This past weekend I purchased a 3M headlight kit and got to work. In addition, I had the license plate bracket removed and filled in. After that, the bumper and wheels got a fresh coat of paint. Finished it all off by removing the leaper and replacing it with a "4.2 Litre" bonnet badge.

 

Looking good!

 

Looks good. Is that a chip above the badge?

 

Its the remaining adhesive from the leaper. it needs a bit more than "goo gone"

BTW: Anyone interested in removing the leaper base should use brutals "screwdriver method"
Basically after removing the leaper, you insert a screwdriver into the remaining hole and rock it sideways. The base will pop right off with most of the adhesive.

 

It all looks great! Did you do the wheels yourself? If so did you take off the tires and what did you use to coat the wheels?

 

looking good , need more info on wheels ?
are they staggered and will they clear the brembos ?

 

I have 19" X 8 all around ET45. I will only upgrade to brembos in the front end so they should clear. These wheels were discontinued long ago, but I really liked the way they look.
I found them on Craigslist for a cheap price, but they were scuffed. After that I took them to a local shop to be painted along with the front bumper.
The shop did not take off the tires for this. I believe they sanded, primered and painted.

I found a pic of these wheels on an STR w/ Brembos, I think the MY is incorrect:

 

Way cool! The wheels are great, hot but not over the top! Love your paint color as well, very classic and classy! I'm kind of not too seriously shopping for 19s to put on my '04 STR. Would like to be brave but will more than likely play it very safe and get a set of staggered Barcelonas as on the '08 STR. Would much prefer to find a staggered set of 5-spokes similar to yours though.

 

Nice job, thanks for sharing

 

Ran into a little issue with the center caps:

The MODA centercaps are larger in diameter only slightly than the Jaguar center caps I bought online. So what I did is pry off the old "MODA" logo from the centercaps. Then I sanded the face a bit and sprayed them black. I will attach the new "growler" later today and post a picture.

Hopefully they come out nice.

 

Finished caps:
Bad news is that now the EPB is stuck!! Never ending issues with this car lol