1997 XK8 Seat removal and upholstery
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caution about disconnecting the battery.... the seat is held in by four bolts if you disconnect the battery you wont be able to move the seat to get at the other set of bolts...also place cardboard betwean the console and the seat and also tape some to the door from the elbow rest down to prevent from tearing the leather when removing the seat.... once unbolted you can tilt the seat to unplug it from the harness.
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Johnken (05-13-2020)
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I have a 1997 XK8 with somewhat shabby leather upholstery. It is too badly damaged to refinish. I'd like some advice on three subjects please:
Don Elliott
Gig Harbor, WA
- What is the procedure to remove the front seats so that I can take them to an upholsterer? I'd rather do that than leave the whole car at their mercy. There is a good shop in my area that I have used before, but it is pretty small and tying up their space would be a disadvantage to both of us.
- Is there a preferred vendor of replacement leather, perhaps in kit form? My interior trim code is AGD and I'd like to find out if that is Oatmeal, Doeskin, Ivory or what? Help with this puzzlement would be most appreciated.
- I am aware of a wrecked 1999 XK8 whose seats are available. Would the seats of a 99 fit a 97?
Don Elliott
Gig Harbor, WA
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Torx Nuts Hidden by Seat Rails
Hello:
I am trying to remove the front seats of my 1997 XK8 convertible for a number of reasons: 1) to recover them, 2) to pull up the carpeting to get to the wiring harnesses below the carpeting which I believe are corroded, and 3) to replace the carpeting which has been the victim of too many times the top was left open in the rain.
The passenger seat was an easy removal, but the driver's seat will not move due yto a motor problem and the seat is stuck in a position where the Torx nuts are covered by the seat rails. Does anyone know a method to access those nuts to remove the seats? I've tried hooking the motors directly to the battery to advance the seats but no success.
Any advice? Even my mechanic can't figure it out, and thinks we may have to drill upward through the body, which sounds barbaric.
I am trying to remove the front seats of my 1997 XK8 convertible for a number of reasons: 1) to recover them, 2) to pull up the carpeting to get to the wiring harnesses below the carpeting which I believe are corroded, and 3) to replace the carpeting which has been the victim of too many times the top was left open in the rain.
The passenger seat was an easy removal, but the driver's seat will not move due yto a motor problem and the seat is stuck in a position where the Torx nuts are covered by the seat rails. Does anyone know a method to access those nuts to remove the seats? I've tried hooking the motors directly to the battery to advance the seats but no success.
Any advice? Even my mechanic can't figure it out, and thinks we may have to drill upward through the body, which sounds barbaric.
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Hold on there's gotta be a better way. I'm not at my car but I seem to remember that maybe there's a way to unbolt the seat from the track?
I'll look later. But you've got one out now, take a look at passenger seat from that perspective, kind of out of the box thinking? (Gosh, when I say that it reminds me of countless corporate training classes - that and Maslow's hierarchy of needs [barf] ;-))
John
I'll look later. But you've got one out now, take a look at passenger seat from that perspective, kind of out of the box thinking? (Gosh, when I say that it reminds me of countless corporate training classes - that and Maslow's hierarchy of needs [barf] ;-))
John
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JagSlave (05-13-2020)
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Hi John:
I'd think out of the box, but the box is bolted to the floor... I look forward to any solution you can conceive. I've attached photos of the front and rear nuts holding down the seats. It's difficult to tell, but the top of the Torx nuts are covered by the rail and can't be accessed.
I'd think out of the box, but the box is bolted to the floor... I look forward to any solution you can conceive. I've attached photos of the front and rear nuts holding down the seats. It's difficult to tell, but the top of the Torx nuts are covered by the rail and can't be accessed.
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How to remove the switch pack from the seat
Hi guys, anyone has instructions on how to remove the switch pack from the side of the seat? I’m replacing the torn leather on the seat and got everything taken apart, apart from this bloody thing. Tried prying, but I’m worried I will break the thing so figured out, I will ask first.
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Here is a thread from colquan1066 containing some pictures that may help:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...4/#post1840629
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...4/#post1840629