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Hi and Welcome Halford do some upgraded bulbs that are the same wattage, but brighter, some so do make a good difference might be worth check the alignment of your headlights as well as adjuster are prone to breaking and make the headlight droop too low, make visability very poor cheers Joe

Hi Went to RAF Cosford today and took some pics Turned them into a slideshow and uploaded it to Youtube link below cheers Joe RAF Cosford Jaguar's

Hi when you decide to get your bumper sorted if the paint gets worse I would not replace the front bumper, Just get it re painted at a descent body shop there's nothing wrong with the bumper, it just the paint, if the paint not applied correct, it will give a cracked effect, but its in the paint and any good body shop can sort it sometimes if the base coat it not allowed to dry enough, flash off time, allows the solvents to dry off, then the laquer is applied, the base coat stays slightly soft, when the base coat eventually dries, it shrinks slightly, causing the laquer to crack, which looks like hair line cracks cheers Joe

hi have a look at sng top company http://www.sngbarratt.com/CatalogueSections.aspx?m=51 cheers Joe

Hi the ones for the S-type and X-type are of the springer type the leaper rotates under spring tension and would almost surely break off if hit by something so if you look for one you want the sprung leaper cheers Joe

Hi Go to Jaguar Topix login in as a guest and put your vin number in it will give you all the original spec and any recalls due if you get stuck pm your vin and I can do it on Jaguar IDS/SDD cheers Joe

Hi Easily done, as soon as you open any doors on the s-type, most of the electrics become live the back lights on the s-type have 2 separate 12 volts feeds to each light, and there live most of the time, because the s-type uses permanent 12v feed to most things and then switched the earth to operate them through control modules so you do have to watch when removing any lamps holders or anything on the car as they are live 12v feed for forty minutes after any door or boot has been opened if in doubt allways disconnect the battery cheers Joe

Hi and Welcome Looks very nice Cheers Joe

Hi Not heard of any issues with Jaguar, Locking systems are usually good there are usually of the rolling code type, so cannot be scanned and reproduced as peter has said, seen the issue with the mercedes, this week, there was also a big issue with ford focus RS's, where the car is broken into and by plugging a tool into the obd port the cars security could be over ridden, started and driven off on brand new cars known common issues are people using jammers, which jams the signal from your remote and when you walk away and think its locked, its not and as soon as your out of sight, your car gets raided. only other common one is people are wedging coins in your passenger side handles, so there partial pulled/open, this also stops the car from been locked, but only works on certain cars personally I don't like these keyless entry and starting systems, there's too many things go wrong, You can't beat a good old key, with a transponder in it, got to be the hardest thing to get past. you could put some security device on yourself, like on my S-type R, there's a fuse box in the boot, one could open it and put a switch on one side hidden which could cut the feed to the fuel pumps, so the car would not be able to be driven away, could be useful if you park somewhere dodgy or even go on holiday cheers Joe

Hi Pete Have not been Cosford in years, so should be a great day will take some pictures to share on here cheers Joe

Hi I find when I'm in my Jaguar, its so comfy that I'm more relaxed and chilled out and been more relaxed, makes for better driving but there's allways someone out there to ruin your day cheers Joe

hi and welcome +1 for the goodyears cheers Joe

Hi Any body going RAF Cosford next sunday 23rd April Looks like all Jaguars are welcome and there's going to be over 400 Jaguar's there Entry to RAF cosford is free, but there a £4 parking fee I think its well be worth a look Cheers Joe

Hi and Welcome Pete Post some pics up of your XFR, we like pics Cheers Joe

Hi The XF ones wont work on the s and x type you have to find the ones for the S and X types cheers Joe

Hi I like mine, if you use a phone holder as well, it streams all the sound of your phone to your car stereo my phones android, so you can use the "ok google" to play all the apps on you phone, play next track and loads more, just press the voice button on your steering wheel which mutes the sound, then you can say "ok google" and will do what you ask and play through your car also mine plugged and monted inside my armrest so it cant be seen, as I dont use the hands free part cheers Joe

hi not too sure on diesels, but if it struggling start when cold its usually glow plugs failed, they heat the cylinder chamber up when cold for a set time depending on temperature once it start does it run ok till you stop it, if engines hot it should start even without glow plugs though also when was the last time it had a diesel filter changed, if it getting clogged that can make it hard to start also maybe worth plugging in and seeing if there are any engine management faults code, which will help you find the fault cheers Joe

Hi If it looks like a radiator, then its low coolant warning, there a switch sensor on the coolant tank check the connections may just want cleaning, as they corrode if they get wet your oil pressure sender, only fix is to replace it really may be worth a phone round a few breaker see if you can get the parts cheaper local maybe cheers Joe

Hi The newest dvd for the s-type and x-type is 2012 they stopped making them after that, no money in it for them I assume cheers Joe

Hi I've used a geartist GB01 Its gives full hands free, but like you I use the bluetooth in my s-type to make and receive call, but the can turn hansfree off on you phone for the bluetooth device gb01 its a bluetooth fm transmitter, so I found a spare gap in the fm lower end, you can choose any fm channel, then you can stream from your phone to the car fm stereo, the sound quality is really good, no noise, there about £20 there are cheaper out there, but the sound is good quality and value for 20 pounds cheers Joe

Hi I'd be interested see how much 4 genuine jaguar arms are fitted cheers Joe

Hi I found this manual if it helps 2008XFWorkshopManual.pdf cheers Joe

Hi Jaguar don't do them, they want you to replace the whole arm have a look on british car parts https://www.britishparts.co.uk/ and you can get them on ebay, cheers Joe

Hi You can replaced the wishbone or just replace the bush itself, no need to replace the whole arm, you can get all the individual bushes now, I just replace what gone the ones in the arms and wish bones generally last, the bushes in the bottom of the shockers can go more regular, as they carry the whole weight of thew rear cheers Joe

Hi All them faults are tied to the faulty wheel sensor as soon as the wheel sensor is fixed/replaced the faults will clear and can be reset if you catch the cables, they can be damaged easily, bit its prooving who done it Don't think its tied to the low battery, if it is it would clear on it own as soon as the battery is charged its worth leaving your battery on charge over night cheers Joe