I damaged the rear lion badge on my e208 tailgate and have Photoshopped alternatives around just taking it off completely, rather than replacing it. I thought members might be interested in the results, below. Notably, the latest Peugeot website images re the new e208 show the car de-badged, but as far as I can see, de-badging is not an option when ordering.
For anyone considering de-badging, note that the rear lion badge is not just stuck on, but also has dowels on the badge that fit into holes drilled into the bodywork itself. So if you remove the badge, as I did, there are two holes underneath. This is an exception to the usual rule that badges are only stuck on with adhesive and can be removed simply by using dental floss or fishing line.
Personally, I think that many modern cars are over-badged and benefit from the cleaner look of reduced badges, but I can see that the subject is very much down to personal preferences.
And just a tip from having removed the rear badge myself: Peugeot seem to use a particularly thick adhesive layer (even thicker than that used to attach number plates), so don't underestimate the effort needed to clean it off.
Peugeot seem to have had a lot of trouble with the blue tint paint on the 'e' and the lion logos (front and back). Quite a few owners have had their 'e' replaced under warranty and contacting Peugeot for a replacement lion, I was told the blue-tinted version is no longer in production. Any replacement will be in plain faux chrome. The blue-tinted lion in the photo below was created by me using Photoshop. I'm going to try giving the damaged lion a blue tint as in the photo' just to see if it'll owrk and how it looks in reality and if it works, apply th same treatment to the replacement when it comes.
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# No Lion + No 'P E U G E O T' :
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# No Lion :
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# No 'P E U G E O T' :
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# Completely de-badged:
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For anyone considering de-badging, note that the rear lion badge is not just stuck on, but also has dowels on the badge that fit into holes drilled into the bodywork itself. So if you remove the badge, as I did, there are two holes underneath. This is an exception to the usual rule that badges are only stuck on with adhesive and can be removed simply by using dental floss or fishing line.
Personally, I think that many modern cars are over-badged and benefit from the cleaner look of reduced badges, but I can see that the subject is very much down to personal preferences.
And just a tip from having removed the rear badge myself: Peugeot seem to use a particularly thick adhesive layer (even thicker than that used to attach number plates), so don't underestimate the effort needed to clean it off.
Peugeot seem to have had a lot of trouble with the blue tint paint on the 'e' and the lion logos (front and back). Quite a few owners have had their 'e' replaced under warranty and contacting Peugeot for a replacement lion, I was told the blue-tinted version is no longer in production. Any replacement will be in plain faux chrome. The blue-tinted lion in the photo below was created by me using Photoshop. I'm going to try giving the damaged lion a blue tint as in the photo' just to see if it'll owrk and how it looks in reality and if it works, apply th same treatment to the replacement when it comes.
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# No Lion + No 'P E U G E O T' :
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# No Lion :
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# No 'P E U G E O T' :
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# Completely de-badged:
