S-Type front number plate
Discussion
Having finally tracked down a 2006 2.7D in Jaguar Racing Green 
the front number plate was stuck on a bit lopsided. I pulled it off and saw some mounting holes underneath - is this model supposed to have a black plastic frame fixed to the front bumper (like my 2001 version) or does it go straight onto the bumper with sticky pads please?
I'm thinking of cutting it down a bit top and bottom and mounting it direct, but wasn't sure how it was 'supposed' to fit.
the front number plate was stuck on a bit lopsided. I pulled it off and saw some mounting holes underneath - is this model supposed to have a black plastic frame fixed to the front bumper (like my 2001 version) or does it go straight onto the bumper with sticky pads please?I'm thinking of cutting it down a bit top and bottom and mounting it direct, but wasn't sure how it was 'supposed' to fit.
OK, here's another one. You know all those black plastic fasteners of various sizes that hold things together under the bonnet? I've never bought a car yet that didn't have some missing, and this one's no exception. Is there an easy cheap way to buy new fasteners, or is it a trip to the dealer and £5 each in a little bag?
The only easy and cheap option is to pretend that they are not missing and not worry about it.
So you will be off to the main dealer, Probably looking at £1 each and the parts department JEPC will probably make identifying them a real pain.
Last time I had a customer want a trim clip or two he was horrified that the only ones now available were a slightly different style, (worked the same but but were round where the old ones were plus shaped maybe the other way arround you get the idea) He expected the manufacturer to pay for a hole set so they would all look the same. That didnt happen.
So you will be off to the main dealer, Probably looking at £1 each and the parts department JEPC will probably make identifying them a real pain.
Last time I had a customer want a trim clip or two he was horrified that the only ones now available were a slightly different style, (worked the same but but were round where the old ones were plus shaped maybe the other way arround you get the idea) He expected the manufacturer to pay for a hole set so they would all look the same. That didnt happen.
Edited by Tame Technician on Monday 3rd May 23:11
I can manage without them. But you'd think a place that dealt with Jags every day would have a whole boxful of mixed ones swept up off the floor, profer it and say 'help yourself'.
In wartime they learn that standardised/interchangeable parts are good. In peacetime this seems to be forgotten!
In wartime they learn that standardised/interchangeable parts are good. In peacetime this seems to be forgotten!
Chuffed to bits 
I'm amazed how totally different it is from the 99-01 version. Inside of course is completely different (XJ-style interior shoehorned in), front and back are different and it just seems bigger all round. To sit in and to drive, it feels much more like a proper (ie XJ) Jaguar - seems heavier and more solidly built, the look and feel of everything a bit more special. Driving the 2001 model afterwards, it seemed lighter and pointier, arguably a better drive, but not really a Jaguar. The new one is a softer ride, possibly because it has 17" wheels not 18" and doesn't turn in so well (but if I wanted Lotus handling I'd have bought a Lotus!). Not much happens for the first 1-2" of accelerator travel, maybe it needs adjusting or maybe it's a diesel thing. It's due for a service so we'll sort it out then.
One minus point - it has satnav so several different functions (satnav, climate, audio, menu) are all combined on one screen - hence you can't see everything at once. If you want to adjust the treble, for example, you have to press a 'mode' button then locate the correct touchscreen slider and then find plus and minus in a few seconds before it cancels - all whilst not looking at the road. So a bit of a design failure there IMHO - I'd have preferred dedicated audio controls. And the slab of wood above the glovebox could at least have 'Jaguar' on it; instead all it says is 'Airbag'!
DVD satnav generally better than what I had (ie takes postcodes, hurrah!) but is more ponderous to zoom in and out - not simple plus/minus buttons underneath but again two prods on a touchscreen all seem rather haphazard. You can feel and use buttons without looking, but a touchscreen demands you look at it. I don't have the satnav handbook so not sure the best way to enter a waypoint (little flag).
Now I need Wicked Wheels to return my call to quote for tidying up the alloys (what are the 15-spoke 17" ones called?) - and am pondering a boot spoiler although the pukka one is £157 unpainted and the eBay ones appear to be just plastic extrusion cut to length... also might swap the black vertical slatted rad grille for s/s mesh, but OEM £388. Have seen chunks of mesh you fit into the grille, but are they any good?
I'm amazed how totally different it is from the 99-01 version. Inside of course is completely different (XJ-style interior shoehorned in), front and back are different and it just seems bigger all round. To sit in and to drive, it feels much more like a proper (ie XJ) Jaguar - seems heavier and more solidly built, the look and feel of everything a bit more special. Driving the 2001 model afterwards, it seemed lighter and pointier, arguably a better drive, but not really a Jaguar. The new one is a softer ride, possibly because it has 17" wheels not 18" and doesn't turn in so well (but if I wanted Lotus handling I'd have bought a Lotus!). Not much happens for the first 1-2" of accelerator travel, maybe it needs adjusting or maybe it's a diesel thing. It's due for a service so we'll sort it out then.One minus point - it has satnav so several different functions (satnav, climate, audio, menu) are all combined on one screen - hence you can't see everything at once. If you want to adjust the treble, for example, you have to press a 'mode' button then locate the correct touchscreen slider and then find plus and minus in a few seconds before it cancels - all whilst not looking at the road. So a bit of a design failure there IMHO - I'd have preferred dedicated audio controls. And the slab of wood above the glovebox could at least have 'Jaguar' on it; instead all it says is 'Airbag'!
DVD satnav generally better than what I had (ie takes postcodes, hurrah!) but is more ponderous to zoom in and out - not simple plus/minus buttons underneath but again two prods on a touchscreen all seem rather haphazard. You can feel and use buttons without looking, but a touchscreen demands you look at it. I don't have the satnav handbook so not sure the best way to enter a waypoint (little flag).
Now I need Wicked Wheels to return my call to quote for tidying up the alloys (what are the 15-spoke 17" ones called?) - and am pondering a boot spoiler although the pukka one is £157 unpainted and the eBay ones appear to be just plastic extrusion cut to length... also might swap the black vertical slatted rad grille for s/s mesh, but OEM £388. Have seen chunks of mesh you fit into the grille, but are they any good?
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