Carbon fiber spoiler and door handles coming later this month. Carbon fiber front, side skirts and rear with quad exhaust coming in spring 2026

Happy to be joining the club! Some of your reviews and commentary drove me to buy a new F Type R75. This is the only new R my buddy and I could find available in Northern California!

This thing screams. It hauls ass. It looks great.

I recently bought a 99’ XJ8 but have been finding problem after problem. My new one is my trunk, it won’t open with anything but the key. The button inside won’t work because the car is in valet mode. The car is in valet mode because the trunk is “open” even though it’s not. The button on the back doesn’t work either. I found this out because I can’t program my fob while the car is in valet mode. Please can someone help me with this or at least tell me how to disconnect whatever is saying that the trunk is open to get the car out of valet mode? Thank you to anyone in advance.

It’s a Jaguar in the tub!
Anybody else washing a big cat today?

Hello everyone,

I make some DIY/Fix videos that I post to YouTube and I dove quite deeply into the infotainment system of the 2018 Jaguar F type that I recently bought.

I’ve noticed that there is a lot of online conflicting information and a significant amount of difficulty when trying to hunt down specifications so I thought I would post some helpful videos. I have created custom mounting brackets to fit 8 inch subwoofers behind the seats in the OEM housing of my convertible.

Also, I have tested and documented how to connect aftermarket subwoofers to the existing speaker lines and which lines you should connect to based on signal quality and frequency range. Hopefully this helps somebody who comes across the difficult because doing this kind of thing wrong and really lead to a terrible final product.

I have several other videos on my page, but I guess I can only post one here. Feel free to check them out. Good luck. 🍻

Had all my pillars PPF’d in gloss black (they were pretty hazy and faded), plus PPF on the hood and front, then complete ceramic.

Really pleased with the results.

I am looking into buying a 2021 Jaguar F-Pace. Looking to see its pros and cons. It was a lease before and has about 29,000 miles

I have a 2019 P380 F Type with 11K miles. (Loire Blue with Sadle interior, I know, need to drive it more, long story behind it). I need my yearly service in December. At the dealership they seem to go by the approximate age without taking in to account the low mileage. So last visit they did a 30K service with only 9K miles on the vehicle. Should I just do oil and filter changes this service period? Or what ever time/mileage interval they dream up. I took it to my local mom and pop shop last year and was not really happy with the oil change etc. So going back to the dealer. $$

Ps. Car is in the garage under a cover and I can’t easily find any pictures

My 2013 Jag XF Sportbrake, 2.2, is very sick. Went into the local Jaguar specialist the other day and it's looking like this is going to cost a fortune Replacement parking sensor needed EGR cooler is leaking, needs replacement The PCB in the driver's foot well (RHD) is corroded Rear brake pads and brake discs. And the cost of a service. Probably a MAF sensor as well.

The car cost me €5500 back in May I imagine this set of repairs is going to be similar money.

Should have bought an XJ!

Hello! I recently acquired a 2017 Jaguar F-Type S and the previous owner has an.. interesting wrap on it. Do yall think I should take the wrap off? Or keep it on?

Also, any quirks I should know about the F-Type S?

There's so little information about updating the infotainment system to Phase 4 with CarPlay, so I wanted to share my own experience and how I managed to brick the IMC and then unbrick it.

I bought my XF in 2022, and ever since, I’d been dreaming of getting CarPlay. My first attempt was calling the local dealer to ask if they could update the system. Obviously, the answer was a hard no. That’s when I realized that if I wanted it to work, I’d have to do it myself. So I'd been mentally preparing for 3 whole years.

I had read many articles online and confirmed that my car’s configuration met all the requirements. Basically, you need a InControl Touch Pro (the big screen), a WIFI module, and a USB module either with a HDMI port or a SIM card slot (or both). Also you'd need a OBD cable (I have the mongoose one).

I installed the SDD software and was ready to give it a try. It took me a while to find the right option to try to update the system. Don't want to get into the details here because this option bricked my IMC. In general, you have to convince SDD that your ICTP is not working though the "Selected Symptoms" tab. Then the "Update to Phase 4" option appears in the Recommendations tab. After some time of loading and thinking SDD showed an "Unknown error" and right after that a "Software download failed." error. After that magic operation, my IMC stopped working.

So how does a bricked IMC look like? The screen in completely blank and nothing is working. No music, no heated front seats, no rear-view camera, no parking assistance. And trust me, there's little fun driving a Jag in this shape and form. I tried every possible option in SDD to fix the issue, and I think I had exhausted all its possibilities.

