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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 03:54 PM
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New Jag owner here. The first of many post is my guess. I have a XK8 2001 with 129k. FIrst question are Jaguar OEM Parts worth the cost? I know somethings probable are. Specifically Struts and strut mounts. While I'm on the subject are there kits that come with the strut, spring, and mount already assembled? I've seen them for other cars but so far have not located one for the XK8. Second question. In the manual that was obviously written 17 years ago. It states that hooking up any kind of code reader other than one supplied by Jaguar could disable the car is this true?

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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 05:09 PM
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Welcome to the forum mscott,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

The question of OE or aftermarket depends on the particular parts you need. Genuine Jaguar parts are often available from our sponsors at considerably lower prices than the dealer network. Secondly, you can safely connect other code readers to your XK8.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk8-xkr-x100-17/ to the XK8/XKR forum for help, advice and information.
The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.

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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 06:02 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 06:34 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 10:24 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 10:43 PM
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Welcome to the forums.
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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 05:22 AM
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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 05:38 AM
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums mscott,

Good to have you with us.
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If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 06:21 AM
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welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!
 
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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 08:14 AM
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Thanks for your help. Edited my signature but not sure it took. Will look again at it later.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by mscott
Thanks for your help. Edited my signature but not sure it took. Will look again at it later.
Signature changes appear with your NEXT post - not immediately. This catches out a lot of members.

I can see this in our Moderator Control Panel:

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No reason why it shouldn't display with your next post.

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