Deck lid trim letter needs replacement

[Nutmeger]

Waxing my M37x when one of the chrome rear deck lid letters fell off in my hand. Any idea on how much body shop repair cost or can this be done at home?

[MOWellsinVA]

Fairly easy fix. Take off the remaining letters with WD-40 and dental floss, clean the area by washing with something like Dawn dish washing detergent, and apply a new set of letters that you have ordered from someplace like infinityparts.com. The letters are held together in a sheet of flat foam to make sure of proper alignment. I recommend using some blue painters tape to mark a level line on the trunk lid where you want the letters to line up. Remove the film on the back of the letters; now the 3M auto adhesive is exposed. Carefully line up the letters with the blue tape line and gently push them onto the car. Remove the foam holding the letters together a d then remove the blue tape. Push on the letters to confirm that they have made a good adhesion. You're done!

[Larz]

A couple quick searches on Ebay:

M35 emblem $4.99 US - without the X

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Infiniti-Ch ... 464wt_1152

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M35-S emblem. $25.95 US Just yank off the S and hold the template so your X sticks through and it will line up perfectly:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-INFINIT ... 1818wt_915

***** These come with the blue foam templates - simply hold the upper edge of the templates against the top of the trunk or against the top of your rear spoiler if you have one ... at the same time, line up the outer edge of the foam with the outer edge of the trunk lid.
As for removal of the existing badge, the idea above is a very good one. You can also pick up adhesive remover at any auto parts store - get a liquid if possible instead of a spray so oyu can soak the edge of a towek with it. I use a plastic squeegie to get under the edge of the letters and slowly work it all the way under to pry it up - no worries about it pulling the paint off - just wet the area and heat it with a hair dryer (NOT TOO HOT) and it comes off very easily. Then clean the surface with adhesive remover until you can no longer tell there was anything there.

[Nutmeger]

Thanks for reply ideas. Dealer advised covered by warranty ordered new part and will replace entire I-N-F-I-N-I-T-I lettering next week