Swap Seats from 88 XJ40 to 85 XJ6

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Sep 21, 2008 | 09:43 AM

absoluteze

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Swap Seats from 88 XJ40 to 85 XJ6

Hello All,

Unfortunately my 88 XJ40 has finally had to go to that great Jaguar home in the sky. Well actually it went to the junkyard around the corner but the first version sounds so much nicer!

I have found a very nice replacement, an 85 Series III in pretty good shape overall but the seats are shot. The one good thing about my 88 was the seats. They were in pretty decent shape.

My question is would it be possible to remove the seats from the 88 and install them into the 85? Is it a simple in and out procedure or something way more complicated?

Sep 23, 2008 | 10:45 PM

Bnc2doz

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RE: Swap Seats from 88 XJ40 to 85 XJ6

Sorry, I don't think so. One of my least favorite things about Jaguar is their tendency to change what seems like thousands of minor details between years... it makes getting parts almost impossible.

I do know that the seats were redesigned when the XJ40's were introduced, and that they were redone at least one other time during the XJ40 lifetime. You should probably get a pair of nice sheepskin seat covers, or if your seats are really bad, get a set from your local junkyard... some of the seats there are surprisingly good!
Best of luck,

Sep 24, 2008 | 12:09 PM

absoluteze

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RE: Swap Seats from 88 XJ40 to 85 XJ6

Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately that was my assumption as well. I was thinking the sheepskin covers route do I will probably do that until I can run across some decent seats at a junkyard.

Thanks!

Rick