replacing Carrera script with 911

Hi, I"m replacing the carrera script with 911. Does anyone have a diagram or picture with the correct placement? It's a MY 2002. Thanks, Stan

Isn't the correct placement on a 40th Anniversary Special Edition?

lame.

What exactly is lame?

HaHa

i like the 911 more...... i guess because there's less of them on the street

Actually the 911 isn't exclusively on the 40th anny. It was also on the 2000 millenium edition and many other "911's" over the last 40+ years. Besides, last time I checked the car he wants to but the nameplate on IS in fact a 911. Isn't it?

Yeah - why is putting "911" considered lame?!?!?! That's ridiculous LOL It's a 911 so why not put 911 on it..

I put the "911" badge on my car (below the spoiler, but above the hump on the engine lid). It's a 911 after all. It would be lame if I put GT3 back there....

IMHO, the following are all ok for a 996 trunklid: Carrera (or the model specific factory plate like 4S, Turbo, etc.) 911 Porsche Badge delete On the flip side you should be flogged if you badge the car something it is not.

Yup some people seem to think it's like putting "Turbo", "GT3", or "GT2" on a normal 996. Get a grip folks.. we all have 911's and what's wrong with proudly displaying that?

I like the 911 badge, but, it doesn't tell you if you are behind a C2, or C4!

Thanks guys. I could understand someone thinking it "lame" if I was badging it something it's not (GT3, Turbo, etc...) but what's wrong with badging a 911 as such? I had several replies in mind to the lame comment but decided on the high road instead. Does anyone have a picture I can use for palcement? Cheers, Stan

Stan, Loren over at Renntech.org has posted many times the workshop manual page that shows location based on measurements.

wow - didnt mean to stir anything up. just seems out of place on the back of the car, and everytime I see someone add the 911 script, it is not centered, and looks poorly installed. To each his own!

Thanks Dell. I haven't visited Loren's site in a while, great technical information over there. Cheers, Stan

im putting carerra GT on mine.

My car is a C4S and came equipt from the factory with the aero kit and they(factory) deleted the script all together.

Come one, come all. Imagine, for less than $100 you can go from a C2 Carrera to a GT3TurboGTRS! Where else can you get that sort of upgrade for so little? We got 'em...all you want.

That's because when people get the sticker they take the numbers of one by one... 9, 1, 1 and try to place them back together.. that's *not* how to do it... it comes on rectangular sheet and you remove the *bottom* of the sheet to reveal the sticky part of the numbers.... then using proper placement of the rectangle sheet that contains the 911 you just stick it on... press and take off the outer edge and voila the 911 are in perfect place... using the rectangle as a guide it is easy to get it perfect because all you have to do is adjust for positioning of the whole 911 vs individuals numbers... DO NOT REMOVE THE NUMBERS AND TRY TO PLACE INDIVIDUALLY... if you do you've just botched the spacing.

Here are some pictures for you Stan. Hopefully this helps you. Mark

Lets start a group buy from Eric for that badge, I want one

Oh wait....I dont want it after all.....it doesnt say 959 at the beginning.

Suggest a search. Someone asked this before either on 996 or 997 forum. Answer included a factory diagram.

I like it...a lot. Looks a he11uva lot better than the stock badge, imo. Even my wife, who knows about these things, agrees it looks right.

In removing the Carrera script, the paint underneath is bound to be a different shade of the car's overall color (i.e., not faded). As i think about it, this removal would give me the chance to still display the Carrera name in a more subtle fashion, and wax over it without the problems of waxing around and between raised lettering. What do you guys think?

Why put anyting at all? For the person that cannot tell it is a 911, then they should be stoned...I debage everything I own... I think the back of a 911 looks better without any sort of "label"...

It'll stop people from calling it a camaerra.

Mine is an '02. I placed the "911" where the "Carrera" exactly used to be.

Tail....nice tag in the center. SRYOFCR...LOVE IT!

Um, whats the car in the middle? I can't tell w/out a badge? Actually, is the oen on the right a fe-aero?

Not all Carreras are or have been 911s and most 911s since production were not Carreras. My 996 had the rear badge delete option and I always felt something was missing there. I didn't want "Carrera" as most all 996s had it. I thought about 996 and 911 and even considered having it painted on as I know several pinstripers that would do it. I even considered writing out in script "nine elevin" but ended up trying 911 in black script which, although doesn't look it in some pics, is perfectly centered.

I like the black script on my black car...Can barely see it

I had my shop install the 911 emblem. The kid that installed it was very proud that he had gotten it centered perfectly. However, I knew he was slightly dyslexic when I saw the numbers installed as �119�.

^ That was hilarious!!!

nine elevin would look really cool. I might do that.

Then people would mock you for not spelling it correctly

What?

Mfletch, I hope it's okay I was messing with your beautif rear... couldn't resist!

