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Hi A bad terminal connection would cause it only way to no for sure is put a multimeter on it and see what current drain is on there, then you can work out how long the battery will last also if you car is going to sit for more than two weeks, I'd get a trickle charger for it, the electronics on these now days will drain a battery over a period of 2 to 3 weeks I bought a Jaguar one, but CTEK make the exact same unit for half the price cheers Joe

Hi Yes mine must be different in a 2004 mine looks like this cheers Joe

Hi Just checked on mine lower 4 holes are christmas tree type push in clips and upper 2 are philips self taping screws, that screw into a plastic insert cheers Joe

Hi will have to check on mine I'm sure mine held with screws and clips will look and let you know cheers Joe

Hi You can get most of them on ebay also british car parts have them as well have you got a picture of them cheers Joe

vauxhall chevette 1256 56bhp vauxhall chevette 2.3 hs 137bhp alfa sud 1.5 105bhp alfa sud sprint veloce 1.7 118bhp alfa 90 2.5 gold cloverleaf 156bhp alfa 90 2.5 gold cloverleaf running 200bhp alfa 75 2.5 156bhp alfa 75 2.5 veloce 156bhp alfa 75 3.0 veloce fitted with 3.0 24v 230bhp alfa 75 1.8 turbo running 210bhp vauxhall cavalier 1.6 winter run around bhp ? uno turbo 1.3 running 190bhp vauxhall astra 1.6 16v 100bhp winter run around uno turbo 1.4 175bhp vauxhall vectra 2.5 sri 170bp nissan skyline 2.5 gts 250bhp fiat coupe 2.0 20v turbo, was 220, rebuilt forged 500bhp mitsubishi gto 3.0 mr 320bhp citroen picasso 1.8 118bhp winter run around mitsubishi 3000gt 3.0 running 400bhp, one of the last made, still own fiat bravo 1.6 16v 105 bhp fiat bravo hgt 2.0 155bhp peugeot 206 rc 180bhp, still own Jaguar S-type R+ 400+ bhp still own I think there's a few I've missed, I missed loads of vans I've had as winter run arounds and I've allways had at least 2 or 3 motorbikes, great fun by far the best fun were in the Alfa days, wish I still had a few of them cheers Joe

Hi Andy No problem, if you can get the connectors and you want me join it up, no problem you could post them me and i would join them for you, its only a 10 min job cheers Joe

Hi Andy I got the loom and just used the connectors off the dvd and the touch screen and left about 2 feet of wire on them and just joined them together my test harness uses the original connector off the loom, before I had that I used the wires pushed on method this allow you to power up the screen and dvd to display item on it if you can drop on the connectors from a breaker, its easy to put them together, there's only 8 wires to connect between dvd and touch screen , then power and earth cheers Joe

Hi Its usually ok to disconnect the battery as long as ignition is off, usually no problems if there were a lot of errors, only thing I can think off, was battery was disconnected with the ignition on, causes every module to go into error/fault glad you got it sorted and hope it was not too expensive to sort cheers Joe

Hi There all options, looks like the original buyer, did not want spend his money cheers Joe

HI Stewart and Welcome Looks great, I like the color, not seen it before cheers Joe

hi also before I had connectors if you use some stranded wire about 1.5mm, get a bradawl, pop a hole in the wire end, then the wire will push onto the pins quite snug cheers Joe

Hi I got a loom from a s-type and cut the nav loom connectors out and made a mini loom use a spare display and nav to get it running on the bench also ben wilcox on another forum has a full parts list and instructions on how to convert one link here http://www.jaguarforum.com/showthread.php?t=89210 if your handy with electronics, you should be ok cheers Joe

Hi Andy there's 3 plugs on the dvd, if your unsure which connector is which here some more info cheers Joe Nav Connectors.pdf

Hi yes it can be powered up on the bench, I've been doing it to test a video in adapter but the display will be blank, you need to connect it to the nav dvd as well, or you wont get a picture to power it up on the bench you need to connect the wire below with arrows on them red arrows are 12volts feed black arrows are earths blue arrows are a coms link ( no picture without this ) yellows are video, these are what you break into with a adapter to add reverse camera or any video device with RGBs I have one working to try video interface cheers Joe

HI what do you mean by the head unit do you mean the touch display, if so there is a way cheers Joe

Hi also if the dampers are ok, the bushes at the bottom of the damper wears out, as they car all the weight of the rear of the car, replacement bushes can be bought and replaced maybe a cheaper option cheers joe

Hi Alan this is what JTIS reads for your model looks like a low battery to me, check you have over 14 volts when the engine is running and I would put it on charge over night cheers Joe

Hi if you cant get the boot open, then its under bonnet depending on which car you have, if you can get to the starter or alternator, they are connected direct to the battery but i would no start the car, just power it up and open the boot, then either change the battery or leave it on charge over night jump starting the car, will cause low voltages on the car and will throw loads of faults up if you can't get to the starter or alternator like me, there's no space in the engine bay on the s-type r the other place is drivers side wheel arch, pic below, but get that boot lock oiled up and next time just use the key cheers Joe

Hi If your after a comfy ride, then most will do the job, Bilstein are the best though, B4 for comfort If you after a sportier ride the bilstein b6 are very good, but not cheap depending on what model of s-type you have Bilstein are standard fit, if your car has CATS, adaptive dampers, then OE Bilstein are the way to go, as you get comfort and stiffer damping, that adjusts to your driving style, but again no cheap cheers Joe

Hi You will only get what people are prepared to pay have a look on ebay and autotrader and see what similar cars go for and adjust the price if your has better spec or condition or recent work on it cheers Joe

Hi I,d put some extra grease inside them also I rub some grease on the rubber gaiters after, I see a lot of the rubber gaiters/boots perish in next to no time, the grease rubbed on them make em last longer cheers Joe

Hi They look fun, Hope they come with plenty of Lube If you have a descent vice, they should go in the ones with the big lip at end will be fun, use plenty of lube and they should go on let us know if you can feel a difference once there on cheers Joe

Hi They are usually sleeved, if there the oe rubber type If there poly bush, they sometimes come in halfs, pushed in from each side post some pics of what you have, I'd be interested in what they look like cheers Joe

HI They should work only thing I can think of there a error in disconnecting the battery and its thrown a fault up plugging in with Jaguar SDD will show any faults and might just want resetting let us know how you go on cheers Joe