RebulRigo

Whats up guys.... im new here.. just got my first is250.

I want to remove the badges in the trunk of the car.... the "LEXUS" and the "is250" ... i like the cleanness of it when there's nothing there.... however, when i started removing the "is250"... after the "I" was out... i realized that the "s" has a hole behind it... which sucks ***** because im not trying to patchi it and repaint the truck just for that.

My questions to you...

1. How many holes are there behind the "lexus" and"is250" in total? Are there holes behind every letter?

2. Any suggestions on how to cover this so it looks good?

Thanks !

Sffd103

iTrader: (16)

There are two holes on each side for the emblems. Some people just leave them and use tape on the back side. Some people but a F Sport emblem and I repaired my trunk. Welcome to CL.

6sick6

iTrader: (4)

4 holes total. 2 behind each badge. You could always try to fill it in with touch up paint but that wont look very good. Just get the holes shaved and re spray the lower section of the trunk. Should be between $150 to $300 to do it right

bob4256

iTrader: (17)

2 holes behind each badge. Dont bother repainting it, nothing will happen.

If you want, you can use some bondo and touch up paint and it will be cheaper than painting the whole trunk

BULLIT

When I removed the lexus badge there were no holes. There is one hole behind the I on my car and no hole behind the S

Deegee

iTrader: (1)

SFFD is correct, there are a total of 4 holes, 2 on each side.

Here are some pics I took about 10 minutes ago, as you can see they are barely noticeable on a black car, they've been debadged for almost a year now never had any problems.

DRIVER SIDE





PASSENGER SIDE

DaMitsuMan

I have debadged my rear and did not do anything to it. Just left the holes. You can't notice it unless you are going out of your way to look for the holes. Here is a picture for reference.

RebulRigo

@Deegee - you sir..... how dare you? Keeping your car that dirty..... haha

Perfect man... Thanks!

@DaMitsuMan - Im gonna do it... screw it.. maybe cover up the tiny holes with some black vinyl sticker circles or something... Its one of those things... that since i know they're there... it will bug me you know... and in no right might am i paying $300 to cover them up..

Jman8108

iTrader: (2)

Black it's hardly noticeable, but since I didn't have that luxury being as mine is crystal white and they stood out like a sore thumb here was my solution... I took a sheet of white vinyl, cut out 1/4" circles for each hole. I weeded the rest of the vinyl so it was only the 4 remaining pieces I needed. Then I used touch-up paint (both stages) and let them cure. I covered the holes with the vinyl pieces and outside of 1ft away its almost completely unnoticeable. Also it's completely reversible if I wanted to go back to a full compliment of emblems.

massaker

iTrader: (1)

Hey I am wondering the best way to fill emblem holes. I have the trunk panel off and I see its some kinda plastic. Are most people fiberglassing the panel from the rear and filling the holes and respraying the panel. The main problem is I don't think its any kind off abs plastic so welding doesn't really seem like an option. I have scene some cracked ones and it seems like its some kind off composite plastic? Anyone know what it is?

bob4256

iTrader: (17)

You can take it to a body shop but they would have to fill them and respray your entire trunk.

I filled the holes with some bondo and used some touch up paint

WylieKylie

iTrader: (2)

Another popular option is to cover the holes with vinyl and then use touchup paint on the vinyl.

massaker

iTrader: (1)

Well repainting the trunk is not a problem im more looking for the best way to fill the holes. Basically how do the shops do it. I called alot of shops in the seattle area and they basically said they wont do it cause it wont last. Which i dont really believe.

bob4256

iTrader: (17)

I actually dont know what they do to fill them.

I went to a few shops asking how much to fill and paint, the cheapest I found was ~$500. Non of them refused to do the job

whitebeast

iTrader: (5)

Here is what i do
taped of the back panel (where the holes is), fill it up, careful remove the tape, applied little more of bondo on the back of filled holes.