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No 'Boxster' badge on boot should I be suspicious?

Timbo2

Timbo2

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Hope to go and look at a couple of Boxster s' next week, thanks Mark and Caroline for your advice. One of the cars I hope to go and see doesn't seem to have a 'Boxster' badge on the boot, I'm a little suspicious that this might indicate rear end damage, or do people really de-badge porsche's? what do people think.
 
Quite a few on here like the the less cluttered look and have gone for the de-badged look. The 'as intended look' is better IMHO but each to his/her own.

I don't think there's any need for suspicion. Not on this fact alone.

I guess your looking at a private sale? I would have thought a dealer would have re-badged the car.
 
"No model logo on rear" is actually a no-cost option.

Or, as has been said, many prefer the cleaner look without it. Mine lasted 10 days before I took it off [:D]
 
i think you are right to be cautious. at least enquire with the owner why it isn't there... then look for any hints on damage. I'd suspect a rear nudge at worst. but it may be a style statement...
 
ORIGINAL: Timbo2

I'm a little suspicious that this might indicate rear end damage, or do people really de-badge porsche's? what do people think.
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Then you wouldn't have bought one of my 4 past Boxsters or my current one, all in concours condition and all de-badged by the factory [8D]


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Hi,

If the seller has the original invoice, it should list the extra's and will specify this as a no cost spec.
Provided the seller has proof of this I wouldn't worry about it - personally I prefer mine without the badge.

Steve

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I have had the badges removed from my last 4 cars as I am another one who prefers not to see a plethora of marketing tools attached to the boot lid.

I am still toying with the idea of removing the boxster badge, is this is a simple job with the hair dryer or do i need to take it into a bodyshop?

Paul
 
ORIGINAL: paulwat

I am still toying with the idea of removing the boxster badge, is this is a simple job with the hair dryer or do i need to take it into a bodyshop?

Paul
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Boil a kettle let it cool for a few minutes then pour over the badge melting the glue and off it peels [;)]
 
ORIGINAL: paulwat

I have had the badges removed from my last 4 cars as I am another one who prefers not to see a plethora of marketing tools attached to the boot lid.

I am still toying with the idea of removing the boxster badge, is this is a simple job with the hair dryer or do i need to take it into a bodyshop?

Paul
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Just don't do it if you r car's paint may have faded.
I've seen one car that had a lovely dark "Boxster" against lighter coloured faded paint...

I went the dental floss route myself.
 
You'd be pretty dumb to replace a boot lid after a crash and forget to put a badge on it. I wouldn't be that suspicous, and anyway, even if it has had a minor prang, as long as there is proof of repair at an OPC, it will be as good as new.

There are millions for sale out there so if you have even the slightest doubt, walk away...
 
Normally its the 2.7 drivers that remove the badge to give other drivers the doubt of it being an S. That said , its so easy to catch the lettering with a sponge , leather or polishing cloth , I can understand it getting broken and being removed permanently. They can also be a pain to clean and polish around, so the most fastidious of owners may remove them for this reason alone.
 
ORIGINAL: berty987

Normally its the 2.7 drivers that remove the badge to give other drivers the doubt of it being an S. That said , its so easy to catch the lettering with a sponge , leather or polishing cloth , I can understand it getting broken and being removed permanently. They can also be a pain to clean and polish around, so the most fastidious of owners may remove them for this reason alone.
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I have always had the badge factory removed after experiencing all the above irritations on my first 1997 Boxster and removing the offending piece of kit with a hot kettle.

In 97 there was only one model but it was great to see so many people trying to workout what the car in front was because it had no badging and the Boxster was a rare sight on our roads then and for some more years to come [;)]

All three of my "S"'s to date have been de-badged and I don't mind anyone thinking my pride and joy is the entry model because as we all know 2.7 3.2 3.4 a Boxster is a Boxster ie "Greatest Roadster Porsche Ever Made"[8D]
 
ORIGINAL: berty987

Normally its the 2.7 drivers that remove the badge to give other drivers the doubt of it being an S. That said , its so easy to catch the lettering with a sponge , leather or polishing cloth , I can understand it getting broken and being removed permanently. They can also be a pain to clean and polish around, so the most fastidious of owners may remove them for this reason alone.
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2.7 owners are far too discerning to be bothered by such trivia.

The sort of people to be fooled by such a stunt wouldn't know the difference anyway.

[8D]

As Robert states it used to be good sport at traffic lights looking in your mirror to see the occupants of the car behind craning their necks trying to find a badge to identify the car in front.
 
As a novice here what does the 'S' mean exactly, is it better brakes etc. I thought you could get a 2.7s and a 3.2s!
 
The S has a 3.2 (later 987's have 3.4 ) engine.
Bigger cross-drilled ventilated discs, and red calipers to visually differentiate at a glance
Revised suspension.
Air Con as standard
Headlining in roof (also present on later 2.7's)
6 speed gearbox
Twin outlet exhaust tips (get's complicated on the later cars as they moved to ones that just bolt on - and it's possible to spec all sorts of shiney exhaust tips...)
Titanium coloured trim around screen, and on pre-facelift cars, radiator inlet grills
Extra center radiator (the later 987 has a false one which is just a blanking plate!)
Leather seats as standard (2.7 was alcantara)


And no, there is no 2.7S...
 
Interesting because the one I'm going to look at is advertised as a 2.7S? so this is wrong, might use it as a barganing tool.
 
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