hey every1,
Im looking for a set of all the stock emblems. I planned on pulling mine out and painting them gunmetal to match my newly painted rims, but im told they break when u pull em out. I was wondering if anyone had replaced them with the efini ones and didnt want the stockers nemore? Id give ya some $ for them ane pay shipping! Im lookin for the rx7 thing on the back, and the mazda emblem front and rear bumper. Let me know if u can give up urs!
thanks,
-Zach

 

I have rear mazda.. and the RX-7 and I think the front emblem (don't quote me I dont get home to actully check till thursday) But, anything within reason ill take, Theyre still a little sticky to

 

anybody know how to remove the stockers anyway? Wanna make sure im doing it right b4 i break nething off.

 

pull slowly
you'll break the tabs not the emblem....nasty glue behind it...get a paintjob when you take it off lol

 

Gonna paint your emblems eh? HHmmmmm.... Might wanna look at these if you haven't seen them yet...










Some hint:

- Sand it down really really good, the chrome seems to be pretty thick.

- I sprayed on 3 layers of black and 3 layers of clear coat (10 min drying time in between each coat)

- Post pics when done!

Have fun.

-Dan

 

looks very nice

 

wow....PRETTY!!! I'm just obsessed with this MB and gunmetal combo now, lol. Im also afraid of breaking the damn things when removing them....any tips on that?

-Zach

 

Tips on removing the emblems...... Since I replaced the older style Mazda emblems I just ripped them off my bumper, and yes the lil plastic studs broke off but I had no need for them. I even had to cut the studs off the new emblems because they wouldn't fit but the back sticky part is good enough.

But in your case I'd say take a heat gun or hair dryer and run it over your emblem and take a screwdriver and carefully peel them loose. You might get lucky and won't have a hard time removing all the excessive glue, otherwise it might have a nasty "ring" stuck on your bumper, but since you're gonna put it back on then don't worry about it, just clean off the extra glue.

If you happen to break off the studs, don't worry, just get some "Rubber Cement" made by SuperGlue and that stuff will work just fine. It won't permenatly stick on but won't fall or peel off either. That's what I used for my black "RX7" in the back.


Here are some more pics:







Here's what your emblems should look like after a good sand down. It still looks a little silvery and you can see the sand marks but they will go away after you coat them with the paint:






Rear shot:









I think the MB with gunmetal accents should look nice. Remember PICS!!

-Dan

 

Use a old credit card to take the emblem out.

 

Get some floss behind them and pull slowly and carefully

 

okay i got the emblems painted and re-mounted and the paint on the front and 2 cans worth of clear coat....pics are on my little webpage
Enjoy and let me know what you think!

-Zach

 

Anyone has the 'RX-7' in the back? I gave mine away a year ago and I would like to have it back on. PM me if you would like.

 

oh btw....i put them on before the paint had FULLY dried, so the way i got that "shot-peened" look on them was when pressing them into place, i pushed a cotton terry cloth all over them and it made those little indentations. Wasnt planned that way, but it looks pretty tight.