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Hi Luis Looks very nice Looks like your not too far from me, I'm also in Staffordshire, Longton area cheers Joe

Hi If your car has the battery backed up sounder, they play up regular, as the get older, the battery inside fails and causes random faults I'd swap the sounder or if your handy, remove it, split it and change the 3.7v lithium battery inside it only real way to know is plug in jaguar IDS/SDD as for obd readers, most will only read, generic engine fault codes, I'd buy a mongoose lead, with jaguar IDS/SDD, they available for about £80, you'll need a lap top will window xp on it,I used one my old laptops, second hand ones are available for less that £50 for a good one mongoose and jaguar IDS/SDD lets you do every thing jaguar can, as a diagnostic tool for jaguar's its a must have tool really, when you plug in it talks to every module in the car, displays any faults and tells you what the cause is and how to remedy it and you can clear any faults, plus add and remove any module on the car, plus some engine's have data loggers built in, that record all engine sensors and gearbox sensor, make fault find very easy also in the options when you plug in, you can alter the sensitivity of the alarm activation I have a cheap generic one, that pairs with my phone, that I take away if i go any distance in my other cars just for engine faults code and reseting them, just in case but if your jaguar has a touch screen, you can bring faults codes up on that and also you can put the dash in diagnostic mode and also bring engine fault codes up on that as well a lot will be guess work on the alarm, but if you plug in with Jaguar IDS/SDD it will tell you the fault cheers Joe

Hi If you look on ebay for X-type stereo adapter you can remove the bottom two units and fit either a double din or single din stereo I'd go for double din, 7" touch screen, that plays dvd's, you can look there's a massive selection, with reverse cameras, sat nav, full hands free, phone mirroring you have really got a great choice of sereo's cheers Joe

Hi Does it have the touch screen, or is it the standard type post a pic up cheers Joe

Hi Have a good look round them Have you tried jacking each wheel up and spinning them I've seen it where people have caught the disc shroud and that's catching the disc, making a click noise when you turn corners also check for clearance between wheel and caliper, also any balancing weights, also front lower ball joints have a heat shield on them , that can catch the disc, also check rear hand brake cable are not catching the wheels, also check clearance between wheel and shocker, can be close sometimes if wheels have wrong off set cheers Joe

Hi My S-type R had a space saver and replaced it with a full size alloy if you have the space, then you should be able to fit, on my car it was a option you could remove your front wheel and see if it fits in the boot if your cars like mine with it been a R, the wheels are staggered, rears are much wider than front, I bought a front wheel for the spare, as that will fit front and rear rear will only fit rear, as its too wide for the front, if your wheels are not staggered, then any will do, cheers Joe

Hi There's also 3 XJ220's at the Jaguar heritage museum cheers Joe

Hi Have you a spare remote, does the spare work ok if spare works, then it the remote, if spare the same, could be the door lock or module cheers Joe

Hi Saw two really nice ones at RAF Cosford the other week, at a Jaguar meet cheers Joe heres a few pics

hi I can recommend the geartist GB01 there about £20, but the sound quality is very good cheers Joe

Hi Not sure now, as I bought my set over 18 months ago now just had a quick look and mine was something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IVORY-Leather-Colour-Coat-Dye-for-JAGUAR-Repair-Restore-Colourant-Kit-/361588846006?hash=item54305fedb6:m:mPU0nIMBt2rR0IL52spOq8w cheers Joe

Hi Post some pics up of the parts your talking about re-chroming is more than likely dearer than replacing with new I'd look on ebay for good second hand ones, second hand ones can go very cheap and there's plenty of people out there breaking cars, so they can be had for a bargain also the younger generation of people having s-type because there retro look and been cheap, are replacing the chrome for the black gloss look, as its more modern, so chrome trims are on ebay regular once you find good ones, if there cleaned regular and a good wax put on them they should last cheers Joe

Hi Have a look on ebay, I bought one that came as a kit, My car has Ivory leather and the kit I got worked great it came with every you need cleaner, dye and sealer, selection of sponges and polishing cloths find out what color your leather is exactly first, or it will look odd after mine had a small bit of cracking on the drivers side bolster, where you get in and out, you cant tell now cheers Joe

Hi The one you want then the parrot mki9200 have fitted these before and they are very good you can also get the jaguar parrot loom that makes it plug and play cheers Joe

hi At a guess, one of your door locks has a faulty switch there's a switch inside each lock, door ajar switch, they can go sticky with age it should say which door is playing up usually if you take the door panel off and give the door lock a good dose of WD40, it should free it off worse case, you might have to take the door lock off, give it a good clean and oiling and that should do it cheers Joe

Hi check the gear change linkages on the gearbox, might need lubricating, they go notchy sometimes when they go dry I,ve seen this when engines are cleaned in garages and before selling a car to make them look better also might be worth checking the gearbox oil level cheers Joe

Hi At a guess, the caps faulty, there like a ratchet/clutch built into the cap on mine so you can over tighten it, at a guess it failed and just spins just needs a new cap you could try press or pulling while your trying to undo it to get it off maybe make sure engine cold when trying though, because of the pressure cheers Joe

Hi I like it, looks more modern cheers Joe

Hi and Welcome Neil post some pics up of your new ride where abouts are you in midlands cheers Joe

Hi My S-type R, says 120 kpa on the cap which I just googled is 17.4 psi and I just had a look on ebay and some are marked up 140 kpa which is 20 psi thats quite a bit of pressure, they do it because if you raise the pressure, it raises the boiling point, so stops overheating, water can be run hotter cheers Joe

HI Don't know if this helps but it shows how to remove and replace front bumper cheers Joe X150Service.pdf

Hi At a guess its gone faulty then Either the mech inside has broken or I've seen this if someone spilled pop on the button, making it all sticky inside If there's any breakers near you that would be the cheapest option cheers Joe

HI When I press the sport button in my car, it makes a positive click, check yours does switch could of failed, spring broke inside causing it to come on and off randomly cheers Joe

Hi Very nice and tidy get it on ebay, as a classified ad, one off fee, no final value fee Ebay may be dodgy at time's, but it has one of the biggest audience, so should sell cheers Joe

Hi Not sure on this can't find any info, just had a quick look the only thing I would do is if it in order, would E be No 5, you could pull cylinder 5 coil pack and swap it with the next easiest one start it and see if the fault shift to that cylinder, thats what I'd try cheers Joe