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For the CR the hardtop is an OEM part and you cannot buy OEM tops new anymore. It's still classified as an accessory I believe even though it's OE on every single one. If there was a way around it and you could order new Black OEM tops someone would have found a way around it long ago.

A local had been trying to get his hands on a CR trunk lid for his wing (He had a regular AP2) and that took him forever to find.

Moral of the story. Don't wreck your CR.

zetarhopike

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it but Duplicolor Trim Paint is a perfect match to the OEM black badge color.

Crappy cellphone pic to bump the thread I scuffed the chrome coating with 400 grit sandpaper, used acid etching primer and they have yet to show any signs of wear.

Biohazard

looks good, how long have they been painted? Did you take them off to paint them?

zetarhopike

I'd say they have been on for about 500 or so miles worth of mixed driving and lots hand washes. Not enough mileage at all to be a real test of durability but I couldn't have prepped them any more thoroughly. Sand, clean with denatured alcohol, spray with acid etch, wetsand, denatured alchol again, spray with three light coats of the trim paint (tack cloth in between to remove any dust) and let cure for several days. In stead of painting the badges that were on the car I ordered new badges, then just swapped them over including new plastic retainers for the trunk. They are easy to take off as long as you take your time. I just cut the posts on the back of the front badge to get it off and never replaced the clips as the adhesive backing is more than enough to hold it on. Total cost of about $60.

Mchester

NICE! I thought about satin black for the body H's, but went with matching APB. Still may change to black. We'll see. I did the steering wheel H in satin black though to blend in with the black Alcantara wrap.

Biohazard

great job thinking about doing the same to my rio CR as well. Already have black wheels and this would complete the look.

FurY

I've wondered why Honda didn't just give the CR black H badges from the factory seeing as how the S2000 and CR badges are in black. Makes sense to me

Go2

Agreed

zetarhopike

What really makes me wonder is why the satin exhaust tips didn't make it over from the prototype.

Driv300mph

Can't believe Honda stuck with chrome badges either, and I hate that nobody offers a factory-replacement in black. I plasti-dipped mine, but need to re-do them since I put one too many layers on.