Exterior Moulding / Trim: Description and Operation

Exterior Trim







Body Front

The thermoplastic front bumper incorporates chromed plastic upper quarter blades and where fitted, chromed covers for the headlamp powerwash jet assemblies. The bumper lower air intake aperture is specifically profiled to achieve optimum cooling of the AJV8 engine. A splitter vane installed in the lower air intake, is chromed on Daimler and Vanden Plas vehicles and colour-keyed on all other models. An ovoidal sidemarker lens or reflector is installed in each side of the bumper cover.

The low profile plastic radiator grill surround is colour-keyed on Sport and XJR models, chromed and fluted on Daimler and chromed plain on all other models.A Jaguar 'growler' badge is fitted in the upper central position of the grill surround. For certain markets, a spring-loaded chromed Jaguar 'leaper' mascot is installed centrally on the front of the hood. Radiator grills are chromed mesh on the XJR, dark grey vertical vanes on the Sport, and chromed vertical vanes on all other models.

Body Sides

For certain markets, a Jaguar 'leaper' badge fitted in place of the direction indicator side repeater, is surface mounted in a shallow recess on the rear of each front fender. Three-piece colour-keyed body side mouldings surface mounted on the lower section of each door and front fender align with bumper upper extremities. A bright work inset is incorporated in the upper edge of side mouldings on Daimler and Vanden Plas models. On Daimler models, a 'Daimler' script badge is mounted on the upper section of the B post. A 'V8' badge is fitted in the same position on all other models.

All models have coachlines painted on the front fenders, the doors and rear fenders. Sport and XJR models have upper and lower coachlines 1.5 mm and 3 mm wide respectively, XJ8 has a 1.5 mm single upper coachline and all other models have a single upper coachline 3 mm wide.

Body Rear

The themoplastic rear bumper also incorporates chromed plastic upper quarter blades and ovoidal sidemarker lenses or reflectors. The trunk lid trim is colour-keyed on Sport and XJR models, chromed fluted on Daimler and chromed plain on all other models.

With the exception of Daimlers, the trunk lid rear carries a 'Jaguar' badge on the LH side. Daimlers carry a script 'Daimler' badge in the same location. On the RH side, Jaguar models carry an 'XJ8', '3.2 Sport', '4.0 Sport', 'Sovereign 8', 'XJR', or 'Vanden Plas' badge as applicable. Daimlers carry a 'V8' badge in the same position.