New Coach Lines. Opinions.

[Milowokie]

After replacing both front wings last summer, both in the right colour and about £100 each from eBay, I thought it time to have the rear arches sorted out.

I did try in the autumn, but my go to bodywork man was ill and I never got around to it until winter had arrived. Alas, he succumbed to his illness (RIP Les), and the back arches got put on the back-burner.

FFWD to June. Got the car booked in and after a time in a Golf diseasel, got the Jaag back. As stated during the estimate stage 'I won't be able to do your coach lines', which didn't bother me too much as i. the n/s front wing is from a Daimler, ii. the o/s front wing can have either the double lower lines, or single upper line lined up, but not both.

So this week I decided to come up with a cost effective if non-original, solution.

Three rolls of pinstripe tape have arrived and I have to decide which ones to use, to i. put lines on the rear arches, ii. cover the extra thick Daimler line, and ii. cover the fading upper line of the o/s wing.

The arch panels were about £30 each from SNG and both rear bumper brackets were replaced too (about £60 from SNG too).

Attached images show the state of the o/s front wing before replacement, o/s rear arch area after good powerwash (at which point I replaced the tired looking bump stops), and the old n/s wing with the coach line selection roughly affixed.

[Milowokie]

I'm edging towards the upper black/lower silver one.

If you (I) put the black line right up to the body crease it looks like a shadow, unless looking dead-on like in the photograph, and the silver line follows the existing line almost exactly.

Same 'measurements' apply to the upper blue/lower silver, but it draws attention away from the crease.

On the car, I think the black/dark blue/light blue is the weakest choice.

[Milowokie]

Black/silver added.

Had an issue lining up the body crease and lower lines on the front wing, this put the start of the upper line slightly out with regard to the position of the new silver line.

I think a cut 'n' polish will remove the half-inch that shows.

Overall, whilst not original it looks OK. I have to bear in mind that after the rear repairs there were no lines from the rear doors back. At £4.99 for a roll, which has done both sides, it seems VFM.
I will reserve judgement until after a couple of jetwashes.

[Old Peter]

Looks good, Scott.

Peter.

[BongoBrown]

Hi Scott, I know this is an old thread, but I also have a XJR (x308) with a new black paint job and my coachlines are now gone 😞 Really need to restore this since I love the lines on the side of the car.

Any chance you remember where you bought the coachlines ? - I have no dimensions and I can definitely "live" with the same result as your, which looks great.

Hope you can advise me here - thanks

br/Flemming, Denmark