Has anyone complained about the plainness and / or the totally black shiny plastic look of the XE dash. I've been searchin for trim parts and found this item on e-bay and also Alli Express (Chinese sourcing) and decided to take a chance on buying one. Not bad at all - precision ISO manufactured ABS part (fit and finish excellent) (3M automotive tape backing for installation) and it certainly brightens up the center section of the dash. I think about $40 some dollars for the part. Anyway I'm happy with it

 

Nice touch

 

Ive seen these on Amazon for all the trim locations in the XE. Lots of stick on trim pieces available.

 

That piano black trim that comes with XE is bad. It already a ton of scratches after 12K miles... It is also a pain to keep clean.

But I am not sure if I like silver plastic stick on either.

Jaguar should just offer brushed aluminum trim. I would pay whatever they want me to for it.

 

I came from owning a little Toyota (DX was as elegant as the company could get with that car). 4-dr sedan, light tan accented interior, metallic satin black exterior. A very elegant, clean,.. BUDGET car.

So what an XE that cost twice as much as my previous car LOOKED like on the inside was very important to me. I didn’t want the bling, I didn’t much want the lavish luxury Jaguar can provide in their cars. The XE’s odd damped-down, grey or black leathers, here-for-roadtime-not-plushtime, attitude is something I actually LIKED.
The off-white seating in the car is accent enough for me.
No dashboard upgrading at all for me.

Like the end of an interesting debate I had on another forum about protecting from thieves on the street,.. I want the interior to look as all-business, non-groovy, non-sentimental, and non-inviting as the look on my face when you see me exit my car… don’t fantasize about looking at me too long, and don’t fantasize about looking inside my car.