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Kev T360 said:
Great photos! The only thing I dislike about these is the silver vent on the wings, would be nicer cooler coded, but that's just me.
Thanks! Credit is all due to the photographer though. My wife says the same thing about the vents, they can be colour coded though but personally I quite like them. At one point I did think about doing the window surrounds with black wrap, if I did that I'd want to do the wing vents as well, and probably the front grilles too.On Saturday past there we were blessed with some nice weather around here, so I took the opportunity to go for a drive. For those that know the area, I went up over the Cairn o' Mount road, first time in the Jag, cracking stretch of road...
Got rather mucky, as you can see.
Got back and discovered I still had some time to myself so I set about doing some odd jobs. I still had the new brake caliper logo plates to fit so managed to get the front ones done, didn't get any photos of that yet. I didn't get round to doing the rear ones yet as one of them wasn't dry yet (I gave them all a few coats of high-temp lacquer to try and stop them deteriorating again) but I managed to get the front indicator and side marker bulbs changed. Here are the ones I used:
Before:
And after:
Looks much tidier now I think. One of the side marker bulbs appears to be DOA so will get that replaced and sorted out. I thought it was going to be a nightmare removing the lamp clusters but it turned out easier than I'd thought it would...
Got rather mucky, as you can see.
Got back and discovered I still had some time to myself so I set about doing some odd jobs. I still had the new brake caliper logo plates to fit so managed to get the front ones done, didn't get any photos of that yet. I didn't get round to doing the rear ones yet as one of them wasn't dry yet (I gave them all a few coats of high-temp lacquer to try and stop them deteriorating again) but I managed to get the front indicator and side marker bulbs changed. Here are the ones I used:
Before:
And after:
Looks much tidier now I think. One of the side marker bulbs appears to be DOA so will get that replaced and sorted out. I thought it was going to be a nightmare removing the lamp clusters but it turned out easier than I'd thought it would...
Car recently serviced and couple of minor things sorted. Needed a new N/S/R track rod end gaiter, covered on warranty. Needed new rear brake hoses and bleed nipples, not covered on warranty. Also needs a new N/S/R upper suspension arm, not covered on warranty. Estimated cost for that including VAT and labour is about £750. The arm can be had for about £170 so I'll be doing that myself, thanks very much.
Did have this as a courtesy car though, which was nice:
XF Portfolio S, with the 3.0 V6 twin turbo diesel engine. Indecently fast for a diesel and perfectly happy to swing the tail out...
Had another wee run in the country a couple of weeks ago, reset the trip before I set out so this is just over this run:
Also managed to get round to changing the caliper logo plates recently too, look much nicer now:
Hoping to have the car detailed soon...
Did have this as a courtesy car though, which was nice:
XF Portfolio S, with the 3.0 V6 twin turbo diesel engine. Indecently fast for a diesel and perfectly happy to swing the tail out...
Had another wee run in the country a couple of weeks ago, reset the trip before I set out so this is just over this run:
Also managed to get round to changing the caliper logo plates recently too, look much nicer now:
Hoping to have the car detailed soon...
Oops, slipping again...
Got some new wheels
These are OEM Jaguar "Cremona" wheels as standard on the special edition XKR Portfolio model. I got a good deal off ebay as they were painted in black and in need of a refurb. I know a guy who does refurbs at a good price and I needed summer tyres anyway so I bought these and the tyres and had him refurb the wheels in OEM Jaguar silver and fit the tyres.
Tyres are Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas which I really like. Just as grippy and predictable as they were on my Leon Cupra R.
Car also failed MOT recently, due to a binding brake at the rear offside corner. The wheel wouldn't turn freely with the back end jacked up, brakes off and in N but the other side was fine. I'd hoped it would just be a pad stuck on the carrier or similar so I took the disc and pads out, cleaned it all up and put it back together but when I was winding the piston back in to put the caliper back on the carrier it was very hard to rotate it. Ended up getting the caliper replaced under extended warranty, thankfully, and had the car successfully retested so we're back on the road.
Not sure when the piston got stuck but it took its' toll on the pads and disc. Note the blue tinge on the disc due to excessive heat:
This is the outboard pad (bear in mind I changed the discs and pads last October, maybe 4k or 5k miles ago):
Even worse was the state of the inboard pad:
I'd only changed the rear discs and pads last October I think so was a bit annoyed to have to do them again but at least they're not expensive!
Got some new wheels
These are OEM Jaguar "Cremona" wheels as standard on the special edition XKR Portfolio model. I got a good deal off ebay as they were painted in black and in need of a refurb. I know a guy who does refurbs at a good price and I needed summer tyres anyway so I bought these and the tyres and had him refurb the wheels in OEM Jaguar silver and fit the tyres.Tyres are Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas which I really like. Just as grippy and predictable as they were on my Leon Cupra R.
