Robin 993DX

Any trick to remove the hood emblem on a Panamera?

TGED

Why?

911SLOW

Use an 8mm socket on the underside (2x tapping nuts). Unscrew them while gently pulling the crest from the top.

mdrobc1213

Also you'll likely have to unscrew the hood locking mechanism to get access. Swapped out a Silver Crest for the OEM one on my wife's and had to do that to get to the tapping nuts/screws. Looks nice tho.

Turb-OH Brad

Sometimes unscrewing won't work, and you'll need to put something underneath the badge to pry up on it. A piece of strong string might do the trick.

scottmcdaniel

Thread necromancy, sorry.

Are there any caveats or tricky things to be aware of when removing the mechanism? Someone pried my crest off this weekend.

E39Nutz

I presumed 971 and 970 have similar if not the same hood latch. The latch is secured by 3 screws. Once loosen, and before you remove the screws, the latch can slide left/right. Best is to use a white marker to mark the screw position on the latch before you loosen them. It is very straight forward and easy.

I am surprised though that someone can pry off the hood crest, did your hood sustain any damage as a result of that?

powerwheels

I remember the days when people would pry Honda emblems off and I've heard of some RR owners having the Spirit of Ecstasy taken but this is the first I've heard of a Porsche emblem one.

I thought of replacing mine's since part of it has peeled but decided against it.

Not a Panamera but I imagine the process is the same: