Anyone have any pics of XJSs with body-color bumpers? I'd like to get my coupe painted in the next couple months here, and I've been thinking about painting the chrome portions of the bumpers (not the black rubber). My thoughts are:

1. I'm cheap.

2. Might lighten the look of the bumpers (my car is white), make the rubber portions look less thick and heavy.

3. I'm cheap.

Anyone done this, and have pics of any color, but preferably white? If my car were black this would be a no-brainer, but alas a color change isn't in the budget.

Thanks,
D

 

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ATL Dave, your link is FUBAR. Try this:

1994 Jaguar XJ(R)S 6.0 Liter V-12 - a set on Flickr

 

ATL Dave: Nice set of pics.

- I love the blacked out grill
- love the rims - what type are they?
- also love the panels covering the 'Valley of Death' - even though they didn't clean up what's underneath

 

Yes, thanks...I was trying to fix the link, but yours works. All of my chrome is powder coated body color (black). I think black works, and would work with an earlier non-facelift car too...not sure about white though???

Dave

 

The wheels are from an XKR 18" 8" wide front, and 9" wide rears...not sure which year. Mid 2000's as I recall.

 

ATL Dave: slap some 1" spacers all 'round, lower it 1", and I think I'd have to declare your XJS the prettiest facelift I've ever seen.

I may have to look into a set of those XKR wheels, powder coated gunmetal grey or black. Very Sharp.

Cheers.

 

WOW! Like I said, if my car were black this would be a no-brainer. I never liked the look of larger rims but your car wears them perfectly.

Anyone have anything in a lighter color, where the black rubber doesn't blend so well?

Not planning on painting my grill or headlight surrounds (quads) - don't think that would look right in white.

 

Yeah, the wheels came with the tires, that are too tall 245/45/18 F and 255/45/18 R. But I want to wear them out before I buy new ones, as they are very good tires... I'm almost there.
The car is actually lowered, has koni (no longer in business) adjustable shocks, springs, big front and rear swaybars from GTJ (also no longer in business), headers and 2 1/2" exhaust, larger throttle bodies (80mm), K&N filters, SE ECU chip from Roger Bywater, T-56 6 speed (although not at the time of those pictures), etc...
I had another set of 18" wheels before with 255/35, and that was too low, so I am going to put 255/40 on the front, and 275/40 on the rear if they will fit in the wheel arch. I know 265/35 fit the rear without rubbing anything, so I hope the extra 10mm width and slightly higer profile will work.

Dave

 

Can anyone identify ATL Dave's wheels by name? I've been doing image searches for XKR wheels but haven't seen that particular style.

Thanks!

edit: never mind I think the angle was throwing me off.

 

The wheels are called Double 5s, fitted to XKRs from 1998 up to about 2003, I sold a mint set recently for $500 with tires

 

XKRacer, thanks for that info. I think a set of those powder coated gunmetal gray would look quite nice on an XJS. Any photoshoppers out there?

 

Dick at Coventry West has a set of these just as you describe, gunmetal grey on a BRG XKE coupe race car. They do look nice that color.

Dave

 

WARNING to anyone wanting to put these, or any XKR wheels on an XJS, they don't just bolt on in the front, and the rears won't fit unless you have a later, facelift car...
Do your homework before you buy wheels, the late sedans, and XK's have totally different hubs, and such. The fronts require a spacer, and modifications to make the center caps work, etc. And the pre-facelift cars do not have enough room in the rear for 18" wheels/tires this wide.

Dave

 

Heh... well there goes that idea. Thanks for the heads up Dave.