Dented decal on airbag
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So I bought a used 2012 XKR-S and it came with a dented growler decal on the driver side air bag. I did not notice it until I drove home.
Long story short - it is fix attached to the airbag, I cannot remove and fix it.
Spoke to my service manager and he said I am not the first to come in with this issue. New airbag is somewhere around a $1,000 or so I was told.
Bought a used airbag on ebay and of course the decal is also dented. Less than mine, you can almost not see it - just feel it.
But I know and I am not going to pay and replace a damaged one with just a less damaged one.
I tried every number on the back of the airbag and cannot come up with anything on Google or any of the part web sites I usually use.
Here is my question does anybody have a solution to get the dent in the decal out? Or have a proper part number for the airbag for an XK so that I can search for a cheaper new replacement.
Found the lowest price of $631 for airbag.
http://www.partswebsite.com/jaguarpa...imagecallout=1
Long story short - it is fix attached to the airbag, I cannot remove and fix it.
Spoke to my service manager and he said I am not the first to come in with this issue. New airbag is somewhere around a $1,000 or so I was told.
Bought a used airbag on ebay and of course the decal is also dented. Less than mine, you can almost not see it - just feel it.
But I know and I am not going to pay and replace a damaged one with just a less damaged one.
I tried every number on the back of the airbag and cannot come up with anything on Google or any of the part web sites I usually use.
Here is my question does anybody have a solution to get the dent in the decal out? Or have a proper part number for the airbag for an XK so that I can search for a cheaper new replacement.
Found the lowest price of $631 for airbag.
http://www.partswebsite.com/jaguarpa...imagecallout=1
Last edited by Schwabe; 02-07-2014 at 03:50 PM.
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Is the Airbag colour:
1. Caramel
2. Oyster
3. Slate Blue
4. Warm Charcoal
If you post which it is, I'll do an extract from the Parts Catalogue.
Graham
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The early Airbags in Charcoal (click on each of the images to enlarge them):
![Dented decal on airbag-xk-airbag-early.jpg](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/attachments/general-tech-help-7/71749d1480971253t-dented-decal-airbag-xk-airbag-early.jpg)
The later including Portfolio:
![Dented decal on airbag-xk-airbag-portfolio.jpg](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/attachments/general-tech-help-7/71750d1480971253t-dented-decal-airbag-xk-airbag-portfolio.jpg)
The XKRS-GT Steering Wheel has no illustration and nothing listed for separately for Airbag:
![Dented decal on airbag-xkrs-gt-steering-wheel.jpg](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/attachments/general-tech-help-7/71752d1480971253t-dented-decal-airbag-xkrs-gt-steering-wheel.jpg)
I therefore assume it's either a complete assembly with Airbag or the Portfolio version fits.
Graham
![Dented decal on airbag-xk-airbag-early.jpg](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/attachments/general-tech-help-7/71749d1480971253t-dented-decal-airbag-xk-airbag-early.jpg)
The later including Portfolio:
![Dented decal on airbag-xk-airbag-portfolio.jpg](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/attachments/general-tech-help-7/71750d1480971253t-dented-decal-airbag-xk-airbag-portfolio.jpg)
The XKRS-GT Steering Wheel has no illustration and nothing listed for separately for Airbag:
![Dented decal on airbag-xkrs-gt-steering-wheel.jpg](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/attachments/general-tech-help-7/71752d1480971253t-dented-decal-airbag-xkrs-gt-steering-wheel.jpg)
I therefore assume it's either a complete assembly with Airbag or the Portfolio version fits.
Graham
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After a number of reports of this issue, I've contacted Jaguar CRC in the UK (see original message and reply below).
Any individual with a dented decal should send a PM to Mike@Jaguar giving:
1. VIN
2. Name
3. Contact details
Mike will look into this issue.
Graham
Any individual with a dented decal should send a PM to Mike@Jaguar giving:
1. VIN
2. Name
3. Contact details
Mike will look into this issue.
Graham
Originally Posted by Mike@Jaguar
Hi Graham,
To be honest this isn't something I have heard of before so do not know the answer.
If individual customers are having this issue then they can PM me their details (VIN, Name, Contact details etc) and I will get this looked into.
Many Thanks
Mike
To be honest this isn't something I have heard of before so do not know the answer.
If individual customers are having this issue then they can PM me their details (VIN, Name, Contact details etc) and I will get this looked into.
Many Thanks
Mike
Originally Posted by GGG
Good Morning Mike,
We have had a number of posts from XF and XK owners about denting the badge in the centre of the driver's airbag when using the horn.
Is there a repair/replacement procedure for this badge? US dealers are suggesting the only option is to replace the airbag.
Regards,
Graham
We have had a number of posts from XF and XK owners about denting the badge in the centre of the driver's airbag when using the horn.
Is there a repair/replacement procedure for this badge? US dealers are suggesting the only option is to replace the airbag.
Regards,
Graham
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