I recently joined the Jaguar Clubs of North America which sent me a nice grill badge. However, I then found that there is no ready access to the back of the grill on my 2012 XF so I don't know if there is a way to install the badge. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

 

Here is a excellent way to secure your badge, complements of ttboonie.

Ok guys here goes it:

1) I took a piece of 3/16" (you can choose you're thickness) lexan (polycarbonate) and cut it to the shape of the S-Badge in the red/green area only.
2) I drilled a countersunk hole in the middle of the lexan. I believe it was a 1/8" hole.
3) I used a flat headed screw so that it would sit flush in the hole. (I actually had a belt sander handy and just sanded down the screw head until it was flush with the lexan, but I'm sure you can purchase a screw like that.)
4)I went to home depot and purchased what are called toggle anchors. (get the plastic ones. I believe a 3-pack was a couple of bucks.)
5)Run the screw thru the lexan and then attach the toggle anchor. Only screw the toggle anchor in a couple of threads.
6)Find the area on the grille that you want to attach the badge. Once you find the grille hole that you want to use, take the wings of the toggle anchor, fold them, and push it through the desired grille hole. The wings will expand once the anchor goes through the hole. Take a screw driver (I used a portable battery operated screw driver) and tighten the screw. The plastic anchor will automatically grip the back of the grille. Make sure the lexan isn't crooked or anything before you tighten completely.
7)Now you can peel the backing off of the badge and place in on the lexan. There you have it.
8)After I attached the badge, I did go back and added a piece of black rubber behind the area of the badge that didn't have lexan backing. I added a couple of drops of gorilla glue in between the rubber and grill just to give me a sense of comfort to make sure nothing was going to move. I have driven the car at high speeds and in very hot conditions and the badge is firmly in place after 7 months.

***You don't have to use lexan. You can use any type of backing that you want (aluminum, steel, etc). I used plastic because it was lightweight, inexpensive, and easy to work with. I knew that the badge would adhere to it very well.

Trust me guys this IS NOT a difficult job. Less than an hours work total and I'm not mechanically inclined. I hope this helps guys. Anymore questions, don't hesitate to ask.

 

Thanks for the suggestion but it won't work with the JCNA badge. It has two protruding screw studs on the back. These will have to fit through the grill openings. If I can't get to the back of the grill I may try to mount the badge on the license frame.

 

That grille is plastic and not very robust. Be careful tacking anything onto it.

 

Hack the screw studs off and then sand smooth. Method will work then.

 

Thanks for the warning. Think I will try to mount the badge on the license frame instead.

 

Applying a badge will not hurt the grille in any way at all. It's not like it's a weighted anchor.

 

I agree with ttboonie, I used a simular method to install my mina chrome lower grill louvers. I installed them back in May 2010 and haven't had a problem. (Knock on wood)