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Old 12-12-15, 04:35 PM
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Opinions on this aftermarket logo for rear of car?
Has anyone used one of these on their FD or seen one actually on a car?




I have an Effini logo in the center, but still need to cover the three holes where the "mazda" logo was located. Opinions would be welcomed!
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Old 12-12-15, 05:27 PM
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My opinion is why would you debadge, only to rebadge right over the original and correct emblem?

Weld and paint the holes to do a proper debadge or put the proper emblem back on. That's probably going to be the general consensus.
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Old 12-12-15, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DC5Daniel
My opinion is why would you debadge, only to rebadge right over the original and correct emblem?

Weld and paint the holes to do a proper debadge or put the proper emblem back on. That's probably going to be the general consensus.
Great question! Original badges we're lost, and I really don't want to weld on a freshly painted car.
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Old 12-12-15, 07:18 PM
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weld.... i would like to see someone weld the rear bumper where the old badges were. i think it would look pretty cool =D

but as for that badge.... ive never used it but i have bought an ebay brand badge before and it sucks terribly. i would advise against buying it.
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Old 12-12-15, 07:36 PM
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I don't think welding a plastic bumper would work out too well.

I'm pretty sure OEM badges are still available.
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Old 12-12-15, 07:37 PM
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No badge is more rad.
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Old 12-12-15, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by cr-rex
weld.... i would like to see someone weld the rear bumper where the old badges were. i think it would look pretty cool =D

but as for that badge.... ive never used it but i have bought an ebay brand badge before and it sucks terribly. i would advise against buying it.
Whoops...what a dingdong. I thought they were mounted to the sheetmetal like on the older cars.
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Originally Posted by DC5Daniel
Whoops...what a dingdong. I thought they were mounted to the sheetmetal like on the older cars.
LOL I assume that you meant "weld" in the figurative sense! But yeah, ain't gonna repaint. Sounds like the OEM Mazda is my best bet for filling the holes.
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Hey man, plastic welding is a legitimate process, just not what I had meant
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^It's off-topic, there are plastic welders but I doubt a professional would weld to fill those holes. I think there is a filler specific for bumper covers but obviously it would still require re-finishing.

I'm with cr-rex, those Chinese emblems are cheezy and probably wouldn't last in summer sun. I've never had the large stick-on "RX-7" on the back of my car (wasn't there when I bought it) and always kinda preferred that look with just the small "MAZDA" anyway.
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Old 12-13-15, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Sgtblue
^It's off-topic, there are plastic welders but I doubt a professional would weld to fill those holes. I think there is a filler specific for bumper covers but obviously it would still require re-finishing.

I'm with cr-rex, those Chinese emblems are cheezy and probably wouldn't last in summer sun. I've never had the large stick-on "RX-7" on the back of my car (wasn't there when I bought it) and always kinda preferred that look with just the small "MAZDA" anyway.
I wish I could find a small "RX-7" that is abouut the size of the little "mazda" logo to place over the holes.
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Yup, welding the plastic rear bumper may be problematic

On my old Vintage Red R1 I opted to cover the holes with a nice new '2015 Edition' RX-7 emblem..... I'm going to do the same thing on my Brilliant Black '95 car too



Note that this is an OEM Emblem created from combining the RX-8 and CX-7 ones together

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Old 12-13-15, 09:23 AM
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That badge will lower the value of your car by 20%.
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Old 12-13-15, 10:17 AM
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I have the triangle badge on the front and rear to replace the toilet bowl and I used the efini portion of an oem set of badges to cover up the holes. I like to think that I used the best mix of oem badging that will confuse the general public, lol.

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^'Efini' badges, Rotary Performance carries them
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Originally Posted by Littleguy
... I used the efini portion of an oem set of badges to cover up the holes. I like to think that I used the best mix....
Have the Efini emblem already. I hadn't considered this but like it. Other than the engine I can't think of any other "MAZDA" on my car.
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That badge will lower the value of your car by 20%.
Agree, plus the added weight makes the car slower.
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Only thing that shows mazda is my miata steering wheel.
OP... if you like the emblem, get it.
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Old 12-13-15, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
^'Efini' badges, Rotary Performance carries them
Hmmm.... not on their website. MAybe I can call.

I have seen them on eBay and on RX7.com I believe.

-- > Little Guy, I really like how you used the efini logo. Very clever! I have the triangle badge too. Nice combo. I like the Max confusion!

-- > Goodfella, clever use of the tewo logos. anyone need a CX-8 logo? (might be good for a V8 conversion of an rx8 lol)
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I you really want to try something novel:


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Perfect emblem for those rotoheads with dyslexia.
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RX7.com has the Efini badges in stock, I just ordered a set for my freshly painted FD. My only problem is that the center badge is chrome, but the right side badge set is gray. I may pull both and paint them black.
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Old 12-15-15, 06:02 PM
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I have the Littleguy combination too and it's nice to see people say "Efini?,never heard of,really nice car"

Haha until they see the Mazda on the 99 steering wheel, even then they're like "this is Mazda ? Made in 92 ?? Haha love it
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Old 12-15-15, 11:33 PM
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I really do like Goodfella's idea on combining the RX-8 and CX-7. I seriously considered this for my car. Works especially well with the Flying M.
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