If you aren't aware, RX-8s before model year 2010 have 3 holes behind the Mazda emblem on the trunk. I wanted the Mazda & RX-8 emblems gone, and couldn't rest until they were.

I spoke with people at several auto body/collision shops and had a variety of responses including:
- My computer says it'll be upwards of $600 because we have to paint the whole trunk
- [strange look on their face] You want to do what? Why? It's going to be really expensive, don't bother...
- Yeah we could fill the holes with filler (hm, I wonder about you -- everyone else says the holes have to be welded)

In the end I found a local shop that did the job properly for $175 and I can't tell anything was done. I think they painted up to the lip spoiler line.

I had started to wonder whether this job was possible for a price that would let me stay married to my wife and also not muck up an otherwise pristine car. I'm very relieved to find out that it is.

 

Nice Mazda3, bruh.





JK. Glad you did it the right way. Did the same to my CX-5 and wish I could do it to the 8 without spending a fortune to weld fill then repaint and match surrounding.

 

I wanted to do the same thing, but my local shop said it was $500...
if I could find a place for $175 I'd do it in a heartbeat! looks great!