How to wrap your chrome badges with vinyl

[@howeydon]

I have just bought a 2009 XF diesel . Really learning a lot from your videos and I’m truly now in love with my car, thanks to your videos

[@carfanfan]

Congrats on your purchase. I'm not surprised you love the car. It's truly a work of art.

[@howeydon]

@@carfanfan thank you. Thing is when I test drove the car, it was absolutely fine. However the next day, I had the low coolant level message on the dash board. Engine got so hot after a very short drive, so I did some reading, which shows it to be a common problem. I found a huge pool of coolant liquid under the car. I thought the pipe or tank was punctured. I also then got the message of low key battery, and then saw the red battery signal on dashboard. All of these within less than 24 hours put me off. So I contacted my dealer who came to take the car for a full check. Turns out that the problem is the thermostat heating which they are currently gonna replace ( they are waiting on parts) he agreed to change car batteries too. I got put off by all these although the car looks very loved by previous owner, body and interior is pristine at its age. Do you think I should be worried because of these early signs or I should be ok once all the visible ‘ red flags ‘ I discovered gets resolved ?. The car is at 103000 miles by the way. Thanks for your time in answering.

[@howeydon]

The love you show to yours and your reviews is making me fall in love with mine despite the issues I have discovered haha

[@carfanfan]

@@howeydon They are great cars and no matter what issues yours may have, it could have been worse had you bought a BMW, Audi or Mercedes. I've had Audis before and they were way more problematic. This XFR has given me no mechanical issues in the year I've had it and just keeps going. I did a 300 mile trip on the weekend and it performed beautifully. The secret is maintenance. When something breaks, fix it then. Don't wait because one small issue can cause a number if others if not fixed. Then it becomes overwhelming to fix. Older cars will all require maintenance as they grow older and I find that Jaguars just last longer. Especially the one's designed by Ford. 😉

[@carfanfan]

@@howeydon I wouldn't be concerned about these problems. The thermostat issue is probably because if the mileage and age and was due for replacement. The key fob batteries are easy to change. Just keep some 2032 batteries in your fridge. If it fails, just change it. No need for reprogramming as it doesn't lose its programming. It will work fine again. Personally, I would have changed the water pump too as if the thermostat failed, the water pump won't be far behind. I had a few coolant issues on my first XF, water pump first, then some coolant hoses leading to the tank, then the tank. But my guess is when they changed the water pump, they removed the hoses and tank and damaged both during that job Not the car's fault, technician incompetence. At 100k miles, if the water pump hasn't been changed, it's about to fail 😉

[@aliwhitwell]

Hi Hilton. Really impressed with the vinyl wrap. I have just acquired a really nice Italian Firenze Red EX, the 25T AWD R Sport model. The previous owner who only had the car 6 months changed the wheels for a set of black diamond cut ones with new Pirelli tyres. He changed the brushed chrome side badges for black ones and also the wing mirror covers from red to black. He gave me all the old fittings. I have now painted the callipers and got some white Jaguar lettering to stick on them. They look amazing. I still have my white 3litre XF although I will have to part with it soon as I can't really justify running both cars.

[@nevillefletcher7518]

Very nice job,. You make it look so easy to do

[@friktionrc]

Hahahaha yeah...totally....some of the stuff he does makes me 🤯🤯....to be fair he takes his time and is calm....Part of the reason I don’t try some of the more ‘technical’ mods is that I know I, more often than not, would screw things up something proper 🤦‍♂️😂

[@carfanfan]

@@friktionrc thanks for the compliment my friend. Patience is definitely needed while doing these things. Believe me, sometimes I do get frustrated but then I have to gather myself and carry on 😉

[@johnmccolgan2177]

Chrome delete looks great against the white. Great job 👏

[@SR1Records]

Looks even better with black wheels. If you have silver alloys the chrome matches, but a white XF with black wheels looks a lot better when you de-chrome it.

[@ikhan5]

That looks great! I tried this myself a few months ago, but I wasn't happy with the results so I sprayed them gloss black instead!

[@AndrewKNI]

Super job Hilton. Painstaking and delicate work but so worth it. Hope you have a good weekend ahead :-)

[@carfanfan]

Thanks Andy. I'm really chuffed with the results. Have an awesome weekend ahead my friend. 🤗

[@FormulaEGeek]

Really helpful, this is on my list of jobs for my car. Really want to see the window trim deletes, as the chrome surrounds really don't work me on a dark coloured car.

