Ive got a 1996 XJ6 Sovereign and I would really like to have the vanden plas setbacks in my car so i have the tray tables for rear seat passengers. I know that the seat backs arent exactly a take off and bolt on thing as the VDP backs are larger than the normal. I need new front seats anyway so I was wondering if anyone knew where to find seats in good condition. I would consider trying to mount the VDP seat backs onto sovereign seats if anyone has had success doing so. All input is appreciated!

 

I have the picnic tables off a VDP to be put onto a Sovereign

Having the VDP front seat backshells that are higher this is my plan

The original Soverign backshells have the same bottom 2 screws way under the bottom and the top clips as the Soverign secures to the top is taken care of by the table arms mounting hardware on the VDP

I have the VDP backshells and are higher and the padding on the the back of the Soverign front seat prevents the backshells from mounting flush

The height is not a concern as it looks the same

Without cutting the leather of the original Sovereign seat I should be able to remove the stuffing and the VDP backshell may mount with a better flush

I may have to cut away the leather to get a better flush but that would take some commitment

The front seat new leather skins ( not a cover over the original skins ) are available for a decent price if I can remember the vendor and post on someone using the product

https://www.lseat.com/categories/genuine-leather/jaguar.html

They will send you a color match swab and your interior color code is on the door sill sticker , mine is original oatmeal and the VDP backshell is also oatmeal


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If you could take some pictures when you do it then that would be very much appreciated, right now I'm just trying to find the backshells from a X300 VDP and I can really only find X308 VDP backshells so it seems like you are quite a bit ahead of me.

 

Yes X308 are different and look for the interior color code as the colors are close if relying on a photographic memory and finding out when home they are off color

 

I will, really im looking for a VDP parts car I can pull some stuff off of, also in need of a few other parts. Just takes patients to find the right one!