To Badge or Not to Badge ???

[2000SoCalBoxsterS]

I have been debating the same thing. I like the Boxster S badge on but it gets in the way when I wax the trunk. You have to be careful not to get your cloth caught on the badge and clean any wax/polish residue out of the badge lest it dry there and look like Crap. I think I'll try it off for a while and then get a "986" badge. By the way, who sells the 986 badges?

[conradtan]

Try bumperplugs.com

[porsche986spyder]

The name Porsche "Boxster" to me sounds stupid. I know I'm going to get allot of flack for saying this, but the name of the car should have been the new Porsche Spyder. Just because it has a "Boxer" designed engine and it's has the race inspired "Speedster" convertable top Porsche decided to combine the names to come up with BOXSTER. Lets face it, the car was originally introduced as a redo/retro remake of the classic 550 Spyder. Just because Porsche uses the "Spyder" name badge ONLY on their LeMans seriers race car that's been around for years doesn't mean they shouldn't have used it on the manufactured and produced street 986. In fact, when the aniversary eddition came out, they even put a numbered plate on the interior that says "550 Spyder" eddition. It's on the center console. So I preffer the 986 emblem. It's our model and just sounds better than Boxster. Spyder would have been better. RUF has their own version of the 987, called the RK Spyder. It's a heavily modified 987 with a turbo. They re-badge the rear deck lid and put a RK Spyder decal on it. Enough said.

[super66]

I actually like the boxster name and badge....I say as is Nick

[SD987]

With your oversized spoiler, I'm in the "986" camp. It's kind of like the way that the giant wing + small "GT3" works to nice visual affect on that 911 variant...well sorta.

[pecivil]

what I did for the 986 badge was buy the 968 badge, which looks like the same font as the boxster script.....since the numbers are not connected to each other, just switch the 6 and 8 and there you go!

[Perfectlap]

^yup that's what the bumperplugs guy did with my $80 set I'm sure..
If you stop by Peboys or Autozone they have duplicolor spray kits, primer for plastic surfaces, maybe a nice red or silver and then a clear coat for plastics as well.

[spark00]

Originally Posted by pecivil

what I did for the 986 badge was buy the 968 badge, which looks like the same font as the boxster script.....since the numbers are not connected to each other, just switch the 6 and 8 and there you go!

unlike pecivil, i ordered 986 badge and received 968 badge. i guess some places just sell 968 badges as 986s. i would have actually installed it as 968 if i didn't check the numbers carefully first. but very easy swap as pecivil says.