Car also failed MOT recently, due to a binding brake at the rear offside corner. The wheel wouldn't turn freely with the back end jacked up, brakes off and in N but the other side was fine. I'd hoped it would just be a pad stuck on the carrier or similar so I took the disc and pads out, cleaned it all up and put it back together but when I was winding the piston back in to put the caliper back on the carrier it was very hard to rotate it. Ended up getting the caliper replaced under extended warranty, thankfully, and had the car successfully retested so we're back on the road.
Not sure when the piston got stuck but it took its' toll on the pads and disc. Note the blue tinge on the disc due to excessive heat:
This is the outboard pad (bear in mind I changed the discs and pads last October, maybe 4k or 5k miles ago):
Even worse was the state of the inboard pad:
I'd only changed the rear discs and pads last October I think so was a bit annoyed to have to do them again but at least they're not expensive!
Edited by 8bit on Tuesday 22 July 16:19
I still have the originals (Sentas), they have winter tyres on so they'll be back on in a few months until next spring. Each to their own! I like the Cremonas, something slightly more sporty looking about them.
These are a lot of car for the money right enough, especially considering what they cost new.
These are a lot of car for the money right enough, especially considering what they cost new.
Some more recent jobs, new battery:
Not very exciting but it's sorted out some weird electrical gremlins so happy with that.
Also gave it a decent wash - prewash with Autofinesse Avalanche done as snow foam, 2 bucket wash with Meguiars Hyper Wash, rinsed and dried then chemical paint decontamination with Auto Finesse iron remover, rinsed and dried again then a coat of Auto Finesse Tough Coat:
Not very exciting but it's sorted out some weird electrical gremlins so happy with that.
Also gave it a decent wash - prewash with Autofinesse Avalanche done as snow foam, 2 bucket wash with Meguiars Hyper Wash, rinsed and dried then chemical paint decontamination with Auto Finesse iron remover, rinsed and dried again then a coat of Auto Finesse Tough Coat:
Small update time, managed to find a set of these for a decent price on eBay:
Aluminium paddle shifters, as fitted to the F-type and available as official accessories for other models. They just swap straight out for the standard ones, which are plastic and look and feel a bit naff. A Jaguar dealer will relieve you of not far short of £400 to supply and fit these, I got them for closer to half that and fitted them myself. Look much nicer and have a slightly heavier action to them, which all adds to the "premium" feel of the car.
Also, as the weather has now taken a definite wintery turn, I put the winter wheels and tyres (Pirelli SottoZero W240) back on:
Aluminium paddle shifters, as fitted to the F-type and available as official accessories for other models. They just swap straight out for the standard ones, which are plastic and look and feel a bit naff. A Jaguar dealer will relieve you of not far short of £400 to supply and fit these, I got them for closer to half that and fitted them myself. Look much nicer and have a slightly heavier action to them, which all adds to the "premium" feel of the car.
Also, as the weather has now taken a definite wintery turn, I put the winter wheels and tyres (Pirelli SottoZero W240) back on:
Effjay said:
Looking really good mate! I'm going to order myself a set of those paddles too.
The price does make me baulk though, and I'm not one to resist a frivolous purchase! They do look much better than the standard ones though.
Cheers The price does make me baulk though, and I'm not one to resist a frivolous purchase! They do look much better than the standard ones though.
Keep an eye on ebay, part number is T2R6547MMU. They do come up from time to time, there's a set on there now from an official dealer in Sheffield, they're £324 though which isn't much short of the RRP.el romeral said:
Great looking car made better with your tasteful additions. Enjoyed seeing some of my old haunts in the pics - Uni at Old Aderdeen, Glenshee and Stonehaven.
Thanks, I guess you don't live around here any more?
Thanks! Sadly that's not my garage though, that was the "handover bay" at the dealership I got the car from, taken the day I collected it last year. Think the "noose" is the handle for manually closing the door
We're actually having an extension built at the moment, partly comprising a new garage. It won't be as big or grand as that but I'm going to try and at least make it look tidy and smart.
We're actually having an extension built at the moment, partly comprising a new garage. It won't be as big or grand as that but I'm going to try and at least make it look tidy and smart.
8bit said:
Thanks! Sadly that's not my garage though, that was the "handover bay" at the dealership I got the car from, taken the day I collected it last year. Think the "noose" is the handle for manually closing the door
We're actually having an extension built at the moment, partly comprising a new garage. It won't be as big or grand as that but I'm going to try and at least make it look tidy and smart.
The spotlights in the garage look like a good idea!We're actually having an extension built at the moment, partly comprising a new garage. It won't be as big or grand as that but I'm going to try and at least make it look tidy and smart.
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