Replacing rear cross braces

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After buying a set off Tewy second hand took them to a friend and had them shot blasted etched , under sealed then painted for extra protection.Yesterday I had the use of another friend’s ramp so set about changing them pretty straight forward while I was at it cleaned up the rear subframe and dinitroled all hidden crevices like new again underneath again a few pics

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IRR 3.0 coupe 2015 black pack, design pack , 20” carbon blades,fixed rear spoiler, carbon centre console engine coverunder bonnet trims , flat bottom royal steering wheel red stitching v8 back box rear defuser lots of smiles πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

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IRR 3.0 coupe 2015 black pack, design pack , 20” carbon blades,fixed rear spoiler, carbon centre console engine coverunder bonnet trims , flat bottom royal steering wheel red stitching v8 back box rear defuser lots of smiles πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€
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Post by Ots1 »

Brill, like it. It's on my list of to do's. Only sprayed mine up with anti corrosion formula at the moment but want this type of job doing before this winter.
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T50 YOX wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 9:43 am After buying a set off Tewy second hand took them to a friend and had them shot blasted etched , under sealed then painted for extra protection.Yesterday I had the use of another friend’s ramp so set about changing them pretty straight forward while I was at it cleaned up the rear subframe and dinitroled all hidden crevices like new again underneath again a few pics 33673FC5-097C-4B88-97DD-2E456C0A8E11.jpegB68B355A-5DC5-419A-9898-35BF17FF63FD.jpegD9E29138-62A6-457D-8F00-483EE843AEAB.jpeg
Hi,
Glad to see you have now fitted the braces I sold you. Removing the braces is the only way to tackle this job so it must be satisfying doing yourself. Since I did mine I have had an issue with the exhaust valves so Jaguar is replacing the backbox this coming week. I will have to stop reading all of the issues people have because my car is a 3.0 V6 manual and apparently the clutch/flywheel are at their 4th generation. My car is not experiencing any clutch slippage but knowing there has been some early failures makes you careful on rapid acceleration from stand still.
F type 3.0 V6 supercharged manual, Honda CRV, Jaguar XJ-SC manual 3.6
T50 YOX
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Like to do as much work as possible on my own cars it’s a straight forward job will have my old ones up for sale shortly having them shot blasted,etched,under sealed and painted same cheers Tony.
IRR 3.0 coupe 2015 black pack, design pack , 20” carbon blades,fixed rear spoiler, carbon centre console engine coverunder bonnet trims , flat bottom royal steering wheel red stitching v8 back box rear defuser lots of smiles πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€
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Please let me know when you have them up for sale. Where to collect and how much?
Have you considered having them galvanised?


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T50 YOX
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Hi 01286p I did consider having them galvanised but if they get chipped water gets underneath and starts coroding again, that’s why decided to have them etched undersealed and painted to give it a bit more durability they should be ready for next weekend .I live in Barnsley s Yorkshire and would be up for sale at Β£250 if interested private message me and can give you my contact details could possibly meet halfway cheers tony
IRR 3.0 coupe 2015 black pack, design pack , 20” carbon blades,fixed rear spoiler, carbon centre console engine coverunder bonnet trims , flat bottom royal steering wheel red stitching v8 back box rear defuser lots of smiles πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€
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T50 YOX wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 3:36 pm Hi 01286p I did consider having them galvanised but if they get chipped water gets underneath and starts coroding again, that’s why decided to have them etched undersealed and painted to give it a bit more durability they should be ready for next weekend .I live in Barnsley s Yorkshire and would be up for sale at Β£250 if interested private message me and can give you my contact details could possibly meet halfway cheers tony

Hi Tony, did you use new bolts when you replaced the braces or the old ones? It looks like some of them bolt into aluminium and I’ve previously been told that if you reuse steel bolts you increase the risk of galvanic corrosion because some of the zinc plating will have been damaged. I think there is some paste you can get to put on the threads beforehand, although I’m not certain about this.
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Hi gus yes I used the old bolts but coated them with copper slip grease before refitting if you could get some more info it would be appreciated possibly need to change them thanks Tony
IRR 3.0 coupe 2015 black pack, design pack , 20” carbon blades,fixed rear spoiler, carbon centre console engine coverunder bonnet trims , flat bottom royal steering wheel red stitching v8 back box rear defuser lots of smiles πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€
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T50 YOX wrote: ↑Sat May 08, 2021 6:26 pm Hi gus yes I used the old bolts but coated them with copper slip grease before refitting if you could get some more info it would be appreciated possibly need to change them thanks Tony

I’ll try and get better information but I know that some use tef-gel on the threads to prevent galvanic corrosion when reusing steel bolts, but the best solution seems to be using new zinc plated bolts each time.
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