[@carfanfan]

The window deletes will be next Friday's video. It was a 3 day job for me, so not for the light hearted. You need patience and lots of vinyl for mistakes. It was my first time so it took 6 hours to do just the rear doors, but for a novice it would probably go quicker 😉

[@mygodisable2]

Hey Hilton, I would've kept it the same. I'll check it out, to see if I like it better. Thanks.

[@carfanfan]

Hey Debbs. I think it depends on the color of the car. The gloss black just looks so cool against the contrast of my white XFR and it truly looks aggressive now. I'm planning on deleting the chrome in the front bumper as well which means new grill 🤗😜

[@mygodisable2]

@@carfanfan Can't wait, looking forward to seeing it. Thanks Hilton.

[@pylotmedia565]

Looks really good

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Hi Hilton, hope your feeling well again my friend. That looks lovely I was contemplating blacking some of the chrome on my jag so now I have no excuse lol , I’ve just had my wheels redone in the original silver but kinda wishing I’d done them black it makes the car look meaner I think ! So I’ll put that one on the list of things to do . I’ve also had the very few paint blemishes sorted so Rosie ( it’s what I call the car ) is looking beautiful again .perhaps Nice job brother great video thanks 👍

[@aliwhitwell]

Ha ha,. I've just had my XF wheels redone in Jaguar silver and I too wish I had gone for black!

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Ali it’s terrible isn’t it mate lol, I’ve just spent £1800 having the paint done that included the wheels now I’ve gotta try and get it past my wife Ii want to change the wheel colour 🤔 I shall be picking my moment very carefully I’m not sure shes going to understand🤣🤣

[@carfanfan]

@@bigsquatchsasfoot1964 🤣😂🤣

[@carfanfan]

I hear you my friend. I'm really happy with my black wheels. Once my grill is done in gloss black as well and the two bottom grills it will all tie in really nicely. An XF just looks so mean with black wheels. The design lends itself to a coupe and it brings out the car's sporty nature. 😉

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Absolutely brother , damn I forgot about the grill I suppose I’m gonna have to put that on the list to lol wife’s defo not gonna be happy about that but never mind I’ll buy her something nice to 😉 😆 👍

[@archie.d877]

Just got one last month...binging your videos now😂🥂

[@carfanfan]

Congrats on your purchase. You will absolutely love that car 🤗

[@reaxions]

I love your videos - one comment, though - all of the stuff you've wrapped (except the window trim) is a LOT easier to wrap well by removing them from your car. These side vents are easy to unclip by removing the plastic wheel arches (and some of the foam padding and washer reservoir).

[@user-rc2ko6vi2w]

I think it would look better if the Jaguar lettering was somehow done in red (maybe another bit of vinyl overtop?). Would compliment your wheels and calipers well.

[@carfanfan]

I hear you. Problem is I don't have red anywhere else so it could look out of place. I'm going for gloss black and white 😜. Once the front grill is done it's all going to look really mean and understated in a classy way 😉

[@malcolmjones7650]

Hi Hilton are you going to fit the side door mouldings as your previous X250?

[@carfanfan]

@@malcolmjones7650 I'd be lying if I said it didn't cross my mind. Shipping is crazy with Covid right now but maybe down the line when they open the borders a bit more I will indeed 😉

[@THA6reat1]

😮 Woooooooow very amazing another great job well done 😳 woooooooow .. so are you thinking about doing your door handles as well like a strip of black in tha middle ??

[@carfanfan]

Thanks 👍. Nah, I'm doing the grill next and the lower grills 😉

[@THA6reat1]

@@carfanfan Great can't wait to see your next update .. as beautiful as these model xfr are They have so much potential to do other things besides just driving them around with tha same plane ol color

[@stevenphilpott689]

Really interesting and informative as allways, wouldn't it be easier to remove the badge from the car ?

[@carfanfan]

It's easier in the car because when you take it off, it's difficult to hold the piece down while you're trying to wrap it. I had that problem with my X260 interior trim 😉

[@genesmolko8113]

Nice job, one nitpick, the V8 is not in the same position it was originally

[@tonewheel]

Not wild about the way the embossed letters look post-wrap.

[@thetechlibrarian]

Do you still have your Mazda cx5?

[@carfanfan]

I sold it. Good car but it was underpowered for me. The 2.5 turbo will probably be a better buy.