Well, been busy with work and other things of late, but as those wind down and my other projects near completion or stopping points (like my Nighthawk), more time becomes available for the XJR. Right now the idea is to fix certain things before handing it back to Dealership X to use up some of that service credit. (What I'm doing now is stuff that's either
not Jaguar standard, not to Jaguar spec, or that I just don't want them messing with.)
The focus of late has been on working on the audio system. I recently replaced the original Jaguar/Alpine CD changer (which was dysfunctional) with an Alpine CHA-S634 unit which can play MP3s through the stock headunit, but it's not really working properly. Will post up about that when I get it working.
The rear subwoofer's been blown as long as I've had the car. After helping Der Stig with his BMW this weekend, I had some time to look into the matter. I pulled the rear seat and the rear dashboard, then yanked out the exposed subwoofer.
Yeah, I think that's toast. I fitted the spare (harman/kardon, same model as the original) I had acquired in the interim and then tested the system.
Worked great. I have to order in some plastic fasteners and such to reinstall all the trim, plus I need to repaint the stock speaker grilles which have a rather... interesting... pattern on them. I think the prior owner had some unruly kids with soda in the back and wasn't able/willing to clean the grilles off properly - though the leather and such looks to be in good shape with no soda residue.
After reassembly, the leaky cam cover seals will be addressed; the car will be sent back to the dealership to have the leaky power steering hose and worn center transmission mount replaced.