How to remove the emblems?
Hi,
i have a new set of efini emblems for my 99spec rx7 and want to put them on, but without damaging either the bumpers or the flying M emblems. How should i do this? Thanks for help |
heat gun and some goo off?
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Goo Gone, or some gasoline. Don't use a heat gun, as this will probably mess up your paint/warp your bumpers. Better safe than sorry.
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Fishing line
Use it like dental floss Then wax on/wax off to remove the double sided stick tape |
Use a hair drier to WARM the emblem ( no Heat Gun !! ). Peel it off then use Kerosene/diesel on a soft detail rag to remove the adhesive. Leaves no scratches or residue
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Goof off is bad. Wd-40 will take the adhesive residue off. Them rubbing alcohol to clean it up. Use a clean and soft micro fiber towel.
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I recently switched from Efini emblems to the Flying M badges and was happy to use my new Christmas presents to myself (one of many actually :D)
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...rrivals&page=1 |
i would carefully use a heat gun or a blow dryer and try to peel them of slow after taking them off i would clean off the the area with alcohol or wax& grease remover
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wanna see some pics of the WRONG WAY to do it. Look what the previous bastard owner did to my bumper(s):
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...S/100_0050.jpg that goo gone then attempting to use nail polish to touch up the damage. |
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i didnt recognize a double sided tape under the flying m badges, but those 2 or 3 pins on the backside of the badges seem to sit really tight. if i pull slowly the bumper material comes up too. any ideas?
thanks for the help |
Originally Posted by unreal-icarus
(Post 9715090)
i didnt recognize a double sided tape under the flying m badges, but those 2 or 3 pins on the backside of the badges seem to sit really tight. if i pull slowly the bumper material comes up too. any ideas?
Those pins are held on by those small captive retainer washers (I don't know what they are called). You have to access the backside of the bumper to remove them before removing the emblem. found a pic of one (similar) http://www.drillspot.com/pimages/4305/430502_300.jpg |
Originally Posted by habu2
(Post 9717960)
The emblems are NOT held on by glue/adhesive alone.
Those pins are held on by those small captive retainer washers (I don't know what they are called). You have to access the backside of the bumper to remove them before removing the emblem. found a pic of one (similar) http://www.drillspot.com/pimages/4305/430502_300.jpg |
thanks for info, that's what i expected. i'll try to get behind the bumpers
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Do the small Rx7 badges (or in my case Efini) on the rear of the car (slightly below and to the right when looking at the rear) have posts going into the bumper cover? Mine is looking a bit weathered and I'd just like to remove it but don't want to leave exposed holes.
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somewhere i read, the small "mazda" badge has pins, not sure about the others.
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The front and rear Mazda emblems as well as the word "mazda" have pins with the retainer washers on the inside. The word "RX-7" is the only badge attached by adheison methods.
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hi, i managed to remove my front mazda emblem without damaging anything, just had to get behind the bumper and to remove the retainer washers behind the pins. BUT, on the rear i dont have any idea. I took of the plastic covers in the trunk and also the 3rd taillight but still dont have access to the emblem from behind. i carefully tried to pull of the emblem but without any luck. Is there any other way than removing the whole rear bumper ? Maybe from the bottom?
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Originally Posted by unreal-icarus
(Post 9741116)
hi, i managed to remove my front mazda emblem without damaging anything, just had to get behind the bumper and to remove the retainer washers behind the pins. BUT, on the rear i dont have any idea. I took of the plastic covers in the trunk and also the 3rd taillight but still dont have access to the emblem from behind. i carefully tried to pull of the emblem but without any luck. Is there any other way than removing the whole rear bumper ? Maybe from the bottom?
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you have to remove the plastic box in front of the intercooler. then you are able to get behind the emblem with you hand
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Cool thanks, now someone should let us know how to do the rear emblem.
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You have to remove the rear bumper cover. You can't get to it from the hatch area, there is a metal bulkhead there. Removing the bumper cover is not that difficult, especially if you have already removed most of the interior trim parts from the trunk/hatch.
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good ideas in here, i used a razor blade then some buffing solution to get the glue off back in the day. heat isnt really needed, but still do it on a decently warm day.
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Originally Posted by 7syawedis
(Post 9744784)
good ideas in here, i used a razor blade then some buffing solution to get the glue off back in the day. heat isnt really needed, but still do it on a decently warm day.
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Originally Posted by Alpsta
(Post 9745102)
Let me get this right, instead of removing the rear bumper cover, you gently pulled the emblem and cut the back of it with a razor blade?
The center emblem and the "Mazda" emblem have retainer washers on studs. You can only access the retainer washers by removing the bumper cover. Only the "RX-7" emblem is held on by adhesives, no pins or retainer washers. I did this exact thing last month, so I know for a fact this is how it works. |
Ok thanks, I will do it the proper way.
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Probably bad taste to bump this thread, but I was searching for how to do this and wanted to give an update on how I did it. I'm pretty sure what I did was less complicated than what was proposed above.
I bought a couple of silver on black efini badges because the gold toilet seats were getting pretty cruddy and gold doesn't really go with anything else on the car. The front efini emblem has two pins and the rear has three - same as the stock badges. The center pin on the rear did not have a retaining clip and there seemed to be a light amount of adhesive on the badge. No adhesive on the front one. I was able to get to the retaining clips for the stock badges (front and rear) by removing the top bolts for the bumper cover. I did not have to pull the whole bumpers off in either case (thank god). In the front, there are four 12mm bolts for the bumper cover/support to remove and that's enough to give you room to maneuver. In the back, there are 4 12mm nuts for the center light panel, remove that ( you can leave it plugged in). Then remove the 4 torx bolts for the bumper cover. With the bolts removed I was able to get my hand in behind the bumpers to grab the retaining clips. I got the efini badges from rx7.com and they didn't come with clips so I wanted to make sure I didn't lose the old ones. In the case of the front, there's less room to work so I used a sidecutter (carefully) and cut the badge off from the top - the two pins just pushed through. For the rear badge, there was enough room to use a forceps and grab the clips and pull them off. New badges go on pretty easy; just hold the clip from the back side and push the pin into it. Total time - about an hour. Jim |
Thanks for posting this Jim, I had to search through a lot crap threads to find any good info. :-)
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Its fun to see what people drag out from the dead. I've got these emblems sitting somewhere in my garage along with the efini alloy wheel center cap emblems. Maybe I'll see how they look this summer. Thanks for reminding me.
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