Try info@jagxjsparts.com
LeRoy should be able to get you squared away.

 

I ordered the Aston parts from Scuderia, and they look like the Jaguar parts but they seem to be of a harder less flexible material.

Any hints on how to install them without breaking?

Thanks

 

Mac Allan,

I had two of the last JAguar-supplied ones and they were also very hard. I soaked them in hot water and then they pushed in easier.

Good luck

Paul

 

Paul,

If by any chance you have a photo of them properly installed as a reference for me, I'd much appreciate it if you could post it. I want to make sure I install them with the correct orientation.

Thanks!

 

Mac Allan,

Happy to do that but cant get down to the car until 27th earliest.

Paul

 

I have just fitted 2 of these from Aston Workshop Parts here in the UK. Fitted perfectly. Part no for the LH 83-123811-BA. RH is 83-123810-BA. £4.36 +VAT each.
https://www.astonparts.com/
Rob.

 

Mac Allan,

I wanted to go and roll the wheels forward on the XJSs this morning as they've been sitting for a few months, so I got a few pics of the roof locating pin cups.

You should be able to see the orientation of the offset on the rubber cups. The one on the right hand side of the car shows the positioning the best.

Let me know if you need any more pics.

Cheers

Paul

 

Thanks! That's perfect and much appreciated.

 

Yes, thank you so much from me as well. Mine should be here from Scuderia Tuesday!

 

Holy cow, I have soaked them it hot water, softened with a heat gun and I just can't get them pressed in. Any tips. These are the Aston Martin ones and may be a little harder from what the post says

 

After warming, I used the round end of a ball peen hammer to tap them in.

 

jnporcello,

Knowing how a little about AM operated re. the Jaguar-derived parts for the DB7, I would guess they came from the same OEM supplier of the Jaguar part. It wouldn't make sense for AM to get these parts produced elsewhere.

I found that the trick was to carefully push down the bottom seat of the insert to pull the whole thing in without distorting the top part. Just be careful not to split it as you push it in. As Mac says, try and use something round that fits the profile of the bottom of the insert.

Good luck

Paul

 

Thanks guys. What worked for me was a heat gun to soften them and then the round end of a screw driver to push down while I used a flat end screw driver to try to push the tabs in. Thanks for all your help and advice.

 

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