painting the callipers on my xkr, R has faded front and rear, does anyone know who does a replacment R decal

 

There's some info in this thread:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-copper-95102/

 

You can't just buy the decals unfortunately, not from Jaguar anyways. I replaced the metal plates and spring clips on mine a couple of months ago with fresh ones:



I got mine from Just Jags UK but subsequently discovered I could probably have got them a little cheaper from SNG Barratt. The rear ones are easy to change, they're just held on with a couple of wee six point bolts. The front ones are a PITA and you could damage your caliper if you're not careful. Look much nicer now though:



Edit to add - top tip, get some very high temp brake caliper clear lacquer and apply a few coats of that before fitting. Might not help but it might.

 

thanks for the detail, just bought my car and will have to replace, could get a decal copy made from sign shop, are the front and back R the same size as the R badge in pictue to copy, if not you could give me a size, but looks similllar. Your looks great.

 

looks great, good job, might get some R decals made in sign shop can do on heat resistant vinyl, is the R front and back the same size. Are they the same size as the stick on badge in the picture, i could copy the size i have a spare one, if not same size can you measure if able, width and height can do then. Just bought mine a 2007, replacing my old 20" with new 20" rims what you think of these, my car is black think the will look good

 

Link to the wheel photo seems to be broken

 

got picture of rims i'm thinking of fitting what you think, dont mind the bmw, my car is black think they will look good and proper fittment
Prestige Wheel Centre • BMW 5 Series fitted with 20" RS futura. 10" rear wheels

 

Not bad - I still prefer the Vortex wheels on mine

Just make sure they will definitely fit your exact model.

 

won't know till there on, your car looks nice

 

Thanks - it's the 75th anniversary special, only 75 made, and only 20 of those are RHD. It's the predecessor of the R-S, without the nose & big wing and slightly less power. More pics here:

XKR 75 Photos

 

hi, The XKR-S is an awesome car, saw one at charles hurst jaguar belfast, don't like the nose on the new ones even new xk and the xkr-s is a bit boxey , bit nissan gtr with spoilers, well my view, your car looks much better, the clean lines are what i like. Have you your windows tinted if so what % tint. I live in rep.of.ireland not much xk's here, tax to high, any pre 11 car over 3.0l pays €1800 tax, new laws over 11 you pay €3000.00 yes that true, ye don,t know how easy you have it, heres a real rip off, it's the only country to charge vrt importing a car. Soon ireland will have no real high performance cars, all are being exported, jeeps and cars, a dealer said in a year or 2 they will be all gone, so i had to get one. It would cost me a fortune to buy in uk with change of money plus vrt added. I am to get my 2007 xkr this week so looking forward to it, a pharmacist had it , but had to small kids so traded it to a dealer for a salon car will see how the wheels i pictured you look and go from there, it had the a/c issue as i asked in other threads, but dealer fixed so hopfully ok, forgot to mention it has one of the best exhaust noises i ever heard, i would be the 3 owner, the previous owner said that the guy who bought it new go the exhaust from the uk and spent £4500 on it, back box is more cylinder it shape than xkr-s one with baffle hole in the quad pipes, it even sounds like a jaguars roar, o so nice. I still have my old car for sale if you know anyone after an immaculate xk8, it has all xkr features, can be sold in uk with no import charges if you send me your e-mail address i will show you if you like, one of the best you,ll see.

 

The windows are standard; mild green tint. Yeah, been conversing with a bloke on the UK Jag forum who lives up in the northwest of ROI, and he's told me about the larcenous taxes you guys have to pay. Total rip-off. I'll be bringing my 75 to Kerry & Limerick via Rosslare in May, so will get to enjoy some fine Irish roads, but it will be going back to the UK, so no taxes to pay

 

hope u get good weather, i live in NW Ireland, co.donegal, might meet up and view your car, the guy you talk to whats his fourm name, will find