Here's the reply I received today from Rim Ringz: "We unfortunately don’t have a sample of the material as we only have access to the already manufactured and packaged product."

If my company took that approach, we would have been out of business decades ago. Without free color samples, Rim Ringz lost a potential sale. Management needs improvement.

Just my

Stuart

 

IMHO, if Ian Callum didn't think it needed pinstripes, I wouldn't put them on. The car is gorgeous as is.

 

I saw in the latest issue of "Car & Driver" that Ian Callum was voted as the best lead designer of any car company. I defer to his taste also.

 

He certainly is a talentuous designer but when they designed the 2003 xk, with front air suspension, its may not be him, but they will have done better doing something else that day.

 

While I generally agree with both of you, it is apparent from the threads on this forum that many owners enjoy customizing ("upgrading") their rides from an appearance and/or performance standpoint. How is striping wheels any different from adding an aluminum footrest to match the other pedals? I think my new footrest is what the factory forgot! See https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...r-88734/page2/

As for Ian Callum's taste, I love the early X150 design (2007-2009) but hate the latest XKR-S version with its tacked-on looking boy-racer carbon fiber wing, scoops, and catfish face. I just wonder what he really thinks about that design evolution.

Just my

Stuart

 

Dude, did you forget that the guy who started this thread owns a Xkr-s! I understand that everyone has different opinions, but the only negative comments I hear about the RS come from this forum. I think you have to understand that people who like the Xkr-s, Xkr-s gt, or Xfr-s tend to like more aggressive/performance oriented cars than jaguar has previously offered. I think you should try to be more opened minded towards people who own these type of cars on this forum.

 

Oops! I didn't realize you owned an XKR-S! No offense intended to you or anyone else who prefers the latest designs over the earlier ones. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As I said earlier, just my 2 cents.