lower JAGUAR X308 1998 2.G Workshop Manual

Interior Trim and Ornamentation - Front Door Trim Panel
Removal and Installation
Removal

1. Remove interior door handle escutcheon.
Remove cover from door ha ndle escutcheon securing
screw and slacken and remove screw.
Pull door handle inwards and exercising care to avoid
damaging tweeter, remove escutcheon from casing.
2. Remove door casing veneer panel. Refer to 76.47.11.

3. Slacken and remove the armres t centre securing screw.

4. Carefully release the eight fasten ers securing lower section of
casing to door.

5. Lift rear edge of door casing to release retaining clip housing
from door panel.

6. Lift casing clear of door wais t flange and lock button and
withdraw for access.
7. Using pliers, remove housing from clip and fit to door panel.

8. Disconnect tweeter, speaker, puddle lamp and switchpack
harness multiplugs.
9. Remove armrest lower securing clip housing from casing. and
refit to door.

10. Remove door inner waist se al from holder, slacken and
remove screws securing waist seal holder and remove seal
holder.
11. Remove armrest from door casing. Refer to 76.34.22.

12. Slacken and remove puddle la mp securing screws and
remove lamp assembly from casing.
13. Remove pocket from door casing.

Installation



1. Release puddle lamp harness from clips at base of door pocket.
2. Slacken and remove th e two screws securing
bottom of pocket to casing.
3. Remove two spring clips securing top of pocket to casing.
14. Lift pocket from casing.

15. Slacken and remove door sp eaker securing screws and
remove speaker from casing.
1. Fit and fully seat casing securing clips.
2. Position speaker grill in casing align speaker and fit and tighten
securing screws.
3. Position pocket in casing and secure with screws and spring
clips.
4. Fit puddle lamp to casing, fit and tighten securing screws and
position harness in pocket clips.
5. Fit door armrest to casing. Refer to 76.34.23.
6. Fit inner waist seal holder to casing and fit and tighten the
securing screws.
7. Align and fit inner waist seal.
8. Fit door armrest to casing. Refer to .
9. Check that armrest tang locater and screw insert are correctly
positioned in door panel.
10. Position casing for access and connect tweeter, speaker,
puddle lamp and switchpack harnesses.
11. Finally position casing locating fold over waist flange and
firmly press armrest to locate retaining tang in door panel.
12. Commencing at front , press and firmly seat casing lower
fasteners in door inserts.
13. Fit and tighten armrest centre se curing screw in door insert.
14. Fit door casing veneer panel. Refer to 76.47.11.
15. Position door handle escutche on on casing, fit and tighten
securing screw and fit cover over screw.

Installation
All vehicles

Remove the retaining screw.
10. With the aid of another tech nician, lower the headliner.

11. With the aid of another techni cian, remove the headliner.

12. NOTE: Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.
Detach the anti-theft sensors.

13. NOTE: Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.
Remove the anti-t heft sensors.
1. Disconnect the electrical connector.
1. NOTE: Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.

Interior Trim and Ornamentation - Rear Door Trim Panel
Removal and Installation
Removal

1. Remove interior door handle escutcheon.
1. Remove cover from door handle escutcheon securing screw and slac ken and remove screw.
2. Pull door handle inwards and exercising care to avoid damaging tweeter, remove escutcheon from
casing.
2. Remove door casing veneer panel. Refer to 76.47.12.

3. Slacken and remove the armres t centre securing screw.

4. Carefully release the six fastener s (seven on long wheelbase)
securing lower section of casing to door.
5. Lift rear edge of door casing to release retaining clip housing
from door panel.

6. Lift casing clear of door wais t flange and lock button and
withdraw for access.

7. Disconnect speaker, puddle lamp and switchpack harness
multiplugs.
8. Remove armrest lower securing clip housing from casing. and
refit to door.

