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From "The Essential Buyer's Guide" by Nigel Thorley: Saloon, 2.1 V6 Petrol: 49 762 Estate, 2.1 V6 Petrol: 1 587 Saloon, 2.0 I4 Diesel: 55 615 Estate, 2.0 I4 Diesel: 16 747 Saloon/Estate, 2.2 I4 Diesel: 31 373 Saloon, 2.5 V6 Petrol: 99 939 Estate, 2.5 V6 Petrol: 4 306 Saloon, 3.0 V6 Petrol: 91 595 Estate, 3.0 V6 Petrol: 4 382 So 355 306 in total.

Pretty much yes, welcome. There are several Jaguar-dedicated forums, and the following two are the most active by far: http://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x-type-14/ http://www.jaguarforum.co.uk/f26/ I'm a member of both of those, but I've no idea why there are so many separate forums for the same thing. Regarding the buzz: http://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x-type-14/somethings-running-my-jag-106939/

No matter whether you use 16"/17"/18" wheels, as long as your tires are the correct size the outside diameter stays roughly the same. Thus, you don't need to find a new spare wheel+tire unless you want to put a matching wheel on it for vanity. I have 16" X10 wheels for the winter and 17" Bermuda wheels for the summer, both Jag OEM, and the ride is noticeably better with 17". I wouldn't want 18" wheels on this car... Anyway, here's a list of Jaguar's OEM wheels for the X-Type, you can use the names to google some photos to get a better idea.

The stud pattern should be a match anyway, that's the one most easily verified (since both are known to be 5x108, and the bore should be the same as well), offset is the most common issues when mixing wheels. If the offset mismatches by too great a margin, the wheel will be either too far outwards or too far inwards, and in front wheels that means it will touch some part of the fender or the wheel well when steering or suspension action is happening. Finding that out probably requires a test drive anyway.

It changes the gear shift points slightly, stays longer in gear before changing up, and so on. Suspension, engine output etc are not affected in any way.

I completely forgot about the bolt pattern, but yes, it's 5x108 on both cars. The only meaningful difference should be the ET (offset), but since the X-Type wheels have an ET of 52.5mm and the XF wheels apparently 49mm, 3.5mm difference shouldn't affect anything. Also X-Type 18" wheels are 7.5" wide, so all in all the Libras should work.

See the 2nd post in this thread by exexpat. I have 17x7" X-Type wheels with 225/45/17 tires, no issues, so I'd imagine a slightly wider wheel with similarly-wide tire wouldn't cause issues.

Those are either genuine Jaguar Proteus wheels, or Adamesh "Proteus-style" wheels. I've listed all the wheel options for the X-Type here.

It's surprisingly easy to remove, I've done it once. It was some time ago though, so have a read here for the instructions: http://www.jaguarforum.co.uk/f26/door-mirror-glass-removal-38487.html

If you look for a spare from the breakers, you must find the exact same type of mirror, otherwise to replacement may not work properly. All of them are heated, but here are the variables: - powerfold feature or not - memory feature or not (as with the seats) - dimming feature or not So, you need to find the matching combination. Easy, right? :D Regarding the step-by-step -guide, see this post on another forum.

I fear there are no mud flaps that fit the X-Types with bodykits, just as there don't seem to be mud flaps that fit the 2008 facelift models (new bumpers). However, the flaps are plastic and should not be too hard to modify to fit. Do keep in mind that eBay prices may be competitive.

The indicator-equipped door mirrors were only introduced in the 2008 facelift, so it's no wonder you're not finding many/any on eBay. Most such listings come from breakers, and I suppose not enough 2008-2009 X-Types have met their makers yet. I can dig you the part codes necessary, if you can provide the following details: - VIN (last 6 characters)? - memory mirrors or not? - power-fold or not? - chrome cover or painted, if painted, which colour (front door well has a sticker with your paint code on it) The parts catalogue also lists both convex and flat mirror glass pieces, no idea which ones you'll need.

It's actually a Porsche V6! ...well, not exactly, but that's where the life of the AJ-V6 originally sort of began. You and all other X-Type-interested people out there, read this: http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/jaguar/x-type-jaguar/the-cars-jaguar-x-type/ As you are bound to find out, the X-Type isn't just a Mondeo dressed up as a Jag, as some people seem to believe, since they have just about 20% shared parts. Even the more expensive S-Types apparently share 40% of their parts with the upper-segment Lincoln LS. All in all, parts-sharing isn't all bad, I for one wouldn't want a Jaguar-made control modules instead of some proven ones from some proven companies.

There was a link to Arden's webshop on my last post, but it's getting close to £6000, truly not worth it unless you have a lot of money to throw on an old car for a less than +10% power upgrade. The Arden and Elite Jags supercharges I do not know the cost of, but the Japanese J Nothelle one was over £10000 I think. This isn't a cheap car to tune in any way, and as such most don't. - I've seen one Arden-supercharged X-Type on the UK forum, someone bought it 2nd hand. - The Elite Jags -worked X-Type was a custom job featured in some magazine until it was, ahem, "wrapped around the tree". - The J Nothelle supercharger I've only seen to exist on their website, never heard of nor seen an X-Type with that fitted. There's been no remote for the satnav (like I said in my first post :P). Can't help with bluetooth things, mine doesn't have it and I don't think it was even an option in 2001. The phone holder however looks like just a holder you can fasten a phone-specific mount on so it shouldn't cause any issues aside from being a tad ugly.

Actually, it is seems to be possible to identify a faulty parking sensor in X-Types by listening to them. Read the second post in this thread: http://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x-type-14/rear-park-aid-continuous-beep-48687/ Also, make sure the sensor surface is clean. Is it cold outside? Some have said their cars (and mine as well) occasionally just give a continuous beep while reversing if it's really cold outside, while otherwise they work normally.