I really like this car in black.. Ours is anthracite, which looks amazing when waxed.

It does have some issues from sitting on lot for a long time from orig owner (supposedly 2-3 years, rich owner). It seems that the paint is cracked under the clearcoat but the clearcoat itself is fine. Its got a few door scratches and chips in the front, but we love it just the same.

My wife always says she wants our jag in pink, if we were to repaint it due to the above issue. Before you say, ewwwww, think a nice (darkish) pearl or candy pink over black.
Something like this, maybe slightly more towards pink, but also with more black


I've never seen it on this car but would be very interested. I imagine the lovely lines would do marvelous things with a paint like that.
(I can't really find a good example online, but that is the effect i'm thinking of)

 

That's a nice looking paint job on that car. I don't really think it's pink though, is it?
Look more like ruby.

 

That is a big list and covers all previous Jaguar ranges...

Here is a list that is only XK related, makes it a little easier, I have also included trim codes

Trim Codes
Leather
1997 to 1999
AGD - Oatmeal
NDR - Cream
LEG - Warm Charcoal
HDX - Teal
SDC - Coffee
2000 on
SDZ - Cashmere
NED - Ivory
LFJ - Nimbus
AGD - Oatmeal
NDR - Warm Charcoal
2003 on
LEG Warm Charcoal
LHJ - Dove
CGT - Cranberry
RFB - Cranberry Contrast
ADY - Heritage Tan
RFC - Heritage Tan Contrast


Scupltured Fabric
1997 to 1999
AGF - Oatmeal
NEB - Cream
LGE - Warm Charcoal
HDY - Teal
SDR - Coffee
2000 on
AGF - Oatmeal
LGE - Warm Charcoal

Carpets
1997 to 1999
AGH - Mink
LFN - Flint
AEK - Sable
HDX - Teal
SDC - Coffee
2000 on
LFN - Flint
AEK - Sable
? - Shadow Grey

Hoods
AEL - Stone (97 to 99)
PDM - Black
JFF - Blue
AEV - Dark Beige
HFV - Green
ANR - Light Beige

Facia
1997 to 1999
AGE - Antelope
LEG - Warm Charcoal
AEK - Sable
HDV - Dark Teal
SDC - Coffee
2000 on
AGK - Antelope/Oatmeal
AET - Sable/Cashmere
AES - Sable/Ivory
LGG - Sable/Nimbus
LGJ - Warm Charcoal/Ivory
LGK - Warm Charcoal/Nimbus
LGH - Warm Charcoal/Oatmeal
LEG - Warm Charcoal/Warm Charcoal
2003 on
LHM - Warm Charcoal/Dove

Seat Belts
HDX - Teal (97 to 99)
LEG - Warm Charcoal
AGD - Oatmeal
LFJ - Nimbus
2003 on
AEK - Sable

Headlining
AGD - Oatmeal
LFJ - Nimbus

Body Colour Codes 1997 to 1999
Solvent Code/Waterborne Code
/HGF Alpine
KDJ/KDK Amaranth
PDX/PED Anthracite
JGZ/JHH Antigua
JGY/JHF Aquamarine
PDT/PEC Black
HFB/HGD British Racing Green
CFS/CGC Carnival
/HGC Emerald
MDP/ Ice Blue
MDT/MDX Meteorite
/CGL Phoenix Red
JGE/JHE Sapphire
HFR/HGE Sherwood
NDM/NEE Spindrift
LFA/LGL Titanium
SDN/SEC Topaz

Body Colour Codes 2000-2003
HGF - Alpine
PED - Anthracite
PEC - Black
HGD - British Racing Green
CGC - Carnival
HGG - Emerald
JHJ - Mistral
JHM - Pacific
CGL - Phoenix Red
MDZ - Platinum
JHE - Sapphire
MDV - Sea Frost
NEE - Spindrift
LGL - Topaz
JHG - Westminster

Body Colour Codes 2003-2005
PEF - Midnight
PEC - Ebony
NEG - White Onyx
JHM - Pacific
JJM - Adriatic
JHV - Zircon
CGG - Carnival
CGL - Phoenix
LHL - Slate
LHK - Quartz
MDZ - Platinum
SEC - Topaz
HGD - BRG
HGZ - Jaguar Racing Green
MDV - Seafrost

 

