First time owner seeking helpful advice
#1
First time owner seeking helpful advice
I bought a very clean 2005 XJ8L about 6 months ago.
Love the car but have two questions that hopefully somebody can advise me on.
1} Last month, somebody decided to steal my driver's side front grill.
Any recommendations on the best place {price and service} to purchase
a new one. Do I have to buy a pair? Also considering going with a mesh grill.
2} Last week my unlock button on the remote stopped working. It took me forever to get into car. Don't think {?} it's the remote battery as both the lock button and trunk button seem to work fine. Please advise me.
Is my only option to purchase a new remote and any idea on how much that will cost? Is this something that I can only take to a Jaguar dealership?
Love the car but have two questions that hopefully somebody can advise me on.
1} Last month, somebody decided to steal my driver's side front grill.
Any recommendations on the best place {price and service} to purchase
a new one. Do I have to buy a pair? Also considering going with a mesh grill.
2} Last week my unlock button on the remote stopped working. It took me forever to get into car. Don't think {?} it's the remote battery as both the lock button and trunk button seem to work fine. Please advise me.
Is my only option to purchase a new remote and any idea on how much that will cost? Is this something that I can only take to a Jaguar dealership?
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JAGUAAARRRR (01-10-2012)
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I got the remote part on EBay, about $40 last month. I think it was "FOBs For Less"? Had a Jag repair shop do the programming for $60. I did not have a working spare to do it myself.
On the mesh grill, there are a few members that has done replacements including me. Again, I got mine from EBay for about $90.
On the mesh grill, there are a few members that has done replacements including me. Again, I got mine from EBay for about $90.
Last edited by reyesl; 01-09-2012 at 02:44 PM.
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JAGUAAARRRR (01-10-2012)
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I bought a very clean 2005 XJ8L about 6 months ago.
Love the car but have two questions that hopefully somebody can advise me on.
1} Last month, somebody decided to steal my driver's side front grill.
Any recommendations on the best place {price and service} to purchase
a new one. Do I have to buy a pair? Also considering going with a mesh grill.
Love the car but have two questions that hopefully somebody can advise me on.
1} Last month, somebody decided to steal my driver's side front grill.
Any recommendations on the best place {price and service} to purchase
a new one. Do I have to buy a pair? Also considering going with a mesh grill.
Cheers,
Wolfy
Los Angeles
Last edited by Wolfy; 03-06-2012 at 01:58 PM.
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I recently purchased a mesh grille from Jaguar XK8 XJ8 XKR XJR X-TYPE S-TYPE Performance Parts Upgrades and Accessories. It looks great and I installed it myself in about 45 minutes. Maybe I'm a sucker for not seeking a deal on ebay, but the shipping was fast and like I said the quality is superb. It makes a huge difference compared to the stock grille. Definitely a worthwhile investment. I guess if you wanted to just replace it with the egg crate style I could sell you mine since they live in a box right now...
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