So my old and I think stock replica spoiler was cracked in the center and pitted. The color didn't even match (flat black vs my metallic black) so I decided to look for a new one. I know some members have beat around the bush on this topic and were hesitant to waste $40 on a spoiler because it might not be the right size or color. Anyways, I hope to clear this up and help people make their car a little bit better.







The thing about this spoiler is that it is painted and shipped in a straight box so the spoiler doesn't originally fit the contour of the trunk. With that being said, the spoiler is very bendy and malleable, so I set it between a couple ski boots and the wall for a day or two to get the spoiler to be the right contour. Also, this spoiler attaches via adhesive so it's really one shot to get it right. What I did, and it worked very well, was to first put the spoiler in the right position without peeling the adhesive. Then I marked the sides of the spoiler with masking tape so I would know where to place the spoiler once the adhesive was peeled off.


If you want to order your own, the name of the product is: Painted TM3 Type LIP SPOILER for Jaguar X type sedan
from this seller items in M3 Revolution store on eBay!

 

Looks sweet, on my "to-do" list
Gary

Did you have any problems with paint codes...

 

Wow thanks for this post, Ive been looking at those same ones, and I was thinking that the paint was not going to match the car but that looks great..

Added to to-do list

 

I bought one too, ebay painted, looks great on my XK8. You looks like a perfect paint mach too.

 

kota, I didn't even have any problems with the paint codes. I sent them the jaguar paint code and which called for metallic graphite or whatever the color is. I was worried it was just going to be black like the one that was on my car before, but they actually painted it metallic and it is a very professional paint job that fits the car perfectly!

 

Based on your pics & satisfaction I took the Plunge...
Funny but my paint code is for a 2001 model Jag (LGL Titanium Metallic)
Cheers
Gary

 

glad to hear it Kota! Hope it works out for you as well as it did for me! Just remember to make it fit the contour of the trunk before you apply it to make it a bit easier.

 

looks very nice, my x-type is the traditional green but sometimes i wish it was black i wonder how much that paint job would be...

 

Shaguar,i would just search for a black one instead of painting yours. I looked for 6 months to find the perfect x type and bought it sight unseen 2000 miles away, but it was so worth it!!!

 

I'm sure the price is pretty much the same no matter what the colour!

I bought this sometime ago for my Audi A6 ( The X type already had one when I had it ).......It came and was a prefect colour match and a great fit.
It was a 3M adhesive tape already pre installed to fit just as they do from the factory.

 

Fed-ex delivered a perfectly color matched spoiler to my house today

 

Nice, I can't wait I also ordered it It should arrive this week.

 

Just ordered one. Is it necessary to try and get the contour right before applying or will it peel off if we just apply it straight from the box?

 

Great to hear Kota! I hope you like it! I really love mine!

carwatcher, I never tried to put it on straight out of the box because I wanted to make sure I got my spoiler lined up perfectly the first time. I also had to get my absolutely perfect because I had a lot of holes in my boot where the old spoiler mounted which I had to cover up with this. With that being said, if complete perfection is not your forte and you are ok with it being 95% right, I'm sure you can put it on straight out of the box. The only reason I bent mine to the contour is so that I would have a perfect mock up when I went to outline where I wanted to spoiler in masking tape before applying it.

 

I took mine straight out of the box and laid it on the trunk, it was out of sorts side to side & front to back.
It's sunny & warm so it's taped to the trunk right now, my hope is that it will conform in an hour or two

Just went out to look after one hour, still fightin me...

 

Im gonna try mine, when it arrives like that also but with this extreme sun here in FL I wonder if it will contour. Hey how long did it take to be delivered to your door?

Thanks

 

AR15:
Ordered on the 7th (Sunday), delivered on the 16th (Monday)

 

Waited another hour and was rewarded for my patience... By now the Spoiler was malleable enough to attach.
The cool thing is my wing came with two thin strips of foam tape so with the aide of my wife we started at one end, pulling the tape backing at right angles to the spoiler til we got to the next piece of blue tape, peeled that up, then on to the next. very methodical and pretty foolproof

Cheers
Gary

 

I got mine today ill be putting it on on Wednesday but here's another picture of how great the color match is, figured I posted my picture since its another color and in case anyone else has the same color I have and htey have any doubts here it is.

I will post pictures when its installed

 

that's a really great color match! I am very surprised at how well they paint these things for only $39!