Absolutely not!! I took great pains to eliminate the swirls and scratches that came from the POs affinity for automatic car washes. Multi-stage polishing done with the right equipment and materials, patience, and attention to detail (paint correction to you youngsters) produces the same results

 

Proper paint correction breaks down each section of the car into a grid and grid by grid the paint is cleaned, decontaminated, compounded to remove imperfections and flaws in the paint and clear coat brought to a maximum gloss and then sealed. It is a process that can take a specialist several days to compete depending on the severity of the defects in the paint. This is a process done on new cars as well, not just older ones.

 

Yeah, that's what I did when I merely polished my cars.

 

If it looks like crap, what needs correcting - the paint ... or the painter?

 

Maybe it’s the lighting, but your whole front bumper cover appears to be lighter colored than the rest of the car?

 

You're right, it does seem that way - however, it's a trick of the light I think. Although it could be that the PPF has a slightly greater coefficient of reflectance than the uncoated parts of the car. It almost sounds like I know what I'm talking about!

 

In your earlier post you said that the hood was also covered with PPF, so I’m surprised at the distinction between the two.

 

Here are a couple of pictures taken of the nose and hood area. I don't see any difference in the brightness of the reflection between the two.

 

Probably the cause is your camera. It is probably slightly sensitive to infrared light caused by a less effective internal hot mirror filter.
This effect is best visible in bright sunlight when IR light is abundant.
Below a picture of my old car with a full-spectrum modified camera and with a IR-pass filter (Hoya R72) in front of the lens,
you see that the rear bumper is darker compared to the rest. On the other hand, it's a mystery why the front bumper doesn't show the same effect.

 

Wow, what a nice picture.

My photo was taken with my iPhone 8 and post-processed using Luminar AI software, but nothing in the area under discussion was modified. Here is the camera information. CabrioBob, you are much more knowledgeable about this than I am, so maybe this will help.

 

Bill,

Those numbers tell nothing about IR sensitivity.
You can check it by pointing your iphone to an (old) remote control in a dark room and press a button on the remote. if it lights up on your display, it's sensitive to infrared light.
Don't use those new type of radio-controlled remotes, they don't use IR.

 

Well I did not know that. Now I do. It was worth a shot, though.

 

While I have the intake out for some mods, figured I would upgrade to the Bosch 010 S/C coolant pump, clean all 6 radiators (6... yes 6 lol), and relocate the horn. The intake mod will delete the big ducts at the front, so hopefully all this puts more air through the radiators and lowers temps a bit.

 

Good plan!. I bent the horns down, and removed the snorkels as well since so don't need them, although not sure they block much air flow.

 

I feel like they do. Maybe not 'block' but at least prevent some spots from getting nice laminar flow. Those snorkels and the horn have a good amount of area. But will it make a noticeable difference in the end? Probably not!

 

Looks like my old Schumacher Battery Maintainer has its best years behind it. It's not able to keep the battery charged when the weather dips below freezing. I ordered this one. I didn't want to start another battery tender thread so I hope it dies here. Also got the ring loop connector and extension cable.

 

great idea... Ok, I’ll do the same. But I was thinking about replacing the horns with the Fiamm trumpets... what do you guys think?
And the squeak in the climate control fan is at a point where no amount of grease will silence it... guess I’ll bite the bullet and order one of those too.

 

I hope you read the 1 Star reviews before you decided to buy that NOCO charger. Fortunately, Amazon returns are easy.

There's a reason why CTEK brand battery maintainers are sold by new car dealers as approved accessories with OEM logos. CTEK supplies chargers to the world's most recognized manufacturers including Audi, Bentley, BMW, Camaro, Cadillac, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Jaguar, Maserati, McLaren, Mercedes, Porsche, and Rolls-Royce.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...Rolls%2DRoyce.

 

'07 XK Base
Replaced a couple of bulbs in the headlight pods. Elated to find that it was a very easy job. 3 bolts and a couple of plugs, and the pod was out. Also, the wiring was in great shape -- my current BMWs have Hellas with rotted wiring.

I only replaced the 2 W5W's with Phillips LEDs 6K, pretty bright. I use these as my daylight driving lights, and needed something more visible than the old markers. Also the 2 D1S', since they were originals and dimming. Used regular Xenon D1S, 4300K color.

Researched LED's for the D1S'. Couldn't find a LED that impressed me, and was the right color, without being overbright and blinding. As to the rest, why bother? Yellow directionals work fine. The cornering lamps do a good job as halogens.

Good engineering on Jag's part.

 

Try xenarc cool blue intense from Osram. It's xenon, 5500 to 6000K. Looks great.
ThIs is mine with Led DRLs: