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Black "Carrera" on rear of silver 997

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Hizza

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Hi. The tip of the "C" on my rear badge snapped off and I've now got a new replacement badge. However, I've always thought the silver/gunmetal colour is a bit lost on a silver car so I'm thinking of spraying the new badge matt black before fitting. Does anyone have any pics of a black Carrera badge on the boot of a silver 997? Any thoughts on whether I should use matt spray paint or a plasti-dip type of spray? Thanks for your input. :thumb:
 
BLACK WILL LOOK SO MUCH BETTER :thumb: USE PLASTIDIP MATT IF YOU HATE IT PEEL IT OFF :thumb:
 
:agree: what Phil said.
 
I tried plastidip, but didn't like the finish (wasn't super smooth).

Then I discovered you can buy black emblems from your local OPC for very reasonable cost (just drop the '4' if you have a C2): https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/PK99XBLKLOGO.html

I'm assuming U.K. dealers can provide the same.

Here's the end result on my white car (pic taken last weekend)...

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Karl.
 
Ordering 9965592370970C will get you the 996/997 satin black Carrera badge

Much better on a silver car 8)
 
wjk_glynn said:
I tried plastidip, but didn't like the finish (wasn't super smooth).

Then I discovered you can buy black emblems from your local OPC for very reasonable cost (just drop the '4' if you have a C2): https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/PK99XBLKLOGO.html

I'm assuming U.K. dealers can provide the same.

Here's the end result on my white car (pic taken last weekend)...

img_2909_680kb_35febff8b8570b63559821045e53f31e21570e27.jpg


Karl.
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Nice Pic Karl . the black badge looks great :thumb:
 
Phil 997 said:
Nice Pic Karl . the black badge looks great
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Cheers Phil.

Now I did use plastidip on the lower part of the rear bumber (the fake valence bit), kinda like what they do on GTS cars. That worked out pretty well. Here's a few pics of others (from Rennlist) who did something similar...

Silver car used a wrap

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Red car used plastidip

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Karl.
 
I need to pull my finger out and plastidip my badge. I did the valance in carbon wrap. Looks much better in black
 
wjk_glynn said:
Phil 997 said:
Nice Pic Karl . the black badge looks great
Click to expand...

Cheers Phil.

Now I did use plastidip on the lower part of the rear bumber (the fake valence bit), kinda like what they do on GTS cars. That worked out pretty well. Here's a few pics of others (from Rennlist) who did something similar...

Silver car used a wrap

80-img_2771_3a1ac7d6381e679b970bbe0b6ef84f7af3b1dcf5.jpg


Red car used plastidip

80-pat_9344_707b0133fbfce064a4e6a54566cf9ec420702a49.jpg


Karl.
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Karl , member monster did the same plastidipped the lower bit at the bottom of the rear bumper aka GTS and your right it does look good and has lasted very well. :thumb:
 
Thanks for the replies. All done now, looks a lot better than the silver/gunmetal. Really pleased with the result and I'm sure it's added an extra 20bhp to the performance too! Mine is a Gen1 so there's no real definition of the rear valance to paint/plasti-dip black, but it does look great on the Gen 2's where you have a clearly defined line. Thanks again, as ever useful advice from forum members B-)
 
Hizza said:
Thanks for the replies. All done now, looks a lot better than the silver/gunmetal. Really pleased with the result and I'm sure it's added an extra 20bhp to the performance too! Mine is a Gen1 so there's no real definition of the rear valance to paint/plasti-dip black, but it does look great on the Gen 2's where you have a clearly defined line. Thanks again, as ever useful advice from forum members B-)
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Hizza you dont get away that easy mate with no pics to your finished job :grin: :grin: :useless: :useless: :thumb:
 
Is there an easy way of posting a pic? I'll then show my handiwork! :grin:
 

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