Orientation of Porsche Crest (logo mark) on the center cap of the wheel
Hmmm, this time I will show the public the degree of ignorance about my Porsche again.
IWhat I write variously every timeOn the other hand, for those who think "I didn't even know that!", I'd be happy if you could see it with warm eyes, "This is why Porsche beginners can't help it."
I've always liked cars since I was a student, but I don't have any knowledge, just two years ago? Until then, even if you look at Porsche, it was just a level that you can see that "Oh, this is Porsche".
I didn't know much more than that, so for Porsche 911, 996 and 997, or even my own 991, there is an early type, there is a late type, and the difference between them. Even so, he was a super Porsche beginner, almost unknown.
So to speak, "I didn't know about Porsche at all."
After I met Porsche 991.2 Carrera and fell in love with Porsche 911, my head was brainwashed full of Porsche in the last few years, and the current "I love Porsche" It's done ^^
No, even just before Porsche came to my house, from my husband
"The 991 also has a first half and a second half, and Rika's is the second half, so even if you look at the design, for example, the line behind it is not horizontal but vertical."
I miss the time when I didn't understand "Hmm?" At all when I heard the points that were so easy to understand (laughs).
But anyway, regardless of whether the line is horizontal or vertical, from there, all of this Porsche 911 in the latter half of 991 became "What is this cool !!", and I think about something other than this Carrera. I couldn't do it anymore.
Ah, it's still cool even now (Oh, I'm sorry ... (laughs)).
So, I have a lot to learn about Porsche, but the first thing I learned this time is the "direction of the Porsche logo mark (crest)" attached to the center cap of the Porsche wheel.
... I hadn't thought about anything in particular until now, and I was wondering if it was properly attached for no particular reason.
Porsche, I'm sorry
Really sorry….
It is impossible for a Porsche manufacturer to properly orient the Porsche crest mark that shines in the center of the wheel. Yes, it wasn't possible.
From the conclusion, it seems that the Porsche Crest (Porsche logo mark) drawn on the center cap of the wheel always refers to the "air valve" of the tire = originally the wheel lock.
* It seems that the wheel lock is in the direction of the air valve, so it is generally said that it is in the direction of the air valve (even if there is no lock, it always points to the valve).
The pointed bottom of the crest points in the direction of the valve.
… Ah, is this common sense? excuse me. I didn't know, I was really impressed when I knew this ^^
Orientation of Porsche wheel center cap for exhibition such as showroom
Then I would like to see it.
This is Boxster exhibited at the Porsche Center.
Looking at each tire ...
The crest is pointing in the right direction (not upside down).
What is that? But it doesn't point to the air valve!
… Yes, that's right. This Porsche Center, as expected.
Yes, this vehicle is "exhibited" so that customers can see it, so the emphasis is on "turning the crest properly and making it look good" regardless of the valve position. is.
I really like this kind of attention to detail.
For the sake of clarity, I used a yellow arrow to indicate the direction that the crest of the exhibition car is pointing to.
Ordinary Porsche wheel center cap orientation
Now, let's check what the crest direction is with the original "running Porsche" wheel, not for "exhibition".
In other words, this is the correct orientation of the wheel center cap determined by Porsche.
At the Porsche CenterThe new Porsche 911 that I testedI will check it with.
Looking at each of the four tires ...
Oh oh. I understand? ??
In both cases, the crest in the center points to the position of the air valve! !!
This seems to come from the fact that he always does this at the time of the race.
By doing this, you can know the wheel lock / valve position just by glancing at the crest, so that alone will save you time.
No, I was impressed that I was thinking about the details very much ^^ Certainly, with this, there is no waste of 1 second, and even I can see the position of the valve at a glance.
I will summarize it with an image below.
I tried to point the direction of the crest with a yellow arrow, but ... I can see that there is an air valve at the point where the crest points.
This was not the case with the "exhibition specifications" mentioned earlier.
This is "the correct orientation of the original crest that Porsche is holding back". Haha ~. So that's it. No, I'm impressed.
By the way, even in the overseas article I read this time, if the position of the crest was straightened for shooting (when the Porsche vehicle that is also running is parked, not for exhibition), the person in charge of Porsche It is written that it flew and immediately fixed it as it was, saying, "There is a correct crest direction!"
By the way, this rule is also applied to the Porsche displayed in the Porsche configurator.
Orientation of center cap crest for Porsche center lock tires
Moreover.
What about the center lock? In the case of center lock, this rule doesn't matter.
In fact, center locks often do not face the valve in particular.
I didn't understand why "the crest direction doesn't matter in the case of center lock", so I asked Porsche related people.
Then.
He taught me very politely and with various illustrations ... I'm sorry, I couldn't understand at that time (laughs).
But anyway, the conclusion is, "In the case of center lock, the crest direction does not matter" (in the case of center lock, it is difficult to always match the direction of the crest to the valve direction due to its specifications).
I'm really sorry for those who explained. At that time, I couldn't understand so much that I couldn't stop laughing (laughs).
But! !!
I'm sorry for those who couldn't understand it so much and explained it as it was, and I wasn't convinced by myself, so I investigated various things at a later date.
I was finally convinced that I could actually see the structure of the center lock and understand it somehow.
I wrote separately below about the structure of the center lock of Porsche 911 (replacement of the center lock tire), so if you have time, please do not miss it ^ ^ ↓
Finally…. I looked at the Taycan with Porsche's configurator, but after all this Taycan was also properly, the crest was facing the valve direction.
In the future, I'm starting to wonder if the crest of the center cap is facing the valve.
Ah, I'm becoming more and more nerdy ... ^^
Source:Porsche Has A Very Specific Official Way Of Aligning The Crest On Its Wheels
I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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