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| Bushpig Member Since: 07 Nov 2013 Location: Risca, Wales Posts: 236   
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Finally got around to fitting the new lettering.
A big thanks to Adam (RRUK) for the advice on following a stringent cleaning regime 
Took about 3 hours to remove the old letters, clean and prepare the area. Another hour taping and measuring the alignment of the letters. I used a 30mm gap between the letters. Very pleased with the 'new' look...  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams 2012 2.2 Puma |
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19th Oct 2015 1:19pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3849 
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Looks good,
I've ordered my gloss black set, but I have to remove the old ones first 
That masking tape and marking looks a good suggestion. I think the set I bought says it comes with a template? |
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19th Oct 2015 3:11pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2028
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Here's what I said to Jason in Botswana...
Hi Jason, In the past when I have done the lettering on my Range Rovers I have found the template to be useless, it's just a piece of cardboard that holds the letters in a line with some sticky clear tape, but the letters are rarely lined up very well, and so I have removed them and done it manually, one by one to ensure it looks good (I relied on the template for my TD5 and it looked weird) My advice is this. Remove all the current lettering so you have a clean canvas. Clean up the paintwork as much as you can while there is no lettering at all, this is your one and ONLY chance to do so! Make it count! Next, the lettering will need to be centred on the bonnet, so measure and mark with tape where the centre line is. On mine, I have equal spacing either end of the lettering <D> of 13cm each side The spacing between each letter is approximately 2.75cm The space beneath the letters to the leading lip of the bonnet where it meets the top of the centre grille panel is 2.5cm Hope this helps. Adam 2016 D4 HSE 1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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19th Oct 2015 4:17pm |
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| Bushpig Member Since: 07 Nov 2013 Location: Risca, Wales Posts: 236
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Stacey...
Mine did come with a template when ordered, but from being delivered to a friend in the UK and him arriving in Botswana, the template went missing. Not having an accurate enough ruler, I went with 3cm between the letters and think the 0.25cm difference in the spacing has made no visual difference. Remember to clean that paintwork... Thanks again, Adam Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Douglas Adams 2012 2.2 Puma |
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20th Oct 2015 6:20am |
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| andy---doe Member Since: 14 Mar 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 188
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I went black in the end (from SP) - also swapped the badge to a black 'sports badge'
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23rd Oct 2015 11:02am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3849
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^ wow
I though someone had already done it to the front of my car when I spotted that. Glad I went black... looks great 
Just need to do it now, how hard was it to remove the old badges and line the new ones up |
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23rd Oct 2015 12:17pm |
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| andy---doe Member Since: 14 Mar 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 188
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The time consuming thing was removing the residue from the old letters, which took about 30 mins.
Fixing the new ones was perhaps a 15 mins job - really easy. |
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23rd Oct 2015 2:40pm |
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