I really want to buy a nice set of black of emblems (front and rear "M", Mazda, and Rx-8).

Just pm or reply here if you have a set you are willing to let go of.

I would even give you my chrome emblems and $ as an exchange if you would like to do it that way. Its up to you.

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Just paint them yourslelf. Thhat's what I did and it came out looking pro. Just use the color you like and then put clear coat over it, but make sure to take them off your car when you paint them haha.

Painting them yourself is the easiest and probably cheapest way to go.

i did mine this weekend....3 coats of black and 2 coats of clear....just take your time and let it dry....i also put the tinted overlays on my head lites and i have smoked tails......the black badges look sweet....real easy to do.....get a blow dryer to heat them up....ALOT easier

^Did you sand them down before you painted them? And how did you reinstall them? Ive been wanting to paint mine but Im afraid of ruining lol

Okay and do you guys also recommend roughing up the emblems with 80 grit sand paper to help the paint set on them and stay better? I searched other threads and i saw that a few people recommend that but no one says whether or not thats a good idea.

And thank you pup for letting me know the amount of layers paint u used. No one was really specific on how many layers would be good for applying to them.

hahahahaha bwalla im the saaaame way, but i jsut got my 8 a week ago but im really worried about ruining the emblems.

On another thread people were saying to use 80 grit sand paper to rough them up a little bit just to help the black set better on them.

I did 1400 Gritt ahah. Worked AMAZING.

i did 100 grit you essentially need to get all the plastic chrome paint off. i sprayed mine with 3 coats of black primer i like the flat black look. have fun.

Thank you very much everyone, i think this will be my project this weekend :-)

Then, if you ruin them. . . that is when you should buy some emblems.

RotaryFX has replacement Emblems if you do happen to ruin them, and they are not too expensive.

I didn't even sand mine at all and the paint went on flawlessly. I did about 3 coats of black to get it good and covered and like 2 coats of clear. My suggestion is not to sand them.