I'm going to be debadging my car so I need to know if the following is correct.

Badges on the back

Mazda Wing - 2 Holes
Mazda letters - 2 holes
RX-8 letters - adhesive

Badge on the front

Mazda Wing - 2 Holes

So they will need to do body work and paint for the Mazda wings front and back and then Mazda lettering on the back right?

I've gotten a price quote and he is quoting me $300-$400.

 

For the front and back, not a bad price. Not too high, not too low.

 

i think 300-400 is a bit dramatic to take of emblems... id ont think it makes THAT big of a difference... i think they're cute! jk im thinking of tinting my emblems... any clue what to use to re-adheasive it back on?

 

dang, that's a bit high, I paid 80 bucks on mine as they kept them and credited me the amount they were worth, even without keeping them the highest price I came up with from a place was 240.00. 3-400 is a bit steep, might want to shop around some more

 

Do you have any pictures of your 8?

$80 is really cheap.

 

the mazda letters have three holes. i was thinking of just getting rid of the mazda lettering on the back & replacing it with the mazdaspeed badge i bought

 

Mazda has 2, both flying m's have 2, rx-8 is 3m glue. Here is mine, you may remember hearing about it from the hail damage it received (over 9 grand worth)

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/happy-ending-60669/

 

Yeh, I read that thread before. That's probably why they gave it to you for $80 lol.

 

Front and back, sanding down, rebuilding the rear and front, repainting and blending in the paint.

$400?

Too cheap. I think you'll have masking tape lines on your front and rear that will be visible if not right away, in soon enough time. Blending into the body makes all the difference and for $400 they're not going to do that. Only the front faschia and trunk will be worked on and hopefully atleast the full pieces will be stripped, rebuilt with fill-in (not just plugging the holes), and repainted. I'd look around or ask specifically, specifically, what will be done for that price.

My 2 cents.

 

well it started at 240, then went down to 160, then went down to 80 as they credited the cost of my emblems towards the work done. (their claim, not mine) For 80 bucks I have no mask lines, and I dare say nobody has spotted any flaws with the work. (And I've had some picky *** people try to heh) Maybe it's just a fluke or maybe I got lucky or who knows, maybe it's due to them having to already have to do a ton of repainting/blending/whatever due to the hail damage, but even minus all that there is no way you should be paying 400 bucks just to fill a few holes, (and yes I know there is more to it than that, I used to judge car shows and I've been around body mods over 15 years) 300 tops and that's steep in my book. and as Forest Gump would say" that's all I have to say about that"..for now anyways :D

 

what would u guys say if an average price or good price if i just debadge the mazda lettering?? is it worth it cause i was planning on taking the rx8 emblem off on my own and leaving the flying m's...but the mazda lettering would be a problem for me to do it on my own

 

i hear on the honda forums... (according to a friend) that accords get their car debadged (which have post holes) for all under a 100 dollars and it was ludacris to get a car debaged for any more...

anyone hear this as well???

 

300-400?!? My guy said he'll charge me 150 for the rear. I'm keeping the front just because it looks desolate if the front is debadged

 

looks 1000% better in my opinion with it gone, really cleans it up a lot

 

Flying M was 2, and Mazda text was 3 for me. Mine was about $350. But I also had two holes filled and scratches from the stock spoiler. The whole trunk lid was completely resprayed.

Debadging made a huge difference. That whole space is just cluttered with the busy tailights and emblems.

 

Just did mine last night and your correct on the flying m and the rx8 on the back

Rx8 = adhesive
M= two holes
mazda =three holes

and on the front, mine is an '04 and it has three hole for the front M

 

no emblems, FTW