OK who has done the most personalizing to there XLR. I thought if people chimed in others might get ideas what they may want to do to there XLR. I have:
Chrome grill
chrome factory rims
logo on trunk liner
custom floor mats
Corsa exhaust
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Chrome grill
Chrome factory rims
Logo on trunk liner
Custom floor mats
iPod hookup
Tinted windows
Windscreen by Windrestrictor
Rear Stabilizer Bar
Red brake calipers
Custom License Plate (XLR42)

SilverX

OK who has done the most personalizing to there XLR. I thought if people chimed in others might get ideas what they may want to do to there XLR:

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OK who has done the most personalizing to there XLR. I thought if people chimed in others might get ideas what they may want to do to there XLR. I have:
Chrome grill
chrome factory rims
logo on trunk liner
custom floor mats
Corsa exhaust
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Tinted Windows
OEM Windscreen
Hand Painted Initials on both doors, European style in Black

Chrome 10 spoke corvette zo6 style wheels
cadillac script on center wheel caps
chrome v mesh grill
air brushed (painted) cadillac emblem under hood
custom floor mats
corsa exhaust w/ 4 chrome extensions
tinted windows
custom air intake
rear stabilizer bar (sway bar)
custom wind deflector w/ cadillac script
painted brake calipers (red) car is silver
custom on/off switch for under hood lite
supercharged emblems on side, v emblem on trunk
new torque converter
wired for battery tender quick plug in to car
custom car cover
custom license plate... ocool

Remove all emblems except V symbols, no front license plate...A # of folks ask me what kind of car it is!!

Remove all emblems except V symbols, no front license plate...A # of folks ask me what kind of car it is!!

Larry,,, Good to hear from you!!! 09 CTS V on order huh?!?

The wife and I just picked us up a 09 CTS Sat. No V,,, already have one! Had to make use of the employee pricing while they have it.

Chad

It needs a better AM radio.

Bumbleent

Foose Speedster Chrome Rims
Windrestrictor custom windscreen
Stabilizer bar in rear
tinted windows
Powder coated brake calipers (xenon blue to match the car)
rear deck lid liner (cadillac logo/xlr)
Chrome front grill

E & G chrome grille
Corsa exhaust
Custom floor mats
20 inch "Tantrum" wheels by DRIV
Rear sway bar
K & N air filters
Gift Boutique windscreen
Grade 20 window tint
Rear license plate insert painted platinum (same color as car)
All Emblems removed from trunk exterior
Interior door panels and seats two-tone upholstery

captam

By golly I think you've won the contest, but I shall add my .02 cents too.

1. Moved supercharged badges from door to cowling on hood.
2. Filled in two holes for front license plate that my dealer said he was obligated to drill.
3. 20" Chrome Foose Speedster rims with dedicated TPM monitors and valves on each wheel.
4. Cadillac Crest center caps on Foose rims.
5. First rocker switch installed in center console to turn baffles on for loud exhaust.
6. First Volant air cooled filters installed
7. First to remove matting behind grill to turn the filters into ram-air.
8. Custom V floor mats.
9. Custom license plate
10. Custom exhaust stainless steel exhaust plate.
11. Removed GM badges
12. First to have the full blown version of the Windrestrictor put on by Steven and his wonderful family in Dallas on way to BG III.
13. Chrome Cadillac Crest on liner of trunk.
14. Painted red & multi colored Calipers to match V badges on side of car.
15. Second dumbbell to pay $100,000 in California for the a 06-V.
16. First to try and take a downward tilting corner with the T/C off and wipe out two odd size three piece custom rims and wind up on the sidewalk.
17. First to put the other two custom rims on a BBQ at my companies garage.

Oh! one more..........First to be one of the original Blue Bunnies
Actually O'Cool wins, I was just trying to beat him. I didn't realize how many things I changed on this car until this post came up.
Does changing oil count?:glol :glol :glol :glol :glol :party
Bob (BB)







Chrome 10 spoke corvette zo6 style wheels
cadillac script on center wheel caps
chrome v grill
air brushed (painted) cadillac emblem under hood
custom floor mats
corsa exhaust w/ 4 chrome extensions
tinted windows
custom air intake
custom wind deflector w/ cadillac script
painted brake calipers (red) car is silver
custom on/off switch for under hood lite
supercharged emblems on side, v emblem on trunk
new torque converter
wired for battery tender quick plug in to car
custom car cover
custom license plate... ocool

Upstate You Rock Dude! :thumbs I just removed my rear badges today... sooo sweet... Thanks for putting this on. Also, can someone post how much a chrome grill runs? I would appreciate it.

FYI Chrome is sweet but most of us have put in the aftermarket Mesh grill! That was less than $400 and takes about 45 min to and hr to install. jim f

Factory chrome grill painted lower lip was $475.

FYI Chrome is sweet but most of us have put in the aftermarket Mesh grill! That was less than $400 and takes about 45 min to and hr to install. jim f
Where did you get the mesh grill for less than 400 Jim?

