Rear 370Z Emblem Removal or Replacement?

Bonzo

I have been trying to find every single thread on the forum about replacing the badges, and I think I did, at least the main ones. I'd really like to get rid of the Nissan ones, but there's just not much out there to choose from. From what I can tell most of the options are for the fronts only (although it appears per Modshack that they do fit on the back, almost, as long as it's solid or has a cross bar it should work on the back okay), and they are mostly 350Z badges. The only official ones I can find are just black chrome (black pearl) versions of the stock ones, which I personally don't see much point it doing. I'd prefer something that matches the door handles more.

I do like the ones from the Z store pictured above (which according to their site are literally made from old badges and the new side markers). So has anyone out there actually bought this version and installed it? I like the looks of it since it matches the side markers, but it's quite expensive, especially if I follow Modshack and put it on the rear too. Price has actually gone up since it came out, not down.

Any info from experience with these would be appreciated. Pictures would be awesome.

Cheers ---- Bonzo

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Megagoli112

Anybody else notice that the FairladyZ JDM emblem feels like you can just peel it off after putting it on? Mine has been on for a month and it seems like the smaller letters can shimmy left or right...

Thechidz

anyone have a spare 3 perhaps?

Edit: found one on ebay

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gurneyeagle

I'm wondering the same thing. I thought there was a post where the carbon fiber badges don't fit properly.

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TripleBlkZ

Should just replace the front/rear ends with amuse and talk CS into molding out the indents

chris90

surprised no one has come out with a reasonably priced well fitting alternative emblem yet the car has been out some time now

ltp

Just notice that the Z store now has the silver Z emblem for the rear. The Z Store! Nissan-Datsun 240Z-260Z-280Z-280ZX-300ZX(Z31/Z32)-350Z-370Z Parts: Rear "Z" Emblem, Silver Base, 09-12 370Z

Bonzo

Actually, I was the one who told them about the rear version being available last month. When I received my front one, I noticed the box came from some company in Japan, so I looked them up on the internet. I guess the Z-Store has checked it out and found it to be okay. See our e-mail correspondence below.

You'll notice that if you go to ƒtƒFƒAƒŒƒfƒB‚y�ê–å“X�yDATSUN FREEWAY�z that they actually offer these up with lights inside also. If you want that, I suggest sending the Z-Store an e-mail about your wishes, and they may be able to get it for you.

Cheers ---- Bonzo

To: Jon - Motorsport Auto
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:37 PM
Subject: RE: order confirmation

Jon,

I received my order today, so thanks for that.

When I got the emblem, I noticed the part actually comes from a place in Japan called Datsun Freeway ƒtƒFƒAƒŒƒfƒB‚y�ê–å“X�yDATSUN FREEWAY�z , so I looked them up. According to there site, it appears they are now making emblems for the rear of the 370Z. I can't read Japanese, but it looks like the emblems are all labeled with an R in their name. My front one is called Type A, while I think the new rear one is called Type Ar.

Could you check into this? I'm not 100% certain I want this emblem on the back too, but it would be really great if it were an option. Right now there are few options for the rear.

Thanks

Thank you for your e-mail. I have our purchaser looking into the matching rear emblem as an option. From the website it appears that the emblem is something that Datsun Freeway starter to offer recently. From the looks of the picture the rear emblem does not sit well on the vehicle. We would need to receive a sample to test. Assuming the sample fits well we would need to work out a price and the availability with Datsun Freeway. It is something that could take a couple months before we offer the rear emblem for sale. Thank you for bringing the rear emblem to our attention.

Regards,

Jon McCarty

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