Re-finishing wooden trim
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I had just bought a 1984 Jaguar XJ6 SIII. Beautiful car, I love driving it. Although when I bought it I noticed the wooden veneer coat surrounding the cluster and the glove box was cracking as well as the wooden trim on the all 4doors. (Which I’ve already refinished).
I’m new to the Jaguar community, but if someone could please explain how to remove that wooden trim I would greatly appreciate it(:
thanks!
-James
I’m new to the Jaguar community, but if someone could please explain how to remove that wooden trim I would greatly appreciate it(:
thanks!
-James
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Welcome aboard James. Take a look at this thread for some dash related info. Post #19 has some tips on veneering. If you have already refinished the door trim you have a leg up on the process. Your S3 is obvious nicer than mine because I don't have wood door trim, is it solid wood and veneer?
Dave
I Need the Dashwood out
Dave
I Need the Dashwood out
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Welcome aboard James. Take a look at this thread for some dash related info. Post #19 has some tips on veneering. If you have already refinished the door trim you have a leg up on the process. Your S3 is obvious nicer than mine because I don't have wood door trim, is it solid wood and veneer?
Dave
I Need the Dashwood out
Dave
I Need the Dashwood out
yes sir! it’s solid wood and veneer. it’s all in great condition other than the coating that’s flaking off. I’m pretty sure that’s due to the heat, the previous owner didn’t really care for it all that much so he kept it outside
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the above videos show a Series 2 center dash panel, the 1984 is different but regardless, the first thing you need to do is disconnect the battery, the second is to remove the Dash Cap plastic corner finishers, and then the dash cap.
The screws are under the front overhang of the dash cap. Once you remove the dash cap screws, you pull it forward a little and raise it to disconnect the map light and the cabin temperature sensor, the sensor you only push it up and out the hole. The map light you disconnect the two wires from the plastic lamp. The map lamp wires are live all the time and if they touch any metal there goes the fuse if the battery is not disconnected first.
The screws are under the front overhang of the dash cap. Once you remove the dash cap screws, you pull it forward a little and raise it to disconnect the map light and the cabin temperature sensor, the sensor you only push it up and out the hole. The map light you disconnect the two wires from the plastic lamp. The map lamp wires are live all the time and if they touch any metal there goes the fuse if the battery is not disconnected first.
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I'm glad the videos are helping. The dashboard is the series II style (no trip computer) but is actually in my 79 series III which was one of the first ones made and they were using up the leftover series II parts. The trip computer video is my 87.
Jose is right, if you are working behind the dash always disconnect the battery.
Jeff
Jose is right, if you are working behind the dash always disconnect the battery.
Jeff
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Jeff, you have a very special car, a Series 3 with Series 2 dash. A hybrid. But not "leftover" parts. The factory used the parts they had at hand when the car was being built. All the way to 1987, and possibly up to 1992, they used parts and hardware that was being used since 1960 or earlier in other Jaguar models like the MK-2, MK-10, S type, 420, and 420-G. The Series 1 XJ-6/12 have essentially a 420-G dash.
you've heard the jokes about Lucas the Prince of Darkness?, here's another one:
The XJ body is a 420-G body with the air let out.
you've heard the jokes about Lucas the Prince of Darkness?, here's another one:
The XJ body is a 420-G body with the air let out.
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But back to the dash and console arrangement: for the first 3 years of Series III production the general design was similar to that of the Series II. One of the elements to be gradually eliminated was the metal edging between the wood and the lower padding strip.
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