No... really, under the hood.

I got this idea from Petem ( this thread )... so I actually did this today while my laundry was finishing up.

Of course, as soon as I was done, I wished that I had taken more pictures... but it's not really something that requires a walk through. The only thing that posed any difficulty was taking the big mat off of the hood. There are 8 plastic trim clips that hold it up. Not the easiest thing to pull off. I used one of those two prongs grill forks to pull mine off (you know, with the 1" space between the prongs?). Works quite well, but I actually broke one of the clips. It's ok as it is, but I'm going to swing by my dealer tomorrow to see if they have another I can pop in.

Anyways... to the pics.

Semi-close up.


Say AHHHHH...


The font is 911 Porscha (not exact Scion font, but damn close). If you notice, there are two lines on the O ... but I kind of had to have them the way my template was setup. I may tape them off at a later time and fill it in. Not sure. But it doesn't look bad as it is.

I did have some trouble with some overspray. It's hard to really get anything to stick to that material... so here's what I recommend if you're considering anything like this: have some paint thinner and a couple paper towels handy after you're done. You can blot/wipe away some of the overspray. Both of my pics are AFTER I did that. Much better.

 

wow thats a really cool mod. you should make that and sell

-taek

 

I Like.....I Like Great job and I guess it's time to for me to copy that as well

 

2nd shot looks sweet!

 

Thanks guys. Credit really does go to Petem for the idea.

Ya, it does look hot when you're standing back looking at it.

 

Really cool mod, I love that it's simple to do and one of those little things that's just a small added detail. I'm also really surprised how close the Porsche font is to the Scion. Nice touch!
~Scott aka Mouse

 

There are just a couple differences in the curves... and the "I" is different. The Porscha font has the top and bottom bars like an I beam. The font Scion uses just has a single line for the I.

 

nice stuff! I'm going to copy your idea but doing my group logo on there

 

i like it

i like your plates too

 

not bad!

 

Unfortuantely, my dealer didn't have any of the little clips in stock... but they're going to order 1 for me and much to my surprise, they're just going to put it under warranty. Sure, it's only like $1 item, but it sure is a nice gesture.

 

^^^ so were do we get the stencils? Or did you print them and cut them out?

looks hella sexy

 

I just printed them out and made it. Here's where I got the font:
http://www.dafont.com/en/font.php?file=911porscha

But you'll have to make your own I ... b/c like I said, the Porscha one isn't correct.

 

When are you gonna do mine??

 

good job!

actually if i can get a good picture of the logo, i can build the font or just the logos that could be enlarged w/o distortion....

 

nice work. looks good.

 

I like it. But since I'm going to be going CF, how is this going to apply to that?

 

Got me...

I don't know what the underside of a CF hood actually has.

 

What size is this (length and height)? I think I got a way to make the real font and this size is perfect.