9. Remove door inner waist seal from holder.
Slacken and remove screws securing waist seal holder
and remove seal holder.
10. Remove armrest from casing. Refer to 76.34.23.
11. Slacken and remove puddle la mp securing screws and
remove lamp assembly from casing.

primary water shedder is undamag
ed and correctly attached to
door inner panel.
Align and fit inner waist seal.
8. Check that armrest tang locater and screw insert are correctly
positioned in door panel.
9. Position casing for access and connect speaker, puddle lamp
and switchpack harnesses.
10. Finally position casing locating fold over waist flange and
firmly press armrest to locate retaining tang in door panel.
11. Commencing at front , press and firmly seat casing lower
fasteners in door inserts
12. Fit and tighten armrest centre se curing screw in door insert.
13. Fit door veneer panel. Refer to 76.47.12.
14. Position door handle escutche on on casing, fit and tighten
securing screw and fit cover over screw.

Exterior Trim and Ornamentation - Exterior Trim
Description and Operation

Body Front
The thermoplastic front bumper incorporates chromed plastic upper quarter blades and where fitted, chromed covers for the headlamp powerwash jet assemblie s. The bumper lower air intake aperture is specifically profiled to achieve optimum
cooling of the AJV8 engine. A splitter vane installed in the lowe r air intake, is chromed on Daimler and Vanden Plas vehicles
and colour-keyed on all other models. An ov oidal sidemarker lens or reflector is installed in each side of the bumper cover.
The low profile plastic radiator grill surround is colour-keyed on Sport and XJR mo dels, chromed and fluted on Daimler and
chromed plain on all other models .A Jaguar 'growler' badge is fitted in the upper central positi on of the grill surround. For
certain markets, a spring-loaded chromed Ja guar 'leaper' mascot is installed centrally on the front of the hood. Radiator
grills are chromed mesh on the XJR, dark grey vertical vanes on the Sport, and chromed ve rtical vanes on all other models.
Body Sides
For certain markets, a Jaguar 'l eaper' badge fitted in place of the direction indicator side re peater, is surface mounted in a
shallow recess on the rear of each fro nt fender. Three-piece colour-keyed body side mouldings surface mounted on the
lower section of each door and front fender align with bumper upper extremities. A brightwork inset is incorporated in the
upper edge of side mouldings on Daimler and Vanden Plas models. On Daimler models, a 'Daimler' script badge is mounted
on the upper section of the B post. A 'V8' badge is fitted in the same position on all other models.
All models have coachlines painted on th e front fenders, the doors and rear fender s. Sport and XJR models have upper and
lower coachlines 1.5mm an d 3mm wide respectively, XJ8 has a 1.5mm single upper coachline and all other models have a
single upper coachline 3mm wide.
Body Rear
The themoplastic rear bumper also inco rporates chromed plastic upper quarter blades and ovoi dal sidemarker lenses or
reflectors. The trunk lid trim is colour-keyed on Sport and XJ R models, chromed fluted on Daimler and chromed plain on all
other models.
With the exception of Daimlers, the trunk lid rear carries a 'Jaguar' badge on the LH side. Daimlers carry a script 'Daimler'
badge in the same location. On th e RH side, Jaguar models carry an 'XJ8', '3.2 Sport', '4.0 Sport', 'Sovereign 8', 'XJR', or
'Vanden Plas' badge as applic able. Daimlers carry a 'V8' badge in the same position.

Exterior Trim and Ornamentation - Radiator Grille
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation



1. Slacken and remove the two scre ws securing top of grill to
surround.

2. Lift grill to withdraw retainin g lugs from slots and remove
grill from vehicle.
3. Remove and discard the two ny lon screw inserts from top of
surround (adapters for su percharged models).
4. Repeat above steps to remove grill on opposite side.
1. Fit new screw inserts/adapters to top of grill surround.
2. Fit grill lower lugs into suurround slots.
3. Fit and tighten the two screws securing top of grill to surround.

4. Repeat above steps to instal l grill on opposite side.

Seating - Front Seat Backrest
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. Remove front seat for ac cess. Refer to 76.70.01.
2. Remove seat back fini sher. Refer to 76.70.09.
3. Remove front seat headrest. Refer to 76.70.14.

4. Release the five squab cover to seat frame securing strips.

5. Release the squab cover to seat frame lower securing clips.

6. Remove the four squab pad to squab suspension hog rings.

7. Sever the two ratchet straps securing squab pad to squab
suspension.