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Welcome @dogbitefred.
These forums are just the place to introduce yourself and ask questions if you have any 🙂
Hopefully one of our Members will have the answer for you
Laurence
Hi @geoffconnor
The Targa roof is in two sections, one over the drive and one over the passenger. There is a leaver on each targa panel, which you pull down and turn (this unlocks the targa panel). You need to remove the targa panels in the right order, as one overlaps the other.
Laurence
Hi @tobr
I think I read somewhere that the 4litre Convertible was only available with a manual gearbox option until 1987 when an automatic gearbox option was available. That might mean there were quite a few produced in the early years of production, but towards the end when yours was produced it might have been a lot lower with more folks going for the automatic.
I’ll keep my eye out for some official statistics.
Laurence
Hi Colin,
I think this discussion thread is a great idea.
I’ve sketched out a draft instruction guide in our Articles area – New Targa rubbers replacement but it is strictly a work in progress guide. It will need to be updated with exactly the feedback that you’ve suggested is recorded here in this discussion thread – practical hands on answers from members who have undertaken his job.
Thanks,
Laurence
Hi Martin @martinhaley
Do you know what sort of items this company undertakes to remanufacture ?
Laurence
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
