Suddenly, no more audio in my "new" XJ8!
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First, many thanks to all who contributed with their worthy input on my "no audio" problem.
I finally caved and brought it in to the Jaguar dealer and I just learned that the cause was a bad power amplifier (BTW, that was my initial inkling). That's the good news. The bad news is that the part is $1100! As if that wasn't enough, they charge 2 hours of labor to install it. (What they don't know is that I removed it and replaced it once already and it took me about 20 minutes.)
Well, all this is just unpleasant because my 100K mile Select warranty expired 3 months ago and the car only has 34k.
Really love the cat, but no one ever said that love is easy...![Icon Doh](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_doh.gif)
I finally caved and brought it in to the Jaguar dealer and I just learned that the cause was a bad power amplifier (BTW, that was my initial inkling). That's the good news. The bad news is that the part is $1100! As if that wasn't enough, they charge 2 hours of labor to install it. (What they don't know is that I removed it and replaced it once already and it took me about 20 minutes.)
Well, all this is just unpleasant because my 100K mile Select warranty expired 3 months ago and the car only has 34k.
Really love the cat, but no one ever said that love is easy...
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Not to mud up the thread, but metra makes the adapters you need...
This is Jaguar male to standard motorola:
Car Antenna Connector Adapts aftermarket radio to factory antenna connection - antenna adapter - vw antenna adapter 40-EU10 METRA
And then back
Adapts aftermarket antenna to factory radio 40-EU20 METRA
No hacking or cutting needed.
George
This is Jaguar male to standard motorola:
Car Antenna Connector Adapts aftermarket radio to factory antenna connection - antenna adapter - vw antenna adapter 40-EU10 METRA
And then back
Adapts aftermarket antenna to factory radio 40-EU20 METRA
No hacking or cutting needed.
George
Thanks!
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Sounds similar to issues I'm experiencing too!
See my thread here, what I've done so far and where I'm at.....
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...tently-154827/
See my thread here, what I've done so far and where I'm at.....
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...tently-154827/
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Thanks for excellent content here in this thread. I have lost all sound too. My car sits on a hill facing downwards so water sits in the critical area! I have used a black sealant from Halfords in the UK £5. Granville. Very easy to apply. My Jag is X350 XJ 2003. I am breaking my old 1997 XJ8. Do you think that the amp out of the boot / trunk would be compatible?
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Again thanks for tips. (2003 XJ X350). I have now replaced the amp, which had suffered from water. Mine was labelled 2R83-18C808-AJ. It is an 'Alpine'. I believe that the final letter is irrelevant as are also fitted in some X types and S Types. So I widened my scope by searching for 2R83-18C808-A and ended up with a 2R83-18C808-AC which worked perfectly. Just hope that the sealant works well enough!
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