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Been using site for some time to work on my 88 xj40. The car was a gift and I love it but the upkeep is a pain. So many things have had to be repaired. A/C switch I had to replace. Easy as pie. Tail light computer reconditioned. Not so easy. Tail light lenses replaced. not so easy when your trying not to break the housing. Love the ol girl and enjoy driving it but VERY problematic car.
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Its a pain we don't mind having. Remember its an 88, most of the issues your addressing someone else neglected. Imagine what it will be like when you have accomplished your objectives. Welcome aboard, anyone of us that owns these early cars either have been, are, or will be working on their Jag. Your not alone.
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I'm afraid the early years of the XJ40 series were rather problematic for the owners who had bought them, and it took the resources of the Ford Motor Company to sort these problems out, culminating in the X300 series, which put the curves back in as well.
Hope you can get it fixed without too much expense. Body rust can be serious on these cars.
Hope you can get it fixed without too much expense. Body rust can be serious on these cars.
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Hello and welcome to jaguarforums.com. I know that you are anxious to get started and we are anxious to meet you and talk about your car. We have a baseline / criteria that must be met before full access can be granted. Please enjoy the forum and be patient once the baseline has been satisfied full access will be granted. Please continue to post and accept my welcome to the forum.
Oh one other thing you need to put your car details in your signature. I am speaking of the Year, Make & Model. Without it you may not get the input you are looking for.
Please take a moment and read the information provided to you explaining the rules. Be patient and enjoy the site.
Oh one other thing you need to put your car details in your signature. I am speaking of the Year, Make & Model. Without it you may not get the input you are looking for.
Please take a moment and read the information provided to you explaining the rules. Be patient and enjoy the site.
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Its a pain we don't mind having. Remember its an 88, most of the issues your addressing someone else neglected. Imagine what it will be like when you have accomplished your objectives. Welcome aboard, anyone of us that owns these early cars either have been, are, or will be working on their Jag. Your not alone.
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Most definitely worth it. She got real grumpy last night and the drivers rear window won't roll down and the passenger front door lock actuator stopped working. Wife told me to just park it and work on my other car. (300zx Turbo BTW.) Now I need to tear the doors down and start trying to figure out why these things stopped working all of a sudden. Yes, I checked fuses, fusible links and the harness connectors I could get to.
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Hello Sir420:
Say does that title refer to the Jag 420 saloon??? Or should I ask?
You are getting good advice here, the 88 and 89 cars were nearly terrible and I was advised years ago to stay away from the earliest cars and stick with with the 90 and up models of XJ-40.
That said, and considering that was 15 years ago, we can now assume that most of these cars that are still on the road have had many of the bugs worked out. So being persistant and going after the remaining ones should pay off eventually.
Also there have been any number of genuis fixes for old Jag's that are not just repairs, but ways to fix things permanently that involve NOT putting them back the way Jaguar did in those days just so they can fail again the way the factory designed them to. I had unfortunately turned a deaf ear to them as I focus on the older ones and V-12 models myself.
I am not an expert on '40's but I am trying to get my son to be one as his car is a 40. So my "Techspertise" doesn't apply directly...only indirectly?
Cheers!
JustV12
Go to the XJ-40 threads and there are also some really good Jag sites around that have excellent tech advice.
Say does that title refer to the Jag 420 saloon??? Or should I ask?
You are getting good advice here, the 88 and 89 cars were nearly terrible and I was advised years ago to stay away from the earliest cars and stick with with the 90 and up models of XJ-40.
That said, and considering that was 15 years ago, we can now assume that most of these cars that are still on the road have had many of the bugs worked out. So being persistant and going after the remaining ones should pay off eventually.
Also there have been any number of genuis fixes for old Jag's that are not just repairs, but ways to fix things permanently that involve NOT putting them back the way Jaguar did in those days just so they can fail again the way the factory designed them to. I had unfortunately turned a deaf ear to them as I focus on the older ones and V-12 models myself.
I am not an expert on '40's but I am trying to get my son to be one as his car is a 40. So my "Techspertise" doesn't apply directly...only indirectly?
Cheers!
JustV12
Go to the XJ-40 threads and there are also some really good Jag sites around that have excellent tech advice.
Last edited by justV12; 05-18-2011 at 07:05 PM.
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Hello Sir420:
Say does that title refer to the Jag 420 saloon??? Or should I ask?
You are getting good advice here, the 88 and 89 cars were nearly terrible and I was advised years ago to stay away from the earliest cars and stick with with the 90 and up models of XJ-40.
That said, and considering that was 15 years ago, we can now assume that most of these cars that are still on the road have had many of the bugs worked out. So being persistant and going after the remaining ones should pay off eventually.
Also there have been any number of genuis fixes for old Jag's that are not just repairs, but ways to fix things permanently that involve NOT putting them back the way Jaguar did in those days just so they can fail again the way the factory designed them to. I had unfortunately turned a deaf ear to them as I focus on the older ones and V-12 models myself.
I am not an expert on '40's but I am trying to get my son to be one as his car is a 40. So my "Techspertise" doesn't apply directly...only indirectly?
Cheers!
JustV12
Go to the XJ-40 threads and there are also some really good Jag sites around that have excellent tech advice.
Say does that title refer to the Jag 420 saloon??? Or should I ask?
You are getting good advice here, the 88 and 89 cars were nearly terrible and I was advised years ago to stay away from the earliest cars and stick with with the 90 and up models of XJ-40.
That said, and considering that was 15 years ago, we can now assume that most of these cars that are still on the road have had many of the bugs worked out. So being persistant and going after the remaining ones should pay off eventually.
Also there have been any number of genuis fixes for old Jag's that are not just repairs, but ways to fix things permanently that involve NOT putting them back the way Jaguar did in those days just so they can fail again the way the factory designed them to. I had unfortunately turned a deaf ear to them as I focus on the older ones and V-12 models myself.
I am not an expert on '40's but I am trying to get my son to be one as his car is a 40. So my "Techspertise" doesn't apply directly...only indirectly?
Cheers!
JustV12
Go to the XJ-40 threads and there are also some really good Jag sites around that have excellent tech advice.
Last edited by Sir420; 06-01-2011 at 10:04 AM.
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