Does anyone have the rear seat pass through in their XJ8, or had one installed? My 2005 VDP doesn't have one, would like to get it modified if possible to carry skis. Any pointers on getting that done?

 

I'm also quite interested in a pass-through, for hockey sticks in my case. I suspect an auto upholstery place is our best bet, but I'm curious whether anyone has done this. It certainly seems that the structure would allow it, but I don't know if an after-market pass-through exists. Anyone?

 

I just had a quick look in the parts manual and the only bits that seem to mention the ski hatch are:

C2C24443 - Trunk carpet with ski stowage
C2C14861 - Ski Hatch assembly

They are parts 1 and 10 in the attached picture.

You could cut a hole yourself in the carpet and David Manners in the UK list the hatch for £168. Not sure what else you would need, if anything.

It sounds like the hatch has a ski bag built in to it so as you poke the ski's through they extend the bag to stop the car interior getting dirty. You can probably get everything that you need fabricate elsewhere though.

I assume the hole in the second picture is where the ski hatch is located.

 

This could be just the solution - thanks a bunch for the info.

 

I am interested in adding a ski hatch to my 2005 Super V8. Can anyone else provide any more info on this? Thanks

 

I think the info from u102768 is probably the best solution. Personally I abandoned the idea as my hockey sticks fit in the back seat from passenger side footwell to driver side seat bolster, without potentially damaging the interior. I still like the concept and as noted the idea 3 replies up looks very promising.

 

The hole is there on my car. It is covered up with a riveted cover. Simple enough to remove. The fold down armrest covers it.

 

It looks like the back seat was designed to accommodate a pass-through. Makes one wonder why they didn't actually offer it either as standard equipment or a cold-climates option...