Which year and model Porsche front hood/trunk emblem will fit a speedster/coupe? Late 911s are too flat.
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Which year and model Porsche front hood/trunk emblem will fit a speedster/coupe? Late 911s are too flat.
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The 901 badge.
They're just slightly curved in both directions, and held on by a couple pins. The rubber seal is a bit difficult to put on correctly, since it tends to be a little bit too small initially. It squashes flat after a little fiddling.
What badge does your coup
They're just slightly curved in both directions, and held on by a couple pins. The rubber seal is a bit difficult to put on correctly, since it tends to be a little bit too small initially. It squashes flat after a little fiddling.
What badge does your coup
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Cory is right about the base gasket being difficult to work with. I've done this badge install on 5 different Speedsters and this is what I do.
Drill holes in a block of wood slightly larger than the the pins on the badge and use this surface to mount the gasket to the badge.
Gently stretch the gasket to loosen it up and you can also warm it with a blow dryer. Place a small amount of emblem glue on the gasket and position it on the block of wood. Place the badge on the gasket and manipulate the badge and gasket so that the badge is seated properly within the edges of the gasket. You will probably find that you need to use a small pointed tool or tiny jewelers screwdriver blade to tease the edges out from under the badge.
The scratches that you will have on the wood when the tool slips off the gasket will look much better on the wood, than on your hood!
Keep a suitable amount of pressure on the badge/gasket/wood sandwich until it has cured.
Drill holes in a block of wood slightly larger than the the pins on the badge and use this surface to mount the gasket to the badge.
Gently stretch the gasket to loosen it up and you can also warm it with a blow dryer. Place a small amount of emblem glue on the gasket and position it on the block of wood. Place the badge on the gasket and manipulate the badge and gasket so that the badge is seated properly within the edges of the gasket. You will probably find that you need to use a small pointed tool or tiny jewelers screwdriver blade to tease the edges out from under the badge.
The scratches that you will have on the wood when the tool slips off the gasket will look much better on the wood, than on your hood!
Keep a suitable amount of pressure on the badge/gasket/wood sandwich until it has cured.