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deusexmaxima...are those black emblems a porsche item available at dealers? - i was thinking about doing the same thing - but just pulling them, scuffing them, and painting - did you install them yourself? - much $$$ - thanks
deusexmaxima...are those black emblems a porsche item available at dealers? - i was thinking about doing the same thing - but just pulling them, scuffing them, and painting - did you install them yourself? - much $$$ - thanks
They are a Porsche item. I got the "Cayenne S" on eBay for about $25. It had the porsche labels on the package. The "PORSCHE" emblems I bought from my local dealer for about $120. I got them in matte black but they are available in gloss.
Installation was easy but time consuming. I did it myself in about 90 minutes or so. If anyone wants a description of the procedure, let me know and I will post it.
Yes, curious how you got them on straight and properly spaced.
The letters on my wife's car came with a foam strip with "Range Rover" cut-out in it. I taped the foam in place over the existing letters and then removed and replaced one at a time, piece of cake.
deusexmaxima...are those black emblems a porsche item available at dealers? - i was thinking about doing the same thing - but just pulling them, scuffing them, and painting - did you install them yourself? - much $$$ - thanks
I was going to just do the plasti dip with glossifier(YouTube) which I would have been perfectly fine with but a guy told me to get it from here. They sell the template and you can choose the type of finish as well.
Yes, curious how you got them on straight and properly spaced.
The letters on my wife's car came with a foam strip with "Range Rover" cut-out in it. I taped the foam in place over the existing letters and then removed and replaced one at a time, piece of cake.
Porsche uses a plastic frame that attaches to the car, similar to the technique for your Range Rover.
Here is how I did it..
Supplies used:
Dental floss
Goo Gone Pro strength
denatured alcohol
blow dryer
Painters tape
2 microfiber clothes
movable chair
table
I cleaned the area with a microfiber cloth.. Fortunately it just rained so a simple wipe to dry the rain was all I needed to do.
Take "before" pictures
First. emblem I did was the "Cayenne" emblem. I put tape around the edges and drew pen marks so I knew where the new one would have to go, kind of like markers. I warmed up the emblem with the blow dryer and then used dental floss to cut the adhesive backing. I wiped the remaining backing with Goo Gone and then used blow dryer and fingernail to remove most of the backing. Then I used GooGone to remove even more adhesive residue and finished it by wiping with alcohol.
I was left with a blank area. I warmed the area with blow dryer and warmed the emblem. Then I positioned the emblem above the blank area using my tape markers to guide me. Repeat for the "S" emblem.
The PORSCHE emblems were treated to a different technique. First,, I took two strips of tape,, one across the top and one across the bottom of ALL the letters.. I put the tape against the edge of each letter.. Then starting with middle letter, I'm not sure why the middle, I put a tape strip on each side of the letter which formed a box. Then I removed the letter using the same technique as the "Cayenne" and "S" emblems. I was left with a blank box. I heated the new letter and box area and the letter fit perfectly in the box. Repeat for all the letters. Remove tape.
yea that would be nice if they came with something like that - but this is porsche and they have special tool 9864 that attaches to hatch and aligns the letters - i'm gonna have to do this
After doing the blacked out emblems I thought a matching black license plate frame would look good. I found one at Autozone but it was gloss black. I lightly sanded it so it is flat black.
After doing the blacked out emblems I thought a matching black license plate frame would look good. I found one at Autozone but it was gloss black. I lightly sanded it so it is flat black.
Promax in Alhambra near DTLA really affordable shop that does quality work
PM if you want pricing or contact
Glad I did the chrome delete with the color change after 4 years of ownership
Wheel arches look better in body color than faded black
After 3 months of ownership, started to feel the Tubi exhaust is not loud enough. Bid farewell to the secondary cat, and it is awesome! Just a tad louder on cold start and on lower rpm, but now there is a noticeable rumble higher up the rpm. Would say that 3.5k rpm above it sounds like someone is firing a machine gun
01-26-2021, 12:47 PM
