Any idea how this works on an XJ? (X350?)

 

Joycesjag, great write-up!! Do you by chance know the part number for the clip with the 9mm nut? The problem is I don't live near a Jaguar dealership, so I have to order the stuff on line and all they want are part numbers.

Thanks,
"Air Force" John

[quote=joycesjag;157949]Difficulty level: moderate
Tools needed: flexible putty knife for upper, stiff putty knife lowers, 1 roll 3M molding tape 1/2" x 180"
Time: 20 minutes per window

-Remove 1-9mm (socket) nut per upper window trim location near "B" pillar (on open door)
Part number for the little X shaped trim fastners XR826786 just under $3.00 ea. Try not to break any. I did not (but someone else did).

 

sorry John, I do not remember the part numbers. Try with Nalley Jaguar, they are great guys and I am sure they will fix you up.

 

LOLz....on my STR its doing the same darn thing, the black trim is popping out on the drivers. Did you ever get the part# for the fasteners?

 

The little white fastners, there are eight of them is XR826786. Still trying to figure out the anchor one near the B-Pillar.

 

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Don't forget the 3M tape!

 

It turns out can't buy the 9mm anchor clip. It only comes with the new molding piece which is $189. Luckily I kept all the pieces. I'm going to use a Plastics Welding Gun and see if I can mend it.

 

Mine driver door trim piece is coming off...So the new X fasteners are sold at nalleys? If I wanted to do all four doors how many fasteners do I need? I see 17, is that a typo or does one side have a different number than the other?

 

can of never-dull for maintenance, great stuff and goes a long way!

 

Hey Cigar Guy have you smoked any good sticks lately you would recommend?
I am enjoying these Romeo Y Julieta "Wide Churhills" I picked up recently.

 

No typo!! 34 total if doing all windows.

 

One more question, this is my second S-Type that the trim is doing this...On my last, but fronts went, on this one so far it's only been the front driver (and for all I know other may of already of been repair)...Do the rear OEM trim clips ever break?

 

The "X" clips on the the upper door frame break. When I pulled my trim off, the rear window 2 or 3 upper "X fastners" were broke, from a previous hack!

On the lowers I believe that you can just bend the "tabs" back into shape with a flat pair of needle nose pliers. There are no plastic fastners on the lower trim pieces.

 

I was fully prepared to go out today and begin tearing chrome trim off the doors of my wife's (new to us) s-type when I remembered I have some metal polish from Wizards. I have no idea what this stuff is made of but it works. I've used it for cleaning rust off metal, oxidation off chromed plastic, and chromed metal on my motorcycle, and now the aluminum trim on my wife's s-type.

Check it out, it works pretty good: Wizards Products Store :: Search results

Hope it helps.

 

Regular carnauba wax also restores the window trim to normal appearance, albeit only temporarily. It does last longer during the cooler seasons, however. In December, January, and February around here, a decent wax coating will stay on our window trim for a month or so before it begins to look splotchy and discolored again. That's an easy enough fix for me, and that is what I will continue to do as long as we own the car....

 

I need to get around to doing this on my car. Thank you for the step by step, it doesn't look nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be.

 

Hello,

my local garage has done this job for me. But since they have changed the clips i have some wind noise on my ear. It seems that they had disasambled the sealing under the chrome trim. It wasn´t put back correctly, I´ve tried to put it back as good as I can but the wind noise is still there.

Is there a trick to put the sealing back coorectly?

Thanks

Sven

 

Hello Sven, welcome to the forum.

You should follow JaguarForums protocol and introduce yourself in the "New Member" section.

Secondly, please use the "User CP" located at the top left tool bar and go to "edit signature", place your vehicles model, engine and year.

Did the shop use the 3M body tape? That could possibly cause the wind that you are hearing.

 

This is an old thread but I would like to make polishing out that trim much easier for all of you. I have been doing car detailing as a hobby and extra income for over 25 years. About 7 years ago I started using, Masters formula for metal polishing. I've done my share of dull trim and including the Jag door trim. This stuff is a miracle worker for shining metal AND it does not harm paint in any way. I am attaching a pic of a customer motorcycle. Notice his gas cap. It was machined metal factory OEM. I rubbed a little Masters Formula on it just to clean it and it polished within seconds!! I called my customer to apologize as that is not how the stock cap came. He gave me the OK to polish it. Try it on your trim and I'm sure you will be happy. As far as I know it is only available on the web and at car shows from vendors!

 

Thanks for the tip, Diamondrmp. I'm gonna have to give this stuff a try.
Steve