Glad to see you’ve mastered the art of including photos into Discussion Topics.

Can you tell us some more Bryan about the Wind Deflector – I’ve not seen something like that before.

On my Convertibles I’ve had to put a mess screen behind the driver and passenger to stop buffering – but it makes it really awkward to get things into the locker box etc, so would welcome a better way to deflect the wind.

Laurence

Hi Guys.
The wind deflector was a Jaguar optional Xtra but was as much use as an ash tray on a motor bike.
Over the years I have found very few with them fitted, Have searched through my album and found just two.
Afraid the one that Bryan has made does not look like the real thing I hope you don’t have it fitted when
you are in Concours POINTS LOST.

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Bleasie

Hello Bryan, I couldn’t see your pic of diy wind Deflector but thought you might like to see mine!
As you say these were only sold for use with the hardtop fitted when targa panels are removed, mounts under the targa clips and is nicely made.
I’ll stick a few other pics on my general photos as I know you will be interested if you have gone to the trouble to make your own.
Only came in one colour I believe but mine is both doeskin mainly and the release panel in a slightly darker hue.
Robin

Wow the picture insert worked!! Great Laurence

I thought maybe a pic of the Wind Deflector fitted in place might help others understand it’s function.
I might point out that it’s not me in pic but courtesy of Duncan Wherrett’s book on XJS – a must for any Cab owner as the pics show great detail of cabriolet interior and fittings

Robin

Hi Woodstock
I certainly recognise the photo I could visualise it days ago but could not remember where it was thanks for reminding me.
I remember it must be circa 1990 Duncan came over to Grimsby and took 100’s of photos of 92 HOT about 15 appear in his book,
along with some of Bryan’s Cabriolet 841 BRY. —Is it OK Woodsmoke to copy two of the photos to put on File.

Bleasie, feel free to use pics for reference..
I meant to ask whether you still have your XJS-C as I know reg went onto your XK8, I do use JEC as well..

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Bryan, I don’t know of one, other than mine which I bought secondhand in 2001. Only bought by chance as was buying a replacement cab hood advertised in JEC from chap called Mike Coxhead in Berks. who was moving to Rennes. I remember well as he also had a Red Lister XJS convertible with 15k on it trying to sell then for £28k.
Did a deal for hood and Deflector so it cost little more than the hood price.

Not seen one since on eBay either so probably quite rare item now. If I see one I will

Robin
PS I did buy some bits from your good self around that time too – cab rear box top boards and chrome rail plus rear number plate light cluster.. (from Greenhill Rd!)

Bleasie, feel free to use pics for reference..
I meant to ask whether you still have your XJS-C as I know reg went onto your XK8, I do use JEC as well..

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Bryan, I don’t know of one, other than mine which I bought secondhand in 2001. Only bought by chance as was buying a replacement cab hood advertised in JEC from chap called Mike Coxhead in Berks. who was moving to Rennes. I remember well as he also had a Red Lister XJS convertible with 15k on it trying to sell then for £28k.
Did a deal for hood and Deflector so it cost little more than the hood price.

Not seen one since on eBay either so probably quite rare item now. If I see one I will

Robin
PS I did buy some bits from your good self around that time too – cab rear box top boards and chrome rail plus rear number plate light cluster.. (from Greenhill Rd!)

Hi everybody, esp those interested in wind deflectors on XJ-SC cars!
I bought my first XJ-SC brand new in Portland, Oregon in August 1988. It came with a hardtop and wind deflector as standard equipment. It also had a rear soft top. I was told by the Jaguar Dealer (also a Rolls-Royce and SAAB dealer) that the hardtop and wind deflector were standard equipment in the US and had been so for quite a while.

Bleasie says the deflector is as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike, i.e. useless. That’s not true, it works quite well, at least with the hardtop in place and roof panels (of course) removed, as Bryan Thomas claims. The deflector is less useful with the rear soft top in place. The original deflector is removable, but I used to have it permanently in place, either folded up (panels out) or down/flat (panels on). My present European spec XJ-SC 3.6 TWR has neither a hardtop nor a deflector.

I will check if it has the holder (for the deflector) in place, possibly as an add-on to the panel locking device.

As one who lives DownUnder where the weather is perfect all the time and in 9 years the top of the cabriolet has been raised twice, I’m very interested in either purchasing a second hand wind deflector of manufacturing one.
As most of the time we cruise at 100kph+ it would be nice to reduce the little wind buffeting.

Or perhaps something like this????

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• This reply was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by Laurence Jones.

As one who lives DownUnder where the weather is perfect all the time and in 9 years the top of the cabriolet has been raised twice, I’m very interested in either purchasing a second hand wind deflector of manufacturing one.
As most of the time we cruise at 100kph+ it would be nice to reduce the little wind buffeting.

Thanks.