Short version:
Anyone had any success bending OEM Macan lettering to fit? As you can see below, mine is coming off. Turbo has the same issue.
Long version:
When I bought my car a couple of months ago it had a non-genuine Macan Turbo badge. I knew they were aftermarket as the car had model delete from new. The badges were close to coming off anyway, so I removed them and replaced with genuine from Reason Porsche.
I'm close to buying another set, but I am hoping to experiment with the existing ones (after removing) and see if I can get the right curve in them. Having been on once already I don't think I will be able to re-stick them, even after getting the curve right.
Thanks in advance!
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Sorry to say but the issue may be the Reason Porsche letters themselves. I bought black Porsche letters from them to refresh mine and while the packaging looked genuine, the letters were not (you should be able to see it clearly from the E letter, the reason Porsche one I rec’d had sharp corners whereas the OEM version has rounded corners).
I complained and to their credit they accepted the return and gave a quick refund. I paid twice as much with design911 and those letters appear to be genuine and have stayed on for 2 yrs now.
I complained and to their credit they accepted the return and gave a quick refund. I paid twice as much with design911 and those letters appear to be genuine and have stayed on for 2 yrs now.
Why bother? I paid an extra £0:00 to delete them to harbour less dirt and because they didn't make the car quicker or handle better. You know what it is, who else cares or needs to know?
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Au contraire, they do make the car handle better. The cars are engineered for perfect weight distribution with the letters on - it’s precision German engineering at its best.
So when you remove the letters, the car is unbalanced and you’ll be prone to oversteer. I can really feel the difference on my traffic crawl to drop the kids at school each day…
So when you remove the letters, the car is unbalanced and you’ll be prone to oversteer. I can really feel the difference on my traffic crawl to drop the kids at school each day…
I considered this but wondered if the heat might affect the adhesive. I suppose the key word is "gentle" heat.
2017 Macan Turbo PP, Carmine Red w/ pebble/agate inside.
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The PORSCHE I got from them wasn't genuine, but the Macan & Turbo came in sealed genuine packaging - considering the bargain price I paid I was pleasantly surprised that any of it was genuine. And they are noticeably higher quality than what I took off.ultrabelse wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:24 pm Sorry to say but the issue may be the Reason Porsche letters themselves. I bought black Porsche letters from them to refresh mine and while the packaging looked genuine, the letters were not (you should be able to see it clearly from the E letter, the reason Porsche one I rec’d had sharp corners whereas the OEM version has rounded corners).
I complained and to their credit they accepted the return and gave a quick refund. I paid twice as much with design911 and those letters appear to be genuine and have stayed on for 2 yrs now.
2017 Macan Turbo PP, Carmine Red w/ pebble/agate inside.
Too many options to list.
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That's a fair point. I do like stealth, and for that reason had the badges off my S4 & S8.
In this case it's down to my personal preference of aesthetics: I think the boot lid is too big of an empty space without the model name. I went with black rather than silver because I didn't want to be too shouty about it being a turbo. Maybe I should get silver PORSCHE by itself and see how I like that.
2017 Macan Turbo PP, Carmine Red w/ pebble/agate inside.
Too many options to list.
Too many options to list.
Yes, the fake badges I took off were aluminium. With these genuine ones being steel my rear end is noticeably more planted!ultrabelse wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:38 am Au contraire, they do make the car handle better. The cars are engineered for perfect weight distribution with the letters on - it’s precision German engineering at its best.
So when you remove the letters, the car is unbalanced and you’ll be prone to oversteer. I can really feel the difference on my traffic crawl to drop the kids at school each day…
2017 Macan Turbo PP, Carmine Red w/ pebble/agate inside.
Too many options to list.
Too many options to list.
I would use a heat gun anywhere near a car bodywork or the badges tbh. Guarantee you will ruin the paint or melt the plastic on the badge.
Go with a hairdryer on the very lowest setting at a distance if you have to.
Go with a hairdryer on the very lowest setting at a distance if you have to.
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