oliver's dad

Hi Steve.  The Pro Clip and Tomtom XXL Cradle arrived the other day and, thanks to you, I'm absolutely delighted with them.  Perfect fit (down to Swedish design and manufacture no doubt) and superb positioning have solved my problem completely.  Fitted in a matter of minutes too.  Thanks again...great find.   Graham

Hi Greg and Steve.  It turns out that the only problem was the button battery (2032) in the fob itself.  Not being that technically minded it was a bit of a relief, and at least I'll know to try that first if it happens again.  Thanks for your input - much appreciated,   Graham

Hi again Steve.  Thanks for the pics. I've decided I'd also like to use the bracket (which clips over the top and bottom of the dash surrounding the vents) but marry it with the cradle and swivel to actually hold my XXL satnav - and I see they also make a dedicated kit containing just those pieces too.  So, looking very hopeful, and will try and contact them/place my order over the weekend or early next week.  Thanks again, will let you know how it turns out.   Graham

Thanks very much Steve, never seen these before but seems like the Proclip Centre Mount is just what I'm looking for.  It will sit just where I want it in respect of the 'hidden' cable feed too.  Will let you know how I get on.   Graham

Can anyone help me with which air vent mount is best for my old Tomtom XXL Satnav, and where can I buy one?

Can anyone help me with which air vent mount is best for my old Tomtom XXL Satnav, and where can I buy one?

Hi Steve, and thanks for your reply.  I have seen two or three Youtube vids about how to go about fixing this problem, but I admit to being puzzled when the two I really tried to put into practice differed in whether the driver's door should be open or closed!  I did try both (each of them had the same 'alternate between position 1 and 2 on the ignition switch four times until you hear a 'ping'), but neither gave that all important 'ping' noise.  I'm presently waiting to get some new CR2032 batteries in order to change the current one in the fob and see if that makes a difference.  I admit to not being a techy so some of this is me flying a little blind, but I'll let you know how I get on...and thanks again for your input.   Graham

PS  The resets I have had done in the past by the Jaguar independent were always successful, but I wonder if the things they manage to do with their laptop and special software are perhaps different to what we can do here, and whether the program they use precludes the settings being changed in any other way (if that makes sense)?

The key fob on my 2004 x-type has stopped working again - I have it 'reset' by a local independent about once every year or so at a cost of £25 (which involves him plugging in a lap top etc etc) - and I have tried to reset it as in some of the youtube vids (where you are told/shown how to switch between positions one and two on the ingition switch etc), but this doesn't seem to work for me  -I don't get the required 'ping' noises.  It's driving me mad, and I'm getting fed up with the whole (costly) process - can anyone please help or tell me what I'm doing so wrong?  Any sensible replies would be extremely welcome....

My basic 2004 x-type has a steering wheel without any extra controls or buttons, but I'd like to upgrade it to a stitched leather one but keeping the same centre layout if that makes sense.  Can I do this?

Thanks for the replies Russ and David.  I thought it might be the fob's battery too, but the guy I get to service the car changed that late this afternoon to no effect.  He also said it might need syncing with the other (spare) fob too - though I was quite surprised when that one failed to work as well (unless the batteries also dead in it!). 

I can hear all the same sounds (actuators and solenoids I suppose) when the car is opened and closed using the key in the driver's door, but no noises from the fob key buttons at all when they are pressed.  Is that a big (and costly) job David?  Where did you get the parts?  (I did read somewhere else on here about disconnecting and reconnecting the car's battery in an attempt to reset the computer?).  It's really quite puzzling because there's been no previous indication that anything was about to go wrong, and for it all to just stop working is strange...

Graham

Just back from a day out, went to lock the car with the fob and nothing happened.  None of the functions (lock, unlock, boot or headlamp) work on the fob or indeed my spare one, but I can still lock the car manually (which seems to also still activate the central locking too).

Would appreciate any help/ideas as to what the problem might be, and how to fix it...

Thanks John, have you used this successfully?  Graham

I have wondered about changing the headlamp bulbs in my car for months, so I'm glad to have found this post.  However, just yesterday I hit a pothole on the near-side of a lane - I do live in the sticks a bit - and I think the problem Joe alludes to above (adjusters snapping) has happened!  The nearside headlight beam has dropped significantly, so has anyone details of what to ask for and where to get the new adjusters from?  Also, are they really easy to fit and re-adjust (I'm not very technically minded)?  Many thanks....great forum!   Graham

I've got a problem with the flexible rubber air inlet hoses (which connect the plastic 'scoops' under the bonnet to the injection manifold, I think) in that they keep coming off (uncoupled).  The resultant sound is like a blowning exhaust, but things go quiet again when they are re-coupled.  I did have a new flexible front pipe fitted about a month ago, and the rubber pipes might have been disturbed then, but my non-technical mind says that there also appears to be a need for some clamps or bands (probably like a thin metal very large jubilee clips or something) to hold them securely in place once pushed over the injector manifold end, which are obviously not there at present - and I suspect is the reason they are coming uncoupled.  Can anyone give me some advice as to whether I'm on the right track, and how I go about fixing the problem, please.  (Be gentle, I'm really not very technical!).  Very many thanks.  Graham

Hi Andy and Joe, really appreciate the replies.  I had looked elsewhere too though not seen them as cheap, but advice from people who have used them is always better in my book.  Will order today, and thanks again.  Graham

My windscreen wipers need replacing (2004 X-type 2.0D Saloon), and are presently the 'old style', standard type of multi-sectioned ones.  Has anyone fitted the newer all-in-one Evo flat ones, and, if so, what sizes and where can i get them, please?  (I remember trying to buy a set of older style conventional ones for my BMW 3, series only to be told by the BMW dealer that I now had to fit the all-in-one flat ones now, so a number of cars have made the change).  Any help/advice welcome thanks.

Thanks once again Joe.  Can't see any indication of an air bag behind the pillar, but will check further before I take it off.  i'm also assuming the cover just pulls away gently but without needing to insert anything to release the clips.  Will let you know how I get on...    Graham

Hi Joe, thanks for your reply.  Not sure whether there's an air bag there (perhaps the owners manual will tell me?).  I'm glad it seems fairly straightforward apart from that...but do you have any advice on what to use to re-stick the fabric?  Thanks again.  Graham

Hi Guys, just got my first Jag (3 weeks or so ago) at long last and am delighted with it.  It's a 2004 X-Type saloon, but without all the whistles and bells!  However, it still looks great and has had just one previous owner from new (who was fastidious about having it serviced every year on the same date!).

Only small problem I have noticed though is that the fabric covering on the windscreen pillar covers is coming unstuck, and I'd appreciate any advice as to how to remove the offending trims, restick the fabric and replace them..  (Please forgive me, I'm not very "techy").

Thanks for any help, reading through some of the posts this seems a great place to have found

Oliver's Dad (Graham)