How to Remove Door Panels and Replace Speakers on an X300 Jaguar XJ6 / XJ12 / XJR (1995-1997)

[@kimhenson4939]

Thank you and well done for this excellent and comprehensive video, which I looked at to learn how to remove the door trim panel from my X300 without damaging the vehicle (in order to check a non-operational electric window). The clear views from the camera and detail descriptions are very helpful. I will now have a go on my car (3.2 Sport, 1995).

[@thanedv]

I did my ‘95 Vanden Plas about 10+ yrs ago and what a sophisticated, the Jag engineer had designed!

[@joerochefort3222]

GREAT VIDEO, ESPECIALLY WITH NO PSEUDO-MASCULINE POWER TOOLS/SCREWDRIVERS OR ANY OF THOSE SISSY GLOVES OTHERS USE. KEEP IT UP!

[@williamripsher800]

Very fine demo. A lenthy explanation is never too much, because it's the little things that count. I find that short explanations are a waste of time, because it leaves you at the end still somewhat confused. Continue with this fine education, as it's good for profies and amatures alike. 🤗

[@sctrep]

Such a great video. Very valuable to us Jaguar noobs. Appreciate the time spent making it.

[@cindyrock5061]

Great video! I have owned my 1995 Vanden Plas XJ6 for the past 3 years in Phoenix, Arizona and had my speakers replaced by an audio sound place locally; however, now the insulation (yellowish thick stuff) has come loose from the passenger front door causing a lot of trouble in shutting the door and opening it. If I had the patience and agility, I was thinking of following your instructions. But since I am getting old and crotchety, I guess I'll bite the bullet and take it somewhere and pay them. But thank you so much for such a well-done video - your explanations are fabulous! And I am a girl who only thinks she wants to do it all herself. ;-D

[@charlescfap]

Spectacularly thorough. Great job! Having had to do this many times, I wish I'd found your video earlier - it would have saved me many hours and much repentance for the words I muttered, growled and shouted as I figured it out on my own. : - )

[@h.4340]

Thank you for the video. I was searching for a guide on how to change out my XJ6 speaker and this is perfect. Exactly what I needed!

[@charliepeebles2531]

Excellent video. Thanks so much for uploading. I found it incredibly helpful. Enabled me to do a job that I would never have thought of trying myself.

[@angelobeso7977]

Great Job Man ive been trying to find a step to step video ofnhow to get this done. I have a 97 xj6 vanden plas.. Thanks Bro

[@rustdesk09]

Great video. Thanks for putting out such a helpful post. I was able to take off the panel and get my repair done in about thirty minutes! Your filming was excellent all the way around.

[@richardautenzio8117]

Hi X300Sauce. I have watched your video before and have found it very helpful and interesting. Thanks for your input. Hope your car is running well. Just a little bit of trivia info: My model is actually a X330 and all that means that it is a LWB. (as you know X300 is the factory code) My X Type factory code is a X400. That is interesting because the X300 series and the X Type were designed by the Geoff Lawson design team. He designed some of the most beautiful Jaguars after William Lyons but passed away at only 58 soon after. Then came Ian Callum who left the jaguar history behind whilst trying to compete too much with the likes of BMW. They lost a lot of the older regular buyers for the younger BMW etc type market but then they just became another competitor rather than the unique classic individualist car that were so different from the other run of the mill cars. So now we just have more of the same with different badges. With Jaguars you either loved or you hated them. And that was simply because you either got it or you didn't.

[@wantabiscit]

Thanks heaps for the video, I would've never figured our how to get the doors off!

[@gaz1tinsley]

Hi when you took out the stereo center panel was there enough room to fit a small amplifire in the cavity ? 7.35" x 2.5" x 1.5" ?? (W x H x D) 181 x 38 x 64 mm

[@richardautenzio8117]

Thanks for this Eric. Great information. Just what I needed to know. Hope you make more videos like this. I have a 1996 X300 and it is the best Jaguar I have ever owned. It will probably be my last Jaguar, as this car was the best and most dependable XJ6 they ever made. Not to mention that it is also the last of the straight 6 engines, and the last of the traditional Jaguar luxurious cars that offered "Grace, Space and Pace, or to put it another way "Leather, wood and waft" With the older beautiful Jaguars cars, you either got it or you didn't. You have a great car there Eric. Keep the good work up.

