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Old 04-12-09, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Honorebel
There are def holes. I started to remove mines and found out the hard way
+1 me to i hate those dam emblems lol
Old 04-12-09, 12:03 PM
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Two body shops told be it would be about $900.00 to fill the holes. Seemed steap to me. Maybe cause it's Starfire Pearl.
Old 04-12-09, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rs/ss
Two body shops told be it would be about $900.00 to fill the holes. Seemed steap to me. Maybe cause it's Starfire Pearl.
thats just a rip off lol. I was quoted $175 to do mine but I figured I will do it myself with touchup and then eventually if I do not get rear ended I will pay for it to be redone so it is flawless but until then I have other mods to do.
Old 04-12-09, 05:45 PM
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$900 is goddamn outrageous. Do what I did - take some black silicone RTV sealant from AutoZone and put it on the end of a toothpick. Run that over the hole and fill it, then go over carefully with your finger to remove the excess. Once that dries, touch it up with touch-up paint. It's only noticeable from INCHES away.

Go ahead and laugh, but it's better than being a sucker and spending close to a grand. Geez guys. A little ingenuity never hurt.
Old 04-12-09, 08:56 PM
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See, now $175 seems reasonable to me but I also like your idea Four o two. Is there any trick to gaining access to the holes from the trunk?
Old 04-13-09, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by four o two
$900 is goddamn outrageous. Do what I did - take some black silicone RTV sealant from AutoZone and put it on the end of a toothpick. Run that over the hole and fill it, then go over carefully with your finger to remove the excess. Once that dries, touch it up with touch-up paint. It's only noticeable from INCHES away.


can we get some pics ?

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Old 04-13-09, 07:04 PM
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i think you can find pieces to fill the holes, they make them fror the front license plates, i dont see why the emblems wouldnt have any
Old 04-13-09, 10:37 PM
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swrew it i roll with the emblems of with holes who cares id rather have a few small holes that you cannt see unless ur up close rather than so crome plastic crapy lookn emblem
Old 04-14-09, 02:23 PM
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was thinking a little spot of bondo and some touch up paint would do it but would like to see pics if anyone has attempted before.

Holes in my white paint isnt going to work
Old 04-14-09, 04:51 PM
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do you use 3m tape or silicon adhesive to put the emblems back on? what does the dealer use?
Old 04-20-09, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Lucid
was thinking a little spot of bondo and some touch up paint would do

anyone done this ?
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