Never heard of anyone putting a body kit on a jaguar sedan. You live in london right, maybe that's more popular there

 

I know this is an old forum but i've semi-recently acquired my 2000 XJ8 and prettied it up but now is the body kit. I've been starting the beginning stages of developing my own custom skirt/possible bumper addition set. While I'm working on this if anyone decides that they like it I would be interested in fabbing up some to ship out to others as I am located in the northeastern USA. -Moon Man

 

As for me, I am very pleased with the way the Duchess looks right now. I doubt I would consider
any plastic surgery, unless she had a scar I could not fix.

 

I am one of the few, if not the only one here on the forum, running an aftermarket body kit.
For me it was important to get a look which could have been factory designed // delivered, and the Glanz kit did it for me.
So not in need, but always interested to see things developing.
Feel free to ask if anything.

 

if you can develop some VIP style body kits like from JComplete (Japan) , I am interested. I know it is not for everyone.

mine wears Arden Body kit in the mean time.

 

I doubt I could get out of my driveway with that. My driveway has a steep incline from the street
and I have to be veery careful or the bumper fascia drags.

 

I hope you continued with your fabrication! I have a 2000 XJR and I'm in the SW US, AZ

 

The first thing I'd do is a partial chrome delete (U.S. spec XJR). My goal is to achieve the look of the later X350 cars with just an outer perimeter elipse of chrome around the side door greenhouse... change the window edge trim and B-post to satin black. The sides of the body are way too chrome "busy" and upright looking to my eye. The greenhouse would flow into the lower body instead of perching on top.

The car wrap people can do a good job with edge "tucking" the wrap film on all the door chrome pieces except that rear door quarter window stamping, which is one big hunk of glued-on, chromed aluminum. They tell me an edge that isn't "tucked" will lift in short order. So I'm debating how to handle that item. I guess the inner segment of chrome could be sanded and painted satin black to match the wrap, but wonder how well the paint would stick...Any other ideas (besides don't do it)?

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/32429944389...Bk9SR8Kqo5mUYg

 

It it ain't broke....don't fix it.

 

Agreed. Lines are classic as is. I used to go to a Saturday night car meet up with my ‘67 Cutlass and later my FFR Cobra. There would be everything from new sports cars, classics, T-buckets and street rods. The funniest thing would be a 10 year old Kia with a 100 hp engine, an aero kit with a table sized rear wing and low profile tires with chrome rims.