[@anthonydelieto8017]

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[@gaz1tinsley]

Are the rear speakers the same as the front ???

[@elit2175]

Thank you brother. Going to replace the speakers in my 97 VDP next week. This was really helpful.

[@timothythomas1626]

You are a Great Teacher. I love the detailed method. I am the same way about details as it is The Details that make a difference.

[@williamburke2056]

Congratulations on making a really good helpful instructional video - many thanks for your trouble.

[@brentfrancis9187]

Excellent video young man!

[@DonutWilliam]

Thank you! I wanted to replace mine for a long time!

[@gordonmacadie2160]

Excellent detailed explanation

[@gaz1tinsley]

Hi, thanks for the brill video, the head unit is better output than the original on mine and I have just blown one of the rear speakers on an x300 95, how many watt are the originals and how many watt and the model that you fitted ?

[@clayreal]

Thorough demo bro! Thank you

[@peterlee2526]

Do you have a video of getting into and replacing the rear sub-woofer behind the passenger seats?

[@KonRuzChannel]

My rear doors window came down and never went up. I removed the panel. But how do i get to the window? What can be wrong with it? Any suggests?

[@rock666god]

Excellent video, very informative and great explanation, well done !!

[@fernandomontelongogarcia2315]

Thanks for a nice video (tutorial) about replacing the speakers 🔊 from a jaguar . I do have a question about replacing a coolant hose located in between the transmission and the engine right side of the car, hiding above the suspension

[@herrbela84]

Nice Jag, I have a Merc but I like luxury cars, so I just saw this for the fun of it.

[@keithmclaughlin2948]

Regarding the plastic socket in the door and the metal spring clip. they are SUPPOSED to come out together, because there must be a very firm fixing in the metal door. So that when one closes the door using the handle ; it keeps the panel firmly in place, now you have bent the metal clip there is a chance you will rip the door panel off if closed too firmly.

[@x300source3]

Keith Mclaughlin Hey Keith, thanks for the insightful comment. After pondering for a bit, you make a lot of sense. I think there’s a chance you’re right, although I’m not certain. In my explanation, I was repeating an explanation I read in several threads on JaguarForums. With that said: 1. The first time I removed the driver’s door panel, the clip was not installed properly. The metal prongs had not been pushed through the plastic piece by whoever was in there previously. By this time, I had already owned the car for several years and had daily driven it during that period. I never had any issues and the door panel handle had felt solid since the start of my ownership. 2. The rear doors do not have this type of clip at all. 3. Lastly, metals have two stages of bending. Bending starts as “Elastic Deformation” and then eventually becomes “Plastic Deformation”. Within the elastic stage, the metal will return to its exact starting place when released. Once bent beyond elastic and into the plastic range, the metal will not return to its starting position. In the case of this clip, you do not need to bend the metal prongs beyond the elastic region, meaning they return to their exact position when released without any appreciable change to the metal’s properties. The exception to this is a different type of wear and failure known as “Fatigue” which can occur even if the metal is never bent beyond the elastic. However, fatigue is a something that occurs over many thousands or even millions of load cycles, which is not happening in the case of this metal clip which has probably been touched maybe 10 times since the car was manufactured. Additionally, the metal prongs are made of steel. Steel has a Fatigue Limit where, if the loads on the part are under the limit, fatigue does not occur at any amount of load cycles. My intuition tells me that the small load caused by bending the prongs with pliers is under the Fatigue Limit of the steel.

[@b.terenceharwick3222]

On a 1996 xj6 van den plas -- standard sound system not Harmon Kardon -- there are mini-speakers on both sides of the back seat. Are those component tweeter speakers? Need to replace radio system itself (containing cassette player and linked to trunk 6 CD player) before I can listen. I'm told any replacement would negate those options. Any suggestions as to what would fit vehicle and make for a quality sound system today? Don't need loud, just quality. Anyone know if this vehicle is wired for component speakers? That is, should I buy component speakers or would wiring those be a pain in the neck and two Kicker KSC 650 speakers as shown (without tweeters) be most appropriate for this vehicle??? Thanks, if you know....

