incase anyone was curious hows these looked....i made the thread title "to the point for easy searching.

 

I've breifly considered doing this to enhance my Black/White scheme..
How about some details, what did you use, did you take them off, etc.
Cost, time to accomplish, issues you may have run into, worries..

 

look sweet. wonder if that would look good on velocity red?

 

Maybe. I'd like to see first..

 

first, i needed to pry them off, i used a thin flat screwdriver around the edges. The MAZDA and flying M also have **** that hold them in. The rx-8 is just stuck on. take your time and be gentle or they'll crack.

Second I used adhesive remover i got from home depot to remove the sticky crap from the trunk....that took alot of elbow grease, a rag, and about 1/2 hour.

third i used 300 grit sand paper to scuff up the emblems so the paint would stick better.

fourth, i used some rustoleum industrial spray paint to paint them, 3 or 4 coats, rotating them to get all the edges. LET THEM DRY FOR A WHILE BEFORE TRYING TO APPLY THEM. i was anxious to get it done and fingerprinted one. TAKE YOUR TIME.

i got some 3M emblem tape from advance auto and cut out this 1/16" strips and used them to reattached the emblems to the car. again be gentle.


if i could do this again, i;d take my time. and i'd use a lower grit paper like 100 grit. im worried the paint is going to scratch to easy....we'll see how this lasts though....all in all for about 10 bucks and an 1.5 hours, i thought it was well worth it, the contrast is great with the yellow and the tint.

 

hey did you try to do the front emblem too

 

looks good. keep the black/yellow theme

 

Heres mine on a BB. Sorry about the one big pic. To do the front you have to take the front bumper off due to retaining pins. I just bought new emblems and prepped them before hand so I did not have to go without any badges or reapply the the 3m backing. I love the way they came out.

 

Clean.

 

redpit10 , very nice car , i love what you did to your wheels.

 

Looks nice on Yellow.

Good Job!

 

i didn't think mine was THAT hard to find.

"Painted Badges Black"
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-exterior-appearance-body-kits-27/painted-badges-black-122248/

looks good.

 

redpit10, you win the award for best looking stock modified rx8 haha

 

stealthy look, yet still wearing mazda representing.

Nice, i'd say it's a must-have for any yellow 8s, generally any color that has the silver bouting every second.

 

Thank you and thats too funny, because thats exactly what I thought when all was said and done. Mazda should come out with a raven edition RX-8 like the raven r1 and r6 bikes.

 

That looks hot... very clean...

i wouldn't mind having simple aluminum ones on my VR than the chrome seeing I have no other chrome on the car...

-Brian

 

had black emblems on my titanium grey 8 for about a year. Loved the lo0k .. until I went badgeless.

 

did this a few months ago, still have not finished off the Flying M in the back.

I also just bought new ones, and sprayed them. i used a metallic black, so that they had some shine to them.
wish I had better pictures, those were taken with my POS phone.

 

Sweet! I have the lightning yellow and I've thought about it along time but needed to see it...Thanks for taking the high ground

 

they look good, i was actually thinking of painting mine sliver (like all the accents on the car)....to get rid of the shiny chrome look...

 

Chrome is in.

Just look at those SUV's!

 

using a credit card works better than a screw driver

 

I like the black on black, but I'm wondering what it would look like if the badges were painted the same color red as the wheel? Don't know if that would be too much, but it would be a nice accent.

 

Looks great on all, I like the yellow the best. Really the finishing touch..!

 

yeah, i learned the hardway.