The car needs cooled cup holders. It also need shielding so that all the heat from the transmission is not in that center console.

If they are not going to eliminate that heat then the least they can do is make it a small toaster oven for snacks on the road.

ECurtis:glol :glol

Curtis,
This is a problem with the 04. I lemoned my 04 for that very reason, but I can help. When you have bottled water in your cup holders, put your air on high and aim your two vents above the radio down toward the console. I aimed a laser heat gun into the cup holder after about an hour and it was 147 degrees and took a picture of it, which is what helped to get mine lemoned.
It does help.
My 06-V is getting more air under the car due to the different grill, and it takes longer for the water to get to boiling. Hey just drop in a tea bag. The Vettes where also known for this problem. The plate underneath that area is capturing the heat from the engine and doesn't blow out. I think if that plate was removed it would be better. You could always put it back if it gets worse.
BobThe car needs cooled cup holders. It also need shielding so that all the heat from the transmission is not in that center console.

If they are not going to eliminate that heat then the least they can do is make it a small toaster oven for snacks on the road.

ECurtis:glol :glol

The plate underneath that area is capturing the heat from the engine and doesn't blow out. I think if that plate was removed it would be better. You could always put it back if it gets worse.
Bob

What plate? Not the frame tunnel plate your talking about is it?!? I wouldn't take that off even if the cup holders hit 200 degrees! That's a structure part of the frame!

Take it off and drill some big holes to let the heat escape, I don't really think your X is going to fall apart.
BoboWhat plate? Not the frame tunnel plate your talking about is it?!? I wouldn't take that off even if the cup holders hit 200 degrees! That's a structure part of the frame!

Tinted Windows
OEM Windscreen
Black monogram on both doors,
Upper V grill and moulding on the front lip of the hood to be installed tomorrow morning. Many Thanks to popbigguy for selling me the upper grill. My number 10 loyalty badge will also be installed since there was no way to mount it on the original grill unless we drilled a hole for it. Should look pretty sharp in my humble opinion. First Robin:yesnod

Upper V grill and moulding on the front lip of the hood to be installed tomorrow morning. Many Thanks to popbigguy for selling me the upper grill. My number 10 loyalty badge will also be installed since there was no way to mount it on the original grill unless we drilled a hole for it. Should look pretty sharp in my humble opinion. First Robin:yesnod

Remember,,,, Pictures when it's done. We want to see it!
Chad

The only changes I made is to remove the GM badges from the quarter panels and not install the XLR emblems on the fenders... I think the sides look better naked!! Also having protection film installed on headlights and fog lamps. Thinking about having the film installed as a front bra also, since the initial outing to Wyoming resulted in two rock chips in the hood and one in the windshield.
Other than this... why mess with perfection???!!!

I totally agree,:iagree I like a lot of things naked, including the supercharger badge removed from the door (of all places) and put on the cowling of the hood on both sides where it should have been put. Don't you just wonder what GM people are thinking about when they ad blings to a beautiful design?The only changes I made is to remove the GM badges from the quarter panels and not install the XLR emblems on the fenders... I think the sides look better naked!! Also having protection film installed on headlights and fog lamps. Thinking about having the film installed as a front bra also, since the initial outing to Wyoming resulted in two rock chips in the hood and one in the windshield.
Other than this... why mess with perfection???!!!

I totally agree,:iagree I like a lot of things naked, including the supercharger badge removed from the door (of all places) and put on the cowling of the hood on both sides where it should have been put. Don't you just wonder what GM people are thinking about when they ad blings to a beautiful design?

Yea... like those god-awful earrings on the '09 fenders!!! ARRGGGGG!!!!
Mine isn't a V, but I agree that they supercharger badges should be on the hood, where they can be SEEN!!.

I totally agree,:iagree I like a lot of things naked, including the supercharger badge removed from the door (of all places) and put on the cowling of the hood on both sides where it should have been put. Don't you just wonder what GM people are thinking about when they ad blings to a beautiful design?

Yea... like those god-awful earrings on the '09 fenders!!! ARRGGGGG!!!!
Mine isn't a V, but I agree that they supercharger badges should be on the hood, where they can be SEEN!!.

I totally agree,:iagree I like a lot of things naked, including the supercharger badge removed from the door (of all places) and put on the cowling of the hood on both sides where it should have been put. Don't you just wonder what GM people are thinking about when they ad blings to a beautiful design?

Yea... like those god-awful earrings on the '09 fenders!!! ARRGGGGG!!!!
Mine isn't a V, but I agree that the supercharger badges should be on the hood, where they can be SEEN!!.

Don't know why this was posted three times... oh well, must be a computer SNAFU!!

Yea, of course a computer SNAFU:glol I think you where just trying to get your message across by holding down the submit reply button for five minutes:glol
Are you still liking your new machine? You took on a big job, but it came out very nice.
Bob Yea... like those god-awful earrings on the '09 fenders!!! ARRGGGGG!!!!
Mine isn't a V, but I agree that the supercharger badges should be on the hood, where they can be SEEN!!.

