Hello All,

On my recently purchased 2001 XK8 convertible I noticed the driver's door rubber window seal - the long one on the top of the body of the door - appears to have split. Despite a search I'm not certain I have located the right part number and don't want to order the wrong one - does anyone happen to have the correct number to hand? Or does anyone have one for sale?

Thanks in advance!

 

Weatherstrip is same for all years

1 lower.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Right HJA5362B Left HJA5363B
8 upper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Right HJE7708A Left HJE7709A
7 front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..HJA1650A
2 rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HJA1651A

 

Thank you for the prompt response - this is where I'm struggling. Apologies for the newbie questions, but would the long rubber seal not be no. 5 in the diagram or is that the metal piece? I've attached a picture - its the window seal behind the trim piece i'm after

Thanks again.

 

The metal trim piece on the outside of the glass is the Door Waist Rail. The rubber is bonded to it - not a separate part.

Graham

 

Ah - that explains it - thank you!

 

You will get a fright at the cost.

The Door Waist Rail is a known weakness on XK8/XKR caused by poor paint preparation by the manufacturer. Here's a thread on refurbishment:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...rim-faq-55561/

It's surprising what can be repaired.

Graham

 

Thanks GGG. I've driven Land Rovers for years, so i though I was used to unreasonable prices, but as I look at that trim piece - ouch!

 

It would be a 100 times easier if you remove the seal from the car.

Real easy to do. Hang on and I will see if I can find a link for you.

Here you go... Franks XKR Story. - Page 45

and the second part http://www.jaguarforum.com/showthrea...l=1#post788506

 

Thanks for sharing - great links!

 

Happy memories. I put over 120k miles on this LR Series 111 Safari:



The parts prices didn't bother me too much but I wouldn't like to fill the tank nowadays!

Graham

 

Very nice Landy - here's my old girl, factory 3.5 V8. She likes a drink as well....

And one of my newer 5.0 V8 LR4 from yesterday - It was not an XK8 day...

 

 

Lucky - the front badges are becoming even harder to find than the door waist rails.

Graham

 

Indeed, it was a lucky catch locally from a big cat who's roaring days are over :-(