Hi Hilton. Great to see my XF at the end of your video, fantastic work with the way you have presented my photo's to look like a video. Look forward to seeing more subscribers cars. regards Ian
Sup Hilton? Hope all is well. Thx for the info. Thinking the emblem will look great just as is with the black grill surround. Just some contrast. Keep up the good vids…..
Never taken my XF's bumper off in 5 years of ownership but may need to one day so thanks for the helpful video. Personally I wouldn't paint the growler badge black as I think it will get lost on a black grill.
I agree Steve. I left it as is and have put it all back together again. It looks so awesome with all the grills being black. I had to buy a new R badge because the old one disintegrated. That little badge cost me £120. Ouch! 😱
@@carfanfan I imagine the gloss black looks great against the white paintwork. That's insane money for that badge! I need an engine undertray but Jag dealers want £220! for a piece of moulded plastic that will never be seen -trying to find one from a breaker
Hi Hilton. How's it going? Outside temperature on the rise again? Great video. Another brave parts removal. Is there anything you wouldn't tackle? It will be good to see the finished bumper with the new grill. A lovely Jaguar XFS at the end. A great colour combination. :-)
Hey Andy. Yeah, it's getting hot again thank goodness. Winter lasted all of 2 weeks 😂. I've already got all back together and man it looks awesome. I'm really stoked with the results. Next video will be putting it back together and then I get to tackle the Android Auto conversion which I'm really excited about. All the best to you 🤗
🤗It's Amazing as alwayz , I'm so glad that I am a subscriber to your channel because to watch you go detail into your craft And to see you get better into being great at what you do for me it is eye 👁️ opening .. 👍👍👍👍 Well worth watching indeed 😊
Hey Hilton, I just purchased a 2017 Jaguar XF 35t Premium AWD, and was thinking of upgrading my front grill and front bumper side grill covers from chrome to the gloss black variants. I have seen some on ebay for decently priced, because the OEM parts are insanely over priced. The product is listed saying they fit up the 2015 model year. Would you happen to know if the grill sizes are the same on the 2015 and up models? I have a feeling they are but can't really find anything on the internet to find out for sure.
Thanks mate. Actually I replaced the grill as well with a gloss black one and had the bumper resprayed since it had to come off any way. Save a fortune by taking the bumper off myself.
@@carfanfan some good news you might remember I hit a open drain and took out the NSR and NSF tyres as well as other damage I got the car back on the road and has been a dream driving the Pusey again I still fighting the area council and have a solicitor on the case. I send some photos and or videos to you later needs a good wash.
@@geordieboy5679 Great to hear. I'm glad you got it up and running again. Make that council pay. Our insurance takes them on over here. Hit a pothole a few months ago and claimed from insurance for two wheels, now they're suing the municipality for the damages. All of a sudden, the potholes are being repaired in a frenzy 😜
Hey Hilton, love the videos. I have recently purchased the Jaguar XFR 2009 model. One thing has been bugging me and I was hoping you can shed some light. When I unlock my car at night my rear number plate lights don’t come on. Is that something I can turn on from the system or did Jaguar just make it difficult and not give us that option? Please let me know.
Yes they did. It looks awesome. They did a color match after polishing the right front fender and painted it the same color. Already got it on and man it looks awesome 😎
I must try and get around to sending you some snaps of my xf Hilton . It’s amazing how many parts go into a bumper I’ve just had mine repainted and it’s looking good I’m glad I never took it apart now lol your jag looks pretty poorly without that bumper on it but it’s gonna look beautiful when it’s done I can’t make my mind up on the badge 🤔 I’d try it how it is before you refit it and if it’s not cutting it paint it dude 👍
Thanks mate. I left the badge as is. It really looks good against the black grill. The grills all look larger now that they're black and it looks so mean.
Hi, nice video. Please, do you know if we can remplace the front bumper of the XFR X250 by the facelift without to change the lights. I ask this because my front bumber was cracked and it s just impossible in France to buy a used part. Thanks in advance
I'm not sure I understand your question clearly - your bumper is cracked and you want to replace it, but no used bumpers available. Are you wanting to replace your bumper with a pre-facelift bumper? That's not possible unfortunately. The entire front end is different including bumper brackets.
Hey Hilton, thanks for this, I need to get bumper off sometime, I need to replace the left headlight washer, it's been leaking for quite some time, so I've used a putty-like sealant to block it. And also one of the parking sensors are a little bit pushed in, and I want to fix that. I've had another issue with the bonnet's alignment with the top of the headlights. The right front corner of the bonnet sits slightly higher than on the left. I've tried adjusting those black rubber knobs to balance it out and it has a bit, but after a while the right corner still pops up a bit, the black knob is all the way at the bottom rn. Any idea why or how to fix it?
Sounds like you may have a slightly bent bonnet. The adjusters should work with no problems. Have you checked the alignment by the windshield where it meets the door on the opposite side? If it's lower that end, the bonnet is bent.
Unfortunately you will have to replace the harness from the boot to the car body. I did a video on it a while back when my camera kept black screening.
@rachidobili Unfortunately I don't. I'd recommend Googling for one and then check if there are good reviews for that place. Most are not good and will end up stealing parts from your car so be careful. I dealt with 3 and all 3 were not reliable.
I'm kinda worried here. South Africa is going to shit and it doesn't look like it's ever coming back. Are you going to stay there? You could come to the UK, the home of Jaguar.
Yeah, we are worried too. Been looking at options. We have 4 cats and moving them is just as important so we are looking at countries that allow HIV cats because 2 of them have it and Australia puts them down the moment they land. It's a difficult situation. 😔
@@carfanfan FIV is non transmissible to humans. Here's the UK government guidelines on importing or immigrating pets into the UK. www.gov.uk/bring-pet-to-great-britain
