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rh99XK8 Feb 27, 2026 06:47 AM

Headlight Glass Lens
 
I have a 1999 Jag XK8 US model and I need swap instructions for changing out the glass lenz on the right front passenger side headlight assembly

Hell-Cat Feb 27, 2026 09:11 AM

Front wheel bearing

Pistnbroke Feb 27, 2026 10:56 AM

Alternator ( WTF)

bladerunner919 Feb 27, 2026 11:13 AM

Flux capacitor

Pistnbroke Feb 27, 2026 11:29 AM

No thats not a Jaguar part ..you fail

michaelh Feb 27, 2026 02:52 PM

Valvoline Universal ATF


Originally Posted by rh99XK8 (Post 2903325)
I have a 1999 Jag XK8 US model and I need swap instructions for changing out the glass lenz on the right front passenger side headlight assembly

Neat trick with the invisible ink :D

AFAIK, the lens is held by a double-sided adhesive gasket which is unobtainium. Clear RTV works well.

motorcarman Feb 27, 2026 03:19 PM

1 Attachment(s)
Jaguar issued a TSB decades ago.

Tha Driver Feb 28, 2026 04:41 AM

Not sure I would trust silicone/RTV. You can get a windshield "kit" - it's urethane "rope" in a coil & I believe you can find it as thin as 1/4". Made to stick to glass. Or use a caulking gun tube of windshield urethane, but that shtuff is nasty & gets everywhere. Make sure you have lacquer thinner for cleanup & wear gloves. Also, it's a one-time use as it will set up in the tube after opening it, no matter how you try to seal it. Gather anything & everything you need to glue & use up as much of it as you can. :p

Hell-Cat Feb 28, 2026 07:06 AM

I used this stuff from Diode Dynamics, apologies for the weird image URL earlier (now fixed) - This stuff works well.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...0e7f2fcec3.jpg

michaelh Feb 28, 2026 04:30 PM

Different car, but I used it successfully to bond the headlamp lenses on the Mk2 Golf back to the reflectors a decade or so ago. I guess the aquarium stuff would be better, although they're still fine, touch wood.

Tha Driver Feb 28, 2026 06:52 PM


Originally Posted by Hell-Cat (Post 2903517)
I used this stuff from Diode Dynamics, apologies for the weird image URL earlier (now fixed) - This stuff works well.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...0e7f2fcec3.jpg

That's the type of shtuff I was talking about. Never seen it packaged just for headlights, though.


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