Hi,

My name is Mike, aged 53 (that looks like a big number when its written down) and I live in the UK but have enrolled in this forum as I believe it will be full of useful information for me as a first time owner of an XJ8.

In fact you have already helped! I am now in the process of "butchering" my CD changer to allow MP3 connectivity, at a grand cost of £2.47 for a 15m mini jack to RCA lead! (Thank you ebay...)

I have owned my car for 2 weeks and already fitted a second hand towbar and electrics thanks to help from the UK forum. I find it really interesting to discover the inner workings of my cars. I now know the bumper removal issues and where some parts are in relation to each other, have experienced drilling out bolts for the first time and can now embark on some electrical skullduggery and interior trim manipulation! What fun of an evening or my days off. I am not married!

I have also found these sites to be really useful in researching for the purchase and (I am hoping) avoiding the pitfalls of the tensioner and engine lining issues, settling for a late 1999 car with the chassis numbers that correspond to second generation tensioner factory fitment. With a bit of luck I have got the Nikasil lining that will make my engine as strong as a Turkish coffee and late enough not to have been eaten by the lead monster.

Have fun!

 

Hello back from the USA, and welcome aboard!

Cheers
DD

 

Hi, Mike, welcome to this friendly Forum and thanks for the interesting intro.
Here's your car section
XJ ( X308 ) XJ8 / XJR - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
and the UK regional one
UK - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

 

Welcome to the forum Mike,

Good to have you with us.
It sounds like you will already have found the tech section XJ ( X308 ) XJ8 / XJR - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum you may also find the UK regional section interesting UK - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

Welcome to the forum Mike,

You've had a busy first two weeks of ownership.

Follow Steve's link to the X308 section if you haven't already found it for yourself.

Enjoy the XJ8 and the forum.

Graham

 

Hey there Mike, welcome aboard, good to have you here with us here at JF

Thanks for a great intro full of info, only missing a few pics...lol

Any useful information you may need such as how to post pictures, edit signatures, add videos, use the search facility etc, can be found here
Helpful_information


Check out the regional section for your area?
There are lots of members local to you with the same interests.
Regional - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum


I've manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the whole site and all its features.

Please Jump on in and enjoy the site.................

 

Thanks for the replies and welcome. Thanks Jim for the upgrade. I am going to post my experience in fitting a towbar for what it is worth, although I don't have any of my own photos as I had not planned it this way!

 

Welcome aboard Mike - rear bumper removal, that's one I recall being a sod of a job!