I have my first Jag, a 2004 XJ8 Vanden Plas. The front piece wood trim on the sun roof switch was in the armrest console. The piece is slightly sticky, but the switch surface is clean. This leads me to believe that it snapped in somehow. It will not snap back in. I'm in Houston and car interiors get pretty hot here.

Is it ok to go ahead and glue it in place or would I be corrupting the purity of my car in a way I will later regret? //smile

Thanks!

 

I have an '06 VP with the same trim piece starting to pull away on each side and I'm going to try to use some kind of high strength epoxy on it when i get a chance.

It seems as though the wood trim piece is flat... while the plastic it should be attached to has some curvature to it. Brilliant! So after all these years the factory adhesive is working loose because the flat trim wants to be, uh flat. I'll post an update on the outcome.

 

You can glue it, or you can replace the 3m thin 2 sided tape on the back

 

Loctite makes a product called STIK'N SEAL "Extreme Conditions" with following withstand tenperatures -58F to 248F (-50C to 120C). Probably doesn't get any hotter or colder than that in Houston unless planning an extended trip to Fairbanks in the depth of winter.