Another small update
After getting most of the things that needed doing done on the Meg, I finally decided to use my RStuner to stage 1 the Meg, After purchasing an unlock code and the map from Henk I waited a couple of days and then loaded up the new map. It has made an incredible difference to the car. As everyone else says, they should of come out of the factory like it!. It was pretty much on par with my old 182, if not slightly quicker as standard but now it feels like it pulls much harder. I will be getting it dyno'd soon to check AFR and power output just to be on the safe side.
Also received a new bush for the steering rack from Track Focus Direct on RSMegane, which is a common failure on Megane racks. I have a slight knocking noise when changing direction on the steering wheel at low speeds, hopefully this will solve it. Will also check the rack bolts are tight as they have been known to loosen off apparently. I will try and get round to fitting this sometime this week.
The tiny plastic bush...
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Next up an old pal of mine has got well into the detailing scene, and back when I first bought the car he said its one of his favourite colours and would like to go over it, so how could I possibly say no. Anyway I took it over to him on Saturday morning and he did what he could with the time he had. I didn't take photos of every step and they are only crappy iphone pics. The tar and contamination that came off the car was unreal.
Washed, tar removed, clayed and wheels cleaned
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Polishing
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Washed again to remove polishing residue also cleaned the engine bay and dressed it
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Glaze and sealant applied
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Finished article after the tyres were dressed, glass polished, plastics dressed and exhaust polished
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The pics don't do it justice at all but he really did a fantastic job, I've never seen the car so clean and shiny and he managed to get rid of some of the small scratches on the car. All in all I was over the moon with the job he'd done. The flake in the paint now pops out so much and just looks amazing.
My next job apart from the steering rack bush is to fit a back box chop exhaust that I managed to pick up off someone on the Meg forums. A lot of Meg owners go down this route to give the exhaust a little extra noise as its pretty quiet as standard. A back box chop should amplify the jet sound you get on boost.