[@jodyeverton7393]

Hi mate this is brilliant, as a complete novice I think this will help me loads fitting my door card back on. Do you have any advice on getting the electric windows working again? Or videos? Keep up the good work thanks mate 👍👍👍

[@alanspring8462]

Fine job and great video young man

[@floridadcfc6758]

This was really useful thank you as I have 2 speakers playing up on my 95VDP. Did you have to re enter a code for the radio or reset the windows or sunroof because you disconnected the battery?

[@clementdutang2907]

You save my life

[@alanwhitley95]

Does anybody know how to remove the plastic shroud round the back of front seat so i can replace squab

[@elit2175]

do the wiring adapters come with the order or must they be ordered separately ?

[@dolphinwarrior2535]

great video. thank you!

[@mikelin4575]

Great video! Really helpful. BTW, I recently need to replace the door latch cable for my 97 xj6. Can you tell how to expose the lock latch? I have difficulty taking the lock latch out.

[@timothythomas1626]

Say Brother I wonder if you may have more extensive Jaguar Knowledge other than this model? I have an x300 xj6 but have no Rear Trunk - Rear Window Speakers . I wonder if there are speaker wires ran for speakers? I have heard that cars that didn't come with CD Changers still had the cd changer cord ran to the trunk. .Any Advice of knowledge you may have would be greatly appreciated.

[@MrMilky1190]

My x300 misfires. Any service tips for plugs and coil packs would be great and also air filter and tuning would be fabulous. My 1996 paintwork is shocking but it’s only fine 59k miles. Thanks.

[@mariosmith2314]

This video awesome! And help me alot! Do you know how to change the tweeters in the front and back of the car as well? I notice they aren't working either

[@workforcejared]

Thanks! very helpful!

[@stevieh7292]

Really handy, mate. Cheers!

[@tonyblackie3277]

Hey love the channel :) Have an X330 also and about to change speakers. Very timely. Would love to hear the finished result, maybe a bit of Coldplay Paradise? :)

[@proofofpurchase747]

What a great idea, since you can hear third party sound quality through a computer speaker.

[@STK34761]

Thx for information

[@clayreal]

Would you rather??? Do a turbo installation Or Do a supercharger installation on your Jag?

[@thanedv]

great vid, thx!

[@cargogh]

Thank you.

[@alanspring8462]

I was happy to subscribe

[@grzegorzgrzejdziak4828]

Dobra robota. Powodzenia

[@davidmichiels5809]

Hi, since March I've got a 1996 XJR with the Harman Kardon speakers, but the overall sound quality is crap. Is thre any way to establish whether the bad quality is due to the speakers without dismantling the door? Might be the radio (still the original)?Or a deteriorated connection somewhere? Appreciate the tips and thanks for the very clear and elaborate video. I signed up for all your further videos!

[@x300source3]

Hey there David. Thanks for watching! Does the audio sound bad, or does it sound broken? One easy way I would start to troubleshoot would be to used the different inputs and see if one of them sounds bad. Try the radio, tape deck, and CD changer if you have it. Bonus if you play the same song through all 3 sources. You can also use the fader to move the audio around to different individual speakers to see if one speaker is the issue. Poor connections would probably cause an intermittent or variable issue. This wouldn’t be my first guess if your issue is constant. Bad stock speakers will get worse and worse over time. Hopefully this helps, feel free to reply with a follow up if you’d like.

[@clayreal]

I have blown speakers in my 1999 xj8

[@anandcpa]

Very good

[@jaygee4326]

Good video... BUT we didn't hear the new speakers.

[@cyrilleg2704]

Merci pour ce tuto

[@everettegrant4331]

You are SOOOO HOT!!! But I have a question and need your help! I’m about to buy a 2002 Jaguar X-type that has a non-premium speaker system. I was wondering could I go to a salvage yard and take premium speaker system from a car and switch it over to my Jag? Does that make sense or is there an easier way to turn my non-premium speaker Jaguar into a PREMIUM speaker Jaguar? Would it be expensive? Please HELP!!! Thanks!!!

[@stephendanna7594]

Do you really need 40 minutes to explain that. That should have been done in 5 minutes