Just want you guys to know that if you have a gen 2 and plan on taking the tailgate badges off be warned that there are locating holes under them. I knew there would be under the round logo in the middle but i was very suprised when i took off the Mazda lettering on the left that it had holes underneath. Damn! Luckily it was still good enough to put back on. But i left the '3' off.
I have seen many cars in the states that have been doing it and i know their cars do not have the holes. Unfortunately we do. Just a heads up......