Searching for driver's side Headlight Lens LJA4511AH 97-06 XK8 XKR Left for Jaguar XK8 2001, affordable. Just the glass.

 

They regularly come up on eBay, but usually you will have to buy the complete assembly just to get the glass lens.

affordable ? I don’t recall ever seeing any bargains. The price of these type of parts is on a steady path upward.

you will have plenty of competition. Many here, including me, are on the lookout for a well priced lens or assembly. Nice to have a spare on the parts shelf. Just for the day a flying rock takes out the existing lens.


Z

 

Given that you haven't provided a location, and could be literally anywhere in the world, I think you will struggle to get a meaningful reply.

 

Southern Oregon. Yes, I have been checking eBay for weeks, thank you. I don't need to buy the entire headlamp, I just need the glass.

 

Southern Oregon, sorry, new to this thread conversation thang.

 

Just do a Google search and you will know much As we do about the used headlight market.

There is a marketplace section on the forum where you can post a request.

Aftermarket plastic lens are about $150

https://www.carparts.com/headlight/r...BoCTxAQAvD_BwE

the cheapest on eBay for used is about $225

or try this

https://allumsimports.com/products/jaguar-xk8-xkr-left-headlight-97-02-lja4501bh-used

 

Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong. AFAIK the gasket between lens and housing is not sold separately.

 

Thats why you buy the whole unit

 

Info for you.

 

It's not:- only available as a complete unit. Someone -Valeo? - must have made them, but the individual parts aren't available separately.

Different vehicle, but I used clear RTV to re-attach the glass to the lamp body on my son's MKII Golf. Still holding 10 years later.

 

^^ I would try RTV sealant as well....

 

During my headlamp rebuild I used Butyl Headlamp Sealant from Diode Dynamics. Follow the heat / fitting instructions and this works really well and costs $15. 1 pack is more than enough for both headlamps.

 

I looked up that product on Amazon. There are no reviews yet, but Amazon is saying it is a frequently returned product.

i wonder what the issues are ??

Z

 

hmmmm.....no idea, the Amazon customer reviews are 87% 5 star.

You do need to heat this stuff to 250F in the oven before clamping the lens to the lamp body. You may also need to heat the butyl strip to make it soft enough to work when installing into the lamp body groove, but it works really well and is completely waterproof (pressure hose tested) if installed correctly. Maybe this process is too much for some folks.

I also drilled a vent hole in the lamp body and put silicon drier packs in a laundry bag to completely eliminate any condensation. I had some pre-existing reflector water leakage / condensation damage to one of my lamps, I used Culture Hustle's MIRROR - the world’s mirroriest mirror chrome paint to remediate this. The inevitable headlamp mount repairs were also needed but they were easy enough.

Clamping the XK8 lens to the lamp body can be a little challenging, I made up a few rubber backed wooden blocks cut to fit the lens angle and provide a straight clamping face - I used cheap Harbor Freight ratcheting bar clamps.

 

Is that lens with or without headlamp washer ?

 

Glass only with powerwash: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/405299870542

Glass only, no powerwash: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/405299884831