Hi. I just purchased the Jaguar Chrome Caps for my 2014 XJL. No instructions came with the parts. I looked for them online, and it seems that you "pull" on the mirrors to remove, so it exposes clips of the caps. I am concerned that the mirror may shatter. Anyone have experience exchanging their original painted caps for the Chrome ones?

 

The ones I got just stuck on over painted caps. There was thin strips of 3M on the inside of the caps, that's double sided foam tape.

 

Okay, I just gotta ask: What is the attraction with these chrome mirror covers? The reason I ask is that I traded in my 2012 XJL earlier this month for a 2014 and the new car had these chrome covers on them. Since the car is Lunar Grey, it sort of matches the car and looks okay, I suppose. I mean, I'm not going to take them off, but I certainly wouldn't have paid extra for them. My 2012 was Claret and I think the chrome would have looked worse on it. Taste is subjective and people like what they like, I just don't get chrome mirrors, I guess.

 

This is from TOPIX that tech site that Jag Techs use:
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Thank you for the links to the Jaguar install. My problem is I still don't understand how to remove the glass mirror to expose the locking tabs behind the mirrors. The installation is unclear on this major first step. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Sorry I don't have the information on this, but I'll check with my tech tomorrow.

 

Every time I start to think Jaguar is a brand that is becoming modern and more youthful, I see a thread like this and am taken back to reality...

That being said, my 2006 XJ Vanden Plas had those chrome mirrors and I didn't throw a fit over them!

 

I think it is great that people would spend time helping a stranger. You members are very kind to help me with this request. As far as the comment about liking the chrome, I don't know if I have offended people with my taste. I just thought they looked nice. I've owned Jaguars for 12 years, I am not old, and I thought I had good taste in automobiles.

 

I didn't mean to denigrate your choice; I was just commenting on my lack of understanding of why people like them enough to pay extra for them. Taste is subjective, of course, and people like what they like. Ironically, I became offended myself when someone posted a negative comment about people who buy gray cars just after I had purchased one, lol!


What's funny is that that comment about Jags being (or not being) more youthful these days was posted immediately after my post about not liking chrome mirrors. I wasn't sure if the poster was commenting about your lack of taste for liking chrome mirrors or my lack of taste for not liking them, lol!

 

Thank you for writing. I appreciate your kind words....

 

So I spoke to my service tech and he said that they don't pop off the glass, but they start by "lifting" up the front corner of the cover and the rest comes off. However, that can break one of the plastic pins on the cover. That's the best I can do, good luck. Personally I would switch my covers if I could find some in carbon fiber.

 

Thank you for taking the time to find out info for my covers. You are a very nice person to help me as you have. I really appreciate it.

 

Yes it is great, and BTW, taste is what this is all about. Some like chrome and some don't. Like some like black and some like white. All taste. I am also a musician as well as a businessman, and as such the music is art and not everybody likes U2, and I have been listening to sinatra since I was 10 years old, as well as the Stones. All art....and Chrome is a part of art, just like painting the brakes glossy black vs. red. TASTE.

Enjoy the changes to the wheels and if "you like it" go with it.

 

Nobody has taste except for me!

I didn't mean to offend. I do think the look is distracting, though. It does seem like an easy mod--I hope the OP is able to pull it off (literally) without breaking anything!

 

My 04 x350 is Slate Mica and really needed the chrome caps to dress it up a bit. If you look at all of the newer cars, chrome mirrors are rare to see, that's why I love the look it gives the car. Brandon

 

I wish mine had them. Would be perfect on the VDP.

 

One thing I have learned over many years, is to not act immediately on car mods (and I've done hundreds of them), but to sit on an idea for a while before acting upon it. It is amazing how many "must have now" ideas turn into "gee, in retrospect, I'm glad I didn't do that" ideas. Just saying.

 

these look great on a black xj 👌🏾

 

I've had them off on my 15 the just come off with a plastic pry tool don't remove the mirror.