Leaping Jaguar Hood Ornament aftermarket on XJS?
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If it carries a genuine Jaguar part number and came in genuine Jaguar packaging then I'd say it's a genuine Jaguar leaper. Not aftermarket.
If it's an imitation, not sold thru Jaguar, no Jaguar part number or packaging....it's aftermarket
lets take wheels ? you don't like the set the car came with , so you go to the dealership and buy another set of genuine jaguar wheels and have them fitted , is that ' aftermarket ' / or an optional extra ?
Not aftermarket, as they're genuine Jaguar wheels sold by Jaguar under a Jaguar part number for use on Jaguar automobiles.
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cool
so we have established that the leaper is not an aftermarket product, as there is a leaper made especially for the angle of the XJS bonnet ( hood ) and sold by jaguar ,though they may no longer be directly available ( just like the XJS its self )
so now its down to personal choice,
no right or wrong,
just personal choice ,
BB
who has a leaper and a growler and a full length bonnet chrome strip from new
( and a genuine Jaguar Factory fit sunroof in his 89 coupe ) lol
so we have established that the leaper is not an aftermarket product, as there is a leaper made especially for the angle of the XJS bonnet ( hood ) and sold by jaguar ,though they may no longer be directly available ( just like the XJS its self )
so now its down to personal choice,
no right or wrong,
just personal choice ,
BB
who has a leaper and a growler and a full length bonnet chrome strip from new
( and a genuine Jaguar Factory fit sunroof in his 89 coupe ) lol
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There is/was? An XJS-specific leaper? Really? Under an official Jaguar part number?
I must say that this is the first I've heard of such a thing ....but, then again, I make no claim to having the Jaguar parts catalogs memorized.
I don't think I've ever seen one in the wild, so to speak. Every leaper I've seen on an XJS looked entirely wrong in terms of fit/angle/mounting and general aesthetics....although I agree that the aesthetics aspect is down to personal taste
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yup , lol
I have a brand new one in the Jaguar packaging at home that I have never fitted
as you say , most ( but not all ) leapers fitted are diving towards the ground and are not leaping ' level ' ........the correct one does ,
I will did out the part number when I get home from work
BB
I have a brand new one in the Jaguar packaging at home that I have never fitted
as you say , most ( but not all ) leapers fitted are diving towards the ground and are not leaping ' level ' ........the correct one does ,
I will did out the part number when I get home from work
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lol
I must confess, I have not fitted the leaper or the full length chrome strip to my newly painted bonnet , just a matte black growler
I may get a second bonnet, paint it up and fit it with all the trinkets fitted, as it was when I bought it ,
I will see if I can did out the picture of the day I got her
but as ever, each to his own......
BB
I must confess, I have not fitted the leaper or the full length chrome strip to my newly painted bonnet , just a matte black growler
I may get a second bonnet, paint it up and fit it with all the trinkets fitted, as it was when I bought it ,
I will see if I can did out the picture of the day I got her
but as ever, each to his own......
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Although I think they're especially bad on the XJS, in fairness I'll say that I actually don't like leapers on any Jaguar at all.....ever....so I'm already jaded before the subject of "XJS leaper" even comes up. IMHO they're just a silly, unneccessary adornment that detracts rather than adds to the style.
Jaguars don't need little gimmicks to look good! They're already gorgeous.
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Jaguars don't need little gimmicks to look good! They're already gorgeous.
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To be clear, I mean no offense or insult to any leaper lovers who are in attendance. It really IS just a matter of personal taste or style. Certain things just strike a nerve with me, that's all. Another example, for me, is fully grown adult men who wear their baseball caps backwards! Arrrrgh! That's just silly for anyone over the age of 19.
Presumably everyone here has their own 'strikes-a-nerve' objections to this thing or that.
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Presumably everyone here has their own 'strikes-a-nerve' objections to this thing or that.
Cheers
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Yup, that's another nerve striker for sure!
How about the people who enter the freeway/highway at a pathetic 40 mph when prevailing traffic is going 70 mph?
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I'd read that "leapers don't look right" on the XJS because they look like they're leaping down, but mine seems level. I don't know if it's because it's the placement (seems to be the right place) or if mine is actually a different style. I'm new to the Jaguar game. Anything's possible. I always thought they were a trim level thing - just like the Lincoln gunsight.
My "rage button" is people who pass on the right, while we're on the topic, even though I've been guilty of it - usually in situations where it's the only reliably safe maneuver.
My "rage button" is people who pass on the right, while we're on the topic, even though I've been guilty of it - usually in situations where it's the only reliably safe maneuver.
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If jaguar makes a Leaper for an XJS it is definitely an afterthought as they never left Browns lane with one installed, that being said neither did an XJ6 series III IIRC but that doesn't mean jaguar doesn't produce one for it because as far as I know they do for that car. Xk's unlimited makes an XJS specific one on a round platform to fit where the growler goes but I'm also with Doug on this one......looks horrid on the XJS and worse yet on the XK8, but that doesn't stop people from doing it.
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well , here goes
putting myself in the firing line, lol
this was how my car was the day i bought her, receipts showed this was all fitted by the original dealership from new , not your usual setup either, and i have only ever seen a few like it, and only in pictures apart from my own
i have not reinstated the leaper and strip , though i did think of blacking it out and fitting it?
Jaguar 016 (Medium) by MyPix on Talk Photography
this is not the leaper that fits over the growler mountings, its another version , but the fixings will fit......
Jaguar 015 (Medium) by MyPix on Talk Photography
Jaguar 013 (Medium) by MyPix on Talk Photography
ten years later and a full resto she looks like this
IMG_1923 by MyPix on Talk Photography
BB
putting myself in the firing line, lol
this was how my car was the day i bought her, receipts showed this was all fitted by the original dealership from new , not your usual setup either, and i have only ever seen a few like it, and only in pictures apart from my own
i have not reinstated the leaper and strip , though i did think of blacking it out and fitting it?
Jaguar 016 (Medium) by MyPix on Talk Photography
this is not the leaper that fits over the growler mountings, its another version , but the fixings will fit......
Jaguar 015 (Medium) by MyPix on Talk Photography
Jaguar 013 (Medium) by MyPix on Talk Photography
ten years later and a full resto she looks like this
IMG_1923 by MyPix on Talk Photography
BB
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