XJ8/R seats in XK8/R?

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Sep 25, 2018 | 04:05 PM

labcoatguy

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XJ8/R seats in XK8/R?

Finding used replacement seat leather and foam for a 2001 XKR is pretty tough, and I was wondering if anyone's tried swapping in seats from a same-year XJ8. Are they likely to be compatible in terms of the XJ8 cushions bolting up to the XKR seat rails?

Sep 25, 2018 | 05:27 PM

giandanielxk8

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Don’t know about the swaps, but you can get new leather specifically for these cars from https://www.topsonline.com/make/Jaguar

Sep 26, 2018 | 06:45 AM

Jon89

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Any good auto interior shop should be able to sculpt proper foam seat inserts for you.....

Sep 26, 2018 | 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by labcoatguy

Owning an X308 XJR and an X100 XKR, I absolutely would not want the X308 seats in the car. The precious little interior space would be more limited front to rear (seats are thicker) and possibly height wise.

I have the topsonline covers and they are nice. The foam can be redone by an interior shop or you can look up on youtube and learn; I've done about a dozen cars from youtube knowledge and years later they've all held up foam wise.