I think you accidentally turned on your sarcasm filter.

That is a friend of mine's....I have a Z to put the on that snake....

those are not mine... everything I own is black on black...

No expert here but I always thought that all Carreras were 911's although I agree that early 911's were not all Carreras.

what about the Carrera GT?

True - Wasn't thinking in that vain.

i have a pic of mine i will post it in a little while

here you go

I was thinking of putting "Boxster" on the back of mine. The 911 badge looks good back there, go for it

silverstutt, I had to go look in my garage to make sure you put my emblem back the way it is supposed to be. Next time you mess with my rear, you should at least buy me a beer....I feel cheap.

you don't live that far, maybe one day I will... BTW everytime I look at your avatar I think of a slasher movie scene...gives me the *******...

silverstutt, I would enjoy that. My inlaws live near Willow Springs...maybe I'll run into you at a track day. I would love to change my avitar to something a little more pleasant to look at. I forgot how I reduced the picture in the first place. Maybe I can get my 12 year old to show me how to use Photoshop. You obviously are very skilled with it. Thanks for the laughs...I still can't believe how real the picture looked. I could see myself getting into lots of trouble if I knew how to use that program.

Mark, never been to Willow Spring, but it looks like I'm going with the PCA this month or next month, I'll let you know tomorrow when I get to my office (I have the dates there) They are having a autocross event all day on the actual street of willow track! Hope to see you there. Val

try photobucket...you load up your pictures there and it will automatically reduced them to avatar, signature, banner...whatever size you want....

See Mark, even I after 13 years of photoshop have learned something new. Cool!

Thanks TAILWAG!

The original owner of my car swapped out the carrera badge for a 911 one- the second owner (person I purchased from) had the 911 taken off and a carrera badge put back on. . . and I am probably going to put a 911 badge on!!

Has anyone tried taking three nines, turning the last one upside down, and putting 996 back there? I wonder how that would look? For what it's worth I (new to the 996 community but an old time 911 owner) believe the last 911 was built in 1989, and hence the badge doesn't truly belong on a 996. That said, it does indeed say 911 on the title, and Porsche does refer to the car as a 911, so I guess it's not a big deal. The real question is, why on earth did they start badging 911's as Carreras back in 1989 ? It used to be that the Carrera was a limited edition race prepared version of a series car, where the name could be applied to any model. These days for instance , the car we know as the GT3 and GT3S would be known as the Carrera and the Carrera RS, and it would have meant something. They totally sold out the Carrera name IMHO, but whatever, it's their car company. These days my view is softening a bit anyway, mostly because I'm getting to old (and wise, nah!) to fight about useless stuff. I'll still fight about the Cayene sucking though. It will take a long time before I give that fight up! All this reminds me of the classic Porsh-a versus Porsh debate. This raged on over at the Pelican board for years, here too probably. In the end it was agreed that either pronunciation was acceptable, and in fact it turned out a lot of Europeans (Germans included) were saying Porsh in stead of Porsch-a. When I finally get my car (still two weeks away I think) I'll probably debadge, and stick the Carrera script on my toolbox. The 911 badge looks ok when done right, so I can't muster any argument why the OP shoudln't go ahead. Like he cares what I think anyway. Roll on!

Thanks for the pictures and spirited debate. As soon as the weather warms up a bit I'll make the switch and post some pics. Cheers, Stan

for your eyes only...

Great Pic! Thanks. Stan

Val and Tailwag, thanks for the advice guys. Hopefully my new avitar is a little more aesthetically pleasing. It's his and her's toy cars.

Yeah, your previous avatar looked like a barbeque pit the day after the July 4th cook out!

Tim, I agree...it was pretty nasty looking and hopeless back then. I'm glad it looks a little better now.

I like the 911 alot better than the letters. "996" would look even better.

I like the 911 alot better than the letters. "996" would look even better.

Hmmmm....... 996? that could be intersting.... i think we should have a group do it........

Mostly I see the fronts of cars, so people can put whatever they want on the rear. : )

As a former (multiple) M5 owner I have to laugh. The e34 M5 is a great car but won't leave the 996 behind and the e39 has great low end grunt but it's a bit of pig in the twisties. Thanks for chiming in though.

The M5 is a great car in a straight line, but let's not confuse it with a sports car. Gobs of power can cover for a lot of excess weight.....until you throw it into a corner.

996? ...It's your car, and it's removable.

Ill drop a 996 on mine, where can I buy the 9's. Ill order them now?

e-bay

dont forget to turn the las "9" upside down

i like how "carrera" fills out the space better, but putting on a 911 is totally appropriate what cracks me up is dudes who put any sort of M badging on a non-M ride

I am a very experienced ebayer and cant find these. What search words did you use so you find them. I searched but no luck. Thanks