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Old 06-11-2015 | 04:20 PM
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Very nice indeed!


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It is a start to my "get rid of the chrome" plan

How can I put it without giving it away... Hmm... Lets say, the chrome will stay chrome but beneath a layer of other colours(!)...

More when the test object is ready
I'll throw my guess in - English Flag colors, vinyl covering. Or something like that. (figure I'll go for the wild guess!)
 
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Old 06-12-2015 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by CharlzO
Very nice indeed!




I'll throw my guess in - English Flag colors, vinyl covering. Or something like that. (figure I'll go for the wild guess!)
Miles away! Jags get a lot of it so the leaper will be like it
 
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Old 06-12-2015 | 10:04 AM
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Miles away! Jags get a lot of it so the leaper will be like it
Thank goodness lol. I was secretly hoping that it wouldn't be as crazy as my brain was thinking! Will anxiously await the reveal!
 
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Old 06-12-2015 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by CharlzO
I was secretly hoping that it wouldn't be as crazy as my brain was thinking!
It's even worse.

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Jags get a lot of it so the leaper will be like it
It's a vinyl wrap to make it look like raw meat.
 
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Old 06-12-2015 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Patioboater
It's even worse.



It's a vinyl wrap to make it look like raw meat.
No vinyl... And no meat
 
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Old 06-12-2015 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Daim
No vinyl... And no meat
Jaguar owners around the world sigh with relief.

(Dang, now I'm getting curious, too.)
 
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Old 06-12-2015 | 05:09 PM
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Leopard print or wood grained vinyl wrap..
 
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Old 06-13-2015 | 03:35 AM
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No vinyl what so ever... Nor prints or water transfers I hope that the effect works out properly!

As said, it is something Jags allover the planet get. Something total normal but here in this case artificially produced
 
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Old 06-13-2015 | 07:55 AM
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I know... the leaper is going to be leaking oil all over the bonnet!
 
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Old 06-13-2015 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by andrew lowe
I know... the leaper is going to be leaking oil all over the bonnet!
I like the way you think... Along those lines, yes
 
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Old 06-13-2015 | 09:50 AM
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I know... the leaper is going to be leaking oil all over the bonnet!
That's not leaking...it's marking its territory.

The only time you worry when a british car is when it's not leaking...means it is empty.
 
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Old 06-13-2015 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by bdboyle
That's not leaking...it's marking its territory.

The only time you worry when a british car is when it's not leaking...means it is empty.
If there is no oil under it, there is no oil in it...
 
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Old 06-13-2015 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bdboyle
That's not leaking...it's marking its territory.

The only time you worry when a british car is when it's not leaking...means it is empty.

There is only two places mine ever leaks. One is from the condensation from the A/C coils, and the other is the H2O produced by the cats...
 
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Old 06-14-2015 | 08:56 AM
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I inspected my XJ for some rust today... Only to find two holes and a trail of rust leading to a biggun'... Never mind, tomorrow is rust removal day
 
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Old 06-17-2015 | 12:43 PM
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Daim I bet it's plasti dip
 
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Old 06-17-2015 | 03:31 PM
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Nope. No plasti dip!

I picked it up today. Perfect finish. Pictures tomorrow
 
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Old 06-18-2015 | 02:06 AM
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Today the Jag got an oil/filter change, an inspection and a new serpentine belt! ( However, it was quite expensive! )

- Pilotman
 
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Old 06-18-2015 | 06:07 AM
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Okay, my leaper is finished and looks exactly how I imagined it would And the word I was trying to "make" was: WEAR. Every Jag wears in... And this is a artificial wear on a black metallic leaper






Just got to drill the holes in the bonnet to fit it Oh, and the rest of the chrome will be treated the same way
 
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Old 06-18-2015 | 12:15 PM
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Very unique! (now I'm thinking I need a jet black leaper with glowing red LED eyes....)
 
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Old 06-18-2015 | 01:19 PM
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Hey Daim, someone painted you leaper black with metallic stuff.... Oh wait...
 
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