What is this bit of plastic sticking out above the front lip. Is it meant to be there or has somebody incorrectly reinstalled the front bumper?

 

Not supposed to be there. Don’t recall if the undertray has tabs on the front, or if that’s a different piece.

 

Is that even an XK nose?

 

Yeah, when you don’t have a mesh lower grill.

 

Bar needs to be released and the tabs need to go back into the front bar

 

Having just spent two days working on my XK, I recognise that as one of the tabs on the internal moulding which is held in place by six plastic fasteners and rests on the top the large external front undertray. All the tabs on the front of the internal moulding should lie inside the lower curved section of the bumper/fender. Unless you can gently push it inwards and downwards, you will need to remove the front undertray and reposition the moulding.

Richard

 

Cheers mate. Thought that might be the case.