Jaguar XK8 XKR X100 seat removal. Secrets of the XK8 ep 86

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  • Опубліковано 13 гру 2024
  • In this episode we look at tips for seat easy seat removal and form the start point for a series of videos about the seats, how they work, How to remove a broken seat, failure modes and restoration.
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  • @ChrisMeakin-jx7kg
    @ChrisMeakin-jx7kg 6 місяців тому +1

    Enjoyed this video once again John. Your series is helping me care for and fix my 2002 convertible here in Sydney.

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  6 місяців тому

      Glad to help Chris. Thank you for supporting the channel via the XK8 Index. Its genuinely appreciated.👍

  • @stephenoakley1583
    @stephenoakley1583 Рік тому

    Hi John. Just used this video to aid me in removing the passenger seat for some light restoration.
    No cash but did find a Mars bar which was 16 years past its sell by date!

  • @ingleman.6529
    @ingleman.6529 3 роки тому

    Wow, very timely video. I am surprised at how straightforward it is. Thanks again for another fascinating watch!

  • @garethmiles9984
    @garethmiles9984 3 роки тому +1

    Under my seat i found a 1994 playboy,6 hamlet cigars,and a pair of knickers!not my size..great video. John as always.

    • @garyvanremortel5218
      @garyvanremortel5218 3 роки тому +1

      I can only imagine what might be found under the back seat.

    • @garethmiles9984
      @garethmiles9984 3 роки тому

      @@garyvanremortel5218 ha ha ,John better show us how to look.

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      What a haul🤣

  • @bruceboucher2134
    @bruceboucher2134 3 роки тому +1

    Best tip was moving the tilt up to ease access to the front TORX bolts, great video. Want to do mine soon the plastic cover over the rail might be a pig to get off, as my car is younger maybe some other tricks, don't know, thank you

  • @oaktree3278
    @oaktree3278 3 роки тому +1

    Hi John, firstly hope the dentist wasnt too bad!
    Love the way you really take us through each element of a job, ive bean meaning to take mine out for ages, been a bit daunted by it, being electrical! not that anythings wrong with the mechanism, just need to really clean up and treat the cracking and slightly engrained grime over the years,. I shall now put it in my things to do Jag list, thanks, who knows i might be slightly richer, like you found 😊.

  • @UdoIBress
    @UdoIBress 3 роки тому +2

    Hi ... John, it's Friday and I saw your video. thanks for the very good description. As always, very detailed. One finds cartridges, another coins ... under the seat. USA or UK 😻

  • @JoBorkhart-zh1jv
    @JoBorkhart-zh1jv 3 місяці тому

    Jürgen from Germany, great video!
    I'm removing the seat to check how I can get the seat 20mm lower.
    Unfortunately, I haven't found anything on this yet, whether on the upholstery or the seat mechanism.

  • @iainbagnall4825
    @iainbagnall4825 2 роки тому

    For seat bolts, use a torque wrench; A. to ensure you torque them down correctly at the end when putting the seats back, but also useful when removing to ensure you at least start with the spec bolt torque for removal before slowly ramping it up to get them unstuck. Less likely to result in a rounded off bolt that going right at it with an impact, or a big breaker bar.

  • @oldmatelots2748
    @oldmatelots2748 9 місяців тому

    A really useful addendum to this vid would be a 'how to' on removing and replacing the seat adjust switch panel. I've lost track of the cars I've seen with cobbled up switch mounts due to ignorance or ham fisted efforts to remove the switch panel, invariably over-stressing and breaking either the front locating tab on the switch itself and/or the rear latching clip inside the the switch pocket.

  • @michaelsbraga2561
    @michaelsbraga2561 3 роки тому

    If you have seats with air bags, you are to disconnect the battery once you have the bolts removed and before you tilt the seat back to disconnect the seat motor power cable. Otherwise there is a chance of setting off the seat air bag.

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      a good safety Tip for all those with later cars. Thanks Michael👍

  • @gerardbooth40
    @gerardbooth40 3 роки тому +1

    Planning to do this in the next few weeks as I intend to install some additional sound deadening under the carpet to help silence the resonance that comes from my Paramount exhaust’s silencer at 2,100rpm (just about the legal limit in top in the UK). Inspired by the news of the photo competition once again and started snapping the motor yesterday on a trip to the coast. Don’t think I’ve got the final image yet, but it’s a good start and nice to have a photographic project. 🤞

  • @oldjaaag9804
    @oldjaaag9804 3 роки тому +1

    Perfect timing! I was planning to do this job next - thanks as always.

  • @karimhassan9264
    @karimhassan9264 3 роки тому +1

    excellent high quality videos.

