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I am about to replace all 6 hydraulic hoses on my 2000 XK8. Have the backseat and speakers out, but can’t find the path of hoses for left side cylinder. Looks like it goes through same hole in trunk as the rest of them, but then travels behind back seat and pops out at cylinder. How do I get to them? Tried taking off the panel in the trunk behind back seat, but just ran into fuel tank.

Have you removed the back seat? That is how Wayne (cjd777) and I did it on his 2000 XK8 back in March/April 2015....

*Edit: Sorry, I missed your acknowledgement that you have indeed removed it....

Lift out the carpet behind the back seat (where the convertible top is resting in down position. The hoses crosses from right to left in that compartment.