Can anyone confirm that the floor shifter assembly from a 99-03 XJ8 is interchangeable with a 98 XK8? They look the same, and both hook up to the same transmission, but you never know sometimes.

- Marty

 

Am I going to be a guinea pig for this? Someone has to have tried it.

 

I read this last night and was sure someone would already have done it. It seems not!

The Gear Change Control isn't supplied as a single component but a check of the P/N's for the major parts of Gear selection Illumination Module (item 3) and the Housing and Sleeve (item 5) shows a close match between the XK8 and XJ8:

XK8

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XJ8

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I'd take the risk and go for it.

Graham

 

Hi,

I have actually done this 'conversion'. Although the XJ8 and XK8 gear selectors are similar I found that the slightly narrower transmission tunnel of the XK8 made fitting the XJ8 selector mechanism tricky. I had to cut the metal side plate of the XJ8 down by removing a redundant bracket and cutting a 'triangle' of metal away to make the selector fit. Also a base plate hole needs enlarging as the mounting studs are slightly different.

cheers

 

Welcome to the forum kg7657,

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Graham

 

This confirms it, thanks!

 

This is precisely what I was looking for, thanks very much! If cutting some metal is all it takes, I'm in.

 

Please take/post pics if you get the chance. It would be a very useful addition to the thread.

Graham

 

Will do, when I get around to it.