I have a 1989 xjs and I am going to replace top and headliner ,I need too know if there is a pad that goes in-between the top and headliner if so what can I used or where can I get the pad also it would be a great help if anyone had done this job

 

Hi Bruce,

If you do some searching here on the forum you will find many post about replacing the top. I did this job a few months ago on my '9o.

I can tell you that the pad is not available from anyone that I could find. I ended up making a new one from a more modern materiel. I will try to find the details and post it here as soon as I can.

Mark

 

Hi Bruce, as safari says there is a pad between the top and headliner. You can do most of the job yourself though there are times when an assistant is needed. I replaced the top, headliner and pad on my '95 some years ago. My bride was my assistant and we are still married...

 

Give these guys a try.

https://www.convertibletopguys.com/c...dt-Conversion-

 

Hi Bruce,

Take a look at this thread to learn more about replacing the top;

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...cement-142542/

Mark

 

Try Paul's Jaguar, (561) 367-0525...

 

I had my pad made at a local trim shop for 150.00. There are all kinds of opinions, advice, yet all I can say is get ready for a job. You will in all likelihood find that most, if not ALL of the tabs that hold the pad and the cable that goes through the pad have rusted away. I made new tabs from rigid aluminum yet bendable, and riveted the pieces on. Buy ALL new cables. They will be shot. As a mater of fact, buy two of the rear ones just in case you break one (as I did). There are several more "tricks" to it, but it can be done. It will take two people to get the top around the track at the rear, and I found that a mixture of dishwashing liquid sprayed on the top when placing it, as well as tightening it helps far more than you can imagine. The only thing I look back on in doing "wrong" was not centering the top dead on before spraying the adhesive. You will need a crown stapler, and a box of 1/4" stainless staples

 

my pad is some kind of organic material... I also need a new top with in the next 5 years so I will be gleaning this thread....

 

I reused that "organic" material on mine. I just took the pad to a local trim shop, and they recovered in using a material that so closely resembles the new top, you can hardly know the difference.