Hi Gerben,

I realise that it isn’t obvious how to do that, so I have added some instructions to the Help section (found by clicking HELP top right of the Discussion page)

Cheers,

Laurence

The facelift 4.0 litre models do have Cruise Control as an option< so you might be able to retro fit one to your 3.6 Automatic Trevor. I have a donor 1995 4.0litre XJS auto, with Cruise Control, which at some point in the future I'm hoping to dismantle and reassemble in either my 1994 Couple or possibly the 1993 Convertible - all something for the future at the moment I'm afraid. Laurence

Looks a nice car – if only California was closer to the UK, and withoug so much water in between.

It would have been nice to have to drive around Europe in too.

Laurence

If any member would like to let me have content that can be made up into an article for everyone to read in the Articles Section then I’ll happily prepare the document on this site.

Just email your text and pictures to content@xjs-soft-tops.com

Hi Andrew,

I am just crafting an article on exactly this topic, as both the lights on my 1984 Cabriolet and my 1990 LHD Convertible have appalling instrument cluster lights.

I have greatly improved the lights on the Convertible by taking the instrument cluster to pieces, removed the speedo and rev counter gauge dial fronts. Then I proceed to remove each of the little green domes (which cover each instrument light) – then put it all back together. I was actually taking the instrument cluster to pieces for another reason, which was to change the KPH speed face for a twin KPH/MPH dial face.

This has made a reasonable improvement to the backlighting of the dials – in fact is probably good enough (yet to do the same on the Cabriolet).

I imagine that that with the little green domes removed then higher watt bulbs can be used, as there is then nothing in the way to melt.

I have also looked into replacing the usual filament bulbs with led versions – which I’m yet fully investigate.

I do need to get on and write that article now, as it includes photos (I have them somewhere) of each dismantling stage).

Laurence

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