Re doing the Coach Stripe
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Re doing the Coach Stripe
Heh guys
I am interested in re-doing my coach stripe on my XJS.
Any body had any experience doing this?
Can you order them on line?
How much of a bugger is it to install the transfer and how do you go about it?
As always your help is greatly appreciated.
stay cool
I am interested in re-doing my coach stripe on my XJS.
Any body had any experience doing this?
Can you order them on line?
How much of a bugger is it to install the transfer and how do you go about it?
As always your help is greatly appreciated.
stay cool
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i managed to do my own and it wasn't too bad
the coach lines all come separately , and a car has a set of 8 decals to apply to individual panels ,
depending on year and spec, the coach lines are slightly different, but basically they are applied just above the swage line on the car
3650 by MyPix on Talk Photography
these are a set of ' sports-pack ' spec coach lines ( flame red over pewter ) for a 1989 car
1819 by MyPix on Talk Photography
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the coach lines all come separately , and a car has a set of 8 decals to apply to individual panels ,
depending on year and spec, the coach lines are slightly different, but basically they are applied just above the swage line on the car
3650 by MyPix on Talk Photography
these are a set of ' sports-pack ' spec coach lines ( flame red over pewter ) for a 1989 car
1819 by MyPix on Talk Photography
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I re-did the coachline myself. The tape is sandwiched with film and backing paper. After peeling off the backing paper, stick the tape and film together on the body, press and rub the film/tape to stick properly, and lastly peel off the film only then the tape is left on the body.
It should have been a quite easy job, but there is one problem which makes the job a bit hard. Some of the stock you can get from Jaguar Heritage are dead stocks. After a long storage the film shrunk and made the tape come off from the film and backing paper in some parts. So you will have to peel off the film to flatten the tape onto the backing paper and redo the film on the tape.
Now the coachline which you can get a set for a whole car is;
sportspack amber/quicksilver
sportspack flame red/pewter
Coachline Tape-Sportspack - Parts For XJS from (V)139052 to (V)179736 | Jaguar Heritage Parts UK
The rear short parts of the front wing isn’t available cheaply on the amber/quicksilver, but you can make them by cutting the one for the door/rear wing.
The parts with part the number starting from BCC/BDC is the old stock, so be carful. The ones with the number from BEC is newer ones and easy to fit.
It should have been a quite easy job, but there is one problem which makes the job a bit hard. Some of the stock you can get from Jaguar Heritage are dead stocks. After a long storage the film shrunk and made the tape come off from the film and backing paper in some parts. So you will have to peel off the film to flatten the tape onto the backing paper and redo the film on the tape.
Now the coachline which you can get a set for a whole car is;
sportspack amber/quicksilver
sportspack flame red/pewter
Coachline Tape-Sportspack - Parts For XJS from (V)139052 to (V)179736 | Jaguar Heritage Parts UK
The rear short parts of the front wing isn’t available cheaply on the amber/quicksilver, but you can make them by cutting the one for the door/rear wing.
The parts with part the number starting from BCC/BDC is the old stock, so be carful. The ones with the number from BEC is newer ones and easy to fit.
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That is what I have planned for when the car is resprayed. A good hand-drawn coach line (aka pinstripe) is better than those stick on things...
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Note: All Jaguar factory-applied Pin Stripes were taped-on (not painted) and had individual Part Numbers according to their color and car model.
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if any are ' painted ' then that have been done after they left the factory , and probably after a repaint
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Painted Coachline - Parts For XJS from (V)179737 to (V)226645 | Jaguar Heritage Parts UK
Painted Coachline - Parts For XJ Series from (V)720125 to (V)812255 (X300) | Jaguar Heritage Parts UK
Actually all X300s with the line have painted coachline.
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I simply quoted a post from JCNA forum based on the XJS Judges guide up to 1991. A new thread may be in order if one would like to delve deeper in.
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To answer your original question, yes they can be ordered online and no, they are not a bugger to install. I've stripped many a car and wide painters tape ran lengthwise is your best friend in providing a guide to lay your pinstripe against,
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heh thanks guys for all the responses. Sounds like we got a discussion on our hands.
Im not sure what color mine is supposed to be. My XJS paint job Sapphire Blue Metallic but my coach stripe looks like it was either yellow or gold, hard to tell as it looks like it has been faded.
Does anybody know how to get the correct color for the year?
cheers again
Im not sure what color mine is supposed to be. My XJS paint job Sapphire Blue Metallic but my coach stripe looks like it was either yellow or gold, hard to tell as it looks like it has been faded.
Does anybody know how to get the correct color for the year?
cheers again
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