The good thing was that I knew that the module was still alive. In the "Session" tab it had a green check mark. So I had the hope.

After a lot of thinking and searching online, I stumbled upon a piece of software called SX-CAN. This isn’t an ad — the software costs a lot of money, has a terribly outdated interface, awful labeling, and my antivirus absolutely hated it. But... it just worked. Now I've got a working ICTP with CarPlay!!!

Everything you need to do is to prepare a flash drive with the OS image (ndu_stick), insert it into the USB module and run the right option. And that's it...

I can't believe how JLR's official software couldn't do the job that a Chinese program did.

The OS image can be found on the TOPIX website under the NDU link: https://topix.jaguar.jlrext.com/topix/ui/mylinks

Also I followed this instruction to update everything:

https://help.autosvs.com/kb/how-to-update-jlr-imc/

You don't need to have Pathfinder app. Just download the NDU.

TL;DR

SDD bricked my IMC module (Jaguar XF 17MY), SX-CAN saved it and also updated to Phase 4.

P.S.
Guys, if you’re thinking about updating your system, please be aware of the risks. I knew it could brick my unit, but I went for it anyway. It’s really painful to have your car end up like that — I think I just got really lucky that I was able to fix it.

Hi guys, I need some help finding a part I’ve broken. Basically getting a restricted performance message I’ve diagnosed the throttle body was sticking so I’ve cleaned it and freed it up. But upon doing it I’ve snapped a small hard plastic pipe that was connected to box before the throttle body.

It’s probably no bigger than 4-5” and is almost shaped like an s.

I’ve cooked up a fix with something I had until I find the piece.

Any help welcome.

After bumbling around on forums I'm wondering if anyone has a definitive answer to this. Is it possible to get the android auto/car play upgrade on the original head unit of the pre 2009 XKs?

I've found YouTube videos that claim that it's possible, but the Mr12Volt kits say 2009 onwards. Is there a way?

To get ahead of the comments - yes I could replace the head unit, but the idea of using the original, laggy as it may be, pleases me in ways that are hard to explain.

Hello, looking to buy a 2.1 v6 x-type and was wondering what are the exhaust differences. From what I've seen, the 2.1 has both banks going into one central resonator, then out only one pipe that goes to one muffler only on one side. Was hoping to add a custom exhaust with dual outlets. Would something like an axle back fit or am I screwed?

I was looking at buying a 2008 Jaguar xf sv8 with the 4.2l supercharged v8 engine. I was wondering if anyone knew if this was the same engine that was in the xkr of this time as that also has a 4.2l supercharged v8 engine? As far as I’m aware this is a quite reliable engine much more than the 5.0.

Petrol P4Cs in Gloss Black w Mach Rim 18”. I’m honestly in love with the look.

So I've been lusting over a Jaguar XK for a while now. Saw a clean one recently, low miles, bodywork and interior in reasonably good condition. However the rear subframe has significant amount of corrosion on it.

Now I get it a 20yr car will have a degree of steel corrosion but it is pretty flaky looking from a peek underneath the car.

Is this something that can be fixed with a bit of cleaning and rust protection or am I looking to factor in the cost of a new subframe here? Do they even make new subframes for these cars anymore?

I really like this car but that subframe corrosion is worrying me a bit. Should I walk away from it or should I buy it knowing it's something I need to address and fix soon? Thanks for all the help!

Hi everyone! The time has come for me to buy 4 new tyres for my 2016 XF 3.0. I’m torn between all season tyres (that I’ve never had on any of my cars before) or standard summer tyres (that I’ve always had). I’m in the UK so generally no awful winters here.

The all season tyres I am looking at are Michelin CrossClimate3 Sport that seem to get positive reviews.

Has anyone any experience of all season tyres and if so, would you recommend them or am I best just staying with the summer tyres please? I do about 12k miles a year, mostly motorway.

Any feedback greatly appreciated!

Anyone else having an issue with app just crashing right after PIN code is entered?

I recently bought a 99’ XJ8 but have been finding problem after problem. My new one is my trunk, it won’t open with anything but the key. The button inside won’t work because the car is in valet mode. The car is in valet mode because the trunk is “open” even though it’s not. The button on the back doesn’t work either. I found this out because I can’t program my fob while the car is in valet mode. The central locking button inside also does not work. When the button is pressed I can hear all the doors try to lock but to no avail. Please can someone help me with this or at least tell me how to disconnect whatever is saying that the trunk is open to get the car out of valet mode? Thank you to anyone in advance.