T.Asay44

Well as the title says, my hood emblem was stolen last night. Thankfully the paint wasn't damaged, just the crest, gasket, and two pins gone. Anyone have one laying around that I could get cheap? Most places I checked had them for about $24, just wanted to check to see if anyone had one off a parts car.

Better yet, has anyone come up with a sticker/decal that would serve the same purpose?

Thanks,
Tad

Jakerx

man i feel your pain...same thing happened to me when i was at a hockey game against our rival school...dumbass coppell people...no respect for people's cars...no matter how pissed i was at someone i would never mess with the car

Serge944

Its personal once you mess with someones car. My badge is under a bra so i never have to worry about it. Yes, you can get porsche decals, check some mail order companies or go to a local dealer. theyre like 4 bucks.

ckathens

I posted this once a couple of days ago but it got pushed off the front page quickly, so here it is again:

Campeck

that was your car??? oopsie

Dilberto

Guys,

That sux that some inconsiderate, wannabe burglar would do such a thing. It rarely happens to the newer Porsches- I know that(may have to do with location). The worse part is- I cannot see any discerning Porsche owner doing such a petty act to save a few. Only the "pipe organ players" working the vampire shift, would find defacing an exotic car at night challenging. And, if they do own a Porsche- they would likely do it as a home beautification gesture...

Zach

Porsche-O-Phile

I swear - first person to come up with a 30,000 volt modification for those I'm buying one!

Then I'm hiding in the bushes nearby with a camera so I can take pictures and laugh at the dumbasses and a baseball bat to finish the job.

pearldrum944

I wonder if anyone has ever thought of stealing anything from my car...well nothing has happened yet. But I am worried about going to college this fall and leaving my car unattended so far away from my dorm room. I'm planning to keep it covered, but I'm not sure if that will attract less attention or more...

Techno Duck

I wouldnt cover it in the lot, that will draw alot of attention. I had the same fears of leaving my 924S in the parking lot during my first year. You can do a few things like pull the DME, pull the spark plug wires or something to make the car inoperable and tougher to steal. I used to take my steering wheel off (Momo wheel, takes about 2 minutes to do) if i knew i wasnt using the car a couple days. If possible, park close to the security office or guard house. Thats what i used to do for a little peace of mind. One thing to note, dont park under lamp posts. You will have alot of bird droppings when you return.

Don 944 LA

Yeah, I uh bought mine, yeah, thats the ticket !!!!

no seriously, I just got a new one. I want to rig it for 10,000 volts at 2amp.. will make them think twice.

The harder you make it phisically to remove, the more gets damaged in the process.

Jakerx

Hey Pearldrum...Yes i have the same fears at my college I'll be going to this fall as well. The only plus side I have is that my university is in a really rich part of Dallas so there are plenty of other cars to burglarize haha ok that's bad. But anyway, yes I will be parking as close as possible to a security guard location but it's pretty much mandatory for first-year students to park in the garages. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that hoping nothing happens. I dont think anyone will actually steal the car *knock on wood* but I'm always worried about vandalism and the theft of items from inside the car. Maybe this is where the limou tint I put on will come in handy.

Skip

Dealer has the stickers - reduced drag, lighter weight - here's mine:

Don 944 LA

I just got mine for like $30

I drove without one for quite some time because I had mechanical things to fix first. Now that I have one, The car is happy. So, just get a $30 badge and be done with it.

If Porsche didn't actually have a crest that people mistake for a police badge, noone would steal them.

BTW the plastic posts are like 15 cents from the dealer.
Fawk a bunch of speednuts...

IPSC

Hey your lucky it was just the hood emblem I had someone swipe both my "16 ventiler" badges off of the side of my 944S. Those are only about $90.00 a piece from the dealer. Try finding a used set of those in one piece...

IPSC

Porsche-O-Phile

The sticker idea is decent, although I just don't think they quite have the same look. . .

I had the neighborhood brats steal my valve stem caps (of all things) so I lock-tited 'em on there and left a Post-it note on the wheel that said "good luck stealing this one". I don't know if they actually tried to get them, but the next day the Post-it was gone. It does take a bit of work to get them off now, even with tools though.

Good thing they didn't get pissed off and break the windshield out of frustration or something. Maybe they figured they were being watched. . .