Question for those of you owners who own or have owned a Kingfisher Blue color XJS:
What color were the OEM growler hubcaps?
Superblue’s came with caps that appeared to be dark gray, but I don’t think they were the OEM ones. I have looked all over the web, and although the caps are offered in several different colors I don’t see anything that approaches the Kingfisher Blue (i.e. aqua) color. I’m wondering if they were never made in that color. I like the idea of caps that match the car’s body color, like I have seen with other '94 XJSes.
I’ve seen hundreds of XJS from 1976 - 1996 and have never seen any with center caps that were blue. Same for XJ6, series 40 and the XJ8, And the XK8, Did I miss any?
Try Moss Motors. They were selling replacement center caps for over $80.
Check if they have any blue but I doubt it.
I never used my red center caps and they are still in the sealed bags.
My email is kaput so PM me.
Kirbert
(Author of the Book, former owner of an '83 XJ-S H.E.)
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I put red center caps on my red '83. My understanding, though, is that Jaguar used the center cap colors to indicate the MY, not to match the body color.
Mark,
There is another factor, the Prior Owner. Since OEM and aftermarket hubcaps come in a variety of colors and are easy to change, almost anything is possible.
I wondered about that, too, Kirby. Looking at Jags for sale on Ebay over the years, it seemed like ones (models) of a similar year had the same color caps (except for the odd one that i guess was changed by a PO or current owner).