Rear Turbo Badge
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996TT in arctic silver. I will confess up front that I am one of those concours crazies. So my Turbo badge is black. However, I've seen many many in chrome. I have seen others in black though. So here is my question: Were all badges chrome and some people thought black would look better so they DYI blacked them out. OR was a black badge a factory option on the build sheet?
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996TT in arctic silver. I will confess up front that I am one of those concours crazies. So my Turbo badge is black. However, I've seen many many in chrome. I have seen others in black though. So here is my question: Were all badges chrome and some people thought black would look better so they DYI blacked them out. OR was a black badge a factory option on the build sheet?
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So the "black" on the badge is peeling off. So if it is supposed to be chrome...i'll peel it all off. If it is supposed to be black...I'll re-black it. My OCD won't let me do it any other way than how it was originally supposed to be!
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I think pfbz did a post on making the turbo badge black using plasti coat paint.
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There is no option code for a black turbo badge in the 2002 996 Turbo order guide; however, I'm sure someone could have ordered the badge in black through Porsche's Exclusive Department. In that case, it would probably be identified as such on the front trunk options placard.
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There is no option code for a black turbo badge in the 2002 996 Turbo order guide; however, I'm sure someone could have ordered the badge in black through Porsche's Exclusive Department. In that case, it would probably be identified as such on the front trunk options placard.
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My guess is someone blacked it out post factory build.
And I'm with you on this one regarding wanting "factory original".
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I don't believe black or body color badges were an option on 996 Turbos, but there might be identical or nearly identical OEM Turbo badges from later year Turbos if you would rather pay $150-$200 for a black badge rather than having your chrome one painted or plasti-dipped.
If you want a fresh OEM chrome badge, thats easy...
Part number 996559237034PU
If you want a fresh OEM chrome badge, thats easy...
Part number 996559237034PU