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Hi Alan @cabriolet
I was in the positon that the screen had to come out anyway as the rubber was cracked and causing leaks, so had the roof sorted at the same time. Also found that changeing the windscreen rubber enabled the side chrome strips to fit much better and neater.
Laurence
Hi Alan @cabriolet
Yes very annoying – though must say you’re fortunate in being able to return them for refund as I’ve had issues where the seller has insisted the photos of the item revealed the issue that I had with the item.
Mind you, I’ve had people return eBay items to me that have had the ‘faults’ pointed out on the auction description, claiming they didn’t think I meant it was a scratch / bit missing / worn …..
It’s a shame you’re struggling to get this sorted. I elected to go for quad lights on all my XJS to get round the problem of the old headlights.
Laurence
Hi Alan @cabriolet
I agree, it could have been there a while, and may historic, however all I can say is, it shouldn’t be there – the roof should be as smooth as if it was a Coupe’s roof.
I think you’re right in saying that it would be difficult, though not impossible, to peal back the roof’s covering. There’s the additional challenge that it’s likely glued down below the line of the front windscreen rubber, possibly necessitating removing the windscreen itself to give you the best chance as possible to peal back the covering with a view of gluing it back after instpection.
The alternative is to leave things alone, and just monitor the raised area to confirm it’s not getting bigger/unstable.
Gerben @gerbenharingsma , have you made any investigations of the bubbles you’ve found?
Laurence
Hi Steven Foster @fossie
It would be interesting to find out where you read that snipped of information, as popular belief is that the only one Jaguar Produced from the factory is Lady Diana’s Cabriolet – the rest were after sale dealer conversions etc.
Laurence
Hi Gerben @gerbenharingsma
The front roof area is a common target for rust on our cars, whether in Coupe or Cabriolet version – in fact the situation is made worse on our Cabriolet’s by the presence of the textile glued over the metal work. When I had my Targa panels painted red (rather than have them recovered) i had this front roof section painted as well, and we discovered rust starting to take hold there.
So yes, a warning to all Cabriolet onwers is to physically check that front roof section, by passing your hand over the textile covering and see if you can determine any change of shape which may be rust underneath…
Factory has produced a sample of the Targa aperture rubber seals – I just haven’t had time to go pick it up yet, but hope to in the next few days.
Yes there is a company that, at a cost, provide a complete kit of the rear hood, Targa Panel cover and front roof surrround material – I will see if I can find their details.
Laurence
Hi John @cobbles
Thanks for sharing that – it is great to see someone having warm weather and to enjoy driving their Jaguar around so much. Even UK summer months seem to have 1/2 the days with it raining or overcast.
Laurence
Thought I’d bring this topic to the attention of latest members
Hi Alan @cabriolet
Do yo have the eBay Item number ?
Hi Per Arne Harefallet @perarnechonica-no
Alan’s correct, the only car that had factory fitted rear seats was Princess Diana’s. Her car though was always fitted with the rear Hardtop rather than the fold down hood – possibly as there was concern that someone in the back of the car might stand up and could injure themselves on the Targa Top’s T-bar if the car suddenly stopped.
Many owners wanted 4 seats, so many of the dealerships were happy to supply a Cabriolet with seats fitted from a Coupe – with the deal arranging to have the rear locker box out taken out and rear seats fitted. All the mouonting points were present in the car for rear seats and seat belts, as the Cabriolets were converted from near complete Coupes when they were built.
If you look around, you will see ltos of different rear seat arrangments in different Cabriolets – this is I think due to the dealer fitting whatever Coupe Seats they could obtain.
Laurence