Show me your decos!!!

[kenikh]

Does anyone have any close up photos of a car with S/RS decos with them removed? I want to see what they mount to. I just bought some NOS RS rocker decos for my RS flared '69S and am wondering if there are screw bosses in the body of the car or if I just need to drill and screw them into the body of the car. My car was repainted long before I had it, so any evidence of decos previous is long gone.
Thanks.

[RickS]

But your car looks so clean and beautiful without...... no comprende senior Kenik

[kenikh]

I have a vision.

[911pcars]

Kenik,
I don't have any pics, but typically there are several t-bolts that slide in the al. deco channel. Each t-bolt lines up with a though-hole drilled at strategic points across the bumper then held in place behind with flat washers and Nylok-type M6 (I think) nuts. Should be in a parts book.

BTW, if the bumpers are fiberglass, the OEM bolts might be too short to reach through the thicker FG. You may have to fabricate longer t-bolts; not hard to do with some appropriately shaped flat stock brazed onto longer metric set screws.

Sherwood

[andyjboy]

Sherwood - I think kenikh is referring to the aluminium rocker (sill) trims.

These are retained by sheet metal screws - so it's just a case of drilling 'pilot' holes in the appropriate locations along the rockers.

[kenikh]

Thanks to you both; Andy is correct that I was refrerring to the sills. Interstingly, I DO have a fiberglass rear bumper and the bumper decos are already on them. They were attached in the manner Sherwood described with longer fasteners by the previous owner. I am now completing the look.

[911pcars]

Thanks for the correction Andy. I shouldn't answer any questions past 10:45 pm.

I might add that stainless steel self-tapping screws are a good choice in this area of the car. After a few years, a regular zinc-coated screw will be toast (same color), especially if the vehicle lives in moist climates.

Sherwood

[Jeff Higgins]

So are you leaving the "Porsche" stripe above the rockers as well? It looks pretty darn good as-is with those in place. Could the addition of the rocker trim make it look a little "busy" if you leave the stripes?

[kenikh]

Perhaps. My car came from the factory in silver with S decos AND the stripes in black. When I repaint the car silver (no complaints please), I will use the black stripes which are more sedate. I have seen S decos with white stripes on a red car and am not particularly in love with them. That is another reason I will most likely leave the decos off until the repaint. Black stripes with decos looks very nice.

[RickS]

1. chrome rocker covers

2. rockers and stripes (a bit busy for me)

3. nada