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05-09-2010, 11:54 PM

USAFPILOT

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I have a 1997 XK8 I want to breathe some life back into. It could use two of the standard silver 17x8 revolver style wheels. Any suggestions?

Also...the passenger seat buttons broke off. It looks like the plastic on the seat itself broke when someone tried to pull them off or something. Do I need a new seat?

And the door handles have weather stripping that is dry rotting and falling out. Is that easy to replace?

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05-10-2010, 02:37 AM

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Welcome, XK Forums should be your destination for your questions
Enjoy forums

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05-10-2010, 03:20 AM

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Welcome aboard Pilot, apart from the above, you may find something in the For Sale section.

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05-10-2010, 06:12 AM

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Welcome - Nice car! USAFPILOT - Really? Jets? I'd do anything to go that fast once in my life.

The revolvers are on Ebay all the time; you'll see the seat buttons there occasionally too.

Best,

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05-10-2010, 08:36 AM

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youll need a seat bottom cushion to fix/replace the broken seat switch mount. The plastic mount is made as part of the seat cushion. Thank God Jaguar got smart and quite putting them down there

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05-10-2010, 09:04 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by USAFPILOT

I have a 1997 XK8 I want to breathe some life back into. It could use two of the standard silver 17x8 revolver style wheels. Any suggestions?

Since you're in TX, try calling Ken at Motorcars LTD, he's got a salvage yard with some older XK8s, more than likely he can score you some revolvers...and no shipping if your in Houston!

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And the door handles have weather stripping that is dry rotting and falling out. Is that easy to replace?

Ken also has the weatherstripping kit (i believe) for those door handles, though I find it difficult to get that far iinto my door, if you're mechanically inclined, you may have an easier time at it. I know I've seen the kit around somewhere on the net or in one of our vendors web sites.

G' luck!

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Update - found the seal kit, if Ken can't source it for you. Try here.

Last edited by H20boy; 05-10-2010 at 09:10 AM.

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