3D Printed Boxster Parts

[geraintthomas]

Would be nice to have the 'P O R S C H E' lettering and the newer smaller 'Boxster S' badge available as a 3D model file, ready for 3D printing. Won't cost much to print, and a can of chrome paint & lacquer wouldn't cost much either to make it look original.

Buying the original lettering and smaller chrome Boxster S badge costs almost £100 new.

[jb92563]

Originally Posted by geraintthomas

Would be nice to have the 'P O R S C H E' lettering and the newer smaller 'Boxster S' badge available as a 3D model file, ready for 3D printing. Won't cost much to print, and a can of chrome paint & lacquer wouldn't cost much either to make it look original.

Buying the original lettering and smaller chrome Boxster S badge costs almost £100 new.

That would be pretty easy to do but because of the resolution being ~ 0.3mm you tend to get layer lines that would need some post processing to make it smooth.

One could brush some acetone on he lettering to melt the surface together to remove the lines or applying filler and sanding, which would be a bit tedious and time consuming.



What lettering do you need. I need some for my Trunk and it did not occur to me to 3D print it. Great suggestion.

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by geraintthomas

Would be nice to have the 'P O R S C H E' lettering and the newer smaller 'Boxster S' badge available as a 3D model file, ready for 3D printing. Won't cost much to print, and a can of chrome paint & lacquer wouldn't cost much either to make it look original.

Buying the original lettering and smaller chrome Boxster S badge costs almost £100 new.

Best resource for STL and IGS is www.grabcad.com guys. Car parts/badges, guns(! literally), gears, shafts, you have pretty much everything you can imagine sitting there.

[Galway]

Originally Posted by geraintthomas

Would be nice to have the 'P O R S C H E' lettering and the newer smaller 'Boxster S' badge available as a 3D model file, ready for 3D printing. Won't cost much to print, and a can of chrome paint & lacquer wouldn't cost much either to make it look original.

Buying the original lettering and smaller chrome Boxster S badge costs almost £100 new.

Can anyone print one of these. I'll buy one €50.

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[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by Galway

Can anyone print one of these. I'll buy one €50.

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Dont think something like that will work in a printer. If you desperately need it 3d printed (for some reason) with smooth surfaces as oem, that will cost you €500 I'd guess. Although never seen this smooth surface printer, yet.

Recommend you to call your parts manager at local Porsche instead.

Other option; No idea about quality and durability. Might melt next week under the sun, or turn pink in a month I have no idea. Strongly discourage but do let me know if you have absolutely no other choice.