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Anyway, what I did today is to install my Fast Pack spoiler, and it (mostly) fit!
I got it off eBay (OEM) from the Land of Tea, on advice of........ sorry, I can't remember? Sean? Think it was, but a couple people also said to try to get sellers to ship this direction. Cost me an extra 63 pbs, but that way I didn't have to pay the ridiculous 20% VAT.
What I DIDN'T know before is that the Brit antenna connector is different than the US spec one. So, now I either remove the whole shebang and swap sticky-tenna or just cut and splice the one wire.
A shocker, I know! This coming from a devout convertible fan. I keep saying I will never own anything NOT a convertible again, but then I saw that and it tugged on my heart.
Cee Jay, what did you decide to do? I pulled the whole antenna out and put it in the new one. At least that way my mod is completely reversable. The new spoiler looks much more agressive!
Cee Jay, Is the new spoiler color match? looks black in photo? Also, IMO I think you know need to loose the Jag license plate surround, too much going on back there now...
Cee Jay, what did you decide to do? I pulled the whole antenna out and put it in the new one. At least that way my mod is completely reversable. The new spoiler looks much more agressive!
Since it is only a single wire, not even shielded, I will just lop off the connector and solder the other one back on. Of course I'll keep both, at least for now.
Yep, I did like the general appearance of the MINA S-P spoiler I had, but it just fit waaayyy too poorly to keep.
Originally Posted by TexasTraveler
Cee Jay, Is the new spoiler color match? looks black in photo? Also, IMO I think you know need to loose the Jag license plate surround, too much going on back there now...
You are correct. MY car is Pearl Metallic and the spoiler came from GB already painted Ebony (I think?) It's almost black, and also metallic. Plus it is mostly shiny so I bolted 'er up to Make Certain it fit well enough.
I'm not in a hurry to paint it as it LOOKS OK, and I am now tempted to get some more Ground Effects stuff, and maybe KEEP the darker colors on the new bits. Just an idea for now.
I also agree about TOO MANY LEAPERS!!! Not sure where to go yet...... paint the spoiler and lose that Leaper? Keep the Spoiler Cat and lose the plate? Lose both? Paint the Plinth?
So many options.....
Since it is only a single wire, not even shielded, I will just lop off the connector and solder the other one back on. Of course I'll keep both, at least for now.
Yep, I did like the general appearance of the MINA S-P spoiler I had, but it just fit waaayyy too poorly to keep.
You are correct. MY car is Pearl Metallic and the spoiler came from GB already painted Ebony (I think?) It's almost black, and also metallic. Plus it is mostly shiny so I bolted 'er up to Make Certain it fit well enough.
I'm not in a hurry to paint it as it LOOKS OK, and I am now tempted to get some more Ground Effects stuff, and maybe KEEP the darker colors on the new bits. Just an idea for now.
I also agree about TOO MANY LEAPERS!!! Not sure where to go yet...... paint the spoiler and lose that Leaper? Keep the Spoiler Cat and lose the plate? Lose both? Paint the Plinth?
So many options.....
I like the idea of the black metallic accents, I think it could look really good.... You could buy the oem finisher that I posted in the reverse camera thread and paint it to match your pearl metallic and switch plate surround and keep the spoiler logo so you don't have to fill and repaint spoiler... Just a thought...
The '80's want their plate surround back. Lose the other one or find a plain trim panel. Having both looks overdone. Having all three looks like you're bragging.
Uh, you don't NEED to remove the wheels to change the filters. Just turn them all the way then bend the liner out. Takes about 15 minutes to change a filter. Vacuuming would take an additional two.
Super easy quick installation, no drilling, and no wiring. The display fits perfectly in the ashtray and it hides the power cord that plugs into the cigarette lighter to power the display.
Super easy quick installation, no drilling, and no wiring. The display fits perfectly in the ashtray and it hides the power cord that plugs into the cigarette lighter to power the display.
You got that installed just in time. You would have rolled over 2 large potted plants otherwise.
That stinks... Care to fill us in with some details? What lead you to changing them? Where did you source the new shocks? Whats wrong with new shocks? Are they difficult to change? ect.
Yes, do tell. What’s the problem?
I see that you’ve got both XK (black) and XKR (green) shocks, and maybe (could be photo angle) the shaft out of the green shock appears a tad shorter. But I had that too, when I replaced my 2007 XK front shocks, with those intended for a 2010-2011 XK (by the part numbers anyway).
Had to squeeze the springs a bit further to get the nut on, but got it done. Just think the shaft on the old shocks was loosy-goosy, so it stuck out farther.
That stinks... Care to fill us in with some details? What lead you to changing them? Where did you source the new shocks? Whats wrong with new shocks? Are they difficult to change? ect.
The original XK springs are too soft so at the time I decide to purchase a set of 20mm lowered eibach springs for the simple fact of improved handling . ( The eibach were lower than original these were straight forward to fit. )
Fast forward to the present ..as the front was just a tad too low and I already had a faulty CATs front shock I decided to replace the front shocks , whilst replacing I would use the xkr spring as these are stiffer then the Xk and looks to sit a tad lower than the standard xk
In terms of compressing the xkr spring yes very very difficult alot harder to compress then the xk, xkrs and 20mm lowered eibach spring. I actually ended up using 4 coil spring compressors .
At this stage I'm leaving the lowered springs in the rear as the combination (eibach rear,xkr front) actually looks perfect now , I've contacted the seller and he is sending replacement shock to me.
Last edited by steve_k_xk; Sep 12, 2018 at 03:05 AM.
