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Every time I see that it reminds me of the time I was dating a girl and she was painting my living room. She painted right over the light switch and outlet sockets without taking the plates off. She didn't last too much longer after that.
OP, I think the "P O R S C H E" lettering you put on looks good. Better than de-badged, I agree. Not everyone is going to like it, but some will. And you like it, which is most important. Stop fretting, and start driving...
I swapped mine a while ago. As a purely minor cosmetic item I do find, that although I was disappointed that it didn't turn my car into a wide body, I much prefer the look.
When I removed the OEM Carrera badge there was an "imprint" left in the paint from someone using a toothpick or something to clean around it after waxing. I ended up having to wet sand it out and then polish it to get rid the imprint.
I didn't put the PORSCHE logo on in a straight line, but followed the curve of the lid.