A quick tip for anyone considering buying the black leaper badges for their trunk/boot:


I purchased a "14 cm Black Leopard Emblem Rear Trunk Sticker".

Inexpensive and from China but not everything is complete junk from my experience. The problem, however, is completely flat on the back side so it does not lay flush on the curved trunk. Try to force or bend it and it will snap

I've ended up just painting the one that I removed and that's what I should have done the first time around, you get to keep the Jaguar quality this way.

1. Use a few strips of painter's tape to mark where the badge is before removing it by lining them around the exterior of the badge
2. Dental floss back and forth in a sawing motion to remove trunk badge (leaper)
3. Goo Gone, microfiber towel, and thumbnail to remove stickiness left behind
4. Clean part with dish soap, dry, with rubbing rubbing alcohol, dry again.
5. 3 coats of self-etching primer
6. 3 coats of gloss black
7. let it bake under an infrared light overnight
8. cut double sided tap into pieces to accurately fill as much space as possible on back of badge
9. re-apply

 

Wheels and tires got delivered today! I'll be installing them tomorrow night hopefully.


The headlights get delivered tomorrow.

It's going to be a busy weekend.

 

You are on a mission!! That is awesome. Get it all done a s enjoy!!! Love all the mods you're doing.

 

I just purchased my 2012 in the same color will we tuning in to refer to make my mods! Looking good!

 

New shoes installed!



I'm painting the calipers tonight as soon as I get off work.

Stay tuned...

 

Awesome looking!
What next XFR sidesills and XFR rear diffuser?

 

I vote carbon side vent covers!

 

I do have plans for the XFR diffuser sooner or later, whenever I get some spare funds.

Can you tell me exactly what you mean by the XFR sidesills? Pics? Link?

 

I mean C2Z7668XXX and C2Z76669XXX Side skirt sills from Aeropack or XFR

https://e-a.d-cd.net/d436bd4s-960.jpg

 

https://e-a.d-cd.net/d436bd4s-960.jpg

 

Nah, I doubt I'll be doing that. I'm happy with the way they currently look actually.

I was pretty busy today. I painted the calipers red and painted the chrome things on the side vents in gloss black:










I haven't had a chance to wash her yet because the paints are still curing so please excuse the dirt:

 

What about windows surrounds chrome parts?

 

That's my next project. I tried to get a local body shop to paint them and they said they wouldn't do it. Looks like I will be masking them off and painting them on the car.

 

Nice! I finally purchased my XF last week. Same color as yours! I'm thinking of doing a silver, black and gold color theme. What do you think?

 

Wrapped the roof in 3M gloss black vinyl today

 

I have a red caliper paint kit. Will do mine soon/ at some point.

The black roof wrap looks great. Did you do it yourself or have someone do it??

 

I had a friend help me do it. It was my first time but he's done one or two others before. It's not super easy but if you're patient it generally comes out looking pretty night by the time you're done.

 

One last bit of chrome to cover..the trim around the windows...sticks out like a sore thumb now...Just saying, if I noticed, so will everyone else at your apt's

 

Oh I know, it's been bugging the hell out of me. However, the only way I know to paint it is to mask it off while still on the car and then paint it. I'm not super excited to do that honestly.

Spray paint outside worries me because it literally goes everywhere and gets on everything (aka neighbors cars)

 

How long did you let the calipers dry before driving?