Questions about replacing the rear emblem
01-22-2015, 03:30 PM
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I'm too old to understand the reference. Are you talking about drag racing from a light? Does the absence of badging make people think 1) that they can beat it because they don't realize it is actually a 2.9s car, or 2) that it must be heavily modded and therefore a very fast car that they feel challenged to beat? My car is basically stock, and I'm not trying to indicate otherwise. I just want it to look as good as possible.
01-22-2015, 04:43 PM
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I'm too old to understand the reference. Are you talking about drag racing from a light? Does the absence of badging make people think 1) that they can beat it because they don't realize it is actually a 2.9s car, or 2) that it must be heavily modded and therefore a very fast car that they feel challenged to beat? My car is basically stock, and I'm not trying to indicate otherwise. I just want it to look as good as possible.
PS But I will admit whilel going down the road and come up on a Mustang, Audi, etc...and they will start trying to keep up with me and for whatever reason they fall behind (traffic, etc...) and I assume they then see the Turbo badge and all of suddent they don't want to play anymore??? Maybe???
01-23-2015, 12:55 PM
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01-26-2015, 09:44 AM
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If you are in CT you can bring it to the guy I used to paint my emblem...
I want to replace the rear emblem on my 997.2 Turbo S with a black one that looks otherwise original. I plan to keep the original one that I take off.
I don't think that any 997 Turbos had black emblems, but I am not sure. I don't think a black version is available from Porsche. I have heard that people have just painted the chrome one. I might do this if I have to, but I wonder about the following:
1) Does the Cayenne Turbo S have the same Turbo S script as the 997? It looks the same, but I'm not sure. I think it was available in black.
2) I think the 993 and 997 turbo S had different scripts from the 997. In particular, the S on the 997 is longer.
3) Is the S from a Carrera 4S the same on a 997 as the Turbo S?
4) If I buy a chrome replacement, what is the best paint and process to refinish it so that it looks good and wears well?
5) How to I remove the old one safely and then glue on the new one? Is there a template, or should I just mark the car somehow to keep track of the placement?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
FYI, I am doing this in conjunction with putting on black quad tips, so I'm trying to get rid of the last bits of chrome on the car.
Thanks.
I don't think that any 997 Turbos had black emblems, but I am not sure. I don't think a black version is available from Porsche. I have heard that people have just painted the chrome one. I might do this if I have to, but I wonder about the following:
1) Does the Cayenne Turbo S have the same Turbo S script as the 997? It looks the same, but I'm not sure. I think it was available in black.
2) I think the 993 and 997 turbo S had different scripts from the 997. In particular, the S on the 997 is longer.
3) Is the S from a Carrera 4S the same on a 997 as the Turbo S?
4) If I buy a chrome replacement, what is the best paint and process to refinish it so that it looks good and wears well?
5) How to I remove the old one safely and then glue on the new one? Is there a template, or should I just mark the car somehow to keep track of the placement?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
FYI, I am doing this in conjunction with putting on black quad tips, so I'm trying to get rid of the last bits of chrome on the car.
Thanks.