[JAGNUTS] Latest up date: XJ12 VDP Trials and tribs

Thu Jul 30 09:46:43 MDT 2009

Hi Ken;  Check with Tony..He replaced the headlights on my car with european 
spec headlights [really good!], and may still have the originals....Good 
luck.
Mike.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Exner" <kexner at sasktel.net>
To: "JAGNUTS Regina" <jagnuts at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] Latest up date: XJ12 VDP Trials and tribs


> Sorry Bob... I need the headlamp lens not the amber marker. The one that 
> is
> on there has a crack in it and won't pass.  Going to check out Ed's
> suggestion. Thanks for checking though and the offer of the amber lens.
>
>
> Ken Exner      (306) 539-8512       www.tsilimo.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bob
> Sent: July 30, 2009 9:13 AM
> To: Bob
> Cc: JAGNUTS Regina
> Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] Latest up date: XJ12 VDP Trials and tribs
>
> Yup ... I've got one if it is the amber lense on the side of the
> fender (wing) ... It needs a bit of a cleanup, but its yours if you
> need it ... Bob England
>
> On 2009-07-30, at 9:08 AM, Bob <engl at accesscomm.ca> wrote:
>
>> Ken ... I think I have one ... I'll check ...
>>
>> Bob England
>>
>> On 2009-07-30, at 8:46 AM, Ken Exner <kexner at sasktel.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all, I am still in need of one part to make this car pass the
>>> inspection... is anyone aware of a spare right side- out board
>>> headlamp lens
>>> (the one in the fender- in Canadian English terms) for the series 3
>>> Vanden
>>> Plas that may be hanging about where no one is watching,,,er better
>>> still
>>> ... one that I can buy (even for more than it is worth), beg,
>>> borrow, pilfer
>>> (that word is so less criminal like) or reacquisition just for the
>>> date of
>>> the inspection.  I want to get this one passed and at least moving
>>> until I
>>> can find that particular part.  At $20.00 / day to permit while
>>> moving it
>>> around can get a bit out of line and cuts into the Jaguar fund.
>>>
>>> Ken Exner
>>>
>>>
>>> --Original Message-----
>>> From: jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net
>>> [mailto:jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Mike
>>> Sent: July 16, 2009 9:24 AM
>>> To: JAGNUTS Regina
>>> Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] Up date as the new owner XJ12 VDP Trials and
>>> tribs
>>>
>>> Hi Ken
>>> New brake pads [front] for my car were $60.00 at Phoenix...I didn't
>>> need
>>> rotors, but they were available.  I seem to remember they were the
>>> same as a
>>> Ford halfton[?].
>>> Good luck, and look at all the money you saved.
>>> Mike.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ken Exner" <kexner at sasktel.net>
>>> To: "JAGNUTS Regina" <jagnuts at autox.team.net>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 7:02 AM
>>> Subject: [JAGNUTS] Up date as the new owner XJ12 VDP Trials and tribs
>>>
>>>
>>>> Here is the update as the new owner of the XJ12 VDP, the
>>>> Provincial Safety
>>>> Inspection did not go to well as the car did not pass...having
>>>> said that
>>>> there are no real major issues with the car! It is quite
>>>> structurally
>>>> sound
>>>> and has no serious mechanical/drivability concerns. Most of the
>>>> deficiencies
>>>> are maintenance issues such as tyers (which I knew about already),
>>>> leaky
>>>> seals (no surprise there either, just show me a Jag over 5 years
>>>> old that
>>>> isn't oozing some kind of goop) and worn steering components (ball
>>>> joints,
>>>> tie rod ends) and last on the list, the brake rotors and pads did
>>>> not meet
>>>> the safety specs for thickness. Overall should I have to put a
>>>> couple of
>>>> thousand into the car for these issues I still think I will have
>>>> come out
>>>> on
>>>> top with this one.
>>>> Did you know that in 1989 a Series 3 VDP sold for
>>>> $67,900.00......I am gob
>>>> smacked!
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, that is the latest.
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy your run to S'toon! Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Ken Exner
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net
>>>> [mailto:jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of ENGL
>>>> Sent: July 13, 2009 8:45 AM
>>>> To: 'JAGNUTS Regina'
>>>> Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] The new Owner
>>>>
>>>> I was wondering how long you could be without the trials and
>>>> tribulations
>>>> of
>>>> British car ownership.  Well done Ken!
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net
>>>> [mailto:jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net]
>>>> On Behalf Of Ken Exner
>>>> Sent: July 12, 2009 10:49 PM
>>>> To: JAGNUTS Regina
>>>> Subject: [JAGNUTS] The new Owner
>>>>
>>>> Ok .. Just in case some of you were wondering ...I bought the XJ12
>>>> VDP
>>>> today
>>>> will get it sometime tomorrow.
>>>> Thanks for your help and the moral support in the investigation.
>>>> (of the
>>>> car). Any one know a good place to get it safety inspected ..you
>>>> know the
>>>> ones that have broken their magnifying glass.
>>>>
>>>> Ken E
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