2.2 decal for rear window...anyone make the original type?

[csbush]

The color is off on those the 2.2 is too red.

Curious as to how anyone would know that? Obviously the red fades rather quickly. Was it more of an orange red? A bright red seems to make sense. I do concours judging- even for a show car- who is going to challenge the shade of the red? And what proof would they have that it is not correct? Comparison to a sticker that has been in the sun for 40 years?

[mfitton]

Curious as to how anyone would know that? Obviously the red fades rather quickly. Was it more of an orange red? A bright red seems to make sense. I do concours judging- even for a show car- who is going to challenge the shade of the red? And what proof would they have that it is not correct? Comparison to a sticker that has been in the sun for 40 years?

Here you go, post #3. BTW my original on my '71 Targa is a square decal not die cut around the engine.

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...inal+2.2+decal

Just to add since Porsche is supplying these in more of a red shade now I would not deduct in concours judging, but if it is a bright red then it was a replacement. I notice some insist that these were die cut around the image, maybe for the early '70 cars but my guess it was a new supplier for '71 and cheaper to omit the die cut.

[mac73s]

Here you go, post #3. BTW my original on my '71 Targa is a square decal not die cut around the engine.

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...inal+2.2+decal

Just to add since Porsche is supplying these in more of a red shade now I would not deduct in concours judging, but if it is a bright red then it was a replacement. I notice some insist that these were die cut around the image, maybe for the early '70 cars but my guess it was a new supplier for '71 and cheaper to omit the die cut.

I am going with Mike on the 'square' decal (as mine was) as to being original on both of our cars...not saying that different suppliers may have changed it up a bit over the years, but the 'forensic' evidence of its originality seems compelling to me and now bolstered by Mike's experience.

[tcave]

My 70 decal was square till the sun got it.

[Richy]

mac73s this is a picture of a decal on an amazingly original '71 E . It is not a reproduction . I think the cars left the factory with decals like this .

[Jerry L]

From my 71 Targa, it spent many yrs inside under cover, was off the road 16 yrs when I got it about 8 yrs ago or so. is original rectangle cut minimal fading, although I can not testify to how it looked in 71, if anyone is interested I can get the cut size.

Regards

[Cliff]

I have a N O S square cut decal. Says, made in Germany & has 911.701.102.00. I think richy's die cut decal is perhaps an earlier N O S factory edition too....cliff

[Richy]

I don't think Jerry L's picture is an original decal . 1st , it doesn't look like a decal , it looks like a sticker . 2nd , I've never seen an original decal mounted so high and 3rd , it is not straight - the valve cover lines are not parallel with the rear window defrost wires .

[Frankr]

OK, some folks really need to get a life.

[mfitton]

I don't think Jerry L's picture is an original decal . 1st , it doesn't look like a decal , it looks like a sticker . 2nd , I've never seen an original decal mounted so high and 3rd , it is not straight - the valve cover lines are not parallel with the rear window defrost wires .

A lot of times the install of the decal was left to the customer and was inside the maroon cover with the owners manual. So no instructions on installation or placement.