After blacking out the chrome window surround and going back to factory black on side louvres I have tail lights to attend to (looking at potentially having a set made up) and toying with the idea of changing wheel colour.

 

Don't mind the tail lights looking like this

 

You could first try it out by painting one side with that peelable spray paint. If you don't like it, peel it right off. If you DO like it, peel it off and use real paint.

 

Oh, when you said you were going to change the taillights, I thought you meant you were going to switch to the newer (2010+) LED lamp units.

 

Black wheels would work but keep in mind black also helps details blend away, might need some caliper colour to help set them off. You could try a dark gunmetal or hyper black. For the tailights, I thought you were considering a facelift?

 

I don't know, which is why I ask... What is the layout of the older tail assemblies? I assume Brake on the Bottom, One reverse light and one fog on the boot lid, but then what are the white/transparent lenses for? Are those the turn signal indicators? Why white? Yellow tint bulbs inside? If so, how about using a red light tint over the white part and using white bulbs inside? While not LED, it'd be at lease uniform.

 

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That’s an interesting idea, bet no one’s tried that before, might look good.

 

Quote:Originally Posted by Cee JayIf so, how about using a red light tint over the white part and using white bulbs inside? While not LED, it'd be at lease uniform.

That's a damn good idea, will definitely try that might work might not but worth a shot just to get the ball rolling

LED upgrades are definitely on my list just want to try a few options out first at if still looks terrible just go for the upgrade

 

If you go black definitely calipers would have to be red for that contrast, i might dip in dark gunmetal I do like that combo on the xkrs with the satin grey Vulcans

 

Yeah, thanks, but I still don't have an answer for this question.
Anyone?

 

Cee Jay you've got the entire light configuration completely correct

 

Your car is already too black for my taste. And black wheels are a big turnoff for me anyway (unless they're matched with a really bright color, like orange or apple green).
That being said, for black cars, old gold is a match made in heaven.
Behold old gold:

 

The soundtrack for that picture is ZZ Top's "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide":
With my New York brim
And my gold tooth displayed
Nobody give me trouble
Because they know I got it made

 

[QUOTE=steve_k_xk;2647258]After blacking out the chrome window surround and going back to factory black on side louvres I have tail lights to attend to (looking at potentially having a set made up) and toying with the idea of changing wheel colour.[QUOTE=steve_k_xk;2647258]

Are you thinking of a new style of wheels or recoating your originals?

 

I did infact dip them in super dark grey it definitely did not suit !!! At this stage I quite happy to leave in hyper Silver ))) now time to focus on the rear lights and some enquiries into custom made crown wheel for diff

 

I put some Lightweight Matt Bronze rims on mine, car is Stratus Grey. - Here's a quick pic -

 

Looks great! Wheels er very similar to mine.

 

Vey Similar!!!

 

They sure do look mean with a kit on them ... should have been a factory fitted item from the get go !! Looks fantastic

 

Agreed! I have a guy potentially coming through with an XKR-S front end and carbon fiber bits this summer fingers crossed!