Just got my shipment from AJR, excellent vendor..
Before emblem install:
After emblem install:
JDM coin holder installed:
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A few comments about the emblems..
I used:
EP3 front red emblem
DC5 rear red emblem
the front one is about 1cm too small all around, I wasn't sure if there was another one that would fit better, but you won't notice it until you get reallly up close
the rear one is perfect sized
in both cases, the pegs from the JDM one don't line up with USDM (in my case, Canadian) cars.
for the front, I used a small screwdriver wrapped with a shop towel and slowly pop it out, it came out pretty easy, no tape is used in the factory install. Then I used a pair of cutters and took out the peg right from the JDM emblem. Then I took the dremel and remove the two nipples that is left over when on the grill. If you don't take out these two nipples, the emblem will not sit flush with the grill.. you can dry fit it first and you will know exactly what i mean.
for the rear, it's a different story. It took me and my mechanic about 1 hour to just remove the factory emblem. the peg was stuck in the body pretty good and the way there is a "lip" around the emblem, meant that we had to be extra careful not to scratch the paint. we ended up using our spare credit cards as "paint guards" for our small screwdriver and putty knife (put them under the screw driver and putty knife to protect your painted "lip" around the emblem) and we worked the two pegs back and forth and EVENTUALLY it will snap.. we cleaned off the remaining peg sticking out of the body with a dremel. the JDM emblem again has two pegs that won't fit.. the white pegs you can pull out with a pair of pliers, the remaining nipple, work it the same way as the front, sand them flush with a dremel.
total time spent: 1.5 - 2.0 hours, less if you just snap the stock emblems instead of removing it like i did
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jdm coin holder.. remove the blank switch plate and just install it.. 30 seconds
-joe
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