everyday” car it would not get a great deal of use, less than 5000 pa probably and would not be used for work as most of the time I drive a van. My budget would be around 12-12.5 K and for this I can can buy a seemingly nice lower mileage 4.2 or a higher mileage 5.0. I am only considering the n/a versions in coupe form. I have only driven the 4.2 and found the engine very sweet ( to me at least) so is it worth getting the 5.0 over the “proven” 4.2? Economy is not the greatest consideration obviously but what is a real world figure likely to be? In my 3.0 S Type I average 22 in normal driving, well over 30 on a long motorway trip. Any help or opinions are greatly appreciated. Regards Chris.

I think you will find a lot of S Types “burble” from the dash even after the engine is switched off. I am led to believe that it is the heater flap servo motors trying to find a resting place. May be worth investigating? Regards Chris.

Hi all. I have a 2007 S Type 3.0 with cashmere trim, code SEL. The steering wheel and console surround have what I believe are “mocha” trimmed accents, code AMB. I am trying to source a piece of mocha leather so that I can get a wooden steering wheel ( and possibly the centre console) re trimmed. If anyone can help or maybe knows the whereabouts of a mint condition wood rimmed steering wheel I would be grateful. Regards Chris.

Hello again. I still plan to retrofit a heated screen, especially as my standard one needs replacing now due to a stone! Out of curiosity, what make is your new screen? Thanks, Chris.

Hi. I just wondered if anyone knows the whereabouts of a wooden steering wheel for a late S Type? My car is a 2008 MY with mocha trim and the bronze veneer. Must be in near mint condition..... If you do please message me with details. Many thanks, Chris.

Apparently the gauge itself is a common fault. The needles work off a servo motor which cab become noisy or erratic. If you’re handy with a soldering iron the motor can be replaced at a cost of around £4. The art number is X27-589 and is used on many makes of car. I have a motor on order.........! Regards Chris.

Hi. Whilst looking through the SNG Barrett catalogue at the S type braking system I noticed something that seems puzzling to me and wonder if anyone can offer an explanation? My car is a late 3.0 petrol with the ATE braking system, 326 mm front discs ( originally I thought these were 305 on the petrol V6 cars ) and according to the part numbers the brake servo is a different one to all the other variants. I am just curious as to why this should be? Also, as my car car has the 326mm discs does this mean it has sports suspension as I was lead to understand the two were linked as an option? The car certainly seems to have much less roll on corners than my old 2001 car and even the XF I had previously. Despite the inevitable “ I never noticed that when I bought it” syndrome, I really like the S type, so much more character than the modern cars! Regards Chris.

Hi. Thank you for the information. I was hoping the calipers would be the same, they look the same but the Jaguar part numbers are different for the 305 and 326mm discs. I will check again but hopefully they will be ok! Regards Chris.

Hi. Perhaps someone could answer a question for me please? Does anyone know what the “actual” differences are between the ATE calipers on the late S types? The Jaguar part numbers are different for the 305mm discs and the 326mm ones but the pads and piston diameters appear to be the same and typing different Reg numbers into parts suppliers brings the same items up for each car. The reason is I would like to fit the bigger discs to my car and I have a set of the correct caliper carriers for front and rear and am hoping that the calipers will work with the bigger discs...... Many thanks, Chris.

Hi. As a new member on this forum I have to say how interesting and helpful it is. It also highlights the differences between seemingly similar cars and the model year differences. My previous Stype was a 2001 3.0 SE and had 300mm front discs. I assumed all of the facelift ones had 320mm discs but while washing my 2008MY car (again) I realised that on closer inspection my car has 300mm discs. A bit of research shows this to be normal but is this right? Is there any advantage fitting the larger discs and if so does it just require different calipers carriers or is the later system completely different? On a different note, I have acquired all the speakers and amplifier to upgrade the stereo to Peemium Sound. I obviously have a standard parcel shelf but would like to upgrade that too. Is the centre cloth covered speaker grille a separate item as according to the local parts department it only comes with the shelf which is expensive? As the speakers are for low frequencies is the grille really necessary or does anyone know of one for an SEL trim code? Finally(!) does anyone know the whereabouts of a mint condition chrome grille surround for a 2007 car with the mesh insert? It is only the surround that I need but once again Jaguar say it can’t be bought separately. I have been to see the NOS items at the local breaker but they are all badly marked from poor storage. Any help on any of the above much appreciated! Regards Chris.

Hi again. I had a good look in the under bonnet fuse box today and it appears that both the relays and fuses are present for a heated screen! Therecis 40 amp fuse in locations 25 and 30 and two grey relays in locations R20 and R21. My car is a 2008 MY, does this sound right? Could it really be that “all” I need is a sat nav unit with the correct buttons and a screen?? Regards Chris.

Hello. Thank you for the replies. I haven’t had chance to look yet but from what you say can I assume that the relevant wiring will all be in place? Apart from obviously a new screen then, I will just need th correct relays, fuses and a sat nav screen with the switch fitted? Regards Chris. Hello. I realise this is reviving an old thread, but did anyone ever retrofit a heated front screen? I naively thought all S types had them as my year 2001 did but the replacement 2008my doesn’t have one sadly. Regards Chris.

Thanks for the reply Peter. You have a beautiful car which you are justifiably proud of! I much prefer the S type to the XF as in my opinion it still looks like a Jaguar. My thoughts only! I am planning a few retrofit upgrades, heated seats being one and I would love a heated screen too....... Regrads Chris.