Wondering if anyone can help on this, changed the fabric on my A Pillars recently given the fabric on the driver side was way thicker than the passenger side. when i removed the driver side i saw the clips were broken and the previous owner covered with extra thick fabric to keep the A pillar on. Called Jaguar and the part is disco'd, ordered one off Ebay for $40 and the part definitely does not fit my car, even though it said it was a match. I've searched hi and lo and their are a bunch of A pillars for 09 to 06 Jaguar xk8's but they are not an exact fit, i need one that is for an 03 to 06. Part C2N2930LFJ. any help would be appreciated.

 

Just Google the part number and lots of sources pop up. The cheapest one I saw was $153
https://jaguar.oempartsonline.com/oe...rim-c2n2930lfj

 

Wish it were that easy; the part is no longer made, i talked to JLR service guy and also tried to order to no avail

 

Similar problem here. Several years ago I ordered a replacement driver's side A-pillar in nimbus grey from SNG Barrett. What I should have done was to also order the one on the passenger's side (with the little screen covering the sensor) but figured I could do so at a later date. The part number C2N2927LFJ of course shows up at various Jaguar parts sites but is not really available (discontinued). I was trying to avoid removing the fabric and re-gluing but will probably get around to it at some point. That is the downside of keeping vehicles that are more than about 10 years old--OEM replacement parts get harder to come by.

Doug

 

This is when I would start looking at junk or wrecking yards. I've been in this position before and was able to find my parts through some of these yards. Many will pull the part and ship it to you. You can do a google search in your area and make some calls. There are a few national search engines for these yards. This might help in starting a search.
https://commonsearches.net/index.php...oaAmINEALw_wcB

 

my next avenue will be the salvage yards, i knew this was not going to be easy

 

Ive searched everything and cannot find an A Pillar that fits my car, i am just wondering if i can take the clips from an earlier model and possibly super glue on my existing to see if it works? thoughts?

 

Just a thought:
Would it be feasible to redrill/reslot the A pillar to fit the cover you have?

 

If push comes to shove I will try that. Ive got one on order from OEM parts and the status states it’s going to ship. Fingers crossed on this one.

 

so much for the part from OEM kinda figured they would not have, back to square one.

 

This one will fit. Description on ebay is wrong but the pic of the part is right.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/38485458343...QAAOSw9T9iPJLK

Cheap enough too at $40. I would offer them $30 bet seller would take it.

 

Wont work, I have one that I ordered on eBay. Going to use the original with a little help from super glue. Will take some pics when I get home from a business trip

 

As you can see from the pic, the original (on the right) has 2 clips vs one and also the one side has a sharper corner and a little longer

 

After all I went through I broke one of the clips getting it on, had a gap and put the rubber hammer on it “gently” and it fit nice and snug.