Have a quick question that I am curious to find an answer to:

My 2006 XJ Vanden Plas came from the factory with the vane or finned style front grille design. However, all of the original 2006 promotional materials that I have come across and all of the 2006 VDP's that I have seen on the road feature a mesh grille design.

Might this have been because Jaguar had leftover manufactured grille's from the 2004/2005 model year and wanted to use up for the initial 2006 orders.

Again, not a big deal - just want to satisfy my curiosity.

Thanks - Michael

Maybe it was involved in an accident during transport?

Some car sales people will swap available parts from car to car to please the current buyer of a car.

My dealer told me the 06s switched to the mesh grille of the XJR, however I too thought all VDP had the fluting on top...maybe it was just on the trunk molding by then?

Indeed - in 1990 my mother bought a new Buick and I made sure the dealer switched the wire wheels for the alloys from a nearby Touring pkg model

Appreciate the above reply's and makes sense. Many thanks.

- Michael
(2006 Vanden Plas - Winter Gold)

So what do I win? I guessed it right! Major accident caused a change of grille!!!!!

Strickly luck.... LOL Alan