Changing Hood Crest
03-01-2011, 01:21 AM
#17
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So, lemme see if I got this:
You fished your 212 degree gasket from the roiling waters and quickly, before it cooled and lost its pliability, applied it to your hood crest.
Blisters rising on your fingertips, you bravely held the two together and applied them to your hood, holding them there as the nuts were tightened?
Really?
You fished your 212 degree gasket from the roiling waters and quickly, before it cooled and lost its pliability, applied it to your hood crest.
Blisters rising on your fingertips, you bravely held the two together and applied them to your hood, holding them there as the nuts were tightened?
Really?
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03-01-2011, 10:49 AM
#18
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03-01-2011, 12:55 PM
#19
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Okay, so I tried searching, but was unable to find an answer, so here it is:
How do I go about removing the hood crest that is on the car? I have a silver crest to replace it with, and assumed that the lock nuts would be able to be backed off with a socket--wrong!
Since the access points are just slightly larger than the socket, and not large enough to get standard needle-nose pliers into so as to grasp the existing nut, what is the appropriate way to remove the existing crest?
How do I go about removing the hood crest that is on the car? I have a silver crest to replace it with, and assumed that the lock nuts would be able to be backed off with a socket--wrong!
Since the access points are just slightly larger than the socket, and not large enough to get standard needle-nose pliers into so as to grasp the existing nut, what is the appropriate way to remove the existing crest?
extension
ratchet
works for me
03-01-2011, 01:09 PM
#20
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Just be sure to keep the two sockets pushed against the bonnet, then when you've taken of the crest slowly lower the two sockets, keep the bonnet horizontal. Otherwise the nuts will disappear in the bonnet.
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03-01-2011, 01:10 PM
#21
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Plan A: I used Aerospace 303 preservant as a 'lubricant' on the gasket which had always worked for other places on the car in the past, but no...
Plan B: So, I'd heard using hot water ^^^ to soften the rubber was the trick and I just filled a glass from the hot water side of my water cooler in the kitchen (we have a mineral problem). That water is hot enough to make tea with, but NOT boiling by any means and it literally destroyed the gasket in less than 30 seconds to unuseable, twisted, shrunk condition. Perfect.
Plan C: After calling their parts department and putting a 'hold' on one of two crest gaskets they had in stock, I drove 35 miles south to Sonnen Porsche for a new gasket ..
While I was there, the service manager came out to tell me my car (the white Coupe) was the model and color of his dream car etc., etc., and for some reason, I felt the need to explain my plight to him and confess that I must be a mechanical dolt not to be able to put a damn hood crest on and he said if I would allow him the honor of driving my car into the service bay, he would get their 'hood badge specialist' to correctly install my new badge. I watched in amazement as this 'specialist' took my Silver crest and the new gasket and with a couple of obviously experienced thumb and finger moves, just slipped the new gasket on, applied the assembly to my hood and put the speed nuts on to secure it. Done. No charge, thankyouverymuch, and please bring your car back anytime ....So, I had to ask him WTF?? He said that the Silver badge was slightly thicker because of the silver plating and the gasket that the aftermarket badge comes with is not Porsche OEM rubber and not as 'pliant' and that's why the first gasket failed, however, even with the new Porsche gasket, he said it was harder than normal to get the gasket on ... so I felt better .. sort of. At least they didn't charge me
03-01-2011, 01:25 PM
#23
Seared
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For what it's worth, here's my experience when I tried swapping out to a Silver crest. I tried and tried to get the supplied gasket onto the Silver Crest with no luck.
So, I had to ask him WTF?? He said that the Silver badge was slightly thicker because of the silver plating and the gasket that the aftermarket badge comes with is not Porsche OEM rubber and not as 'pliant' and that's why the first gasket failed, however, even with the new Porsche gasket, he said it was harder than normal to get the gasket on ... so I felt better .. sort of. At least they didn't charge me
So, I had to ask him WTF?? He said that the Silver badge was slightly thicker because of the silver plating and the gasket that the aftermarket badge comes with is not Porsche OEM rubber and not as 'pliant' and that's why the first gasket failed, however, even with the new Porsche gasket, he said it was harder than normal to get the gasket on ... so I felt better .. sort of. At least they didn't charge me
Andreas
03-01-2011, 02:14 PM
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03-01-2011, 02:21 PM
#25
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O.k., well at least I'm in the company of folks with some skillz... In my situation, by the time I had the new factory gasket in my hand I didn't have the one supplied with the Silver crest to compare them side by side, but the Porsche gasket felt more 'rubbery' (is that a word?) ... and a bit more flexible .. or maybe my bruised ego-memory wanted it to be ..
Andreas
03-01-2011, 03:30 PM
#26
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Yeah, it is a bitch to get the gasket on. My thumbs had blisters after I was finally able to use the supplied gasket with my silver badge. Didn't use hot water, just good old stubbornness that paid off. 
09-30-2011, 06:53 PM
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Here's my experience with changing the hood crest since one of my pins broke off of mine. I noticed it recently after a hard drive, the crest was sideways!
I ordered a new crest kit from a Porsche dealership, which contains three parts.
The gold crest Part #9975592110
2 speed nuts Part #99959142303
rubber base gasket Part #7L5853611B
I used a 1/4 deep socket 8mm size attached to the end of a screw driver to unscrew the speed nut. I didn't end up using the electric screw driver. The second pin was still attached to the hood since it broke off the crest. I had to hold it with a pair of needle nose pliers while I used the screw driver/8mm socket combo to unscrew it.
After reading the threads, I was expecting the install part to be difficult, but was actually very easy for me. I hand-tightened the speed nuts with the screw driver/8mm socket combo and it was done.
piece a cake!
I ordered a new crest kit from a Porsche dealership, which contains three parts.
The gold crest Part #9975592110
2 speed nuts Part #99959142303
rubber base gasket Part #7L5853611B
I used a 1/4 deep socket 8mm size attached to the end of a screw driver to unscrew the speed nut. I didn't end up using the electric screw driver. The second pin was still attached to the hood since it broke off the crest. I had to hold it with a pair of needle nose pliers while I used the screw driver/8mm socket combo to unscrew it.
After reading the threads, I was expecting the install part to be difficult, but was actually very easy for me. I hand-tightened the speed nuts with the screw driver/8mm socket combo and it was done.
piece a cake!
09-30-2011, 07:48 PM
#28
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re. the gasket for the hood crest
What's worked for me is:
1) put gasket in warm to hot water to soften it up
2) put a small drop of crazy glue in one corner of the gasket and apply to the crest - hold for a few seconds so that it anchors one corner
3) put a drop in the other corner, stretch gasket and anchor the other corner
4) stretch gasket down as necessary and put a drop in the bottom of the crest and press and hold gasket in place
The goal is to pre-apply the gasket on the crest before going to screw it in with the speed nuts.
1) put gasket in warm to hot water to soften it up
2) put a small drop of crazy glue in one corner of the gasket and apply to the crest - hold for a few seconds so that it anchors one corner
3) put a drop in the other corner, stretch gasket and anchor the other corner
4) stretch gasket down as necessary and put a drop in the bottom of the crest and press and hold gasket in place
The goal is to pre-apply the gasket on the crest before going to screw it in with the speed nuts.
03-03-2012, 07:36 PM
#30
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