  • @stigmoltu-jacobsen
    @stigmoltu-jacobsen 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for the all three ‘secret’ seat videos. I am (too) tall and normally have to raise the front only of the seats, even if they also can be adjusted electrically. Normally I use enough shims under the front bolts to be able to raise them 20-25 mm. This gives more room and comfort to my (long) legs. Question : Will this way of seat raising distort the runners/sledge, since only the rear end touches the floor/carpet? Are the original front bolts/treading long enough for secure fastening? Thanks for any input.

  • @mentalmason1
    @mentalmason1 7 місяців тому +1

    Any tips on how to remove the carpets on an X100 to facilitate welding in ner floor panels please?

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  7 місяців тому

      Hi. You have to carefully remove the inlay in your door aperture treadplates that has an XK8 logo on it (try not to bend them too much) they are held down with a soft glue. This uncovers two screws. Then remove the centre console and the front seats and it will lift out.

  • @t.alanblain6313
    @t.alanblain6313 3 роки тому

    Nice one John. I didn't remove my seats when I repaired the non operational headrests, but now I know how to get the plastic cover off and hence the seats out. I hope that the £1 coins you found are current and not five years old! Otherwise no money from this video. 😉

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      I need to go check my piggy bank🥺

  • @SCOTTW-k9m
    @SCOTTW-k9m 11 місяців тому

    what episode is instrument cluster rheostat replacement. (can't get cowl off) Do you have a list of your vidoes. They are the best!

  • @stevenmcquillen1121
    @stevenmcquillen1121 3 роки тому +1

    Greetings - I love your videos. You had mentioned that you would show how to move a electric seat forward or backward without power in a later video. Could you steer me to where that video might be? I have a passenger seat stuck in the full back position and there is now response from the electric controls.

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      Hi Steve. You need this video
      ua-cam.com/video/AjFiFWlAoUs/v-deo.html

  • @paulgartshore5854
    @paulgartshore5854 Рік тому

    Great video, I am in the process of buying an XK8 the seats work fine but need recovering. Is there anywhere I can buy the covers.

  • @garyvanremortel5218
    @garyvanremortel5218 3 роки тому +1

    Just did this job as part of replacing the soft top headliner. Not difficult, but you might find an errant French Fry in addition to coins.

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      I agree, quite a nice task. Unless your seats won't. motor! but. thats for another video.👍

    • @v336518
      @v336518 3 роки тому

      Hi there.
      Do you have a video on how to replace the interior soft top headliner?
      I could do with doing mine but not a clue how to go about it.
      Thanks
      Phil

    • @garyvanremortel5218
      @garyvanremortel5218 3 роки тому

      @@v336518 The process is well defined in the JTIS Shop Manual. It can be found on the website.

    • @garyvanremortel5218
      @garyvanremortel5218 3 роки тому

      @@ToTheGarage That's why they invented C4.

  • @johncoveney9202
    @johncoveney9202 Рік тому

    Hi John, A really interesting set of videos, thank you. My passenger seat (rhs French car) is all the way forward as the switch controlling forward/backwerd movement has a problem and won't move the seat backwards. Is there a video showing switch removal/rapair please? Any tips would be much appreciated, thank you. John

    • @Smashmouth-lx4vv
      @Smashmouth-lx4vv 6 місяців тому

      Did you fix this as I have the same issue - stuck in forward position and wont go up or down

  • @alanmilton8056
    @alanmilton8056 3 роки тому

    Hmm, you always make it seem so easy , which I guess essentially it is now that, thanks to you, we know what to do.
    Mind you I do concur with the comment below regarding a coupe, would need to employ a youngster with a supple/strong back !
    For some reason my Lear seat has worn fabric where it reclines so I may now be tempted to get it removed & repaired.

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      You can get complete new covers for the Lear seats

    • @alanmilton8056
      @alanmilton8056 3 роки тому

      @@ToTheGarage Thanks for the tip which I have researched. Seems it could be fraught with problems, mostly from the US. However, if you know of a reliable supplier in the UK please let me know. Mind you if they try to charge freight like Adamesh, 30 quid just to ship dashboard bezels to Australia or Dubai, they can forget it.
      A few years back my 4WD parts supplier in Halesowen shipped a new crankshaft for our Discovery TDi by courier no less for the same amount, & I am sure you would know what that weighed.
      Keep safe

  • @danmcloughlin841
    @danmcloughlin841 Рік тому

    In the beginning of the video, you take the clip off the metal railing of the seat. How do I buy one of those clips. Ninety nine x k but in america so i'm sure it would be on the other side. Of the driver's side seat

  • @jl6052
    @jl6052 3 роки тому

    Hi, how can I remove the seat adjustment button located on the side of the seat? Is it just about put scredriver head between that plastic cover and seat and pull? Thank you.

