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Thanks for the hello!
It is nice, but needs a little work here and there. I don't have records. Story goes, it was purchased by a car collector (Bob) in 2003 with 4.6K miles on it. Supposedly, he had 200 (?) cars, so this one didn't get driven much, reaching 9.8K miles in early 2018. He did do some mods along the way, but I don't know what all they were. Sadly, it appears that Bob died in the fall of 2018. The car went into his trust and was rarely driven. It had 10,450 miles when I bought it. The CarFax suggests there was no odometer tampering before Bob died. I've attached a few more pix.
It does have hood louvres. Thinking of painting the headlight surrounds black.
Oh, second day of driving it I misjudged distances and bumped into one of those concrete parking lot stops. The front valence just disintegrated. (Suggestions for a replacement front valence would be appreciated!)
The rear looks sweet but you'll notice a nasty gash on the bumper.
I'm having the tires replaced tomorrow (the old ones have a 2003 date code).Next week I'll have it thoroughly inspected to find out how F'ed I am.
Thank you for your interest! I already learned something: STR = S-Type R.
It does have hood louvres. Thinking of painting the headlight surrounds black.
Oh, second day of driving it I misjudged distances and bumped into one of those concrete parking lot stops. The front valence just disintegrated. (Suggestions for a replacement front valence would be appreciated!)
The rear looks sweet but you'll notice a nasty gash on the bumper.
I'm having the tires replaced tomorrow (the old ones have a 2003 date code).Next week I'll have it thoroughly inspected to find out how F'ed I am.
Thank you for your interest! I already learned something: STR = S-Type R.
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Try autoreserveparts in the UK. I have had great luck with them for my 06 str. Last thing i got was a mint demister panel under the windshield for 120.00 delivered. In my needed color even. If you do not know the part name for sure they are very helpful by phone or email. Their shipping is fantastic. Both packaging and price
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Try autoreserveparts in the UK. I have had great luck with them for my 06 str. Last thing i got was a mint demister panel under the windshield for 120.00 delivered. In my needed color even. If you do not know the part name for sure they are very helpful by phone or email. Their shipping is fantastic. Both packaging and price
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Most of the S-types I've seen don't have them. Why give a beautiful car spectacles? I think perhaps your car's previous owner went accessory crazy. It's a terrible affliction that has carried away many a doting car lover. If you come across someone with this illness, they are to be pitied, not shunned. They can't help it. Having said that, he chose some nice wheels!
My car looks nice enough without them.
My car looks nice enough without them.
Last edited by Sportston; 04-18-2022 at 06:00 PM.
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Yes the STR's got black headlight surrounds and that model was the only one to get them. All other S-Types have the chrome surround as pictured above. Even the ones that had the factory HID option like the STR's.
I broke my passenger headlight on my old 2005 STR and had a time finding a black surround version. They are out there!
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I broke my passenger headlight on my old 2005 STR and had a time finding a black surround version. They are out there!
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