XJ8 Door Latch and Cable Information Needed
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My question for any that may have replaced a broken cable, does the crimp plug on the cable at the handle end have a flange on it to prevent it from pulling through the hole on the handle it slips into or is it cone shaped and just wedged in. About a year ago I had to perform a creative fix when it appeared the crimp plug had pulled through the hole on the handle. I've seen cables and handles available both separately and as a complete unit. I've got premium sound so a complete assembly would need to be the one with the speaker in the handle cup, while a cable alone would be cheaper it'd be useless if the handle is also broken. I can't find any pictures or descriptions that give a clear detail of the cable plug or the back of the handle. Any help is greatly appreciated, as I need to get something ordered so my wife doesn't have to keep rolling the window down to get out of the car.
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Bluerdg,
I don't have an answer for you - I just wanted to say I'm dealing with the same problem right now (I think). I just bought my car second-hand, and when I test drove the car, they had the driver's door panel off fixing the cable. I picked it up "fixed," and two days later it broke again. So I'm going to do it myself this time, and I suspect I will find something like this to be the problem. I'm hoping I can find my own solution as opposed to buying the entire handle/cable assembly from Jag for...I think I heard $280+ dollars. We'll see. I don't have time to tear into it this weekend. It will probably be next weekend. I'll keep following this thread - let us know what you learn. I'll do the same if I'm first.
Chris
I don't have an answer for you - I just wanted to say I'm dealing with the same problem right now (I think). I just bought my car second-hand, and when I test drove the car, they had the driver's door panel off fixing the cable. I picked it up "fixed," and two days later it broke again. So I'm going to do it myself this time, and I suspect I will find something like this to be the problem. I'm hoping I can find my own solution as opposed to buying the entire handle/cable assembly from Jag for...I think I heard $280+ dollars. We'll see. I don't have time to tear into it this weekend. It will probably be next weekend. I'll keep following this thread - let us know what you learn. I'll do the same if I'm first.
Chris
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When I replaced mine, I think I got it from Coventry West.
To see a picture, zoom in on the picture on this Ebay auction (appears to be cone shaped):
Jaguar XJ8 Inner Door Handle Cable Rear Vanden Plas Free SHIP | eBay
To see a picture, zoom in on the picture on this Ebay auction (appears to be cone shaped):
Jaguar XJ8 Inner Door Handle Cable Rear Vanden Plas Free SHIP | eBay
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Bluerdg,
I don't have an answer for you - I just wanted to say I'm dealing with the same problem right now (I think). I just bought my car second-hand, and when I test drove the car, they had the driver's door panel off fixing the cable. I picked it up "fixed," and two days later it broke again. So I'm going to do it myself this time, and I suspect I will find something like this to be the problem. I'm hoping I can find my own solution as opposed to buying the entire handle/cable assembly from Jag for...I think I heard $280+ dollars. We'll see. I don't have time to tear into it this weekend. It will probably be next weekend. I'll keep following this thread - let us know what you learn. I'll do the same if I'm first.
Chris
I don't have an answer for you - I just wanted to say I'm dealing with the same problem right now (I think). I just bought my car second-hand, and when I test drove the car, they had the driver's door panel off fixing the cable. I picked it up "fixed," and two days later it broke again. So I'm going to do it myself this time, and I suspect I will find something like this to be the problem. I'm hoping I can find my own solution as opposed to buying the entire handle/cable assembly from Jag for...I think I heard $280+ dollars. We'll see. I don't have time to tear into it this weekend. It will probably be next weekend. I'll keep following this thread - let us know what you learn. I'll do the same if I'm first.
Chris
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I did a temporary fix as it had been done before and it lasted for a few weeks. I checked around and found that Welsh Industries had the new cable for aprox. $40 replaced about a year ago and still working fine .
also did the same on the 96 XJ6. Cable has a ferrel on the end that set in handle hardware.
Good luck.
also did the same on the 96 XJ6. Cable has a ferrel on the end that set in handle hardware.
Good luck.
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It's detailed in this thread ?! The door cable's end has a plastic collar that fails. The inexpensive replacement cables # GNC1101CBL are readily available on eBay & the like.
Last edited by King Charles; 03-14-2019 at 07:36 PM.
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