Since there is a nice hole when you pull the stock emblem and have any of you out there with a black xB markered/painted your emblem black just so it blends until you decide on what grille to go with? In my head I think this would look ok. Anyone done it? Any opinions?

I did this to my Xb the day I bought it.
http://www.gbronline.com/jorgep/images/sciongrill.jpg

any more direct on pics? what kind of paint did you use?

anyone else?

yeah, Matrix owners do that... If you have a dark color, spray paint it gunmetal...or hyper black, it'll look nice.