I couldn't help myself and grabbed these off EBay. They will replace my beat-up Aluminum ones. These are from a 1990 VDP V12. Just gorgeous and for $70 for the set I just had to jump. Since I'm the only one that enters the car, they should stay like this forever!

Listing from Ebay.

One of my old ones.

 

You got a good deal. Those look better than most

Cheers
DD

 

Hey, those look Nice! Good Job!

Soon after Nix came to live with us a Series 3 appeared in the local wrecking yard with SS sill plates. I snagged them.
Good deal I thought, and I still do.
(';')

 

Beautiful!
Did they fit? Looking at the picture you posted, the new ones look as if the holes are in a different position and the notches on the right hand side of the pic looks different.
Or is it just the way the picture was taken.
Just curious. I bought some a couple years ago ( at a much higher price) and I got busy with my XJS and never installed them. Seeing yours, I am going to pull mine off the shelf and look at them.

 

Maybe put three of the new nice ones in on three of the doors except for the drivers door. If you have the need to show off, Show one of the three doors, don't show the drivers door.

Thank you.

Larry Louton

 

I've sold a few sets of those, some in pretty rough shape... A client in Canada bought one of the rougher pairs and restored them. I think she used a wet sanding method and got them to look like new. From what I've seen they hold up really well unless they get dinged...
Cheers
David
shop.EverydayXJ.com

 

You are correct Sanchez. The end cutouts are slightly different but it does not affect the fitment. The front screw holes all line up, but the rear ones do not. As they are held by SS self tapper screws, I simply positioned them correctly and drilled new holes. If I ever return to the original plates, the old screw holes can be used. Good call!

 

From memory, the sill plate reinforcements, seen as #7 and #8 in the illustration below, are different for the polished sills plates versus plain aluminum sill plates

https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.../brand/jaguar/

If your grabbing some polished plates from a donor car you might wanna grab the reinforcements as well, even if not 100% necessary

Cheers
DD