I have recently had a new paint job on my RRS at the local garage. The paint job itself was good but now the Range Rover letters on the front hood are not lined up properly. I would like to redo them but I don't have the lettering template. Even if I do, I am not sure if that helps because I no longer know where the original positions of the letters are. Can somebody please help? Thank you very much in advance!

shingchi84 wrote:

I have recently had a new paint job on my RRS at the local garage. The paint job itself was good but now the Range Rover letters on the front hood are not lined up properly. I would like to redo them but I don't have the lettering template. Even if I do, I am not sure if that helps because I no longer know where the original positions of the letters are. Can somebody please help? Thank you very much in advance!

Thanks very much Smallbucket. That's the template I need, but 35GBP sounds very expensive indeed even with the letters included! I wonder if I could just download a template from somewhere, or even make my own, and save myself some $! lol~

Oh well... I have a grey RRS, any suggestions which color letters should I go for? Cheers!

to be honest, id take it back tot he paint shop and tell them you are not happy, and them to sort it out 07,TDV8,Black, Black Heated leather all round, Rear Entertainment with Headpones & Remote, TV, DVD, Pure Dab Digital Radio, Sidesteps, Adaptive Headlights, sunroof, now working fuel burning heater )))

Buy a black letter kit, looks good, makes your car different and you'll get a template in the kit as well.

shakeapaw wrote:

to be honest, id take it back tot he paint shop and tell them you are not happy, and them to sort it out

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JC1 wrote:

shakeapaw wrote:

to be honest, id take it back tot he paint shop and tell them you are not happy, and them to sort it out

+1 no brainer

Honestly, I would rather DIY on trivial matters like this one. Well knowing the shop don't care and won't do a satisfying job anyway, I will save the time and petrol going there and have it done by myself. I always avoid going to a garage as there is always a risk of damaging my car one way or another. Last time they chipped my rims but they fixed it with no charge after I complained. The rim was fixed but it is no longer perfect. The paint job I just had was good but I cannot help to notice swirl marks on my car after they washed it for me. I don't know about you guys, but I simply love my RRS too much.

scott7 wrote:

Buy a black letter kit, looks good, makes your car different and you'll get a template in the kit as well.

shingchi84 wrote:

JC1 wrote:

shakeapaw wrote:

to be honest, id take it back tot he paint shop and tell them you are not happy, and them to sort it out

+1 no brainer

Honestly, I would rather DIY on trivial matters like this one. Well knowing the shop don't care and won't do a satisfying job anyway, I will save the time and petrol going there and have it done by myself. I always avoid going to a garage as there is always a risk of damaging my car one way or another. Last time they chipped my rims but they fixed it with no charge after I complained. The rim was fixed but it is no longer perfect. The paint job I just had was good but I cannot help to notice swirl marks on my car after they washed it for me. I don't know about you guys, but I simply love my RRS too much.

I'd get the lettering kit and do it myself.
15 min job, max, surely

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Getting the old letters off is easy, getting the glue that gets left behind off can be a total nightmare, front especially if they've been on for years.

do you know someone else with a sport where you could take measurements and make your own template.
but black letters on grey does look nice the more you sweat in practice
the less you bleed in battle

shingchi84 wrote:

Thanks very much Smallbucket. That's the template I need, but 35GBP sounds very expensive indeed even with the letters included! I wonder if I could just download a template from somewhere, or even make my own, and save myself some $! lol~

Oh well... I have a grey RRS, any suggestions which color letters should I go for? Cheers!

redrob wrote:

do you know someone else with a sport where you could take measurements and make your own template.
but black letters on grey does look nice

That sounds like a good idea! That'd be one of my easter projects Thanks for the input!
Yeah I'm thinking about the black letters too, but I happened to read something on this forum saying the black letters paint come off over time... So I guess i better get them not too cheap?

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