the guardian

 i do know that Jaguar forums.com have a complete section on this matter i know i shouldn't mention this but i cant see any harm if it helps a fellow Jaguar owner out 

Ron 

i agree with that comment above ive changed many on all makes and models without one 

Hi 

My name is Mark, I am a Jaguar nut............ always have been and always will be, I currently drive a 55 plate 3.0 estate ( it was a 2.5 but I have converted it)  and have a 3.0 saloon that I am unsure what to do with, I have a very serious hobby that is breaking X types and also repairing them, I have a lot of experience regarding lots of mods (a lot of which I have done myself), I have been invited here by another member who thinks I could be a big asset to this place, I THINK I have a wealth of knowledge that I am very happy to share, Hope I can fit in and make a significant contribution to this forum

you will 

ron 

Welcome Mark if you get a 2009 n/s door mirror complete  please give me a shout as some !Removed! has broken mine, the bottom cover anyway  the rest of the mirror is fine but you cant buy the bottom cover on their own its  the whole mirror if i want it replaced. ( by the way its heated & folding )

welcome to the club once again

Ron  

well done mate hope glad the disc you brought is up and running & gives you good service 

regards Ron 

thanks for the info  Mark & and a very BIG welcome to the club i see there's members lining up already for your service's

good luck & thanks for getting in touch 

hi brian 

           the hose for the turbo on the x type and is located under the battery tray,not sure if its the same on the s type, if its loose or split you may get this noise   your best bet would be to ask old peter (user name) he's had s types for a few yrs.

i only said about turbo hose as my x type had the same sort of noise.

hope it helps out  

hi phlip 

          you may wish to ask your mate if he'd like to become a x type trader within the club if he can offer better prices than indy garages or main dealers he could make some members very happy indeed.

ron 

in ref to the tow bars it all depends on what they've been towing if anything if you think about it, i.e caravan / trailer / boat / sml garden trailer  i would pay extra attn to the shocks / bushes on the rear end if its been towing i cant see an owner putting a towbar on just for the hell of it.  

Ron 

hi John 

           firstly welcome to the tribe glad you like your cat enjoy her your find lots to look at going though the forums etc when you get chance put some photos up in the members gallery for us to look at.

 may see you at a local meet soon theirs a few coming up  

welcome again

Ron  

hi brian 

           welcome to the club sounds like a nice car, good luck with it 

Ron

just buy the canbus error free ones 

ron 

hi Paul 

           welcome into the fold/club  lot's to look at in the forums etc 

            hope to see you sept for the meet at Gaydon .

Ron 

nice looking car Roy 

                               Welcome to the club 

Ron 

The light emitted from X type dip beam headlights is very poor and I upgraded my headlamps several years ago. It is possible to do the conversion with the lamps in situ but I decided to do mine by taking out the headlamps entirely and working on the bench. Obviously this involves taking the bumper off but once that is done the job is a whole lot easier because working in the engine bay is so cramped and fiddly. Also my lamps needed new adjusters fitting so the lamps needed taking apart and they also benefited from a machine polish to the outer lens covers which brought them up like new.

 

I did both my dip and main beams and the kits IIRC cost £35 each and I made sure that they had fast start ballasts which means that the main beam gets to full power almost instantaneously. I opted for 55w lamps with 5k colour- this is just white anything over that starts to go bluish and by the time you hit 8k it is blue. The wiring is simple (well at least I thought so) and the only major modification is to drill into the back covers with a 22mm hole saw to accommodate the wiring.

 

As far as blinding other road users, with the dip beam this is not an issue because the headlamp has a projector lens which prevents this- the main beam not so but you don't drive at people with those on anyway. The lamps have now gone through 3 MOT tests and passed every time. Obviously like any lamp they need to be properly adjusted and I would say to anyone it is best to replace the crap original adjusters with modified ones when doing this job, because they always fail and then you will have to take the lights out to replace them anyway.

 

In use the difference is amazing, literally it's like night and day.

thank you philip for your coment above i always thought this was the case so i will go ahead with the upgrade 

 thanks once again. Ron 

glad it helped 

ron

no offence taken steve we all have opinions as i say ive taken on board what you say and i may look into to the main beam option instead of the dipped beam 

keep these post going its what make this club one of the best around is  members post/threads etc

best regards Ron  

no problem Dennis im in no great rush to get rid just thought another member may need to update some point.

Ron 

good morning Adam and welcome to the club 

Ron 

well lets hope one of the companies make a decent Bulb soon then cos i for one and many more think the headlights on the x type are very poor indeed so until that time comes hid's will be going in my car but i take on board what you say and there is a lot of selfish drivers out there but i will do my very best not too become one of them 

 Ron 

good morning Allen 

                                welcome to the club.  i cant give you any suggestions for this, but one of the other members on here should be able to help you out im sure.

have you looked the the forums / threads etc  on this subject ?? may be worth a look 

anyway hope you get it sorted soon 

regards Ron 

make sure the car is secured with a decent jack underneath and put some axle stands under as well.

the problem will be that if the wheels haven't been off for a while & they stick to the hub/centre an extra hard kick does the trick normally or i have seen people use a block of wood and a mallet 

hope it helps 

ron 

hi Jim

        your find one no problem a lot of them are multi  make & model units, so the hard bit is choosing which one

Ron   

it seems the best ones to go for are the 35w and color temp between 4 - 8k 

ranging from £16.99 - £70  in price no hard and fast rules except pay your money take a chance on the ones you buy ???      ( loads of info out there on this subject ) 

 if you are charging the fog lights  to hid  there has to be some modification so ive been told.

but as i am only changing the headlights that doesn't bother me for my upgrade so ive ordered a middle priced H1 hid kit 35w color temp 6k

at a cost of £34.99p free P+p 

wont be putting them in until 2nd week in July ( holiday :)  :) ) so will let you know how it  all goes ( one other thing people check which type of blubs you have also, as i have been told some models are different.(     em not sure)  

Ron

Dont get me wrong you can spend hundreds on one but for the DIY'ER i think a cheap or med range one is just as good 

the plug & play version are ok for what i needed, you may have to set it up but that takes all of 2 mins and away you go.

there's loads of after market ones jim just make sure you get it right for your car.

 MS 309 £12.45p free p+p  is the the one i got for my x type diesel 2009, not 100% sure if this one will suit yours but loads out there

ron