At some point the previous owner of my X-type decided to remove the X-type, AWD, and 3.0 badges from the back of the car. Is there a place online where I can pick these up or am I at the mercy of the dealer on this? I bet they charge an arm and a leg.

 

Why wud u want to spend money on puttin those back on, i think it looks better debadged, but thats just my opinion.

 

Personally I like my badges.......Usually there's only 2 reasons someone wants to debadge ( as well as making the rear end look cleaner)
1 They have a powerful car and want to keep people guessin.
2 They have a NOT so powerful car and want to keep people guessin.

In most cases, its the latter. The owner has a 2.0 and wants people to wonder, is it a 2.5 or maybe even a 3.0?

You can have all sorts of fun with badges. You could have a 3.0 and badge it as a 2.0.....Those racer types at the lights will think [sm=WTFsgign.gif]when you leave them for dead.
Or...........maybe you have a 2.0..........badge it as a 3.0, but don't race, cos its beneath you....lol
Either way......you win!

As for the badges skyjump..........try Ebay and the dealers mate.
The dealers may not be as expensive as you think.
I was looking for an AWD badge for mine and checked Ebay......it sold for £22 I think it was.........got one from the dealer for £16.......so it was all good.

JC

 

Skyjump, you might also want to check if the baby underwent surgery(i.e. ACCIDENT)! Many times, shops remove badges to paint the trunk lid in the event of an accident! Knock on wood, but just a thought!

 

Good thinkin Batman!

JC

 

Dont know about USA but if at our insurance approved bodyshop if we paint a boot lid then we HAVE to replace the badges afterwards.

 

shud be the same here in the US

 

Yeah but you never know with those dodgy characters over there buck....lol

JC

 

I agree with you there Jim lol

 

HEY!!![:@]

 

An accident had crossed my mind. It has definitely had some paint work up front. Only way I can tell is they did a BETTER job painting the passenger fender than the factory painted driver's side. The body color now continues to the inside of the hood where the factory painted side is just a flat gray color. If they also painted the trunk lidthey did a great job because there are no tell tale signs to be found (other than the badges missing). CarFax does not reveal any accidents andthe alignment is good with no frame issues. Either way, I'm not going to worry about it as it drives and looks like a brand new car.

 

What's up Skyjump! Try ebay or Jagbits.com. I got my AWD emblem from Jagbits and I believe it was $40. The dealer was quoting me $60. Good Luck.

Have you thought about adding an Arden emblem or "R" Emblem? I'm not too fond of them, but it seems that others on here like them.

What are your thoughts on these emblems guys?

 

I'm new to Jags...what are the Arden and R emblems? Never heard of them.

 

Yeah if they were on there that is part of the job! Be kind of like taking rims off a car and only putting 4 lugs back on!

 

Arden badge pictured on my X just above the side repeater.
Arden is the performance partner of Jaguar..........usually it means nice upgrades whether it be on the ECU, body kit, rims, exhaust system etc etc etc

At the sorta prices you're talkin about, you'd probably be cheaper getting them here and getting them posted over[&:]

JC

 

I got 2 large Arden badges ( one for either side just above the side repeaters) for around £12.50 each.........total inc of vat and posting was around the £32 mark.
As before..........the AWD badge at dealers over here for anywhere between £15 - £20

Click here to visit the website

JC

 

gotti15, thanks for the tip about jagbits.com. They had exactly what I needed and the shipment arrived practically overnight! BTW, for those needing X-type badges in the future all of them have been added to jagbits' site now...

 

Excellent......good info Gotti.....glad you're sorted Skyjump.
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JC