  • @v336518
    @v336518 3 роки тому +1

    Great video as usual John, thanks.
    Will you be splitting the base unit away from the back rear as part of your series?
    Thanks
    Phil

  • @tprincejr100
    @tprincejr100 2 роки тому

    John, Great video. Could you address the replacement of the seat control switch module? My drivers side switch was removed or fell out. For the life of me, I don't understand what keeps the switch in place. There is a tab on one end, not broken. The switch just falls out when I try to install it. Should it just snap in? Maybe the leather of the covers are in the way? Thanks

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  2 роки тому

      Never removed mine Thomas but I will investigate. (Unless one of our subscribers an help?)

    • @jimmygee1969
      @jimmygee1969 2 роки тому

      Mine is the same and I discovered that it is the part of the seat that the module clips into that is broken. On one of the Jaguar forums there are detailed instructions for fabricating and installing a metal replacement for this clip but I don’t want to do that as it involves removing the seat from its sub assembly/rails. I plan to use self-adhesive Velcro stuck to the module and the internal part to secure it.

  • @tainchains
    @tainchains 2 місяці тому +1

    does the seat need to be removed to change the lower seat cover?

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  2 місяці тому

      It would be a LOT! easier with the seat removed. Im not going to say it cant be done with it in situ. But its not something i wouod like to attempt @tainchains

  • @timshannon999
    @timshannon999 3 роки тому

    Thanks John, another great video. Love the new “theme toon”. Are you going to look at lumber support problems whilst seat is out? Cheers mate, Tim

  • @stevenslight2607
    @stevenslight2607 3 роки тому

    Thanks John 👍

  • @basharhito5190
    @basharhito5190 2 роки тому

    Hello John, thank you very much for all your videos. I removed the driver seat with ease, but the passenger seat does not lift up and down, it goes back and forth only, is this is normal or is the passenger seat designed this way? The space to remove the plastic cover is very tight and I cannot manage to take it off.

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  2 роки тому

      Hi Bashar. No the passenger seat on all models and specs should have an up and down adjustment

    • @ambientjars4988
      @ambientjars4988 Рік тому

      I have the same issue. Went to repair head rest and just makes a motor sound..

  • @conanwon1
    @conanwon1 3 роки тому

    Hiya great vid, wondered if youve ever come across this one ,its an xkr x reg ,ive got a problem with the drivers seat its reclines but wont move forward again ,the battery is all good fullly charged,meter reads 12.8 v ,ive tried wiggling and applying more pressure to the switch to press the contacts together thinking it might be a dodgy switch.nothing works,so im stuck driving about in the laying down position for the time being lol ,help needed before i get nicked

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      Oh dear. I can picture it😁
      Ive never come across it but it can only be a bad switch or connection as motors dont fail in one direction and work in the other🤔
      I guess its a case of remove the seat and experiment wit it on your bench. Give it a 12 v supply and see where the blockage in the electrical supply is. Dirty switch contacts is my bet👍

    • @conanwon1
      @conanwon1 3 роки тому

      @@ToTheGarage hi I had to remove the seat ,it turned out it was the switch ,removed motor so I could move the seat to its normal position so for the time being its a manual seat lol

  • @alanmilton8056
    @alanmilton8056 3 роки тому +1

    Ahem, ahem, John, I took my XK8 for a spin after watching your video, first time in 7 weeks post op & of course got the 3 Amigos, even though my battery charger claimed it was full, which cleared after I re-started during the journey.
    I decided to play with the seat settings & found that the drivers side was dead !!, did you put the "mockers" on it ?? Passenger side was fine, could it be as simple as a fuse, PLEASE !
    Anyhow, I now look forward with even more anticipation to your next video on how to remove a "dead" seat.

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      If I was ever going to make any videos pay per view (which im not) it would be...
      How to remove a dead seat....
      &
      How to open an Xk8 boot with a failed latch servo and a seized secret key hole.😅

    • @alanmilton8056
      @alanmilton8056 3 роки тому

      @@ToTheGarage
      Nice one John, &, if ever I was to subscribe & become a "Patreon", what a stupid artificial word, your site would be top of a very select list !
      Re your pruning antics, was it a pear or apple tree?, & knowing your penchant for camper vans, I am now erring towards the Winnebago gin palace rather than a Route Master ?
      Cheers

  • @kevinhartley778
    @kevinhartley778 3 роки тому

    Thanks John, another very good video showing the seemingly tricky to be relatively simple. Did I miss it or did you not disconnect the battery before pulling the plug? Does that not matter?

