I have access to a 2004 XJ 4.2 that was running until the owner scraped it on a hump in the driveway. It caught fire, melting the rocker panel on the driver side before it could be extinguished.
He sold me some parts very reasonably, and I want to get what I can before the car goes away.
So far, I have acquired a front fuse box, a throttle body, lights and some minor plastics and cosmetic items.

What else should I harvest from this car? I'm especially thinking of electrical stuff since mine is not starting right now.
marc

 

How far is it from Melbourne to Honolulu-can I swim it with my tools? lol
I have a stock of mainly used parts and it's really useful when things need replacing.
I suggest:
The boot actuator
Door actuators LHS and RHS
Parking sensors The two centre ones are the same and the two outer ones are the same but different
to the centre two so maybe one of each.
Mass air flow sensor
A couple of spare coils
HID parts

 

Everything that isn't nailed down. and several things that are. If you got room to store the stuff why not?

Jack

 

All the electronic modules and in-car entertainment kit; switch packs; window lifts ... plus everything that Meirion and Jack have already said.

Basically as much as you can store.

 

I would go with Partick's advise, salvage every electronic control module from the car that is not smoldered by the fire, they are forbiddingly expensive and won't get any cheaper in the future. If they remain available at all.
Compressor for the air suspension seem to break down often, so might be good to have on stock.

 

+1 on that.

The park brake unit, they sometimes give trouble; that's the actual thing under the rear of the car, not just its control module.

And possibly ... the air valve block in the boot/trunk might be a good idea, but be careful to keep it so that dirt can't get into the ports. Indeed if the air lines being left to scrap then cut them and leave a length, a couple of inches, on each port.
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Looking at all this thread, easiest to just get the whole car for scrap value and stow it away in some cheap garage or on the backyard
Finance the deal by selling off some parts and keep the rest in case something falls off yours

 

Like already said, buy the whole car, if you have a place with enough room for it. The body will protect many non electrical parts, just fine. Not sure anything electrical would suffer major damage though, if it was stored on cement.