Removing Badges from rear of Mazdaspeed

[instylz]

I am thinking of removing the rear badges in the car for a clean look. I don't yet have money for a body shop experience nor can I justify the cost either.(need to plug holes) I was wondering if I'd be able to use some sort of rubber for the holes and just just touch up paint to cover it. I understand it will not look 100% I am just looking for the best way to cover the holes without going to a bodyshop or using Bondo. Thanks guys

 

[Dexter]

yes

 

[NRRfrogmanP5]

why take off ur badges........hey look at that silver generic car....hmm if only they had badges i could tell what it was......i dont like the debadged look.....but um....if ur gonna do it then do it right dont plug it with rubber...

 

[doublebase]

I wanted to do that to. I like the ghost look. You might want to first get that big Mazda symbol off your front grill. Thats what I am doing. My billet grills are on the way.

 

[SOSPEED]

I am thinking of removing the rear badges in the car for a clean look. I don't yet have money for a body shop experience nor can I justify the cost either.(need to plug holes) I was wondering if I'd be able to use some sort of rubber for the holes and just just touch up paint to cover it. I understand it will not look 100% I am just looking for the best way to cover the holes without going to a bodyshop or using Bondo. Thanks guys

Do you got lowes around you?? I took the protege and mazdaspeed badge off my car and i went to lowes and they have these nylon plugs that are 1/4 size that fit in the holes like a glove. Now i had an air brush kit so i just got some touch up paint and air brushed the touch up paint on the plugs and it worked great. If i get a change i will try and get some pics.

 

[instylz]

Please post pics SOSPEED that sounds great. Thanks for adding to my thread.

 

[BlingBling]

home depot has plastic plugs that fits the hole.

 

[instylz]

DO you have any pics of what it looks like? Also what section are they to be found in? Thanks

 

[SOSPEED]

DO you have any pics of what it looks like? Also what section are they to be found in? Thanks

At lowes they can be found in the same isle as the screws and bolts. I tried home depot first but didnt find any..

 

[Black Majik MSP]

People that haven't done it make a big deal about the holes, but as you can see, they are hardly even noticeable.

 

[BlingBling]

DO you have any pics of what it looks like? Also what section are they to be found in? Thanks

I asked them for plastic screws and it's in the same section as other screws. it comes in a bag of 10 for like a buck.

 

[SOSPEED]

I got the pics...../members/SOSPEED/pic.jpg

 

[Black Majik MSP]

Are you sure those aren't the clear/white plastic screws that are used to plug front license plate holes? I used to have some of those in my old car & they worked great for that, but they would definately stand out on the trunk.

 

[SOSPEED]

Up close...

 

[Black Majik MSP]

Up close...

Yep, just like I thought. Those match very well, but they stand out. Right now, all I have is 3M VHB tape on the inside of my trunk. I color-matched it to my car & it is hardly noticeable like I said. Until I get $$ to get the holes professionally filled & painted, I think this is the best option.

Copy & paste this link & you can get a good look at what I did.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/peb5d1ae299022d3c455ad0ddf7ab558b/fa7ae094.jpg.orig.jpg

 

[azian6er]

the link doesnt work

 

[Black Majik MSP]

the link doesnt work

Copy & paste this link & you can get a good look at what I did.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/peb5d1ae299022d3c455ad0ddf7ab558b/fa7ae094.jpg.orig.jpg

That means copy the link & paste it into a new window.

 

[azian6er]

one more Q


Is the width between the two holes where the mazdaspedd badge the same width as where the flying M is on the back of the car?

If so, I am thinking of moving the mazdaspeed badge to where the flying M is and just have that on the trunk. I think that would be badass

 

[azian6er]

That means copy the link & paste it into a new window.

hardy har har smart ass

i did it but it didnt work. did you try it yet??

-B

 

[azian6er]

bump?..