XJ XJ6 / XJ8 / XJR ( X350 & X358 ) 2003 - 2009

Spots on door frames

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 10-12-2017, 09:57 PM
derektonytieu's Avatar
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Spots on door frames

My recently purchased 2006 X-350 VDP, with just 32,000 miles is almost flawless. But the door trim above the doors and below the windows, which I assume is aluminum has white spots. Does anyone have an idea as how to get rid of these? (My great friend, Ron has a similar issue on his 2009 XF Supercharged)
 
  #2  
Old 10-13-2017, 02:04 AM
GGG's Avatar
GGG
GGG is offline
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Durham, UK
Posts: 120,461
Received 16,864 Likes on 12,186 Posts
Default

Welcome to the forum derektonytieu,

Some Jaguar models have aluminium trims and others have them in stainless steel. I've moved your question from General Tech Help to X350 forum for advice from members with the same model.

Please follow this link New Member Area - Intro a MUST - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the New Member Area - Intro a MUST forum and post some information about yourself and your vehicle for all members to see. In return you'll get a proper welcome and some useful advice about posting to the forum.

Graham
 
  #3  
Old 10-13-2017, 01:44 PM
Fraser Mitchell's Avatar
Veteran Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Crewe, England
Posts: 9,417
Received 2,456 Likes on 1,952 Posts
Default

It is very difficult to eliminate these spots because there is a fairly thick plastic layer over the shiny metal. Replacement is expensive, but I did recently replace the passenger side front door waist line trim, but only because the rear end had become loose and was sticking up. Cost was about £135 all in. I have used paint polish to try to get a good shine and to be fair, this does make the trims look better, but in certain light they can still be seen. Many other cars with this type of trim suffer the same. On my previous car, a 2003 X350 Sport, all these trims were painted black, so I had no problem.
 
  #4  
Old 10-15-2017, 08:56 PM
hafren's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Dayton, Ohio USA
Posts: 643
Received 226 Likes on 145 Posts

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:16 AM.