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Black Lettering - SebM - 16-11-2011 11:23am
Now there is a package for Black Lettering on Evoque... include letters for front and rear, plus tools... very nice !!
I found that on Pimp My Range :
http://www.pimpmyrange.co.uk/products/range-rover-sport-gloss-black-lettering-kit-front-rear-too-p-1271.html
But do you know if there is another way to order that ?
Because it's a little bit expensive to pay £51 for post transport to Switzerland when the kit costs £71...
RE: Black Lettering - jos - 18-11-2011 05:06pm
X2
RE: Black Lettering - ajmooseman - 28-11-2011 05:29pm
Found this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gloss-Black-Bonnet-lettering-Range-Rover-Evoque-Dynamic-prestige-logo-badge-/170732074995?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27c06cb7f3
RE: Black Lettering - IKM - 28-11-2011 09:29pm
But it'd always feel like you had been to a DIY shop for lettering .... And you could make a real xxxxxxx mess of it!
RE: Black Lettering - JiiPee - 29-11-2011 01:58pm
(28-11-2011 09:29pm)IKM Wrote: But it'd always feel like you had been to a DIY shop for lettering .... And you could make a real xxxxxxx mess of it!
Indeed one could!
I recently saw a Defender where the LAND ROVER in the front had been rearranged to read: LAND OWNER. (I really did! I realise that it might be THE oldest LR joke there is but as i am relatively new to the mark forgive me...)
RE: Black Lettering - cjfp - 29-11-2011 02:02pm
there are a number of handy tutorials on youtube from powerfuluk.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/powerfulukltd?blend=1&ob=5#p/search [click link to left and then search Evoque on their channel]
makes me think that even I could some of the changes!
RE: Black Lettering - SebM - 29-02-2012 10:10am
Finally ordered at Powerful UK... now I am waiting for the delivery...
RE: Black Lettering - BFGEvoqueMan - 29-02-2012 11:04am
Did mine this weekend. The front letters have been removed from the bonnet and not replaced, so that was simple. To do the rears I placed a piece of masking tape top and bottom of the existing letter and marked where the existing letter met the tape. You must use one piece under each letter as it won't work using one long piece since the letter subtley curve around the tailgate. I then prized each one off (using a very thin small blade flat screwdriver) since they are not stuck on particularly well (no way could you get away doing this on a Merc for example). I then just wiped clean the area and applied the new letter.
The ones I bought from power UK seem to have alot more stick than the LR ones. If you hold the letter at about 45 deg from the body work you can place it in the right place before gently offering it up to the bodywork. Took me about one minute a letter and job done! On a white car having gloss black letters looks so much better (IMHO). Now that my grille and side vents are black that is the mods complete. Pictures to follow (need to clean the car first!).
I promise you this is a really simple job and just needs a little bit of care to make a real difference to the look of your car.
RE: Black Lettering - SebM - 29-02-2012 08:41pm
Excellent, thanks !!
I am very interested to see pics without letters on the bonnet...
RE: Black Lettering - XFullFatTim - 29-02-2012 08:49pm
Handy tip for sticking on the letters.................... and to make moving slightly out of alignment letters easy: acquire a hairdryer, warm the bonnet/bootlid area where you are going to stick the first few letters and then keep it warmed until you are happy they are positioned properly. The sticky backing softens with the heat from the metal and the hairdryer. This is also the easy way to remove the old ones without leaving the adhesive on the metal, pre-heat the letters before removing.
BTW cheap carriage to outside the UK - IIRC DHL do a fixed price box courier service to many destinations. last time I used it I was charged £23 to send two x 1kg exhaust tips from darkest Scotland to a tiny village in the NE of Italy and although I paid for 3 day delivery they arrived next day, the receiver and I were also both able to track the package and it was amazing how many white vans it travelled across Europe in after it had left the DHL distribution centre in Italy! I did have to deliver the tips to the local DHL depot where they packed them into one of their own special boxes.