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HI I found it, its quite straight forward to do use this if you sat nav was working fine and you messed up a update, usually blank screen. IF YOUR SAT NAV IS WORKING LEAVE IT ALONE!!! INSTRUCTIONS https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/77859730/INSTRUCTIONS.doc FILE https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/77859730/LOADING.KWI Cheers Joe

HI I would say its corrupted the software, boot software on your navigation the secret menu is ok, as long as you dont hit any of the update software buttons there is some information on other forums there is a file you can download and burn to a disc you put it in the NAV DISC, not cd player and it will update/restore your nav software if you get stuck let me know, i think i have the software cheers joe

hi the phone and voice modules are behind the cd multichager if you remove the nav, cd changer and amp as a unit with the 4 bolts at the bottom, unplug it there fibre optic cables and there 2 plugs on the amp, 4 on the nav unit and one on the cd changer and the fibre optic loops to each one then once thats out of the way, theres another black metal panel, the voice and phone modules are bolted to the back of that. if your going to fit bluetooth at a later date you need phone module 2W93-19K350 Or newer early ones 1X43-10D893 wont work with bluetooth, handset only as for exhaust, I fitted a ADAMESH one's, just the back boxes, there £399, nice quality and they sound absolutly Purrrrrrrfect, not too loud, with a lovely burble, if you look on the adamesh site there a video with sound http://www.adamesh.co.uk/performance-parts-184-c.asp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_4UJU5qHXw and they fit straight on cheers joe

hi this link shows how you do it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PEjJTuqJfw if your brave enough cheers

HI I'd be interested in this, depending on where the meet is of course I have a good mechanical and electrical knowledge and don't mind helping other cheers Joe

Hi Chris, I Think the weakest place is the sills they start to rust first. I also found when i was looking for my STR that most s-types have some sort of damage where they have been lifted by a trolley jack under the sill I removed the sill covers and sprayed into the sills with a long extention tube, there slots and holes in the sides My sills were still perfect and hopefully they stay like that now there coated. I used wurth cavity wax, inside all the sills and box sections i could find, then did all the underside in waxoyl If you do remove the sills, some of my clips broke, but there very cheap on ebay, also I replaced all the pins and clips for stainless ones off ebay on the plastic underside covers you can get a set that does all the plastic covers underneath in stainless button head pins, off ebay cheers Joe

Hi, If it were my car I'd fit the Hid's, but there are many on here who would say, not, they would say "they must be projector" must be " self leveling" and must have " lamp washers" I've fitted them to many cars and the beams have been perfect, ive never had any complaints off other people and they have allways past mot's I think there actually safer, once you fitted them there much brighter, anything with reflecting type material on it glows from really far away, like road signs and cyclists and your cars stands out and so your less likely to get pulled out on. but some might say "only a boy racer saxo driver would fit them" I'd make your own mind up as for your lenses, if you type it in on youtube, theres loads of clips on there how to do it, you can polish them up and bring them back, think there laquered as standard, as this fades with age cheers Joe

Hi, I found it quite easy, allways done my own work, don't trust anybody else, the main problem is access, as long as you can get under your car safely, as you need the engine running to top the autobox up and it needs running for quite a while, till it gets to the right temp. If you have access to a car lift its really easy, but i would not like to tackle it off axle stands. I went for genuine zf oil lifeguard 6 and genuine zf filter off ebay, just for peace of mind. cheers

hi have a look here http://www.coffeeshopmenus.org/Parts_X-Type-Parts_2000-2005.pdf is it on page 4 under section "front" item 5 "bar lower tie" hope this helps cheers

Hi, cheers Peter for the welcome will look forward to meeting a few people and the next midlands meet thanks

Hi All, New member on here and a newish Jaguar Owner, Bought a Jaguar S Type R, a few months ago and really pleased with it so far, been after one for ages, just like the look, Took me ages to find one I really was happy with, After looking at many STR's ended up with a 2004 STR+ in Zircon Blue, with ivory/black leather, its low millage, got good history and looks like its been well looked after, had no problems so far and every works as it should, just done a few jobs to for peace of mind really, changed the engine oil and filter, autobox oil and filter, aux belt and supercharger belt, diff oil its got full service history and its only done just over 30k, but it was a bit of piece of mind for me, The only job nagging me now the infamous Valley water coolant pipe, which I do in the new year when it warms up, will also swap to evans waterless coolant, well recomended, checked the sills, luckily both sides are absolutly excellent condition, waxoyled the underside and all inside the sills and box sections with a wurth waxoyl type product which seems to work really well, used it on many cars in the past, Just changed the rear silencers for some Adamesh ones, which really sound great, the really do the V8 justice, 10/10 for sound and swapped the plastic induction pipe for a stainless one. Also changed the front fogs for some led Drl/Fog which look a lot better and a lot brighter. Really happy with the car and it drives really great, so smooth and performs great, I bought a JLR lead for it as i thought it would come in use in the future, i plugged it in to see if there were any faults, but only found 1 which was on the headlight leveling, was only front level sensor, which i ordered a replacement, but ended up fixing the old one which was really easy to fix, so far I've found the STR quite easy to work on and the build quality seems quite good. I do all my own work on my cars, at least I know it been done, its knowing a decsent garage and trusting them to do the job right, just wondered if there were any local jaguar meets to the stoke on trent area thanks Joe