One More Small Improvement
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One More Small Improvement
This has bugged me for a while, and when I was doing my spring cleaning a few weeks back, I remembered that my car either never had, or had lost it's strut tower caps:
A search of this forum led me to Jagbits, which didn't have the part listed on their website. I mailed them with the part number (NJA3975AB) and was told that I actually needed NJA3975BB, which is apparently no longer made. After a little more research I found the NJA3975BB has a cutout for the active suspention and NJA3975AB should fit just fine, despite being listed for 1998-199 up to VIN 038358 w/o active damping. I bit the bullet and ordered the overpriced ($10/each for a plastic cap?!) Jaguar part for each side. Voilą, it fits perfectly, and one more thing in my slightly OCD world is even better:
If anyone needs these, here is a direct link to order from Jagbits: http://www.jagbits.com/mm5/merchant....975ab&x=21&y=9
A search of this forum led me to Jagbits, which didn't have the part listed on their website. I mailed them with the part number (NJA3975AB) and was told that I actually needed NJA3975BB, which is apparently no longer made. After a little more research I found the NJA3975BB has a cutout for the active suspention and NJA3975AB should fit just fine, despite being listed for 1998-199 up to VIN 038358 w/o active damping. I bit the bullet and ordered the overpriced ($10/each for a plastic cap?!) Jaguar part for each side. Voilą, it fits perfectly, and one more thing in my slightly OCD world is even better:
If anyone needs these, here is a direct link to order from Jagbits: http://www.jagbits.com/mm5/merchant....975ab&x=21&y=9
Last edited by K.Westra; 04-09-2012 at 09:14 PM.
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Skid Mark (04-10-2012)
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Well it never bugged me until you mentioned it! Can't really say I'd noticed but now I just have to fix it!
All the caps are missing on my 2005. It's had both dampers replaced under warranty so that's an error by the dealer
The Parts Manual lists two options depending on whether adaptive damping is fitted or not.
NJD3975AB : Non Adaptive
NJD3975BB : Adaptive Control
My 2001 had a full set of caps on the strut and fixings:
The small strut tower cap here looks exactly like the one illustrated in the Parts Manual:
XK8 - Front Damper Cover .pdf
However, the one you've sourced as NJA3975AB covering the entire strut top looks much neater. So thats two of those and six spring mounting caps needed.
Graham
All the caps are missing on my 2005. It's had both dampers replaced under warranty so that's an error by the dealer
The Parts Manual lists two options depending on whether adaptive damping is fitted or not.
NJD3975AB : Non Adaptive
NJD3975BB : Adaptive Control
My 2001 had a full set of caps on the strut and fixings:
The small strut tower cap here looks exactly like the one illustrated in the Parts Manual:
XK8 - Front Damper Cover .pdf
However, the one you've sourced as NJA3975AB covering the entire strut top looks much neater. So thats two of those and six spring mounting caps needed.
Graham
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They quit putting them on I believe in 2004, so the 04, 05, and 06"s didn't have them. I think Keith was right they may be a item that may be discontinued for the adaptive control feature. I bought extras from some yards to have in case mine got lost. I beleive the ABS cover was only on the earlier cars in the 90's
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I have quite a few of the strut covers about, I chuck them in a box each time I fit the polished aluminium ones I make, they did stop fitting them from about 04 and on as has been said, the ABS pump cover stopped in 2000, you need an additional bracket fitted to the pump to hold it in place, you can still buy them
I prefer these strut caps
I prefer these strut caps
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I have quite a few of the strut covers about, I chuck them in a box each time I fit the polished aluminium ones I make, they did stop fitting them from about 04 and on as has been said, the ABS pump cover stopped in 2000, you need an additional bracket fitted to the pump to hold it in place, you can still buy them
I prefer these strut caps
I prefer these strut caps
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Arty