Money2536

I'm going to try out the black PORSCHE emblem from Suncoast for a while to see if I like it. My question is, how the heck am I going to get the proper spacing without a template? Suncoast's description says, "Each letter is independent, and can be positioned as needed." I understand it will be easy to tape of the boundaries to get the entire emblem lined up centered on the bumper, but how do get the proper spacing exact between each letter?

Homeles

If they're the same size as the current, couldn't you just place a piece of tape across the bottom of what you have currently, mark the edges of each letter, remove the letters, and then place the tape in place?

dwhorton

Money, I had a local shop make a template for me before they removed the Porsche/911/Carrera/4S emblems prior to installing Xpel Ultimate film on the rear bumper, as I was undecided which emblems I'd put back on afterwards. I could take a picture of it this evening and send it to you if you'd like. It looks like it's mostly made of masking tape and some thin foam. It's sized so that all you need to do is align it with the upper outside corners (just inside the tailights) of the bumper cover and placing the letters in the exact right spot should be a piece of cake. You could probably make essentially the same thing.

mtbscott

Since you're replacing an emblem you removed, I'd just lay them out on a piece of grid paper until the spacing looks right to you, then mark and tape that paper on the car, then get gluing. If you want it to be exactly where it was before, go to your dealer and take some measurements from one of their lot cars.

duxsi

It wasn't too hard, you just need tape and lot of patience.
The letters follow the upper contours of the car.
The "P" Starts at 14cm from the accent (crease) line that surrounds the left tail light (Also 14cm for the "E" from the Right Tail Light)
I got a small T-square and ran a bunch of lines for each letter perpendicular to the contours. These line looked something like this / | | | \
I then measured the same distance on each line (starting with the "S") from just underneath the spoiler seam to the top of the letter. The end result was a very very very slight dip that occurred at the "S" with the "P" and "E" being very slightly higher.
The spacing between the letters is more or less the width of each letter.

Zohan

It probably comes with a templet.
tape measure and masking tape

Hammer911

go to your dealer with some blue painter's masking tape, apply a strip under the lettering on another car and mark the spacing. Take the tape home, put it on your car and set the letters accordingly.

LexVan

It does not. For about $75 you only get the awesome flat black "PORSCHE" from the GT3's.

Zohan

Lex you are always to the point and on a $

StudGarden

If you prefer naked over the chrome, I'd think you'll probably not like the very loud black P O R S C H E on a white bumper either. I actually do think it would be cool though.

Have you thought about leaving off the PORSCHE and just going with a black 911 with a black or possibly a red S?

If I was looking to go minimalist but still wanted something back there I think that would look pretty sharp. Besides these days even SUV's and "other" cars say P O R S C H E, but they ain't 911's.

97c2s993

Take a piece of paper wide enough (legal for instance, or two taped together) tape the top edge flush to the top edge of the bumper over the current Porsche letters, then draw over it with a pencil to stencil the Porsche letters onto the paper - then cut out the letters that you just stenciled, and you have a template for positioning the new ones.

Money2536

I should have prequalified my question. I already removed the lettering. Also, I'm going to want to move the lettering down to center it, since I'm not putting the 911 back on the car. It will be easy to find the right position on the bumper. The hard part is getting the right spacing.

Money2536

That's a great idea to use grid paper.

BradB

To add what others mentioned, start with the center "S" letter and work outward. I used a caliper which is FAR easier and faster than a rule for letter spacing. But either will work. I used tape for the bottom edge and set the letters flat on that. Another tip is to LIGHTLY place the letters where you intend to set them, and if need be, they can be picked up and repositioned. Do not be afraid that you only get one shot at it. They won't stick tight until you press them.

I even placed the logo on my Cayman S on an arc to match the hatch lid.

socalsteve

I found a body shop that actually has the template for this as they work pretty much exclusively on Porsche.

Maybe there is a body shop relatively close that has one.

Good luck!