1975 Jaguar XJ Coupe 6.0 V12

[RobXjcoupe]

So Craig, may I ask what you have been quoted to trim the interior? I assume front and rear seats, rear bench custom to match xjs front seat covers? Centre console, door cards stitched or embossed? Carpets with floor mats trimmed to match seat colour? Headliner and ceiling surrounds. Trim for speaker builds?
Probably bits I’ve missed also

[craigjm]

RobXjcoupe said:

So Craig, may I ask what you have been quoted to trim the interior? I assume front and rear seats, rear bench custom to match xjs front seat covers? Centre console, door cards stitched or embossed? Carpets with floor mats trimmed to match seat colour? Headliner and ceiling surrounds. Trim for speaker builds?
Probably bits I’ve missed also

Depends what you go for in terms of leather to synthetic mix but for everything to be redone including the carpets, roof lining, boot, rear seat custom built to match the front and include the sub, rear shelf etc ranges from 8k if you do it all in fake leather to 15k if you do it all in the most expensive leather. That includes having whatever patterns you want on the door cards and seats, whatever colour stitching you want and the headrests embossed with the Jaguar growler etc.

[Rangeroverover]

I went in a clients car the other day. He had thick saddle leather floor mats to match seats.looked v smart

[craigjm]

Rangeroverover said:

I went in a clients car the other day. He had thick saddle leather floor mats to match seats.looked v smart

That’s an interesting idea. I was thinking of using the same carpet as the main carpeting with leather edging matching the seats

[RobXjcoupe]

craigjm said:

RobXjcoupe said:

So Craig, may I ask what you have been quoted to trim the interior? I assume front and rear seats, rear bench custom to match xjs front seat covers? Centre console, door cards stitched or embossed? Carpets with floor mats trimmed to match seat colour? Headliner and ceiling surrounds. Trim for speaker builds?
Probably bits I’ve missed also

Depends what you go for in terms of leather to synthetic mix but for everything to be redone including the carpets, roof lining, boot, rear seat custom built to match the front and include the sub, rear shelf etc ranges from 8k if you do it all in fake leather to 15k if you do it all in the most expensive leather. That includes having whatever patterns you want on the door cards and seats, whatever colour stitching you want and the headrests embossed with the Jaguar growler etc.

London price? Some of the vinyl fake leathers are good to use in boot builds, or go Uber lairy with the sparkly posh yacht stuff. Shut the boot just looks like a classic car. Open the boot and show off . I know it’s nice to spec leather everything but look at the original covers and note what material was used and where. Might give you a longer lasting new interior

[craigjm]

RobXjcoupe said:

craigjm said:

RobXjcoupe said:

So Craig, may I ask what you have been quoted to trim the interior? I assume front and rear seats, rear bench custom to match xjs front seat covers? Centre console, door cards stitched or embossed? Carpets with floor mats trimmed to match seat colour? Headliner and ceiling surrounds. Trim for speaker builds?
Probably bits I’ve missed also

Depends what you go for in terms of leather to synthetic mix but for everything to be redone including the carpets, roof lining, boot, rear seat custom built to match the front and include the sub, rear shelf etc ranges from 8k if you do it all in fake leather to 15k if you do it all in the most expensive leather. That includes having whatever patterns you want on the door cards and seats, whatever colour stitching you want and the headrests embossed with the Jaguar growler etc.

London price? Some of the vinyl fake leathers are good to use in boot builds, or go Uber lairy with the sparkly posh yacht stuff. Shut the boot just looks like a classic car. Open the boot and show off . I know it’s nice to spec leather everything but look at the original covers and note what material was used and where. Might give you a longer lasting new interior

This place is on the south coast but has done lots of high end stuff. The original car only had leather on the seat faces. The rest of the interior was Ambla. The problem with fake leather is getting one to match the colour you choose. The black is easy in vinyl if you want to keep the costs down and some of it like you say is indistinguishable from leather. So I’m probably gonna use that on the door tops, dashboard and console and then the seats as a whole in whatever leather I choose so the colour is the same all over. Decent quality carpeting and roof lining in black and same carpeting in the boot. The boot is going to have a false wall to hide the audio equipment and battery.

[RobXjcoupe]

craigjm said:

RobXjcoupe said:

craigjm said:

RobXjcoupe said:

So Craig, may I ask what you have been quoted to trim the interior? I assume front and rear seats, rear bench custom to match xjs front seat covers? Centre console, door cards stitched or embossed? Carpets with floor mats trimmed to match seat colour? Headliner and ceiling surrounds. Trim for speaker builds?
Probably bits I’ve missed also

Depends what you go for in terms of leather to synthetic mix but for everything to be redone including the carpets, roof lining, boot, rear seat custom built to match the front and include the sub, rear shelf etc ranges from 8k if you do it all in fake leather to 15k if you do it all in the most expensive leather. That includes having whatever patterns you want on the door cards and seats, whatever colour stitching you want and the headrests embossed with the Jaguar growler etc.

London price? Some of the vinyl fake leathers are good to use in boot builds, or go Uber lairy with the sparkly posh yacht stuff. Shut the boot just looks like a classic car. Open the boot and show off . I know it’s nice to spec leather everything but look at the original covers and note what material was used and where. Might give you a longer lasting new interior

This place is on the south coast but has done lots of high end stuff. The original car only had leather on the seat faces. The rest of the interior was Ambla. The problem with fake leather is getting one to match the colour you choose. The black is easy in vinyl if you want to keep the costs down and some of it like you say is indistinguishable from leather. So I’m probably gonna use that on the door tops, dashboard and console and then the seats as a whole in whatever leather I choose so the colour is the same all over. Decent quality carpeting and roof lining in black and same carpeting in the boot. The boot is going to have a false wall to hide the audio equipment and battery.

