Upper n Lower Mesh grille for X type! - Page 2

 

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ORIGINAL: BuckMR2
I think I will add the stainless upper (retaining bodycoloured surround) and lower mesh to my wish list.

 
 
I'm with you on retaining the bodycoloured surround Buck!
 
Jim
 

Yeah third on that one!  Either way with the mesh the cars look better!!!

Problems problems!!!
I soo wanna do it but, I'm picking my rims up tomorrow ( 500 miles round trip )and they need some attention, tyres off refurbed like new an tyres back on ( no garage to do the work as I converted my garage to another bedroom )
Leather dye arrived so interior needs attention too as well as caliper paint there ready to repaint calipers.....lol
Soon though.....Soon

Jim

Good luck with that workload Jim...dont forget the before and after pics

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ORIGINAL: JimC64
( no garage to do the work as I converted my garage to another bedroom )
Jim

Jim, a bedroom in the garage??....most of us have to use the upstairs bedrooms for a bit or if we cant wait the kitchen but a bedroom in the garage...that would be handy
I'll add that to my wish list as well but after my HIDs , heated seat kit and chrome mesh grilles....priorities you know

I always liked the stainless mesh look on jags. If you get the XJ superv8, with the body chrome panels blacked from the factory, the grille is STILL chrome with stainless mesh...just looks classier.

I think chrome on bigger car helps the look though...I feel like our cars don't look that great with chrome because it is too much in a small area...although the blacks look alright with chrome I tend to not like any other color with the chrome sport for me...

Hey jim do a faq section on the seat conditioning your doing...mine is starting to show some wear and if I plan on getting rid of her I'd like to not have anything else to draw the value down on this car!

Chrome looks brill on darker colors like black .Let's see you have a white car and chrome will not look as shiny as it looks on a black color .

 

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ORIGINAL: aquill1
Hey jim do a faq section on the seat conditioning your doing...mine is starting to show some wear and if I plan on getting rid of her I'd like to not have anything else to draw the value down on this car!

 
See what I can do Aquill. My leather badly needs attention, especially the drivers bolster thats worn.......needs freshened up.
God knows when I'll get round to it now winters near enough on us and I have 2 sets of rims to do as well as paint the calipers and the leather too....lol
I'll do my best as and when I get round to it bro, I promise
 
Jim

Hey Jim, have you ever painted your leather seats?  I know I need to do so, since my leather has been worn from 104K miles of abuse, but I'm a skeptic of those painting products.

Biggie, painting the leather seats is like chasing ghost in dark . Eventually, after a certain amount of time ,the paint will go off 

painting leather???  you mean all us lowly americans can have jags as cool as Buck!!??

 
Hey Biggie.......I have just ordered / received some Black dye which is a perfect colour match for my interior.
I am going to try it soon. I'll start with the drivers bolster which is showing signs of wear and see how it goes from there.
I'll let you know mate
 
Jim

Oooh I might be screwed than...I have the grey/gray leather and not black...  I've seen these colors too bud a little skeptic perhaps on the outcome...

Well we'll see I guess.......I'll test a small area first where the wear is and see how we go from there
Hopefully it'll be good.
I'll let you know either way
 
Jim

I'm not even sure what the color of my leather is.  LOL

 
Go for it Biggie............find out n let un know, let yourself know too....lol
Always handy if you need to retreat your lether or dye it to match, whatever?
 
Jim

I'll take it to the dealer and see what they have to say.

Good luck 2 out of 3 amigos lol  

 

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ORIGINAL: bigdreams05
I'll take it to the dealer and see what they have to say.

 
If you're unsure buddy a quick call with your VIN number will be all the info they'll need to tell you.
 
Jim

Hey jim you do it yet?  Will this work on my gray colored seats?

 
 
Hey Aquill..........I'm so sorry buddy I forgot to take pics
I tried it on the worst areas on the drivers bolster and WOW......works a treat, after one application the wear seems to disappear. I am going to give it a couple of applications and may do it all over, followed by leather conditioner.
Well pleased.
See the  link below.......he does all the Jag colours so I'm sure he'll have one that matches your interior
Jaguar-leather-dye
 
Jim

How does it work?  How does it help if there are crack looking things in your leather?

 
If you imagine a scratch or worn area on your leather, it's usually through the leather and showing a lighter patch that stands out yeah.
Well, this basically fills that in and over a few coats blends it in quite nicely. I reckon that once I get some leather conditioner doing its work it'll make a big difference.
I dont know of anything that'll completely remove those patches other than refitting with new leather?
 
Jim

I'll need to look into doing this soon...ive seen the kits on ebay but can't say I'd trust misleading pics...