Help I desperately need to source a body control module for a convertible xk8 bcm number LJB2500AD can anyone help preferably in the uk but I am struggling to find 1 for a vert and apparently this is the 1 thing that cannot be reprogrammed once installed

 

What year is your car?

 

And what leads you to believe the BCM is at fault?

 

i bought the car with a fault that stopped it starting it had been to jaguar who said the bcm was at fault. the previous owner had bought another bcm which i had fitted and reprogrammed but from that point the roof ,mirrors and a few other electrical components would not work. It went back to the shop but when they tried to sort it it shows convertible control as switched off and it will not turn on they contacted jaguar who state that this can only be set from new unless the replacement comes from a convertible as it is a base control programme which is unchangeable once set therefore to get all controls working ie roof , mirrors, central locking and alarm i need a new bcm from a convertible

 

its a 98

 

Check on E-Bay

 

thanks gus but i have already done that and atm i messaged about the few onthere and they are all for coupes none for verts

 

have been trying to find specialist jag breakers but not much joy there either

 

Regarding checking on eBay, right now there are several that look correct ('98 convertible XK8 donor shown in photo). Not sure about VIN range. I would just keep looking there. Convertibles vastly outnumber coupes, so it should not be difficult.

 

In the US, not the UK. The original poster should do an advanced search on eBay and specify US.

 

Where is this BCM located? ease of removal from car?

 

I have a 97 XK8 in a junk yard. I wonder if the unit would work?

 

anyone have a picture of what it looks like?

 

One of several on eBay right now.


98 Jaguar XK8 Chassis ECM Body Cont BCM RH Dash Panel Vin 003698 thru 018107 | eBay

 

if you still have the orignal unit it miight be a thought to send it to asi for repair if the shipping is not to high. or find a well known repair place in the uk . good luck on your outcome witch ever way you go on it . all the best

 

There are several convertibles being broken for spares on ebay.co.uk right now - have you contacted all of them?

 

the bcm is located behind the glove box and is held in by 3 bolts easy to access once the glovebox is removed

 

all the ones in the uk yes but convertibles are rarer in the uk than the us because you get this strange thing in the sky called the sun and we very rarely see it and by the time we do it is already worn out and feeble

 

yes i still have the original and am trying to find somewhere that will repair it but the places that have been recommended are in the us and the postage and customs charges are really high

 

it needs to be LJB2500AD from a convertible but if the one you have matches please let me have a price inc postage I will be only too happy to cover it