08 Grille for 04 XJ8

Hi Everyone,
 
I own a 2004 Vanden Plas and like the grille on the 2008 a lot more. Shocking, I know.
 
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew where to buy one for less than the $1,000 the dealership charges, and also if it will fit my car.
 
Thanks!
 
 

ill check my price on monday..

This is where I got mine.  Easy install.
http://www.jaguarxp.com/jagxp/Jaguar%20XJ8%20XJR%20Vanden%20Plas/exterior/X350Front%20mesh%20grill.htm

This is the ''08 grille I think VandenPlasAZ is referring to:
 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Jaguar-XJ-Spares-ChromeFR-Grill-03-Onwards-BlackPEJ_W0QQitemZ170244031283QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170244031283&_trkparms=72%3A1121%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
 
Apologies for the long link. I bought mine from this seller, Ed, and he was a really pleasant guy to deal with.
 
It it was fitted in 5 minutes; so easy...
 
It makes such a difference to the look of the car, really brings it up to date.
 
I imagine even with shipping to the US, it would still be a lot cheaper than your local Stealership. Genuine parts too...

That is a good price, but it would cost a fortune to get it to the States.  I looked at the boot spoiler and it was going to cost 4x the cost of the spoiler to get it to me.

I agree with higeorge, shippin would cost you a fortune and to be honest the Mina grill looks way better on our jags.

I bought one from Ed in the UK.  Expedited air freight to Florida and the growler badge brought the grand total to only 400USD compared to the $1600 the Jag dealer wanted...

Took about 10 minutes to swap out.  Here''s a pic:


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