Just got my rear emblem jacked today at the University's Parking lot. What should i do now? Put on a new one or shave it?Is there a difference in quality between the Authentic R emblems adn the ones they sell everywhere? Do anyone of you know if insurance covers this? And one more thing. Does shaving them cost alot?? Luckly i had my car mask on in the front or else the front emblems would be gone also.


[Modified by tjtruong, 11:21 PM 8/7/2001]

 

Ask the Dealer what to do. If you don't get the emblem replaced then it might devalue the car........That is if you are going to sell the car.

 

Get it replaced with a Honda one...and sell ur front one and get a honda one there too

 

I suggest a "FA-Q" emblem instead.

 

sadly, welcome to the "I got my rear emblem jacked" club

I bit the bullet and replaced it w/ the real deal

if j00 wanna replace it, call up scott in parts at south coast acura and tell him j00r w/ SoCal ITR or that I (yoshi) sent j00. He'll sell to j00 for alot cheaper than other dealers.

yoshi - who hopes no more emblems get jacked!

 

Thanks Yoshi, where is this acura dealer located? I'll definately go there then. I'll probably have to touch up the paint there also cuz they did a horrible job stealing it. Well anywayz let me know what city that acura dealer is. Thanks man!!!

 

check out the socalitr website under parts i think. It's all there. The dealer is in South Coast california.

 

it's in costa mesa - http://www.southcoastacura.com
or go check out my site at http://www.socalitr.com for the #

yoshi - who's traffic to his site has considerably died down since the expo

 

tj ~

yeah,...i bought my replacement emblems through scott way back when...list was $58, and he gave 'em to me for $42. this was before there was any sort of official socalitr discount though, so it *might* be better...not sure.

i've decided i'm leaving my rear emblem off,...so i tjust sits in my room right now...i kinda have grown to appreciate the look (seeing as it was forced upon me...huhu)...

touchup paint shouldn't be more than a little over 5 ducats, btw...

-k-b0t, who's bought all those things...whee...

 

All the ITR's that I saw in Vancouver had no emblems. Guess people just love stealing them in that city.

If you plan on keeping your ITR, I'd say keep it off and take the front one off as well. Just one less thing to worry about.

 

Just one less thing to worry about.

this has been the number 1 side effect of having been involuntarily debadged...

and i think i'd shave it, if the cost weren't so high....

but ah well...

-k-b0t, who will be satisfied with just shaving his face tonight..

 

I would get buy an authentic one, but not put it on. Instead put the fake one in the back. This way, when and if you sell the car, you'll have the real one to put on later.

Personally, I'm getting "H" emblems black chromed on my black car.

 

when my front got jacked...i had to replace it with a stupid sticker "A"

 

Do you have an itr?

If so, either shave the rear or put on the black chrome H's that are optional on the s2000's... This looks especially good on a PY... imho

Get the authentic red and keep it for when you sell the car.

Might as well shave the front one too... Bra will fit better that way.

 

I too want to replace my emblems with black chrome ones. How do I remove my orginals ones? do you guys have any tricks or pointers to do this safely? thanx


[Modified by WalkmanX, 8:16 PM 8/7/2001]

 

ok how do i take off the front emblem without damaging the paint etc.. i think i'll just keep them off until i move into my house with a garage.

tjtruong

 

hair dryer/dental floss?

 

Thanks ED!!

 

remember...the front emblem has those little sorta-swaging washer nut thingies (that's the technical term, don't try this at home, kidd0z) on the inside of the bumper...

..hence the increased difficulty of jacking the front over the rear...

-k-b0t, who needs to buy two new little...umm...thingies..

 

next time *hopes not* my emblem gets jacked I think I'll put one of those crooked "H" emblems. Someone told me that it was a Hyundai emblem, but I don't believe them

 

i think if j00 put j00r OEMer in the microwave, j00 can heat it up then sm00sh it into hyundai-spec...

-k-b0t, who likes fun with microwaves...mmm...marie callender's chicken pot pies...

 

Hmmm I think i would go with the Honda Emblems Lol then tell Ricers that your car was imported from Japan LOL Stupid Ricers

 

So how do i take off the front emblem? is it too much of a hassle?? If it is then i'll just shave the back for now and then put on the OEM emblem later when i move in my new home.! Thanks for all the help guys.
O BTW. I never been to a AUTOX before and plan on going to watch this weekend. When should spectators arrive and how much does it cost??/// ok thanks guys again.


thomas
tjtruong@aol.com

 

spectating is free, arrive anytime you want, i guess no later than 12 though?

 

Have it shaved off completely. Screw emblems.