Does anyone else have this "rippling" on the passenger dashboard on 2013 XF? Dealer says its because this is where the airbag is, and dash is thinner there. Also told me "all XFs have this" I don't believe it. Can any and all weigh ion on this? Does your car have this? (See pictures).

Thanks!

 

A quick check of our inventory of XF's show that they all have them to some extent. Some are more pronounced than others. It depends how hard you look and at what angle the sunlight is hitting it.

 

I think it's a leather issue. In some lights the door caps on my XF portfolio look rippled then the effect disappears.

 

My 2012 had this also. I questioned it at the time and got the same response. However, my dash has started to pull in another location so it's being replaced. I'll let you know what it looks like once it's done.

 

Checked mine. It's subtle but definitely present on my 13 XFR.

 

I wonder if sun heat is causing this...My 12 is fine,(knock wood) but I use a sunshade and keep it treated with 303 Aerospace protectant.

 

my xfr is a 2010 and it has rippled so bad that the front lip of leather that is tucked under the dash at the front of the windshield has pulled out and looks like the leather is shrinking.

 

I questioned the heat also, but it would have been during the time it was sitting on the dealer lot. I just got the car and it already had this. Thanks for the help.

 

You have some major hot sunny days there on the Left coast..I suspect it was cooked in the sun.

After this..I went and just retreated my Dash again with the 303 Aerospace protectant.

 

I don't think 303 is intended for use on leather. They say it is but I wouldn't use it.

There are leather products out there specifically designed for use on leather. 303 is a silicone product primarily suitable for synthetic rubber and plastic.

 

Any leather is going to show some natural variation, which can appear as a rippling - the stretch marks on the hide. More treated leather, such as the bond grade on the base XF should be less noticeable as the pattern/grain is in essence forced into the leather. The soft grain on a Portfolio will show more of this as it is a higher "quality" leather, and therefore will show more of the variation. The flip side is that the soft grain requires a hide that has less of the stretch marks or scars since it isn't as highly treated to mask them.

This is completely a separate issue from stretching out of position or improper gluing. It is difficult to tell from the photos if the lines are from gluing underneath, or just natural variation - it is bond grade leather on this vehicle, correct? If so, I would have expected natural variation to be somewhat less noticeable. I would completely agree that care should be taken to treat and protect the top of dash leather as it is exposed to a very harsh environment being under the windshield.

 

I noticed that mine had the same issue and then realized that the center portion around the speaker was lifting. So new dash for me under warranty. Wondered if others were experiencing the same thing and if it was "normal".

 

Thanks for bringing this up!!

I have been looking at XF's and found a really bad curled dash on a 2010. Edges pulled out from under the trim. You can can also see a hump in the passenger side dash top. Much worse than the pictures above.

But it's easy to see if you look for it and now I know where to look.
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Here is a bad one on a car on Ebay.




Jaguar : XF XFR SUPERCHARGED in Jaguar | eBay Motors
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wow that's bad! just checked and fortunately no rippling on mine! sorry to see everyone is having issues w/ this

 

That car is horrible..I bet it never seen a clean day since it was new..Looks like it's been under water....Just amazes me how someone can let a car of this class go to hell like that.

 

I've just had my dash replaced under warranty and there is much less marking/rippling in the area of the airbag than with the previous dash. It looks much better.

 

I had the same problem on my 2009 and the dealer replaced it under warranty. I can't imagine how much it would cost if you had to pay for it.

 

Finally taking mine in for replacement tomorrow. So many of these happening that they were backordered for three weeks. Will be glad to not have the issue any longer. Once I saw the waves of leather, I couldn't see anything else.

 

My new dash is on order from Jaguar. I had it in previously to get the work done, but they discovered they ordered the wrong color stitching. Should be a week or so for the new new one...