PORSCHE logo on my ducktail

dp400 · 16 Mar 2018

Picked up my car today and job no.1 is to put a Porsche logo on the back. I've read posts saying you shouldn't put the lettering on straight, instead it should follow the curved line of the bottom of the bott lid.

However I've put my stencil on straight instead of curved and I think it looks corect straight. My stencil is about half way up rather than close to the bottom line so perhaps that makes a difference?

What do you guys think, does it look right in the photos below........

FRZ 911 · 16 Mar 2018

Photos????? :dont know:

Les · 16 Mar 2018

Here's my old 997 following the curve.

and the current model

with new Porsche 'Classic' lights fitted today.

The curve is so small you would not think it makes a difference... but it does ;-)

grbspeedster · 16 Mar 2018

I would follow les's advice , he's done a few nowðŸ˜± His cars always look spot on.
Have to say love the ducktail spoiler ðŸ‘

FRZ 911 · 16 Mar 2018

dp400 there's not much in it to be honest and, as you can see in Les's photos, the curve is very subtle.

Looks alright to me if I'm honest. When I'm doing stuff like this I always wander off for a brew and leave it for a while. If I still like it when I come back then it's job done..........

Look forward to seeing the finished article once you've put the car back on its four wheels.

:thumb:

Edit: looks like you've got the hang of posting photos on here - it can be a bit emotional at the beginning. :thumbs:

Boba fett · 16 Mar 2018

I think you should leave it as it is, looks unique :thumb:

Les · 16 Mar 2018

If anyone else is thinking of doing this here's the measuments for the complete set of 991 scripts (spent an hour in my local OPC with a ruler and spirit level).

The Porsche 'S' is in the centre of the boot, and each letter is 80mm from left edge to left edge etc.

The start of the letter 'a' in Carrera is in the centre, then measure the distance from the centre to the end of the word 'Carrera' and mark the other side for the start of the '9'.
The top right edge of the '9' is vertical to the bottom left of the '1', and the same goes for the other '1' but add 2mm.

kurlykris · 16 Mar 2018

I`m loving that ducktail :grin:

If I didn`t have an aerokitted car, I`d have one in a heartbeat

I`d go straight with the decal, words should be written in a straight line, that is why we have lined paper :thumb:

Let the sheeple do their thing, we old schoolers know better :grin:

Les · 16 Mar 2018

Straight line looks like it's sloaping down at the ends when being followed in a car: which is why porsche say keep it parallel to the curve

kurlykris · 16 Mar 2018

If I`m honest Les, the Carrera badge on your 997.1 looks like it is sloping down to the right to me :dont know:

But then again my eyesight is pretty crap these days, even with my bins on :sad:

Edit : Which is why I went for just 911, pretty much impossible to get wonky

HSC911 · 16 Mar 2018

dp400 said:
What do you guys think, does it look right in the photos below........

Looks like this to me

michaelbbwalker · 16 Mar 2018

I will get around to this eventually, its quite low on my to do list but I am always confused by the "follow the curve" statement... perhaps it will make more sense when I actually do it...
where is this curve that we need to follow, is it from the top (where the vented pop up spoiler is) or the bottom, its difficult to tell from photos really...

Les · 17 Mar 2018

michaelbbwalker said:
I will get around to this eventually, its quite low on my to do list but I am always confused by the "follow the curve" statement... perhaps it will make more sense when I actually do it...
where is this curve that we need to follow, is it from the top (where the vented pop up spoiler is) or the bottom, its difficult to tell from photos really...

The bottom edge of the rear spoiler (even the bottom of the boot lid) is actually curved up. So you measure down from the spoiler to the top/bottom of your center letter and then make sure the distance is the same for each additional Letter. Each letter follows the curve.

dp400 · 17 Mar 2018

Les said:
michaelbbwalker said:

I will get around to this eventually, its quite low on my to do list but I am always confused by the "follow the curve" statement... perhaps it will make more sense when I actually do it...
where is this curve that we need to follow, is it from the top (where the vented pop up spoiler is) or the bottom, its difficult to tell from photos really...

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The bottom edge of the rear spoiler (even the bottom of the boot lid) is actually curved up. So you measure down from the spoiler to the top/bottom of your center letter and then make sure the distance is the same for each additional Letter. Each letter follows the curve.

Hi Les, so you DONT follow the curve of the bottom of the boot lid , you follow the curve of the bottom of the retractable spoiler which my car doesn't have being a ducktail?

I'll have to go have another look but I don't think the bottom of the ducktail is all that curved, if at all :?:

New997buyer · 17 Mar 2018

Where did you get that ducktail? :?: :thumbs:

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