Hi all, love this site. My short story; back in 05, I got an X-Type for my wife as a birthday present. I didn't like it at first, I was used to the low-long-look that Jags were known for. That all changed when I drove it on a back country road up to the lake of The Ozarks.
I had to have my own after that trip so I started looking at websites for a special X-type. 6 years later, last month actually, I found the perfect X-type for my needs. It was all black, no chrome at all, and an 04 as well. tried to contact the owner for about 2 weeks, then finally I got a response...I SOLD IT LAST WEEK. Oh well, not ment to be? I noticed an ad on Craigslist for a white 04 XJ8 VDP, fully outfitted! I called the owner and he still had it. I scheduled a look-over as soon as I could and Fell-in-Love again. It is now in my driveway and I can't wait to replace the darn Golden Grill. It did have a lot of issues but I just had to have it. Issues: air leak in suspension-easy fix with O-rings, park lamps flickering-easy fix once I found out how to remove the bulb holder, Check Engine Light on-would you believe-Bad Fuel? Those where the important faults, I now have to find out why my wipers only operate on high speed.
Aloha all

 

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Welcome to the forum.

Golden Grill, that has to be worth a picture.

Good that you are getting things fixed.

 

Welcome to the forum,

Good to hear that you are getting on top of the niggles.

Golden grille? sounds like a buffet. Got to be worthy of a pic, when I got mine the licence plate holder said "Dreams do come true" that had to go quick!

 

Welcome aboard.

Just think when she is all fixed what you will have. Plus the knowledge knowing "you did it".

Enjoy all the forum has to offer!

 

Thanks for the welcome. I have to do the diagnostics and repairs on my own as the dealer is 3+ hours away in Kansas City. I dont mind, working on vehicles is one of my hobbies. I uploaded a few pics to my garage, including "the Grill". I would love to swap it for a newer chrome version. I foregot to mention that the Hood Leaper and the Trunk Lid trim is also Gold.

 

Yikes, I had never seen one of these in gold, up to now that is. Suppose that if it is plated, you could always recoup the gold

 

Thanks, I did not think about doing that. I was planning on a trade for chrome parts or listing them on Ebay.

 

Well, I think I might leave the Gold Grill on; I installed the SS mesh and like the color combination.
I repaired/replaced all the faults that I mentioned in my first post, next task will be preventive maintenance and the unexpected.

 

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