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I've used Juankimalo's services to replace the missing sticker in my service manual.
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Sometimes I used a similar figures of other stickers with very close VIN production
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i'll check my books tonight - im interested to see if its there
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I've used Juankimalo's services to replace the missing sticker in my service manual.
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I have read in a previous post from one person that replacing the sticker might have negative affects on resale since a new sticker might indicate front end damange or hood replacement.
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I have read in a previous post from one person that replacing the sticker might have negative affects on resale since a new sticker might indicate front end damange or hood replacement.
Use these stickers and sell the car as all original
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I'm thinking of future scenarios where unscrupulous sellers might try to pass off accident cars and use these stickers and sell the car as all original.
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While cleaning my car the other day I noticed the option sticker inside the hood has been removed by the previous owner. You can clearly see the someone peeled it off as the remenants of glue are still there.
I have read in a previous post from one person that replacing the sticker might have negative affects on resale since a new sticker might indicate front end damange or hood replacement.
I'd have to believe the car was never hit. no sign of damage was found during the PPI. Additionally, i bought the car from a dealer and it had the CPO. I assume they do not offer CPO for previously hit cars
My issue
Im not sure why, but I feel the need to make and replace the sticker trying to keep the car original. Do you think I'd be doing more harm then good to the value?
As a buyer, I'd be very unsettled by a forged option sticker and would probably walk. It would be easy enough to make one, but it would never be quite right, and would raise questions about what you're trying to hide.
A lot of owners don't realize that there is a duplicate option sticker in their warranty book (or service book... I forget). If you need to prove what the car was built with, that will do the job.
Some people hate stickers (me being one) and might have thought nothing of it when removing it. I agree with Bruce/BC, go with the flow at this point. Do you still have the visor warnings? If these are gone as well (no big deal here, probably nicer w/o) this might be a sign of the sticker less freak.
Good perspective. Before I got caught up in the culture of P cars, I would have done the same thing. Cheesy paper sticker under my hood? Gone. But mine is still there, all wrinkly and nasty looking. Porsche owners are strange creatures...
you can also get a certificate of authenticity from porsche indicating the options on the car. it costs like 60 bucks, but its pretty handy if you don't have your books or the underhood sticker.
LOL... you, like me, bought your COA a few years ago. It was $35 when I bought mine (in 2000 I think). And, you say $60... and if you look at the order sheet today it says "$95.00 plus shipping"!
I rescue this thread because I can reproduce the underhood sticker (including the maintenance booklet too)
These are for a 993 series, but 996 is easy for me. I've done several to Soloporsche users in Spain
Great initiative, but I see a credibility issue here.
A 10-15 year old car with a brand spanking new option sticker is surely going to raise more questions as it may appear to be a cover up for something that is just not right. A little like the clock showing 25'000 miles but the interior says 125'000 miles...
The sticker on my car also appears to be fading (11 years old) but I have taken a photo of it so no doubt about its authenticity. OK, I know that some one doesn't have the sticker as it was removed by a previous owner (why would one remove this in the first place?) so I would contact Porsche to have it sorted through official channels instead of spending money on something that may (in the potential buyers eyes) seem dodgy.
1.- Porsche dealers can't supply a new one. This sticker is a unique item, so there's no way to get it from Porsche AG
2.- To have or not to have a under hood sticker is very personal. All my Porsche friends like to have the car with all the data as possible. One of them purchased a fantastic 993 C4S (original was Turquoise color). The have been fully painted in Grand Prix White and as you can imagine, all the car's stickers were missed. Some could be purchased in a Porsche dealer, but there were others which you couldn't find anywhere.
He asked me to make them: underhood sticker, maintenance book sticker, and 2 passenger door jamb stickers. He doesn't want to sell the car. He doesn't want to trick anybody about the car. The car is for him, and there's no more to think about.
Another friend of mine has a Ferrari 328 GTB. The car missed all the engine stickers. I helped him to reproduce them and went to a print house to get them printed in gloss vinyl paper. They are perfect, and the car after a restoration looks fantastic. His owner is proud to see his engine "like new". There's anything bad in doing these things.
But if you try to trick, lie, or deceive someone with this, you'd be an idiot.
I've used Juankimalo's services to replace the missing sticker in my service manual. I suspect the original manual may have been lost early in the car's life and replaced. Interestingly all the service records and stamps are there and match with bills that came with the car. However, it just looked odd that the sticker was missing. Using the underhood sticker as a reference....he recreated the service manual sticker and now the manual looks as it should. I have no intention of selling the car.....and I am the only one that sees the manual...other than my mechanic. I'm such a freak about details like this....I've also had Stuttgart Studios recreate the original window stick. What can I say....my wife thinks I'm nuts. In any case....Juankimalo did a great job.
One question from a porschefile in training... I have the extra sticker in my service book still on it's backing and loose in the book... so is it supposed to be stuck to a page in the service booklet, or is it just key that I don't loose it... thx
Already got schooled on the Porsche Crest in my wheel center cap not being pointed to the valve stem... lots of lore I still need to learn... ha
^^^ Those are real nice but is there a way for someone to tell that these are repro's ? I'm thinking of future scenarios where unscrupulous sellers might try to pass off accident cars and use these stickers and sell the car as all original. Especially with the rash of bad weather and accidents we've had in the US. If not, maybe put a discrete number code/wording at the lower corners or something.
This is an interesting question, but It's impossible to know it.
If I were going to purchase a car, i will go to my expert specialist to do a full pre purchase inspection.
The way to know if a car suffered an accident is going to the expert.
This is not a false thing. Some people wanted to have their cars with all the stickers, and were purchased with them
A lot of people miss their maintenance books, and there are new owners who wanted to have a detailed maintenance in a new booklet supplied by Porsche dealer (duplicate). Then they begin with the record maintenance and prefer to add a duplicate sticker which impossible to obtain from Porsche AG
Just like this. If someone try to sell a car with duplicate stickers is not my cup of tea. If someone is so stupid to purchase a car without an expert opinnion, is not my business. In fact, this is not my business or way of life. I have a "german squared mind" and like to do everything as perfect as possible.
Juan
I had my 996 hood restored and they lost my sticker I have the VIN
what is the cost for the sticker replacement
VIN:
WP0AA29912S620300
thanks in advance
Please send me an email to:
[email removed]
I would need the Factory Information Building Data Sheet
Your Porsche dealer will supply you this
Best
Joaquin
just wanted to chime in on Juan's top notch work... i reached out to him a few weeks ago and was finally able to get in touch with him yesterday...
my car never had an option sticker on it and i only got an owner's manual when i bought it so this was the best replacement for me. i looked up my VIN on vinanalytics for free to get the CoA with the options the car was built with... i provided Juan a screenshot of that and he was able to turn it around in 24 hrs...
great work and standup guy...
This is impossible to know.
The country code is easy but the first figures are unique.
Sometimes I used a similar figures of other stickers with very close VIN production
It's not so important as the rest, like Color code, Interior trim code, engine and transmission codes, and of course Full equipment and extras codes
Bumping this back up. Wondering if it would still be possible to get a new factory sticker. I have great photos of the original, it�s faded for certain but can be used to recreate it. Juankimalo are you still helping folks out?
