Hi everyone, I'm the new owner of a 07 XK convertible... does anyone know where I can obtain/purchase a service manual and/or a set of wiring diagrams? There's a few small projects I want to do on the car.

 

Nobody has a manual? Ok, let's try it this way:

1) Navigation hack - I want to locate the speed sensor wire and interrupt it with a switch so that I can input stuff while the car is in motion. Has anyone ever tried this?

2) Hardwire radar detector - I want to hardwire a radar detector using a power source in the overhead console but want to know which wires are switched and which are not.

3) Power antenna - I want to add a switch so I can raise/lower the power antenna on demand. For now I have the fuse pulled so it doesn't go up at all.

 

OK...let's see
1. Navigation hack...not sure about this but alot of cars require a "gizmo" to override in motion (got no idea on circuitry...but am interested in a solution)...maybe someone here has more info...
2. Wiring diagram/service manual....I got a wiring manual (and it is a manual....it takes up a binder) through an outfit in England on eBay....search eBay and see if you can find...if not I'll look up who I got it from tomorrow (it is at work and i am at home). As far as the service manual goes it was not available when I was looking about a year ago (so I got what I could...ie wiring manual)...but things change so it might be available now...
I have a escort 9500ci (remote model) and cannot remember where it is wired in but I would suggest getting a VOM (volt ohm meter) and finding a switched 12v source and tagging that. Btw my radar gps antenna is in existing jaguar trunk antenna gps housing and the radar display in my rear view mirror...I am still recovering from all of that...
3. Switched antenna-not sure on this one...generally a ground wire that is switched through radio controls antenna...my xkr is an 08 and luckily extending antenna was discontinued (I hate to think how many of these fellers have been sacrificed to the car wash gods...)
Cheers
Guy

 

Quick update - I may have found a source for the wiring info and maybe will be trying something out this weekend. I've done a navigation bypass on some other cars so I hope it should not be too complicated.

 

Ok, of all things, I couldn't find a good ground in the driver side footwell to hardwire my radar detector.

 

Score!

For those who are interested, Jaguar offers all this technical information online at http://www.jaguartechinfo.com

 

No I haven't, but honestly I haven't spent a huge amount of time on it.

 

Jonathan, great link to that TOPIx site, I'm going to register and see what cool info is available. This may qualify as a FAQ link for sure.

 

Nevermind, that TOPIx site is pricey! I won't be buying a subscription for anything at those rates. A shop...maybe it might help. But for a DIY, home mechanic, not so much.

Good try though!

 

Jinxed! Wow, that has totally changed - It was FREE until you posted that note h20boy!

 

Ok, I took a closer look at the subscriptions - for the DIY home mechanic, it's actually not too bad.

For a single year, single model (for the one-Jaguar household), a day is $14 and a week is $25. If you can get in and save or print the stuff you need, that's not a bad deal.

But if you need it, yearly access is $274.

 

Oh, that's much more palletable...I saw $1,400 or something in that range and ran as fast as my mouse would take me.

 

TOPix is expensive. But when you need information, it's priceless.
Save your money and don't buy Alldata. It good for domestic cars, but for Jaguar it totally useless, you can get more information from your owner manual or online search.