X308 wheel types
Discussion
Afternoon,
I've been investigating the X308 XJ recently because I'm hoping to buy one soon. One thing I've noticed is that there is a great variety in the wheels available but I'm struggling to find any nomenclature for the different varieties, or to understand which wheels were offered on which cars.
I'll try to classify them below as per my own feeble understanding, along with pictures. So if you can assist in helping me understand this matter, please shout up!
The 16" five spoke, which I believe was offered only on the 4.0 cars:
XJR Specific wheels:
These wheels appear on a lot of what seem to be the lower spec models. I really like them. Were they a basic option?
These ones look expensive, were they standard on the Sovereign model?
And various others...
I've been investigating the X308 XJ recently because I'm hoping to buy one soon. One thing I've noticed is that there is a great variety in the wheels available but I'm struggling to find any nomenclature for the different varieties, or to understand which wheels were offered on which cars.
I'll try to classify them below as per my own feeble understanding, along with pictures. So if you can assist in helping me understand this matter, please shout up!
The 16" five spoke, which I believe was offered only on the 4.0 cars:
XJR Specific wheels:
These wheels appear on a lot of what seem to be the lower spec models. I really like them. Were they a basic option?
These ones look expensive, were they standard on the Sovereign model?
And various others...
Not sure if this helps, my 1998 brochure shows 16" Corona, Lunar, and Eclipse, 17" Celtic and an 18" Asteroid.
This brochure isnt dated but us def pre 2000. The owners manual shows 16" Dimple, Starburst and Crown and a 16" 20 spoke alloy road wheel without a name !!, it also shows 17" Celtic and Solar and finally the 18" Penta that my xjr sits on. Guess its down to personal taste too....
Looking at the brochure it shows the 16" as standard across the range aside from the 18" Penta on XJR
This brochure isnt dated but us def pre 2000. The owners manual shows 16" Dimple, Starburst and Crown and a 16" 20 spoke alloy road wheel without a name !!, it also shows 17" Celtic and Solar and finally the 18" Penta that my xjr sits on. Guess its down to personal taste too....
Looking at the brochure it shows the 16" as standard across the range aside from the 18" Penta on XJR
Edited by Zippyworld on Thursday 28th August 07:47
Not sure if this helps, my 1998 brochure shows 16" Corona, Lunar, and Eclipse, 17" Celtic and an 18" Asteroid.
This brochure isnt dated but us def pre 2000. The owners manual shows 16" Dimple, Starburst and Crown and a 16" 20 spoke alloy road wheel without a name !!, it also shows 17" Celtic and Solar and finally the 18" Penta that my xjr sits on. Guess its down to personal taste too....
Looking at the brochure it shows the 16" as standard across the range aside from the 18" Penta on XJR
The sport pack option offered the 18" Eclipse or the 17" Celtic.
This brochure isnt dated but us def pre 2000. The owners manual shows 16" Dimple, Starburst and Crown and a 16" 20 spoke alloy road wheel without a name !!, it also shows 17" Celtic and Solar and finally the 18" Penta that my xjr sits on. Guess its down to personal taste too....
Looking at the brochure it shows the 16" as standard across the range aside from the 18" Penta on XJR
The sport pack option offered the 18" Eclipse or the 17" Celtic.
Edited by Zippyworld on Thursday 28th August 07:50
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