What did you do to your X350/X358 today?
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When my wife and I were young enough to still enjoy camping, our VDP sedan didn't have a trailer hitch, so we would pull in to the PRIMITIVE camping sites and pull our tent and sleeping bags out of the boot and set up like everybody else, campfire wood and all. We really got the looks from the lumberjack types.
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JappieRocks (08-15-2019)
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Then, last week, one of the supports on the rear sun shade snapped at the place where it connects to the top crossbar. If it's not one thing, it's another.
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Sunday, went to an extended family lunch. Beggar me if another extended family member didn't turn up in a Series 2 I knew he had one, but I didn't even know he would be there. My wife kept complaining why I was more interested in the carpark than the lunch.
What did I do to my X358 that day? Washed it That Is All. (but then, so did he)
Personally I think the older car is better proportioned, though by all accounts the newer car is more reliable/better handling. We didn't get into too much technicals, although I swear I heard the word "Lucas" pass his lips.
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Panthro (09-02-2019)
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I didn't notice the sunroof delete on Chris's car until I read Wingrider's comment. I had no idea the 350 was built without the leaky hole in the ceiling. After stripping out most of the interior to get rid of the damp and the musty smell, and the headliner to access the rear drain tubes, I have to wonder why Jaguar didn't think New Zealanders would worthy of such a blessing. (Insert cursing and muttering emoji here)
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I was trying to will myself up (just future-wise) to like the X351. But then I heard about and researched the noisy and/or rusty sunroof problems on that car. Almost certain problems and almost certainly unfixable. WTF? Even saw one with the whole roof out when I took mine in for service; had to check I wasn't in a wrecker's yard.
So X351 is out as a future upgrade path for me. Nope. My X358 is Not For Sale.
So X351 is out as a future upgrade path for me. Nope. My X358 is Not For Sale.
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I suspect, blown the valley pipes on the XJ. I truly don't fancy doing them, but it will give me the opportunity to do a little more fettling while it's apart.
On the other hand, I could use the unfinished jobs around the house, and forthcoming holidays in Hungary and Iceland as excuses to pay someone else to do it.
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Received my "new" rear view mirror, that I bought on Ebay, with the built in compass.
Took a while to install as I have a DVR camera mounted immediately under the base of the mirror mount which got in the way of installation.
Things I stick on the windows will often fall of however this dvr would not budge at all even using a razor!
Brute force detached the base mount but more finesse was required for installation as the very strong metal clips that hold the mirror stalk to the base
have to slide up from the bottom of the base to clip into place.
Next I will be installing a "new" overhead console with woodgrain trim to add to all the woodgrain I gained with the Vanden plas tray tables.
Then I think I am done or maybe next year window tinting.
Took a while to install as I have a DVR camera mounted immediately under the base of the mirror mount which got in the way of installation.
Things I stick on the windows will often fall of however this dvr would not budge at all even using a razor!
Brute force detached the base mount but more finesse was required for installation as the very strong metal clips that hold the mirror stalk to the base
have to slide up from the bottom of the base to clip into place.
Next I will be installing a "new" overhead console with woodgrain trim to add to all the woodgrain I gained with the Vanden plas tray tables.
Then I think I am done or maybe next year window tinting.
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Received my "new" rear view mirror, that I bought on Ebay, with the built in compass.
Took a while to install as I have a DVR camera mounted immediately under the base of the mirror mount which got in the way of installation.
Things I stick on the windows will often fall of however this dvr would not budge at all even using a razor!
Brute force detached the base mount but more finesse was required for installation as the very strong metal clips that hold the mirror stalk to the base
have to slide up from the bottom of the base to clip into place.
Next I will be installing a "new" overhead console with woodgrain trim to add to all the woodgrain I gained with the Vanden plas tray tables.
Then I think I am done or maybe next year window tinting.
Took a while to install as I have a DVR camera mounted immediately under the base of the mirror mount which got in the way of installation.
Things I stick on the windows will often fall of however this dvr would not budge at all even using a razor!
Brute force detached the base mount but more finesse was required for installation as the very strong metal clips that hold the mirror stalk to the base
have to slide up from the bottom of the base to clip into place.
Next I will be installing a "new" overhead console with woodgrain trim to add to all the woodgrain I gained with the Vanden plas tray tables.
Then I think I am done or maybe next year window tinting.
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