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Debadging
After hours and hours of searching, I can't seem to find if MAZDA uses holes to line up their badging. I.E. If I debadge it, will their be holes in the trunk and hood? I plan on replacing the hood with CF, but not so much the trunk. Most of my other cars don't have the holes and are held in by double sided tape or something, but how about our 8s?
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I actually just found it via google. The MAZDA logo on the hood and the MAZDA logo on the trunk are pinned. The RX-8 logo on the trunk is adhesive. That one is probably the only safe bet pulling off.
I'm going to get an extra set of badges and paint them matte black on my WB RX.
I'm going to get an extra set of badges and paint them matte black on my WB RX.
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you must suck at teh search, yhis has been gone over about a million times lol
front emblem = 3 holes
back "mazda" = 2
back "M" = 3
"rx-8"= sticker
to do it right you'll need those holes sealed up and painted over, back decklid can be welded/bodyfilled over, front is a little bit tricky as it's plastic but just about any reputable shop should be able to fill the holes using plastic repair compound or something similar. (or fiberglass, but that might crack or punch through over time)
good luck, it's worth the hassle (in my opinion anyway) and cleans up the car quite a bit
front emblem = 3 holes
back "mazda" = 2
back "M" = 3
"rx-8"= sticker
to do it right you'll need those holes sealed up and painted over, back decklid can be welded/bodyfilled over, front is a little bit tricky as it's plastic but just about any reputable shop should be able to fill the holes using plastic repair compound or something similar. (or fiberglass, but that might crack or punch through over time)
good luck, it's worth the hassle (in my opinion anyway) and cleans up the car quite a bit
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After hours and hours of searching, I can't seem to find if MAZDA uses holes to line up their badging. I.E. If I debadge it, will their be holes in the trunk and hood? I plan on replacing the hood with CF, but not so much the trunk. Most of my other cars don't have the holes and are held in by double sided tape or something, but how about our 8s?
Yes. I did search.
Yes. I did search.
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you must suck at teh search, yhis has been gone over about a million times lol
front emblem = 3 holes
back "mazda" = 2
back "M" = 3
"rx-8"= sticker
to do it right you'll need those holes sealed up and painted over, back decklid can be welded/bodyfilled over, front is a little bit tricky as it's plastic but just about any reputable shop should be able to fill the holes using plastic repair compound or something similar. (or fiberglass, but that might crack or punch through over time)
good luck, it's worth the hassle (in my opinion anyway) and cleans up the car quite a bit![Wink](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
front emblem = 3 holes
back "mazda" = 2
back "M" = 3
"rx-8"= sticker
to do it right you'll need those holes sealed up and painted over, back decklid can be welded/bodyfilled over, front is a little bit tricky as it's plastic but just about any reputable shop should be able to fill the holes using plastic repair compound or something similar. (or fiberglass, but that might crack or punch through over time)
good luck, it's worth the hassle (in my opinion anyway) and cleans up the car quite a bit
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evidently I suck at teh counting, but yes it's 2 posts on the M's, not sure why I posted 3 as I've looked at a million of those things since I have a friend who offers me "extras" all the time from his bodyshop work, must have been thinking of something else when I posted
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I would like to know what a good price is to have the holes filled. For those who have had their holes filled, how much did you pay?
I think i want to remove the mazda emblems, as well as the mazda badge on the back and leave the RX-8. (Mazda badge may get replaced with the word "renesis" depending on the cost of filling holes.) If filling holes is cheap I may debadge the entire thing.
I think i want to remove the mazda emblems, as well as the mazda badge on the back and leave the RX-8. (Mazda badge may get replaced with the word "renesis" depending on the cost of filling holes.) If filling holes is cheap I may debadge the entire thing.
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I actually just found it via google. The MAZDA logo on the hood and the MAZDA logo on the trunk are pinned. The RX-8 logo on the trunk is adhesive. That one is probably the only safe bet pulling off.
I'm going to get an extra set of badges and paint them matte black on my WB RX.
I'm going to get an extra set of badges and paint them matte black on my WB RX.
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I may go that route. I was going to get an extra in case regardless if I f*ck one up. Always good to have. I may just do gold.
EDIT: I didn't mean hood. I meant bumper.
EDIT: I didn't mean hood. I meant bumper.
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i just popped my emblems off a while ago... I dont have the holes filled but they are not too big so its not that bad, plus I plan on getting a carbon trunk why spend money on getting them filled.
Funny is a guy a body shop had no idea what my car was, even caught him checking the trunk for emblems.. haha.
Funny is a guy a body shop had no idea what my car was, even caught him checking the trunk for emblems.. haha.
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lol, I didnt search and went to strip my badges 2 years ago with dental floss. I started on the RX8 logo and got it off, then move to 'mazda' and was like WTF!!! Then I realized and was like OH ****!! So my RX8 logo is shaved and thats it. lol. I put it on my subbox.
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I was wondering. The dealership i bought it from (Nelson Mazda) added a badge above the original "mazda" badge that says "Nelson"... There's no chance that it is pegged in correct? Because I really want to get as much off as I possibly can..
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Use the methods described here with the floss. I've also heard about using a hair dryer to heat it up a bit and get the tape soft. If there is any remaining residue, I think you can used goo gone or something like it.
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