Ambla is actually a trade name for its vinyl products. Kayospruce is a good manufacturer of vinyl materials. All used on the posh yachts. Marine quality vinyl is the best to use. Used in the areas you have said is perfect. They are hard wearing areas and permanently in the sun. Piping is a nice one to use with the xjs and coupe rear seat. Not on every edge but just as factory in perhaps black to match the vinyl and carpet. I’ve been toying with alcantara on the seat centres where the pleats are with regular leather. That retropower interior is a subtle nod to classic. Not over the top but interestingly different. The door cards with the tuck and roll that I also inadvertently did also i think suits the coupe interior. It just makes a nice padded area for your arm. Alcantara could also be used there. Different texture but still waterproof. I don’t think I would edge with piping on that because there is already a line of chrome under the door top pads. Kinda creates too many lines perhaps? Anyway rambling now

[craigjm]

There won’t be any piping in mine. It’s something I really dislike.

Taking photos of leather swatches is really hard. These are all a touch darker than they look

[RobXjcoupe]

Piping helps protect the seams. Obviously you don’t want it on everything but again look where it is on the original spec seats.
Regarding those leather colours can you yourself see the cabin in any of those? Piano black dash, cream dials with black carpet and headliner.

[craigjm]

The bottom purple is a nice colour away from the camera as are both greens. The darker blue is best of the blue but I don’t like the grain. I laid them out on a black leather laptop bag I have and they all contrast quite well.

[RobXjcoupe]

As you like both of the greens, how about use the dark green with the lighter green on the front seat inner bolster fillets. Then incorporate the design into the new rear seat and. Also use the dark green on the door cards with the lighter green as the design detail.. maybe rethink the black headliner and choose the dark green instead but still keep the dash top and centre console black. Carpets can stay black with the floor mats edged in dark green.

[craigjm]

Yeah I was gonna edge the over mats in whatever colour is chosen. I should have the car back in a couple of weeks for the summer drive around which will give me time to asses how the colours might work and see the samples in the car and stuff.

[bx14]

How's it all looking now?

[craigjm]

Put it on the back burner to renovate a house after an unanticipated move. I intend to get it on the road some point soon and drive it round for a bit and then do a full interior retrim when funds allow next year.

[DaWil]

craigjm said:

Bespoke wheels are pretty much ready painted in Obsisian Black to match the car



Debating whether to paint the front of the diamond cut nut black where the Jag badge sits. Opinions please

Craig, what width and offset are your wheels ? (I have looked back through threads and can't find). Is there plenty of space between back of wheel and inner arch wall

I have AM back axle on mine from a 2001 DB7 Vantage v12. Restorer suggests 18", 8J with ET33 offset, but as he has no wheels to go over the AM hubs and discs to try, he can't seem to confirm that tyre won't illegally protrude beyond the flare and won't foul inner wall. I have had my arches enlarged and flare is slightly greater.

Have you finished your car yet ?

[RobXjcoupe]

DaWil said:

craigjm said:

Bespoke wheels are pretty much ready painted in Obsisian Black to match the car



Debating whether to paint the front of the diamond cut nut black where the Jag badge sits. Opinions please

Craig, what width and offset are your wheels ? (I have looked back through threads and can't find). Is there plenty of space between back of wheel and inner arch wall

I have AM back axle on mine from a 2001 DB7 Vantage v12. Restorer suggests 18", 8J with ET33 offset, but as he has no wheels to go over the AM hubs and discs to try, he can't seem to confirm that tyre won't illegally protrude beyond the flare and won't foul inner wall. I have had my arches enlarged and flare is slightly greater.

Have you finished your car yet ?

Just reading your question. My particular coupe has standard rear arches with an outboard disc rear axle from a late xjs so will be the same as the db7. 9j rear will fit using et28. It gives a 5mm clearance of the inner arch without tyre. So tyre mustn’t protrude past the rim. I fitted 235 40 18 on the rear 9jx18 et28 wheels. If you use a narrower 8j et33 wheel a 245 tyre can be fitted easily,
Hope that helps

[craigjm]

DaWil said:

craigjm said:

Bespoke wheels are pretty much ready painted in Obsisian Black to match the car



Debating whether to paint the front of the diamond cut nut black where the Jag badge sits. Opinions please

Craig, what width and offset are your wheels ? (I have looked back through threads and can't find). Is there plenty of space between back of wheel and inner arch wall

I have AM back axle on mine from a 2001 DB7 Vantage v12. Restorer suggests 18", 8J with ET33 offset, but as he has no wheels to go over the AM hubs and discs to try, he can't seem to confirm that tyre won't illegally protrude beyond the flare and won't foul inner wall. I have had my arches enlarged and flare is slightly greater.

Have you finished your car yet ?

They are 8.5 on the front and 9 on the rears wearing 225 on the front and 245 on the rear

Car is in storage at the moment I bought a house and just like a car started a renovation and surprise surprise it starts swallowing money

[DaWil]

Thanks Rob and Craig. Very helpful

Cheers

[drdino]

I remembered this XJ and thought I'd ask, any updates?

[craigjm]

drdino said:

I remembered this XJ and thought I'd ask, any updates?

It’s in storage awaiting a new interior. Various things took over the time and money in life including a new house renovation that ended up being a back to brick full restoration. Coming to an end some and then I’ll unlock the car.