Thanks Ralphwg for the heads up re Adamesh.

Just been on the site and was pleasantly surprised by the price for 4 brake rotors for the car. The current ones are down to 1mm of excess, are rusty in the centre and really stand out as letting the car down. I guess the existing rotors are 13 years old so they've done not too badly. There is a bit of a lip on them as well.

The current pads still have a lot of meat on them, what's the thinking re keeping the existing pads or should I bite the bullet and get new pads as well. I'm guessing the pads are original from 2008 based on the mileage on the car.

I've also just ordered a spare tyre and toolkit. I'll ask my mate in Texas to buy the spacer for me and he can ship it to me and hopefully not charge $100 for the shipping.

 

If they are still in spec just paint the centers . They'll look like new.

 

I was thinking of painting them but was a bit worried about high temperatures

 

There’s high temp brake paint available for calipers, works on rotor hubs too.

 

I ended up ordering these two



I'll put up some before and after shots when I get it done.

 

Congratulations! She is beautiful.
Rick

 

Beautiful car and lovely home! I lived in the East Midlands for two years in Cambridgeshire when I was stationed in the UK. Loved it and miss those tuna/mayo jacket potatoes!

I'm 6 weeks in to my purchase of a 2014 XK coupe. I honestly love that car more every day. Automotive artwork in my opinion. Enjoy!!

 

Pretty car. I for one never reuse pads when replacing rotors. That “lip” implies rotor wear, of course.

 

Beautiful car and great mileage.

Have fun getting to know the ole girl. I know I have enjoyed getting to know mine.

 

Got round to sorting out the rusty hubs last week, well the nearside wheels as I've only got two axel stands. Also tried out the new battery charger to see how much juice it would push to the battery to give it a kick and blow off a few cobwebs. While I was waiting for the rust treatment to finalise I took the time to give her a polish and properly clean the wheels that had come off.

It makes a massive difference. I've included a couple of pics of the offside hubs which are still to be done to give some idea of how much difference it makes.

Not a difficult job but a bit time consuming as you need to wait a minimum of three hours before you can paint them after you have applied the rust treatment.




waiting for the treatment to finish


nice clean wheels




Time for some Italian lubrication


giving the battery a boost




Nice of Jaguar to provide a beer stand on the boot.



front masked and ready to go


rear masked and ready to go


two coats on the front


two coats on the rear


Bit of an improvement - rear


Bit of an improvement - front


all done front


all done rear


looking shiny and rust free



looking shiny and rust free


looking shiny and rust free


massive difference


offside rear still needing doing


massive difference


offside front still needing doing