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  1. Hi Steve, No problem - glad you got it sorted Cheers Brian
  2. Hi Steve, Yes the stainless hex head screws and lug nuts purchased as a set on Ebay. Be aware though that the lug nuts are not stainless - so would suggest you coat in copper grease or similar when fitting. By the way you can remove the fog lights by un-clipping the grey plastic fog light surrounds. This gives access to the three mounting screws. They are I believe Torx T20 and they screw into a plastic nut so you shouldn't have a problem with seized screws. Hope this helps
  3. Hi Joe, Be really interested to see your rear LED conversion - do you have pics ready for posting yet?
  4. As owners of S Types may be aware. The Sport Mode Button Lamp is woefully inadequate when activated. The button and lamp are slightly inclined towards the dash and in daylight is virtually impossible to see. On other cars I have owned a very bright orange light on the dash would be illuminated to remind you that Sport Mode is enabled. My question is - has anyone been able to extend the lamp elsewhere in order to see it better?
  5. Thanks for the info Joe. Just checked with the S Type 2005MY Electrical Manual and it would appear that Jaguar use resistors across the coil (see image). Also the "Yellow" 5 pin Jaguar relay appears to be of the Changeover type which I guess can be used as either a NO or NC relay. Which Jag relays did you use? Look forward to seeing your rear light LED conversion pics.
  6. Joe - I'm just in the process of acquiring all the components for the the DRL LED conversion and was wondering - Did you use diodes across the 12vdc relay coils in the circuit for the front DRL switchback lamps? I've read that when the relay coils de-energise, large low current voltages can exist and potentially damage conected electronic circuits. Are you aware of this being an issue especially with Jaguar REMs and FEMs that provide the switched ground for the relays?
  7. I'm in the process of replacing the windscreen wiper motor and linkage assy due to lots of wear in the right side spindle (RH/D Car). However upon removal of the plastic Lower Windscreen Finisher (or scuttle) I could see that what appears to be "padding" on the underside that has broken up and retained a lot of water which in turn rusts and corrodes everything below it. This water/moisture also messes with electrics and a sensor (on the STR) which reside at the rear of the engine bay. My question is can the damaged "padding" just be discarded before re-fitting the finisher or does it have some really important function that I am missing. Would appreciate any advice from those that might have encountered the same issue.
  8. Hi, The colour code for the dash, steering wheel and door trims etc can normally be found on the rear of the steering wheel airbag. The attached image example is from a 2005MY S Type steering wheel airbag unit and shows AMB (Mocha) as the trim code.
  9. Hi Andy, I take your point but looks like someone has already gone to press on this issue.
  10. I was asked recently on another Jaguar site that in the event of a bonnet release cable failure how would the two spring loaded securing catches be released. The chap who asked had this failure and was beside himself with horror as he couldn't see anyway to gain access to the catches without potentially destroying some panels/grille etc.. to do so. I did some research as it was not an issue I had ever encountered on an S Type. So looking at my S Type (R/H Drive) I realised that the main release cable is connected between the release lever in the cabin and the R/H bonnet release catch (situated between O/S H/Lamps and Radiator). The main cable terminates at this point and a secondary "slave" cable is then connected to the L/H bonnet release catch (situated between N/S H/Lamps and Radiator). From what I can see there are two main failure scenarios:- (apart from mechanisms seizing up through rust etc....etc..) A) Secondary Slave cable fails and only the O/S release catch operates leaving the N/S catch locked. B) Main cable fails and neither release catches are operated leaving both sides locked. If failure occurs as in "A" then the N/S release catch can be manually operated by gaining access through the opening just below the front number plate by removing plastic trim parts and reaching up in front of the radiator and behind the front grille. or Remove lower splash panel and go in that way. However if failure occurs as in "B" then things get decidedly tricky as the O/S release catch has an "anti-tamper" shield/box bolted to it with two low profile Pan Head Torx screws. This inhibits access to the release catch and for quite understandable reasons. There was one account account of a guy who had a main cable failure and spent several hours removing rusted fixings on the lower splash guard panels and with a pair of grips painfully and slowly removing the two Anti-Tamper Torx screws before finally being able to release the catch manually. So with my ever pessimistic and preventive hat on I decided to remove my Anti-Tamper box. Just a thought
  11. This was a really interesting read of which the outcome could be of use to most enthusiastic Jag owners - so did this issue get resolved with Gordon Lamb and if so what was the outcome. Bit of a "cliffhanger" would love to hear the ending - a happy one I hope.
  12. Hi Paul, I do like a happy ending (and of course compliant brakes) I bet you're relieved Cheers Brian
  13. Ray This has just appeared on Ebay if you are still after one. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-S-TYPE-Car-Badge-Unused-/182250536272?hash=item2a6efa7d50:g:5VEAAOSw9NdXuG~U
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