1975 Jaguar XJ Coupe 6.0 V12

[anonymous-user]

Quite a few businesses don't really get social media! Indeed, many automotive businesses are in my experience hopeless at internetting and not very good at customer service in general.

[v8250]

craigjm said:

Found somewhere in London that makes bespoke wheels. Thought I would message them on facebook.... check out the outstanding customer service from a company that charges minimum £1400 plus vat for a set of wheels

A quick google search shows a facepalm presence https://www.facebook.com/customwheelspoland/

If anyone's looking for some chavved-up tt tat type alloys they seem the ideal place to go.

[CABC]

craigjm said:

Found somewhere in London that makes bespoke wheels. Thought I would message them on facebook.... check out the outstanding customer service from a company that charges minimum £1400 plus vat for a set of wheels

then again, if they're bespoke there won't be a catalogue.

[craigjm]

I think the word bespoke was me giving them too much credit

[craigjm]

OK boys and girls free reign here and nobody is wrong or gets crucified

So you have the base car and you want to remove the vinyl roof (sorry) and the interior needs an overhaul so what colours would you do the following -

Exterior paint (remember no vinyl roof)
Interior carpets
Interior seats and door cards
Interior upper doors / dashboard / centre console
Headlining
Dashboard veneer

What's your dream combo and be as creative as you want!

Someone on another forum suggested an entirely purple velvet interior!

[TooMany2cvs]

craigjm said:

OK boys and girls free reign here and nobody is wrong or gets crucified

So you have the base car and you want to remove the vinyl roof (sorry) and the interior needs an overhaul so what colours would you do the following -

Exterior paint (remember no vinyl roof) - mid/dark metallic grey
Interior carpets - subtle contrast to seats, to tie in with dash colour.
Interior seats and door cards - subtle, mid-dark brown perhaps.
Interior upper doors / dashboard / centre console - subtle contrast to seats, to tie in with carpet colour.
Headlining - much paler shade of carpet/dash.
Dashboard veneer - SHINY DEAD TREE...

[craigjm]

I have three in my head at te moment

Option 1

Exterior paint - metallic black
Interior carpets - charcoal
Interior seats and door cards - dark red
Interior upper doors / dashboard / centre console - charcoal
Headlining - charcoal
Dashboard veneer - piano black

Option 2

Exterior paint - metallic black
Interior carpets - charcoal
Interior seats and door cards - Ivory
Interior upper doors / dashboard / centre console - charcoal
Headlining - Ivory
Dashboard veneer - piano black

Option 3

Exterior paint - Amaranth (jaguar very dark purple colour)
Interior carpets - charcoal
Interior seats and door cards - Ivory
Interior upper doors / dashboard / centre console - charcoal
Headlining - charcoal
Dashboard veneer - piano black

[Janluke]

Option 3 for me but not wrong choice IMO

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Lots of good options, but for me the essentials would be a dark metallic grey exterior with red (or maybe very dark brown) seats. Remainder appropriately matching.

[Shakermaker]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Lots of good options, but for me the essentials would be a dark metallic grey exterior with red (or maybe very dark brown) seats. Remainder appropriately matching.

+1 for this with a dark red interior, would be spiffing

[P5BNij]

Shakermaker said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Lots of good options, but for me the essentials would be a dark metallic grey exterior with red (or maybe very dark brown) seats. Remainder appropriately matching.

+1 for this with a dark red interior, would be spiffing

Same for me - I'd go for dark red / mulberry seats, matching doors cards and console piano black dash etc, possibly with black door card tops. The crucial thing will be to get the wheels right or they will look like an afterthought. The period reflective plates with raised plastic digits I mentioned earlier will add a nice touch of contrast (and surface detail) to the exterior.

[VVOODY]

option 1 but I like the idea of brown/dark tan seats

[CABC]

P5BNij said:

Shakermaker said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Lots of good options, but for me the essentials would be a dark metallic grey exterior with red (or maybe very dark brown) seats. Remainder appropriately matching.

+1 for this with a dark red interior, would be spiffing

Same for me - I'd go for dark red / mulberry seats, matching doors cards and console piano black dash etc, possibly with black door card tops. The crucial thing will be to get the wheels right or they will look like an afterthought. The period reflective plates with raised plastic digits I mentioned earlier will add a nice touch of contrast (and surface detail) to the exterior.

another +1
Craig, where does the idea of black come from?
the existing scheme is great, in period, classic blah blah. looks right.
Maybe lose vinyl roof though i'm sure many would put up a stout defence of that too.

[craigjm]

CABC said:

another +1
Craig, where does the idea of black come from?

as there are so few of these around in good condition you have to buy what you can get colour wise. I didn't even consider not buying it over that kind of thing. The black comes from the Arden car pictures earlier in this thread. I've wanted one of these cars for years but the mean look of the Arden car was what made me up my search recently

[2ono]

craigjm said:

Can you find an example wheel pic?

Not the greatest picture, think they were called 'slot mags' or something.

http://car-from-uk.com/ebay/carphotos/full/ebay430...

[cheddar]

P5BNij said:

Shakermaker said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Lots of good options, but for me the essentials would be a dark metallic grey exterior with red (or maybe very dark brown) seats. Remainder appropriately matching.

+1 for this with a dark red interior, would be spiffing

Same for me - I'd go for dark red / mulberry seats, matching doors cards and console piano black dash etc, possibly with black door card tops. The crucial thing will be to get the wheels right or they will look like an afterthought. The period reflective plates with raised plastic digits I mentioned earlier will add a nice touch of contrast (and surface detail) to the exterior.

Another Grey/Red vote here

Your choice of wheels will make or break the look, go as close to period as you can

Great thread

[Alfa Pete]

Based on the Lynx Eventer above I reckon sage green and similar wheels would look great.

[Pickled]

Option 3 for me

BMW (I know the sacrilege) do a nice metallic black - Ruby Black, it got a dark red flake that looks really nice when the sun hits it.

[Alfa Pete]

A couple of other potential colours for you.

[CABC]

Alfa Pete said:

Based on the Lynx Eventer above I reckon sage green and similar wheels would look great.

Ignoring the hearse, i think those wheels are still too young for an XJ.
The XJS was a more youthful, sportier car. The Coupe deserves wheels a liitle more refined and discrete imo.