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      I didn't and it doesnt😁 obviously be careful not to short out the terminals in the connector.

  • @stuartsilkstone3028
    @stuartsilkstone3028 11 місяців тому

    Very helpful

  • @torrezpernandez8204
    @torrezpernandez8204 3 роки тому +1

    Hello, I'm a big fan of your channel was wondering how can ..I get my 98 Jaguar XK8 convertible fully custom pictures for you to see on your channel..

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      Hi Torrez. use. john@tothegarage.co.uk

  • @lib556
    @lib556 3 роки тому +1

    This concerns me a bit. I've always known that my head rest function didn't work. I'd watched repair vids but I didn't think it worth it (I'm happy with the current position even though it looks different than that of the passenger seat). I'm not all that handy and the 'simple' process of pealing back the leather etc scared me.
    I always thought the seat seemed a touch high. Since it won't go up or down, I assumed this was not an option. Now I see John's doing it and I realize that mine should too. I would like mine to be vertically adjustable.
    Another head-scratcher involves the noise my seats make when I engage the release latch to tilt the seatback forward. When I push up the latch there's a mechanical/electrical whirring noise that lasts a few secs. I note in the vid that John's seats don't make that noise. Should I be concerned?

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому +1

      Hi. The noise you can hear is the seat TRYING to lower the headrest so that the backrest folds fully forward going beneath the top of the windscreen frame

    • @lib556
      @lib556 3 роки тому

      @@ToTheGarage Thanks. I never fold the driver's side which has the higher of the two rests. The passenger side just clears the windscreen frame with slight rubbing (as long as the seat isn't too far forward - just need enough room for my daughter's legs). I'm hoping that noise isn't doing any damage.

  • @ulle85
    @ulle85 3 роки тому

    Regarding rear seat space, is it true that
    Coupe>cabrio
    xk8>xkr
    Standard>sports>recaros
    Can you get the slim seats in an xkr?
    I saw somebody mentioning removing foam/cushion from the front side of the rear seats to get significant extra room - any experience with this?

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому +1

      Coupe has more space than Cabrio.
      XK8 and XKR are no different
      Early cars with Lear seats (integral headrests) have more space than later cars and particularly those with Recaro's

    • @ulle85
      @ulle85 3 роки тому

      @@ToTheGarage thanks for the answers. Do you know if the xkr exists with the Lear seats from the factory?

  • @Andyastar1
    @Andyastar1 3 роки тому

    Hi everyone, I'm loving the channel and it has been instrumental in my purchase of an XK8 last week, a car I lusted over since it was released 25 years ago.
    Obviously the car has issues, what 23 year old car doesn't. One big issue I have is the drivers door seals, it coming in where the front pillar joins the wing and I assume its tracking down to the bottom of the door as the speaker cover is soaking wet. I am in the process of sourcing a 2nd hand one from ebay as nowhere seems to do the window aperture seal. Does anyone else think that it is tracking from there. The door seal appears to have been replaced at some point.
    Sorry for the essay.
    Andy

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      it is likely to be that window seal.

  • @stuartsilkstone3028
    @stuartsilkstone3028 11 місяців тому

    If I am looking for some parts parts, as I need to ship to nz, can you advise a good source of 2nd hand

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  11 місяців тому

      Autoreserve Jaguar. Check them out online they can supply. most items

  • @tonyshort6198
    @tonyshort6198 3 роки тому

    Hi John just a query, has any one extended the brake and accelerator pedals as I'm quite short in stature and find that in order to reach them I have the seat foreward quite a bit which then means that the steering wheel is to close even with it adjusted. Tony .Nz

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому

      Not that I know of Tony. But im sure it must have been done by someone. Any advice experience or tips folks?

  • @ofmanynicknames
    @ofmanynicknames 3 роки тому

    Removal looks so easy with your convertible. Were I to try it with my coupe, I suspect there'd be a lot more swearing and finagling involved.

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  3 роки тому +1

      It is true that the convertible makes this task rather. easier in terms of getting your head in the right place and in terms of good lifting technique to remove them.

  • @markguillory281
    @markguillory281 3 роки тому

    Cool

  • @ragman0696
    @ragman0696 2 роки тому

    Can I “Hoover” with a Dirt Devil, mate?

    • @ToTheGarage
      @ToTheGarage  2 роки тому

      🤣🤣. Yup. Ahhh. eponymous names😉.

  • @randyranson84
    @randyranson84 3 роки тому +1

    Steam cleaning the carpet would be better as the last step.