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Old December-13th-2002, 09:10 AM
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"De-badging" a new P5

i'm about to make my new P5 purchase, and was wondering if anyone has tried to de-badge the rear end?

i'm not a huge fan of badges -- as make it difficult to wax around -- so i would like to remove the silver P5 badge and mazda badge....

are these "stuck on" (therefore removable by using a hair dryer to loosen the glue and then peel off) or do they have posts inserted directly into the sheet metal (that would require patching and re-painting)?

thoughts, ideas, suggestions?.....

thanks in advance,
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Old December-13th-2002, 09:17 AM
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I think there is a thread going on about this in the Exterior/Interior section.
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Old December-13th-2002, 09:42 AM
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Re: "De-badging" a new P5

Originally posted by TheDano
are these "stuck on" (therefore removable by using a hair dryer to loosen the glue and then peel off) or do they have posts inserted directly into the sheet metal (that would require patching and re-painting)?
They have posts on the badges and holes in the sheetmetal.
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Old December-13th-2002, 10:05 AM
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Ok, i read ALL the threads regarding debadging and i know you need to "weld the holes and repaint them"..

what i want to know is How do you weld the holes together? DIY? or find a shop to do it for you?
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Old December-13th-2002, 10:15 AM
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noodles, unless you have experience with doing bodywork and all of teh tools necessary to do it and then are able to paint it yourself, you might wanna take it to a shop.
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Old December-13th-2002, 03:34 PM
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What kinda price are we talking about here to have it done by a shop?
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