Hi, I arrived at my car a few weeks ago to find some scum had keyed the bonnet!
My insurance have upped my excess via a hidden excess so it's not worth claiming there....
So basically I'm left with having the bonnet resprayed 500+ vat or finding a decent used one.
My car is a 2002.5 s type r in PEF paint.
I can't find any early bonnets searching ebay and breakers etc. (if anyone knows for one?)
I've read a bit about people fitting the 2005+ aluminium bonnet, but I believe there's more involved in fitting it to an earlier model.
If anyone knows exactly what I would need to fit the later bonnet that would be great.

 

2003 so minimum will be different windscreen washers, front grill + surround.

Unsure about the bumper/wings. Someone'll be along who'll know.

 

It took me a while to find a good PEF RH wing a couple of years ago now. But I got one from e-bay in the end that was like new and an exact match for the paint.
The wings are the same on all years of S-type.
I think the bonnet hindges are different on the later cars with the alluminium bonnets, or at least that is what the official 05 update book states.
See page 70 in the official 05MY update book:

http://www.jagrepair.com/images/Elec...Y%20Update.pdf

Mellow

 

2005 and later model hoods will not fit, too different.

 

hi
2005 bonnet will fit, but you need the hinges and grill, also you need the clip on windscreen washers on the wipers
there quite a weight saving in the ally one
cheers
Joe

 

Following on from the above some makes of windscreen wipers come with new clip on washer jets.
For example the Bosh Aerotwin AR 608 S set that are about £15 for two in the UK.

Mellow

 

Sorry, I thought that the width of the two bonnets are different. The newer bonnet fits the older bumper cover too? Amazing