Wind deflector XK8
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Wind deflector XK8
Does anyone have experience with Aperta wind deflectors? They are sold through ebay, shipped at a reasonable cost from The Netherlands, and appear to have a good color match (beige) with my interior.
Any information regarding quality, ease of installation, or price competitive alternatives, (Aperta with shipping to USA currently at $240) would be greatly appreciated.
Any information regarding quality, ease of installation, or price competitive alternatives, (Aperta with shipping to USA currently at $240) would be greatly appreciated.
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For the X100 there are basically two types of wind deflector.
1. The sort where you have to drill into the leather and is quite complicated to fit. If I remember right you have to remove the back seat too.
2. The sort where you have to remove the Pad type thing that lies above the B Pillar, the one in the middle of the car behind the seat, and attach an S shaped bracktet then the Deflector attaches to that. On the other side you actually have to drill a hole in the top to fit this bracket as only one side has a hole already drilled.
If I can find my posting on the subject I will put a link up here. Brb.
Update.
Turns out I did not do much of a write up. But you get the gist here. http://www.jaguarforum.com/showthrea...=1#post1018860
There is a link on the link that shows you what to do. Hope it helps.
1. The sort where you have to drill into the leather and is quite complicated to fit. If I remember right you have to remove the back seat too.
2. The sort where you have to remove the Pad type thing that lies above the B Pillar, the one in the middle of the car behind the seat, and attach an S shaped bracktet then the Deflector attaches to that. On the other side you actually have to drill a hole in the top to fit this bracket as only one side has a hole already drilled.
If I can find my posting on the subject I will put a link up here. Brb.
Update.
Turns out I did not do much of a write up. But you get the gist here. http://www.jaguarforum.com/showthrea...=1#post1018860
There is a link on the link that shows you what to do. Hope it helps.
Last edited by frankc; 12-29-2017 at 11:09 AM.
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The car has a black wind deflector now and to be honest it does not look out of place at all.
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I forget the name of the one I purchased off e-bay, but was a simple install ( no seat removal and not as work intensive as depicted in Gus's post) and I just leave it up all the time. Nothing ever in the back seats. If I need the room, it's a simple raise up the back portion. Works great. Is beige ( Looks fine with my white and dark interior). Looks great.
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Last edited by Chuck Schexnayder; 01-03-2018 at 01:14 PM.
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I just back checked and the one I purchased off e-bay was for 294.25.(in Aug of 2016) That included shipping. There are a number of them from different named dealers, but the part number for them all was the same. From Germany. Shipping fees very an awful lot.
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Last edited by Chuck Schexnayder; 01-04-2018 at 11:52 AM.
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