Has anyone had to replace this plate before?

Is it original, if yes what is the point of it?

Can it be removed, or does it need to be cut out?

Looks like there is something missing from the two circular grippy things, anyone know what?



Cheers
Jim

 

Is that the front floorpan?

Jaguar World magazine reported 'the XK8/XKR is vulnerable to corrosion of the front floorpans where a plate - possibly used during manufacture to mount the body onto its cradle - traps moisture and can rust right through into the footwell; when repairing it is important to eliminate the plate and thus the cause of the problem.'

Graham

 

Those circular grippy things are snap in disc covers used to fill holes in the floor panels. The tangs hold the covers in place.

 

These plates are of the devil. The passenger side plate is the ONE place on my entire car where there is some corrosion of the body itself. My hope is to have both plates removed and the corrosion repaired this summer.

All XK8 / R owners should be aware of these potential trouble spots. According to XKRacer, two more potential trouble spots reside in the boot, underneath the carpeted panels on the right and left sides. There is a rectangular vent on both sides (both vents face toward the rear fenders), made of plastic, with a little rubber / flapper door. These vents are the "exit" for outside air coming into the car through the ventilation or AC system. Over time, debris from the road can collect around the little rubber doors, holding them open a bit. Then water can get in, splashed up from driving in the wet, and the water collects below the vent. Corrosion soon follows.

 

I will try to chisel it off and see what lies beneath....

 

Hi RD ,
If you chisel the plate off you will find no doubt there is a rust hole underneath , the plate was put there by Jaguar to mount the body shell while it was on the production line , to effect a proper repair the seats , carpets and centre console need to come out , the floor pan where rusted cut out and a new section shaped and welded in ,

Hope this helps ,

Nik

 

What a pain in the ar...

I had to do this all a year ago on my 450SL, seats out, carpets out, centre console out.





After

 

.........but much better than the dark days of the 1970's when XJ6's dissolved from the ground up in less than five years courtesy of a combination of dreadful build quality and road salt.

Graham

 

wouldnt do that..look under the carpets first..if ok leave well alone..looks ok to me..

 

I would inspect from the inside first. A visual inspection along with some poking around with a screw driver. If all seems well I would clean up the area both inside and from underneath. Sand down any surface rust and treat with a rust converter and then inhibitor. Eastwood makes some great products for these situations. Finally I would use a seam sealer (also can be purchased from Eastwood) between the plate and the undercarriage.

I am going to inspect and hope to find no real problem as of yet and then take these preventative measures.

And then stop driving in the rain and snow.

 

I had a 1972 xj6 but it wasnt that bad..should have seen my 1959 cresta...that was a rust box

 

Took a short cut today to buy some time, its been dry here for a week or so so got underneath with the shot blaster and cleaned up both sides then smuthered in waxoyl underseal.

 

that repair is looking sooooo much better than a plate welded onto the body!