The title says it all. I just got my 02 XK8 and need to replace the single taillight that sits on the rear shelf. Anyone know where I can get a good condition one?

Regards
Sheridan

 

Sheridan, welcome, and if you get a chance to post a new thread in the New Member to introduce yourself, please do.

Now on your stop lamp, since you're in Houston, check with Ken at Motorcars Ltd, he's got XK salvage vehicles that I've scored a couple parts from. He may be able to help you.

Other than that, maybe someone else here will be able to locate one for you.

 

Do you need the whole assembly or just a new LED strip? If it is the stripe I just fixed mine last fall for under $12.00.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/a...hp?albumid=853

Maybe this will help!

 

Hello srampaul,

Welcome to the forum! I have a 2001 XKR coupe that I'm salvaging parts off of and I'd be happy to sell you mine. No clue on the value, so any guidance would be welcome! Send me a message at:

troydnixon@gmail.com

Thanks!

 

Thank you for responding. The guys at Motorcars and very dear to me and my cheque book. I just bought my car from a dealer in Florida who bought it at auction with no history. I immediately sent to Motorcars for a complete once over. Unfortunately, they don't have or know of one which prompted my posting.

 

Thank Troy. Apparently there are two types and I don't know which is which. I think it depends on the vin. My local guys say said around $100. What would it be worth for you to sell it? What if it is the wrong one?

 

Unfortunately, I need the whole thing. Before getting my car it had been parked in the Florida sun. Many plastic parts became brittle. The light (strip) works but the housing is completely broken up and in pieces.

 

I don't have any used ones. We've sold them all. You will need the trim code for the proper color. $100 for a used one is a good deal. We normally get $125 when we have them. New looks to be about $225.

 

hi daddyo007,where did you get the $12 repair kit

 

Sorry for the late response, but I'd be willing to pull mine and ship it to you. Send me a private message (at troydnixon@gmail.com) and we can work out the details. Thanks!

 

Be careful, those two tiny clips on either side are really fragile.
Brian

 

There is no repair kit. I fixed all the broken parts with plastic epoxy and bought an 8" led bar from oznium. Then just used a soldering gun and black two face tape. I painted the whole assembly black with textured paint. With the tinted windows on my coupe the black made it blind in better than the cashmere.

Sorry for the late post, but look at the gallery and you can get the jist of how easy it is to do.

The removal is straight up following the window. Otherwise you will break the clips. Even if you do you can use plastic epoxt to reassembly. Or in my case I just found some plastic with a 90 degree bend and cut it down to what I needed and welded it to the housing.

 

If you can get a used one that matches -- go for it. Mine was broke on my XK8 and I couldn't find a used one and as mentioned in the thread before they were somewhere around $200 new. I ended up using some epoxy and plastic tabs to "fix" mine, which worked OK.

 

I know. That's how I got in this mess - although it wasnt me that broke the last one. I bit the bullet and bought a new one from Motorcars LTD Houston.

 

Thanks Troy but I bit the bullet and got a brand new one 3 days ago.

 

If you haven't found one yet, I have a new one. I had one of the LEDs go out so I bought a new assembly (and yes, they're around $200).

Unfortunately, I could not get the right color. After three tries, I gave up. The only color I could get was sort of a green color. If that's the color you need, you're in luck.

This one is for an '03 but it's missing an LED so you'd need to use your existing light panel. If you want it, let me know.

-Joe