Netspeed

I recently had the engine lid painted and the bodyshop didn't put the "Carrera" back on. How high up in inches is it from the bottom of the lid and how far from the side?
Thanks!

Keith

Peter Zimmermann

Keith:
This is a real problem, I can see why the body shop didn't want to risk getting it wrong. When the emblem is correct it can actually look a little "off." Take a run over to Rusnak and look at a few cars on their lot. Obviously it should be centered, and closer to the grille than the lower lip. Brace's Auto Body (310) 823-2474 in Marina Del Rey probably has a template, or basic guidelines to follow...
Pete

Crimson Nape Racing

I put mine on the bottom left corner of one of my garage cabinet doors.

tchanson

Keith,

Is this a car with a tail or not? As I recall that makes a difference in the placement.

I pulled up some measurements I'd written down before a past repaint of a project car, (but with a tail).

From bottom lip of decklid to bottom edge of emblem: 7 5/8".

From right edge of decklid to tip of the "a" on emblem: 12 1/8".

The side measurement should be applicable to all cars, but, as noted above, for cars without the factory Carrera tail I'm pretty certain that the emblem needs to be at least a few inches higher than on cars with tails.

Good luck,
Tim

911Dave

If you don't have a tail, the top of the "C" is exactly 2-11/16" below the bottom edge of the grill opening.

Netspeed

Thanks for the info tchanson. It has a tail but it is a non-oem Carrera tail. I really appreciate the measuements!!