I guess it's about personal taste, and yes Black, Burgundy, Royal/Navy Blues, Reds etc do look good, but if you don't want to spend every weekend washing the damned thing, then these are my recommendations (not necessarily in order):-
Silver, White, Light Bronze/Gold, Light Grey.
My father had a Daimler Consort when I got my licence: it was Black, and a constant pain to keep clean. Worse, we lived down a private road (gravel surface) about a quarter mile long. The car was kept well waxed (Simonize Silicon, anyone remember), and finished off regularly with Mr Sheen silicon furniture polish (left an amazingly smooth, slippery surface), but it showed every speck of dust that ever came near. It was wonderful to sit in the car & look across the wonderful long bonnet after cleaning the car.
It was the last black car my father ever owned.

Cheers,

Languid

 

Don't forget Seafrost never looks as if it needs a wash!

Al

 

Where do I look up the code? Is it on a sticker/ plate or what?
Thx.

 

On the rear of the drivers door opening, you will find a sticker like this:



This happens to be the sticker from my own XK8. You will see the code HGZ which is British Racing Green. The interior trim SDZ is Cashmere leather.

 

Phoenix red. Thanks again.

 

"I guess it's about personal taste, and yes Black, Burgundy, Royal/Navy Blues, Reds etc do look good, but if you don't want to spend every weekend washing the damned thing,"

I wash the PBTW's Kitty everyday if the weather permits,,, In fact I just washed and waxed her Kitty this morning and we are going to go out tonight and show it off,,, Dinner I guess,,,

58 degrees here with 25 mile an hour gusts,,, Froze my toes washing it (flip flops ya know) But I got it done,,, We have 9-12 ft seas out in the Gulstream today... Fricken Cold here...

Oh the Heavy flaked Metallic Paints do not fair well down here because of the sun etc... Thou they look good in some applications they may not last as long and require more attention... I would make sure that you have a competent body shop who has done that before and ask all the right questions... Heavy metallic paint is not a job for a MAACO Type Shop,,, in fact a Jaguar should never see the inside of one of those shops...

 

I've had several white cars and loved them. They don't show dirt as bad and are a lot cooler in summer if you live in a hot climate like I do, Texas. Both my Jags are red. Like that color too.

EZDriver

 

Nice Color Combo the white with cashmere interior.

The surface temperature difference between a white car and a black car on a hot day is 110 F. degrees.

White is a great color on a car, high visibility day or night, and counter intuitively unless you drive through a pig sty (no offense Steveinfrance) it will not show dirt.

Have yet to see a bad factory color on the XK series.


Around here we have a saying "Don't dunk the kitty" which is a small indication of how pissed off the ISMW gets if you try to push her around or say something really dumb.


Cute complaining about 58 degrees when when we haven't seen above 20 degrees for two weeks......see above....you were warned.

Frosty You Dirty Boy.

cheers,

jj

 

Al,

Are you sneaking round and secretly washing my Frost Blue XK8? It never looks as if it needs a wash either!

Other than a white Land Rover Safari which was always covered in mud, I've gone for dark blue or black before. Always needed washing once and sometimes twice a week.

Have to agree - light colours need much less regular attention.

Graham

 

Washed mine yesterday to get the salt off, underneath as well.Even with the salt over it Frosty still looked clean.

Bet you did yours over the weekend.

Cheers Al

 

Same for Zircon Blue, except for the farmers treats that spill onto the road around here.

Not that I drive it where it would get dirty otherwise.

But feel free to sneak and wash anytime.

cheers,

jj

 

Although my car is BRG, I wish it was black. Have had 12 black cars over the years and yes, they can be a pain to keep clean but they look "oh so nice".
Color is in the eye of the beholder. White can be nice on certain cars but NEVER in the snow belt. Down right dangerous.

 

I've been partial to red cars ever since my dad owned a burgundy XKE V12 some 40 years ago. Came across my '05 carnival red XK8 (cashmere interior) a few months ago and just couldn't resist. Dark cars do really pop WHEN CLEAN but light ones look good all the time. Let's face it... these cars turn heads no matter what color.

 

Have to agree on Black looks 'oh so nice':



I miss the car but I don't miss cleaning it!

 

As a foot note to color and visibility here an insurance study once found that green cars have the highest accident rate. Hard to see in the day or night.

Another study found that driving with your lights on in the day time reduces accidents by 80%. Cheapest insurance you can have.

cheers;

jj