holes under the emblems?

[jbird79]

are there holes under all the emblems on the p5?

 

[JCell]

yep, 2 holes behind each

 

[worker_robot]

yeah, that really sucks cause i really wanted to de-badge that s***..!

 

[MyZmZm]

I did... Looks great, IMO

 

[rdmello]

that does look nice. Do it!

 

[CorkSport]

I love my car but Mazda does not pay me to advertise. No emblems, looks nice and clean.

 

[jbird79]

definetly looks alot better... how did you fill you holes?

 

[CorkSport]

Had them filled and the whole hatch painted. It was paid for by insurance due to a Lincoln Continental that clipped me a while back.

 

[worker_robot]

looks great guys! so there's no way to fill it without getting the whole hatch painted? seems excessive for 4 little holes... :|

but i really want to do it as well!

 

[ariana]

I got rear ended and ordered the new trunk hatch w/out emblems!!

 

[pingdum]

definetly looks alot better... how did you fill you holes?

How-To

 

[Protege5Gurly]

Go all out and get rid of that "bar" as well ...

 

[MyZmZm]

Like Corksport, I had my car in for repair under warranty (rust that wasn't fixed correctly the first go-round), so I only had to pay for them to weld the holes left by the emblems.

You can follow the how-to, but I've heard of some people having problems with it lifting, etc, down the road. Plus, if you live in a climate with any degree of moisture, or significant weather changes (like Canada), I'd be scared of rust starting prematurely in that area. For the peace of mind, I'd simply go with doing the welding; no matter what though, you'll have to do some painting and/or blending.

 

[MyZmZm]

^Looks nice!

Totally OT here but Gurly, do you find that your hatch - esp. the window - stays cleaner with that aftermarket spoiler vs. the stock one?

 

[Protege5Gurly]

Cant say I noticed ...

Pe@ce

 

[MP5_509]

I dunno, i personally like my Mazda and Protege5 badges.

 

[viVid]

Any idea how much a shop would charge to do this?

 

[FunkyBuddha]

^Looks nice!

Totally OT here but Gurly, do you find that your hatch - esp. the window - stays cleaner with that aftermarket spoiler vs. the stock one?

It's not the spoiler that causes the spray..but the draft coming up underneath the car...ugh..hate that crap.

 

[clicknext]

Go all out and get rid of that "bar" as well ...

How do you open your trunk? (boom07)

 

[Protege5Gurly]

The latch thingy is still there but that plastic plate was removed and replaced with a piece of metal that was welded smooth.

Pe@ce