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What's the worst modification you've seen on a Jag?

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Old Nov 9, 2016 | 07:32 PM
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Not sure what happened here, but I actually like that one!
 
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Old Nov 9, 2016 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Catenaccio

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I thought this gotta be photoshop, lol, an F-150 with S-type hood/headlights...

But oh my gosh, it is real!
http://motrolix.com/wp-content/uploa...9741338281.jpg
 

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Old Nov 9, 2016 | 07:45 PM
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I actually kinda like this one
 
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Old Nov 9, 2016 | 07:54 PM
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Mercedes is gonna build a luxury pickup, the X-class. Maybe after the F-Pace, Jaguar should turn its attention to making a pickup truck too. Let's see, now what would they call it? I know! The X-Space!
 
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Old Nov 9, 2016 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Catenaccio

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This one is actually nice. Really.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 01:04 AM
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The additional body height makes it resemble a British Leland black-car taxi.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 05:28 PM
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I thought for sure you'd be all over the stereo in this one VDP.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 10:02 PM
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I thought for sure you'd be all over the stereo in this one VDP.
Would you like a car to put around your subwoofers? Those things in the trunk are huge, lol!
 
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Old Nov 11, 2016 | 01:21 AM
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Heh...
They're ok, I guess. Wouldn't call them huge though :P
 
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Old Nov 11, 2016 | 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by grandell
Heh...
They're ok, I guess. Wouldn't call them huge though :P
That statement scares me....it makes me think you say the hell with a hearing aid, just turn up the volume...
 
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Old Nov 11, 2016 | 02:53 PM
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From the look of those subs, most of the mass is just cosmetic anyway.
X308's are a different kettle of fish when it comes to getting bass into the cabin too, it's almost completely sealed off from the boot.
Plus, the larger the sub, the less hard it has to work to sound good... In a similar way to how our cars don't need 4L V8's, but it certainly makes life more enjoyable that they do
 
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Old Nov 11, 2016 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by grandell
From the look of those subs, most of the mass is just cosmetic anyway.
X308's are a different kettle of fish when it comes to getting bass into the cabin too, it's almost completely sealed off from the boot.
Plus, the larger the sub, the less hard it has to work to sound good... In a similar way to how our cars don't need 4L V8's, but it certainly makes life more enjoyable that they do
Thats why some have 3.2l
 
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Old Nov 11, 2016 | 03:23 PM
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And some have superchargers! lol
 
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Old Nov 11, 2016 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by grandell
Heh...
They're ok, I guess. Wouldn't call them huge though :P


Though the ones in the pic look like el cheapos which will have a bunch of cosmetic stuff on the back, the subs themselves look like 10's or 12's.

Here's a 15" Fi sub I installed for a friend a while back, sitting on my old 12 enclosure. And that's on the smaller side of performance subs..


It's pretty unnecessary and over-the-top most of the time, but it's a hell of a lot of fun to have even a decent sub setup. Feeling kickdrums in your chest without having to turn the midrange and high freqs to painful levels..
 
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Old Nov 11, 2016 | 03:50 PM
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Damn I'm old, ....I remember a modification on a stereo being a different head unit and just a pair of 6x9's and an equalizer ....
 
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Old Nov 11, 2016 | 05:32 PM
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I think that green S Type is a toy or model, mainly because the back doors are moulded in the body and the tarmac chips are gigantic!!

But I agree the pick up truck looks like a Black Taxi, but to me the more modern TX series.

Here's a pic for demonstration.



However on the taxi front.....
 
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Old Nov 12, 2016 | 04:38 AM
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Ah, a German Jagxi...
 
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Old Nov 12, 2016 | 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Stu 1986
Hello Chaps,
Thought I'd ask this question as I'm interested to hear what other people have seen out there. As I drive for a living I spend my life on the roads, and I get to see a lot of stuff. I've seen some pretty tasteless modifications to various cars, and Jags are amongst them. ....>>>>>>>
To put it bluntly....quite often the unusual nut behind the wheel ;o]P
 
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Old Nov 12, 2016 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by JTsmks
Any Jaguar power plant replaced by a Chevy V8, a Leaper on an XJS..........you asked!
I couldn't agree more. All the GM fan boys getting excited by it claiming it's cheaper to do an engine transplant then just look after the existing power plant. My Escalade with with the much vaunted L92 engine has been one of the more troublesome vehicles I've owned.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2016 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu 1986
However on the taxi front.....
How's an XJR100 end up as a taxi anyway?
 
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