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Hi Kenneth Long @kensixsixtysix-co-nz
May I suggest you contact Car Hoods Direct as there website is advertising replacement hoods for the XJ-SC Cabriolet and also on the site for the XJS Convertible.
Please reply back to this message to let us know how you get on.
Cheers,
Laurence
Hi Paul @paulspurlock
I’ve not seen any photos, but from Marnee’s profile it is a White 1987 5.3 Cabriolet
Laurence
Hi Christopher @cwfarlowhotmail-com
This was happening on my XJ-SC and the cause was the two rear window seals. The water was getting in around the window and running down the inside of the bodywork and filling up the locker boxes with water.
As soon as I replaced the rubbers on the two rear window seals the locker boxes have remained dry – and mine does go out in the rain 🙂
Cheers
Laurence
Hi Tomi @arkisto
It does look like a very neatly prepared and maintained car
Have you found all the information you are looking for, or do you still need some answers ?Laurence
Hi Trevor @trevorkent
I’ve had this jam on two of my XJS. The first freed itself by me pushing the reset button intermittently as I drove along. The other I had to take the console to pieces and free the jam – I then left out the reset button so it couldn’t happen again.
The Oil pressure gauge issue sounds like a loose wire, rather than a faulty gauge to me – though I’m sure there are others on this site who could give some good advice.
Cheers
Laurence
Hi marnee @marneej
Have you had much interest in selling your cabriolet ?
If you’ve some details and photos then happily share them here, including your general location.
Laurence
Hi Chris @chrispowell1
The convertible has a single locker box lid, while the cabriolet had two separate compartments/lids. I’ve found the cabriolet approach actually better in practice than the large single lid the convertible has.
On eBay at the moment there is a cabriolet locker box for sale – 323623429920 – which could possibly be fitted to your convertible (I’ve not got both the convertible and cabriolet stored near each other so can’t actually check this myself).
Laurence
Hi Guy @guyroel
Following on from what Paul @paulf42 and Ian @ianmitchell suggested, I was wondering if the article I wrote about improving the dashboard lighting is of any help to you – https://xjs-soft-tops.com/articles/improving-xjs-dashboard-lights/
Cheers,
Laurence
Hi Gary @garybonnell01
Is the wood on a Hess & Eisenhardt interior is still the same size and pieces as would have been on the original XJS Coupe (which Hess & Eisenhardt did the conversion on, or did they come with bespoke woodwork (maybe a picture of your current woodwork would help).
Cheers,
Laurence
Hi Steve @sjbbeb
Sorry no one has replied to your message sooner.
I came across this problem with my convertible last year when getting it out of storage (it had got condensation damp) and everything was very stiff. I sprayed every visible hinge/joint with WD40 and down into as much of the concealed mechanism as I could – then spent a happy time raising and lowering the roof, initially with hand assistance, until everything loosened up (kept the engine running as guessed I’d soon flatten the battery).
Hope that helps,
Laurence
Hi Stig @stigmoltu-jacobsen
You’re correct that the XSJ did have LSD, though like anything around our cars there’s bound to be some examples where someone has one without 🙂
I recall from my rally driving days (Ford Escort) that if you didn’t put LSD oil in an Limited Slip Diff then you wrecked it pretty quickly.
Laurence
Hi
I abandoned the idea of getting complete rubbers (we’ll they’re actually foam rather than rubber) and grip strips manufactured as was getting too complicated to achieve.
I’ve since found someone who will make the extrusion for me, with the idea of folk making up their own (glue to their existing grip stops).
Hopefully I’ll hear back before Christmas if this is feasible.
Sorry folks that it’s taken so long, outside pressures on my life have been rather distracting this year.
Cheers
Laurence
Hi Trevor @trevorkent
I’ve managed, after a few attempts, to edit your original post to stop the link overwriting the rest of the post text.
Hope you have a fun time there
Laurence
Hi Graham @paulinec1
Welcome to the Club.
It is referred to as a Tonneau cover and you’ll see them come up for sale from time to time on ebay (though I’ve just checked and can’t see any there today). They fit over the convertible’s folded down roof and are secured via some wire clips on the outside edge and press-studs on the inner edge.
Sometimes members have them for sale too.
Laurence
Hi Craig @drusty
You appear to be having a lot of work done on your car – please tell us all about it.
Will it be repainted as it was prior to the restoration work ?
Laurence
Hi Gino @jaguar-xjsc-targa-v12
Welcome to our club
Thank you for taking the time to post all those photos of your new Cabriolet
Laurence
