Secrets of the Jaguar Xk8 XKR Ep94. Tonneau covers, and Clues to my new cars Identity.

[@ingleman.6529]

Another wonderful insight. Such a simple and elementary aspect of owning a convertible but so useful to know. I am better armed now when the time comes to drop the top! Brilliant, and thanks for sharing.

[@ToTheGarage]

Thanks

[@garyvanremortel5218]

If you ever change your convertible headliner you will find the backing is a combination of burlap and jute. The burlap seems to get ragged and the jute behind gets exposed. When I changed my headliner, I added a thin polyester fabric layer using spray adhesive to tidy it up before installing the new GAHH headliner in black. Not a hard job and the GAHH fabric is a much more robust multilayer and foam construct.

[@dreamhunter1950]

Hi John, your new purchase sounds American to me. Thank's for the Tenax part. I just ordered a new black hood from Adamesh and had to find out, that the Tenax wont fit. I have learned from Your Video, how to change them, when the replacement arrives. Thank very much indeed.

[@ToTheGarage]

Hi Roland. Not American, but there is a tenuous American link. Glad the tennax chat helped

[@stephenoakley1583]

Hi John. Great video as always. I did make one observation. My 1998 convertible doesn't have the poppers (nor any evidence they were ever there) on the backs of the rear headrests for the tonu cover. I wonder if this may again be where you have such an early car and may has subsequently been dropped on later models?

[@ToTheGarage]

I think you are right Stephen. The evidence is stacking up.

[@Grandstreet1]

My 2005 doesn't have the fasteners either but it has a much wider flap that tucks behind the seat backs. The 2005 version of the cover appears to be made of a much heavier material which doesn't wrinkle. The advertising brochure shows sides of hood cover tucked in

[@briankennedy5578]

Is there some sort of a drain for water at the rear of the hood? Appears water could get in there easily.

[@stephenoakley1583]

P.s Also my tonu cover has no poppers where the headrests are either. Cheers steve Oakley

[@ToTheGarage]

Good intel. Thanks Stephen. We now need to know who has the earliest car without them🤔

[@KnucklesMustache]

@@ToTheGarage My (US) late-ish 97 build date & model year car does not have them.

[@lib556]

Hmm. Snaps at the back of the backseat headrests may be isolated to just your early model. I don't have them on my 03 XKR and the tonneau flap is bare. As for the retaining pegs on the back edge - bit of a pain. I have the originals but they are held in place by little rubber 'donut' end caps. These are always falling off and disappearing. Out of 6, I'm now missing 4. I often employ one of your tips from an earlier video re the tonneau and raising the hood. If parking for any length of time, I like to raise the hood. I leave the tonneau anchored at the boot end, pop the 2 snap things (I forget the name already) and raise the hood. It slides up smoothly and the tonneau creates a bit of a rear window sun shade.

[@ToTheGarage]

Defo think you are right re poppers. I think I may have to invent a better Peg design🤔

[@alexanderivanov3432]

Orange Focus ST?

[@ToTheGarage]

Not a focus. But if it was, then it would be orange👍

[@IanJones-f5y]

How do you clean the roof lining

[@oldjaaag9804]

Never looked in my hood bag - perhaps i should check to see if it contains the cover! No poppers on the back of my headrests by the way. (Sept 97 car).

[@epic2000]

I lay my top flat in the boot trunk because my ocd can’t tolerate the middle crease

[@ToTheGarage]

If my boot was tidy enough most of the time to do likewise, I would join you. It irks me too

[@Grandstreet1]

A small point that has always bothered me is the purple color of the seat belts.

[@nigelsainsbury3304]

Hi John mines a 1996 with no poppers on headrest.

[@craigs9798]

Hi John, I’m a tuck in type of person. Keeps the tonneau cover from flapping around on the highway. And sounds VWish to me. GTI?

[@pubu2010]

Forgot to mention that you can raise the hood by releasing the tenax fittings only. You showed it on a previous video, I think. My 2001 has a flap in front, no back seat poppers. Maybe that's why.

[@tonyc3584]

Hi John My 2000 xkr also does not have the poppers behind the headrests .. could it be a europe thing ??

[@ToTheGarage]

Hi Tony. Im now thinking its just a Very early car thing! Im hearing from loads of folk world wide that they dont have the poppers.

[@cirquedumike]

I want to ride in your XK8! 🥰🥰🥰

[@volkris]

Some hopefully constructive feedback: I appreciate the work that went into the new introduction (well, okay, I know it's not so new now), but I think it is too long an introduction for these videos. It's long enough to be the introduction to a full episodic TV show on a streaming service with a convenient "click here to skip" button. Maybe edit it down to one minute so at least we can get to the content by skipping to the 1 minute mark?

[@ToTheGarage]

Thanks Chris. All genuine feedback is always welcome. And I do think you are right. Its about due for a mid life refresh anyway to reflect the evolving fleet, and I will take the opportunity to shorten it too.👍. Dont hold your breath though. There is a lot going on in my world.

[@mosaldin]

I think it is BMW X3 with the 6 cylinders engine.

[@nigelsainsbury3304]

Hi John my guess Fiat Abarth?

[@defjenjag5220]

Sounds a bit Audi RS3 like?

[@defjenjag5220]

Scratch that, I heard the unmistakable sound of a traditional handbrake at the end 👍

[@mistermikeanson]

Mercedes C-series AMG GT or BMW 4 series Sport? Lexus 300F Sport maybe? Sounds nice whatever it is!

[@ToTheGarage]

Nice guesses and nice cars (The Lexus particularly lights my candle) but not correct😁

[@jeffreyshaw5504]

Hi John your new car sounds like a JCBGT ?😹😹

[@ToTheGarage]

You DIG it then Jeffrey?🤣

[@stevestone4346]

Nissan GTR

[@ToTheGarage]

Would love one, and all the clues line up Steve. But no.👍

[@stevestone4346]

@@ToTheGarage oh well back to the drawing board !

[@tonicortese487]

Your new car john is an Abarth 595 competizioni

[@alexanderthegreat6480]

Buying a Corvette?

[@ericdiekmann2308]

Golf GTI

[@kevinhartley778]

You bought yourself a Porsche?

[@ToTheGarage]

Not a Porche, but that would match all the clues and the idle sound👍👍

[@nrick6800]

Nissan Skyline GTR …. 😉😁

[@defjenjag5220]

Um. 370Z? 'zee' 🤔

[@ToTheGarage]

Nope😁. Zed when I say it🤔

[@russhoogland4701]

Audi RS3

[@stun9771]

Not another sports car….!!