Steering-wheel Badge Colours

[SimonR]

Just a geeky Trivia question:

When I bought my Jag, it had a black badge with silver growler on the steering-wheel but in the five boxes of spares I got with it there was a gold badge. The latter seems to go better with my car's interior so I swapped it over.

Which is the correct one for my 1987 3.6 Manual with grey leather interior?

[Sheepy]

Mine is silver with a grey half-leather interior (3.6).

Maybe the V-12 came with the gold one?

Sheepy

[SimonR]

Well, I did wonder about that but I have seen a V12 with black badge. THe Gold one in question can be seen in this picture.

[Brakebuster]

the original XJS had a gold background badge with silver growler, then when the series 2 came in the 6 pot got a black badge with silver growler and the V12 got a black badge with gold growler, then with the series 3 all had black with gold growlers,

this is what i was told anyway , lol

BB

[KeithC]

My series 3 V12 has a gold growler on black background to backup what the other guys have said.

Regards
Keith

[poprivet]

This subject is covered nicely on page 96 of the Kelsey Books 'XJS Restoration & Maintenance' book by Jim Patten.
In summation, '1975-1988 used an injection moulded elliptical badge displaying gold growler face, surrounded by gold tooth border against an attractive gold/bronze background'
3.6 used a silver and black version.
A gold and black version was used on all later models up to the introduction of steering wheel airbags.

Lots of other info in there covering all aspects of XJS badging
Pop

[SimonR]

Thanks for the info. In that case my motor has the wrong badge, but I like it so I'm keeping it there!

I shall look out for a copy of that book, it sounds le it might be a lot of use.

Cheers.