Rear activa badge

Unread post by **Dommo** » 12 Feb 2010, 11:25

Would this be like the one that xantiaman had on the back of his?

clickedy click

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 12 Feb 2010, 18:05

No, that's a door-side badge reproduction I believe.

This is the one you are after and they're like hen's teeth...

Only fitted to a few early examples and never on a MKII. Xantiaman's was originally on a MK1.

Those badges are as rare as a rare thing. Almost worth buying a scruffy early one for the badge if it has one...

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 12 Feb 2010, 18:19

CitroJim wrote:No, that's a door-side badge reproduction I believe.

http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... hp?t=28045

It seems to be the right rear one albeit not without the 2-3mm deep
and surround chromed effect baseplate. There is a side door version
in white and black in a smaller size too. That all said, the larger rear
one looks OK on the car without the baseplate though and at least
says what the car deservedly is where Citroen forgot!!

I'm about to try a repro rear badge on a recycled ZX Elation badge
baseplate and will post piccies if it all works out!

CitroJim wrote:Those badges are as rare as a rare thing.
Almost worth buying a scruffy early one for the badge if it has one...

We'll have less of this talk - buying in and 'dismantling' early
Activae just for a badge!!! I'll let you off this one time Jim as you're not
feeling very well tho...

Andrew

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 12 Feb 2010, 18:32

andmcit wrote:
CitroJim wrote:Those badges are as rare as a rare thing.
Almost worth buying a scruffy early one for the badge if it has one...
We'll have less of this talk - buying in and 'dismantling' early
Activae just for a badge!!! I'll let you off this one time Jim as you're not
feeling very well tho...

Andrew

No, you misunderstand me Andrew. I meant to buy an early one with a badge as an ideal restoration project....

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 12 Feb 2010, 18:38

CitroJim wrote:
andmcit wrote:
CitroJim wrote:Those badges are as rare as a rare thing.
Almost worth buying a scruffy early one for the badge if it has one...
We'll have less of this talk - buying in and 'dismantling' early
Activae just for a badge!!! I'll let you off this one time Jim as you're not
feeling very well tho...

Andrew
No, you misunderstand me Andrew. I meant to buy an early one with a badge as an ideal restoration project....

Ah that makes sense, restore a complete car in order to display the badge

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 12 Feb 2010, 18:43

Jim may be feeling woozy from those pills Xac plied him with earlier!!

People will be saying next they've bought a particular Activa just because
of it's colour...

Andrew

arkweld · Unread post by **arkweld** » 13 Feb 2010, 13:00

Here is a basic conversion http://www.flickr.com/photos/27900481@N ... 300957061/ , did'nt work out how to post pic's up!

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 13 Feb 2010, 13:31

Hi Arkweld;

with one of your pictures in that stream captioned 'trimmed decal edge'
if I used one of the ebay new replacements is a trim down necessary with
all Dimension/Elation/Memphis base plate badges? I haven't got there yet
with the Elation one I plan to do. Are the radii the same between the
replacement Activa inserts too?

Andrew

arkweld · Unread post by **arkweld** » 13 Feb 2010, 13:58

Not quite , this is probably the "craftiest part , being a nano mill over-size the edge needs a fine trim to fit , best make a template with the removed piece till it'll drop in ' then remove backing tape ' as you rarely get a second attempt once set in place.. Yes all rear plates require trim down inc.Stateside

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 13 Feb 2010, 16:38

Arkweld,

That's a very valuable guide

Thanks for posting it!

andmcit wrote:Jim may be feeling woozy from those pills Xac plied him with earlier!!

Woozy, yes. Pills not the cause. they helped but still I'm feeling very rough indeed. Not well at all

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 04 Apr 2011, 21:07

I was quite tempted to get the silver version of the badge, as the Activas wear silver door badges but a black boot one

Deanxm · Unread post by **Deanxm** » 04 Apr 2011, 21:44

I think the black boot one goes well on a silver car, the back end is silver and black after all, got mine off ebay last year.

CIMG2994 by Deanxm, on Flickr

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Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 04 Apr 2011, 21:54

Thanks for that Dean

I did go with the black badge to keep it as standard, also got an Elation badge to to do above.

I quite like what you have done with your badges there Dean, getting rid of any notion of it being a Xantia hey! I did think about doing that, but decided to stick with the original format.

Does anyone have a picture of an Activa wearing a boot badge from the straight ahead view? Id like to get an idea of where to fit it, I assume it just goes in the centre of the gap, both left/right and up/down?

Citroening · Unread post by **Citroening** » 04 Apr 2011, 21:58

Citroenmad wrote:Does anyone have a picture of an Activa wearing a boot badge from the straight ahead view?

...I can get you one - I'll take a picture of mine. It'll be tomorrow now though as it's a tad dark!

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 04 Apr 2011, 22:01

Thanks Franklin

Interesting that yours has a boot badge on an R-reg, I thought it was only on earlier cars?