Wow us with your XK8/R photos
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Curious.....
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CURIOUS,
I assume you are talking about Sanding the Roads because of Snow and Ice!
We don't have much Snow and Ice in Houston....SO! We don't have to sand the Roads! BUT! We do have Hurricanes and such! Maybe, you better think about it for a while!!!
Billy Clyde in Houston
I shared a photo of this a few weeks ago when it didn't look quite like this. When I bought it the front looked like it had been color sanded but not finished. I had a guy come over yesterday and he spent from 8am until 7:30pm and he got it looking much better.
2005 XKR.
Edited out photos for length, but it looked sweet.
CURIOUS - for those cars here that look pretty much perfect in the front, no sand/rock dings/chips, is it a clear bra at work, or is that just the luxury of living in the south where they don't use sand on the roads during the winter?
Are the roads in the south sand free...? I'll move there tomorrow.
2005 XKR.
Edited out photos for length, but it looked sweet.
CURIOUS - for those cars here that look pretty much perfect in the front, no sand/rock dings/chips, is it a clear bra at work, or is that just the luxury of living in the south where they don't use sand on the roads during the winter?
Are the roads in the south sand free...? I'll move there tomorrow.
I assume you are talking about Sanding the Roads because of Snow and Ice!
We don't have much Snow and Ice in Houston....SO! We don't have to sand the Roads! BUT! We do have Hurricanes and such! Maybe, you better think about it for a while!!!
Billy Clyde in Houston
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XK8 Aquamarine....1997
Hi Gents - a couple of photos of my treasured XK8.....
Just cleared an ABS fault. Was the age old problem of the ABS module, crack soldering on main board. Cut open with a thin cutting disc, re-soldered and sealed back together again with black motor motorvehicle windscreen sealant.....fault cleared. What a great fix.. !
JD
Queensland
Australia
Just cleared an ABS fault. Was the age old problem of the ABS module, crack soldering on main board. Cut open with a thin cutting disc, re-soldered and sealed back together again with black motor motorvehicle windscreen sealant.....fault cleared. What a great fix.. !
JD
Queensland
Australia
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#1663
Brad
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This would be cool looking!
Hi Gents - a couple of photos of my treasured XK8.....
Just cleared an ABS fault. Was the age old problem of the ABS module, crack soldering on main board. Cut open with a thin cutting disc, re-soldered and sealed back together again with black motor motorvehicle windscreen sealant.....fault cleared. What a great fix.. !
JD
Queensland
Australia
Just cleared an ABS fault. Was the age old problem of the ABS module, crack soldering on main board. Cut open with a thin cutting disc, re-soldered and sealed back together again with black motor motorvehicle windscreen sealant.....fault cleared. What a great fix.. !
JD
Queensland
Australia
JD, That's a beautiful little XK8 Coupe and I love that color....There has been 2 or 3 Photo shots of XK Coupes using that color on the Forum lately....Unfortunately, you didn't show us the Front but that's OK! You can send us another Photo shoot of the Front....
Since you live in the Outback! I thought I would send you a Web Address of this Guy in Scotland....and a photo of something that I think would perk-up the Rear looks of your XK8 Coupe......Check out his Website, as he has all kinds of stuff....I buy stuff from him quite often!
Billy Clyde in Houston
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#1666
Open Road
Took a bit of a vacation this last week, went to LA to visit some family and drove back through the Angeles National Forest:
Saw some Route 66 kitsch along the way:
Stopped at our cabin in northern Arizona forest for a few days in the cooler elevation:
All that and passed 90k miles along the way:
About 1200 miles all said and done. Judy the Jaguar took all the curves, elevation changes and ate up the miles like you would expect a great GT car to do.
Plenty of power, smooth ride and timeless great looks, even when covered in a thousand miles of bugs and dirt.
What more could you ask for?
Saw some Route 66 kitsch along the way:
Stopped at our cabin in northern Arizona forest for a few days in the cooler elevation:
All that and passed 90k miles along the way:
About 1200 miles all said and done. Judy the Jaguar took all the curves, elevation changes and ate up the miles like you would expect a great GT car to do.
Plenty of power, smooth ride and timeless great looks, even when covered in a thousand miles of bugs and dirt.
What more could you ask for?
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XKJoe,
JD, That's a beautiful little XK8 Coupe and I love that color....There has been 2 or 3 Photo shots of XK Coupes using that color on the Forum lately....Unfortunately, you didn't show us the Front but that's OK! You can send us another Photo shoot of the Front....
Since you live in the Outback! I thought I would send you a Web Address of this Guy in Scotland....and a photo of something that I think would perk-up the Rear looks of your XK8 Coupe......Check out his Website, as he has all kinds of stuff....I buy stuff from him quite often!
Billy Clyde in Houston
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JD, That's a beautiful little XK8 Coupe and I love that color....There has been 2 or 3 Photo shots of XK Coupes using that color on the Forum lately....Unfortunately, you didn't show us the Front but that's OK! You can send us another Photo shoot of the Front....
Since you live in the Outback! I thought I would send you a Web Address of this Guy in Scotland....and a photo of something that I think would perk-up the Rear looks of your XK8 Coupe......Check out his Website, as he has all kinds of stuff....I buy stuff from him quite often!
Billy Clyde in Houston
DCR AutoParts <enquiries@dcrautoparts.com>
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More photos below....enjoy
Light Teal main interior with dark teal carpets, facia and steering wheel.
An rare, but origional Jaguar paint called Aquamarine Mica, which I believe was only an option. offered to new buyers for one year in 1998.
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#1679
sXKJoe…..Thanks for all the new Photos! The Color is Beautiful and it really brings out the Beauty of the Coupe! The Dash is nice with all the curling grain pattern, wish I had that! As far as the Taillights go and the Chrome trim I was talking about, you can buy that Chrome Trim @ Adamesh's or even Mina Galleries....It's just a chrome piece that folds over the edge of the Lens and creates the Chrome border...There's no cutting to be done and they only cost about $95.00 Bucks'…. Dave has some other ones that replace your Taillights with the newer Lens from the 2003....those have to be cut and a new backing piece has to be put in to hold the new Lens and keep them from leaking.. ….check it out!
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