Hello all, need help to determine what headlights my jaguar xj8 was equipt with from the factory, would the vin # help?
2007 jaguar xj8.

Ole

 

Hi Ole,

this thread should help you, it was mostly about headlights:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...damage-274608/

Off course, it will only help you determine what headlights your car has now, but I would assume that they would also be the ones the car was born with.
I do not know whether you have a dealer that could print out a spec sheet for you based on the VIN, but another possibility of establishing what type of headlights the factory fitted to your car would be to consult the Jaguar brochures for the MY, as the lists of the spec also include the type of headlights for each variant.

Best regards,

Thomas

 

Use the VIN decoder:

VIN Decoder - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

 

After 20 years, more or less, of owning my 2004 XJ-8 this VIN decoder is like finding a magic wand. Thank you very, very much.

 

Hmm, that didn't like my VIN, had no information. I tend to use this one...

VIN decoder to 2009
But....The VIN is not going to specify the headlight type. There are really only two types of headlights in the X350, the all-halogen, and the one with HID low beams. If you can see a projector circle in your outer lights, then you have HID. Use a D1S HID bulb. If you can't see a projector circle, then you have the all-halogen lights. I think high and low beams use H7. If you look very carefully, the bulb type is moulded / molded into the plastic of the light lens near the bottom.
The pic of my car below shows the HID lights.
Pete M

 

When I put my VIN in the VIN Decoder I listed, it gives a detailed printout of how my car came equipped from the factory. E.g., wired for cell phone and CD changer, halogen headlights, etc. However, at some point in its life, a previous owner put the CD changer in and retrofitted HID headlights.

 

Pete,
I tried my VIN too and it failed to provide any search result.
I wonder if our AP cars were somehow excluded from the data set?

 

Thanks All

 

I think the decoder is based on the search from Bumper, and is USA exclusive.

Pete M