Not feelin' the love for your blue center panel. Forget about trying to 'wrap' your center panel...or even find a match to existing panels. Get another set of wood panels from a parts car. They pop off easily and you can have the interior looking good again w/o much hassle.

 

You'd have to see the color scheme, in this one I'm not convinced wood really works. But I have time and this is a project car. I have replacment panels for every part and that is what I'm wrapping anyway. One panel part I'm concerned about pulling is the one over the Air Bag. If you've had yours off, any trick to that?

 

I'm on the fence about the matte look, but the wrap is an interesting idea. What do you think of them compared to a respray? Do they hold up? Cost effective?

 

I will be at Silverstone ...... Dont you just hate it when somebody else claims your work for there own

I dont think he has posted since that escapade LOL

 

Messed around with silver, more blue steel, and even some gloss black. I liked this the best let me know what you think.

 

This is the best look so far. I'm partial to the wood myself, but this black look matches the rest of the car much better.

BTW, is your a-pillar and header done in a lighter color? Or is the exposure on the picture off?

 

Headliner and A-Pillar are stock. Nearly identical to my oatmeal XK-8. You'd of thought they would have gone black, blue or even gray with this car. Top is black, go figure?

 

I'm also a wood fan but the black looks much better than the centre blue panel. It's a natural blend with the console and dash top.

You must be a wrap expert by now.

Graham

 

This.

 

Almost worth it to just put a good relay in the unused position so that it does not matter when someone gets it wrong. Or, tape over the unused position. Yes, it really does happen. The spare relay approach is better. In the dark one might miss the tape and poke a relay right through the tape while a needed position goes unfilled. Don't ask



Good tip on the fuse. It's not usually on the checklist when people start hunting for the cause of extended fan operation. Apparently, the Bosch intercooler pump from a Ford Lightning is a good substitute, and it flows a few GPH more. Around $100.

 

The monochrome works. Black out the shift knob, and you're good to go.

 

Looks vastly better now! It's been fun and educational watching you work this out.
You could do this for a business you know?

Wow now that's a good piece of information!

 

I like the black. Brings the whole interior together and tones down the blue.

 

Much nicer

 

Love this. My hubby wants to put a double din in my xk. He had a question tho. Where did you put all the other switches under the climate control? Thanks.

 

They're in the glovebox.

 

Didn't move them, they are right where Jaguar put them in the first place. This shot shows that, this was the initial dash treatment (blue) since went to black and black graphite.

 

Thanks. After asking, hubby saw it in the other posts. It sure helps to look doesn't it, which I thought I did but not very well apparently. I sure appreciate you answering though. This is definitely his next project.

 

I found the installer I used by asking a guy who had a leading show car who he had used to do his installation. The mount is difficult to do, clearance is pretty tight. You want someone who does difficult installs to attempt this otherwise you're likely to have problems. You don't want someone who doesn't do much fabrication to attempt this.

 

Moved graphite to the air vents and replaced the shifter. Think the air bag cover needs something but also think I'm close.