Headlining fitting instructions for Jaguar XJS

This job is within the capability of most competent owners. There is no gluing or drilling all the required holes and fixing points are already in place

At Jaguarheadlinings.com we supply everything that you will need to undertake the project including:-

1. The headboard
2. Left and Right hand rear quarter panels
3. Left and Right hand Cant rail (side rail finishers ) covers including replacement clips
4. All items are covered in grey or beige (jaguar limestone) cloth

Removal of old headlining in sequence:

1. Remove the sun visors
   
   The Sun Visors are held in place by two screws at the outer end, the visor clips by one through its middle
2. Remove the front and rear interior lights
   
   Gently prise out the chrome light trims with a flat ended tool
3. Remove the rear view mirror
   
   Three screws hold rear view mirror these should be unscrewed.
   
4. Removal of the rear deck and rear seat belts
   
   It is not essential for access to the rear side pads (bits down the side) but will make the whole process easier. Remove the rear seat squab. The lower cushion is secured by two screws or bolts along its forward edge the rear seat back then comes out after removal of the two screws/bolts in its lower edge and then lifting toward the roof to disengage the clips.
   

   Pull the covers from the rear seat belt reels and remove the single bolt that secures these to the rear deck. The rear deck should now slide forward and can be removed.

5. Removal of the Rear Side Pads and Side Cant Rails
   
   The Rear side pads are held by Snap Sacs (pin and receptor) and can be pressed free as are the two side cant rails and depending on how they have been fitted may require the removal of the 'A' and 'B-C' post upper finishers (two screws on the A post and one screw under the coat hook cover and the seat anchor on the B-C post).
   
   You will now have and interior free of trim parts and just the headlining biscuit left in place.
6. Removal of the Headlining biscuit
   
   Position the front seats with the drivers fully forward and tilted for access to the rear compartment and the passenger seat fully back with the rear fully reclined
   With the help of an assistant to support the biscuit. Carefully bend down the fixing tags that hold the panel in position. Carefully lower the panel and rotate it through 90 degrees and pass it to your waiting assistant through the opened passenger door.
   Now clean the whole of the newly exposed area.
   You are now ready to fit the new Headlining Kit which is a simple reversal of the above process.
   No messy glues or struggling to fit the fabric our XJS Headlining kit is ready to fit immediately.
7. It is not essential for access to the rear side pads (bits down the side) but will make the whole process easier.
8. Remove the rear seat squab. The lower cushion is secured by two screws or bolts along its forward edge the rear seat back then comes out after removal of the two screws/bolts in its lower edge and then lifting toward the roof to disengage the clips.

Headlining fitting instructions for other Jaguar models

FITTING INSTRUCTIONS:

For all four door saloon XJ6 / XJ12 / X300& XKR / XK8.

All XJ and XK headlinings can be installed through the front passenger door aperture; there is no need to remove any glass or body panels.  With some models it can be made easier to install by removing the front passenger seat.  The longer the wheel base model the bigger headlining, the tighter the fit, but they all do go in.

Removal of the old headlining:

XJ6 Series I & II, remove side visors and interior mirror, remove side rails above doors and rear quarter pillars, remove front and rear finishers and headlining board will then be ready to remove through the passenger door.  There is sufficient headlining cloth in the kit to recover the side rails and front and rear finishers; this should be applied with a high contact adhesive.  Once this is done the new biscuit should be put into place by placing through the front door passenger door and the side rails and front and rear finishers should be installed around it.  Sun visors and interior mirror can then be replaced.

XJ6 Series III, XJ40, X300, X308, V8, XK8 & XKR:

Remove vinyl side rails, interior mirror, sun visors, and lamp etc., the old headlining biscuit can then be lowered and removed through the front passenger door aperture.  The new item can then be passed through the front passenger door, lifted into place, side rails refitted and interior mirror etc….