does anyone know if there are any custom emblems out there that will cover the the spot where the scion emblem is on the hatch after you remove it?

I wanted to remove the emblems and kinda wanted to put a decepticon emblem on the hatch but I'm not sure how to cover that spot up. I don't really wanna have to take it to a body shop. That's my last resort. Anyone know of a simpler solution?

 

no. only other emblem ive seen fit in there is a toyota emblem. or a TRD oval badge that kinda looks weird. migth aswell jus get it refilled sanded and painted jus to go badgless should be nomore then 100 dollars at a shop

 

iono I think the best option you have is to get the garnished shaved and repainted. After that, its a breeze..slap on the decepticon emblem and your good. A shaved and painted garnish should run you around 80 to 100.

 

Yeah if I have to take it to the bodyshop then I'm just gonna go badgeless. I thought it would be kinda cool to have a different emblem though. I just don't wanna pay to have body work done to that area to just cover it up. Thats why I was hoping to find something that just covers it.

 

you can put a toyota emblem..lol they work fine

 

haha...no thanks! Is there a write up somewhere on how to remove that garnish? I may just be able to just do the work myself.

 

yeah theres a way its pretty easy too jus look up on here Badgless garnish and there should be a way to take it off

 

there is but i dont know where, just search..there are plenty of threads on this topic. Considering that our cars are like big legos with wheels..everything should pop out fine. But I think there are some screws or something you have to remove, then again I wouldnt know since I have never messed with my garnish.

 

alright thanks guys!

 

yeah there are screws. when u open the trunk theres 2 holes where u put new license plate lights in. open that up and then there 4 screws u need to take off to get the garnish off

 

you don't have to remove the whole interior piece on the hatch?

 

nah aslong as u can remove the bolts threw those 2 holes then ur good

 

well I'm definitely gonna have to see if I can just uninstall it then I'm prolly just gonna fill it and paint it myself

 

yeah its definatly do-able jus alot of patience and wetsanding etc. and jus the paint is gonna be the tricky part.

 

yeah I'm not too worried about the painting. I'm gonna paint my RS1 front lip myself here when it gets nicer out. My worry was about removing the piece off the car and possibly filling it.

 

oh then ur golden then. no worried the taking off is the easy parrt i think then the filling in of the whole wetsanding prepping etc. but it shouldnt be hard.

 

yeah thanks! I'm gonna wait til it gets a lil nicer here before I give it a shot. I'm installing my vrd fogs and possibly some interior lighting this weekend so I might check out how to remove the garnish so I know how to do it.

 

sounds good! better to wait till this weather gets better. jus check it out so u know for later on to see how to take it off not hard at all pretty easy. definatly wanna see the finished product when u start it. oh btw in the mean time since u wanted a custom emblem why dont u jus paint ur scion emblem flat/glossy black? it will be sleeker and it will blend in with the garnish too

 

Yeah I though about just doing that but I didn't know if it would look alright. I know a lot people do it. I might give it a shot. Worst case is I remove it anyway I guess. Do you know the easiest way to remove the emblem by the way? Just heat it up?

 

yeah i did it to mine and my car is flint mica. so it looks good on mine and since ur car is BSP then it will really blend it nicely. and worse comes to worse u can get another emblem for 5 buck or ur jus gonna shave the garnish anyway right? to remove jus heat up but i personally didnt have the heating tool so i jus used a tiny tiny tiny flat head screw driver and jus got underneath the emblem but jus becareful not to scratch anything. and pulled out and thats it. sand it paint it glue it bak on and voila!