Don't know why this was posted three times... oh well, must be a computer SNAFU!!

Okay, here's my list for my 04:

06 Center stack (wood trim bezel and new HVAC controls)
Replaced all incandescent lamps (DRL, odd one by the headlights, and fog lamps) with LED lamps
Embroidered deck lid liner
Powder coated calipers/painted rotors/ceramic pads
GM accessory 15 spoke polished aluminum wheels

That's it... for now!

Asanti 20" wheels with 9" tires on the front, 10" on the back
Windrestricter
Painter calipers
Embroidered deck lid liner
Rear stabilizer bar
Tinted windows
Coustom cover
Corsa exhaust
K&N air filtersPainted front grill to match car color http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5831/dsc01786fy3.th.jpg (http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01786fy3.jpg) [/LEFT]

Yea, of course a computer SNAFU:glol I think you where just trying to get your message across by holding down the submit reply button for five minutes:glol
Are you still liking your new machine? You took on a big job, but it came out very nice.
Bob

Yes, Bob, I (and my wife) are still loving our machine. The other day I was driving and the car in front of me stopped at a red light with me behind him. The driver jumped out of his car in the middle of the street and came back and said, "What a gorgeous car. What in the h*** is it?" Priceless!!!
My top quit working all the way... it stops at the point that the tonneau cover is supposed to come out. I can put it back up fine though. I took it to the local Cadillac dealer, after diagnosis, the switch in the center console is bad.
Rod

Glad it was an easy fix. Love the story............Feel like a rock star?

Glad it was an easy fix. Love the story............Feel like a rock star?

Yes... actually, never thought about it before, but that is pretty much exactly howI feel when driving the car. My brother-in-law calls it the "batmobile"; not sure it that's a good thing or a bad thing...

You'll get lots of nicknames for your XLR - some I've heard (for mine) are also batmobile, Caddavette and The Go-Kart. ... but her real name is Misty. :jester

Being that my toy is black I do get the "Bat Mobile" moniker tossed at me regularly. I look at it as being a cool thing! :thumbs

Floyd

The name I have picked for mine is "Beautiful Beast" it fits when she is being good or bad.

Haven't come up with a name for her yet... either has my wife. Guess we'll keep thinking...

Mine used to be Ichiban (#1 in Japanese) but since I put my WR on I had to take that off the back window.
I call her "my Gorilla in a Tuxedo." The tuxedo is Platinum though.
Bobo

Haven't come up with a name for her yet... either has my wife. Guess we'll keep thinking...

Two tone tru blue pearl paint w/pearl black oriental blue candy pinstriping
painted top of headlights
painted top of 3rd brake light and tails
removed all badging
corsa cat back exhaust
volant cold air intake
20" davino wheels
rear center piece painted
smoked tails and 3rd brake light as dark at paint
tinted windows
v series upper and lower front grill
fendi wrapped trim pieces in trunk
led underbody kit
soon to be two toned interior

Two tone tru blue pearl paint w/pearl black oriental blue candy pinstriping
painted top of headlights
painted top of 3rd brake light and tails
removed all badging
corsa cat back exhaust
volant cold air intake
20" davino wheels
rear center piece painted
smoked tails and 3rd brake light as dark at paint
tinted windows
v series upper and lower front grill
fendi wrapped trim pieces in trunk
led underbody kit
soon to be two toned interior


I would like to see a picture of your two-toned exterior (and interior). I've been toying with thge idea of painting the top a different color (not sure what) and leaving the bottom red... what does everyone think?
thanks

I would like to see a picture of your two-toned exterior (and interior). I've been toying with thge idea of painting the top a different color (not sure what) and leaving the bottom red... what does everyone think?
thanks

My gut reaction would be to leave well enough alone. . .but it's obviously your call.

Floyd

I would like to see a picture of your two-toned exterior (and interior). I've been toying with thge idea of painting the top a different color (not sure what) and leaving the bottom red... what does everyone think?
thanks

I saw an 04 Fosse two tone version and was not impressed. I agree...leave well enough alone but it's your car and call.

:iagree I agree, I saw the 04 in Chips garage and it was an abortion in my estimation.
BoboMy gut reaction would be to leave well enough alone. . .but it's obviously your call.

Floyd

:iagree I agree, I saw the 04 in Chips garage and it was an abortion in my estimation.
Bobo

:cheers Thanks for your input, guys... guess I'll leave it be. (I don't think my wife would let me paint it anyway.) When I brought up the idea to my Dad, he thought it would make the car look too much like a convertible; this way it's more of a surprise to onlookers, which, I guess, is one of the reasons we own one!!:party

My previous listed mods:

E & G chrome grille
Corsa exhaust
Custom floor mats
20 inch "Tantrum" wheels by DRIV
Rear sway bar
K & N air filters
Gift Boutique windscreen
Grade 20 window tint
Rear license plate insert painted platinum (same color as car)
All Emblems removed from trunk exterior
Interior door panels and seats two-tone upholstery

Recent additional mods:

Zinc plated drilled and slotted rotors
Semi-metallic brake pads