White 182 project

[jaysmith]

Hi just thought I would start a project thread for others and myself to look at progress of the car
I will update every thing I have done and doing gradually. Need to sort through pics properly and wil upload tonite if I can. Hope this works I am doing it on my fone lol.
Would appreciate your ideas, comments, and opinions. Thanks

 

[SWJames]

Good base to start with, need some more photos first but thins i would do would be to remove the stripes and sticker on the boot lid and sort the exhaust position out. IMO of course, but a nice car and as long as you like it that is what matters

 

[Typhoon]

I'd remove the stripes personally.

 

[Nick_Leeds]

Good base as said, agree on the stripes and the sticker on the boot. Has it had a respray or is it wrapped?

I would put a cup spoiler on the list.

 

[jaysmith]

Thanks ive been thinking of removing the stripes lol ive took friday off work so it will be getting a proper detail and removing the stickers
Hopefully my new grill and tpi wheel bolts will come before friday so I can get them done aswell

 

[Typhoon]

Thanks ive been thinking of removing the stripes lol ive took friday off work so it will be getting a proper detail and removing the stickers
Hopefully my new grill and tpi wheel bolts will come before friday so I can get them done aswell

What grill did you go for?

 

[jaysmith]

Good base as said, agree on the stripes and the sticker on the boot. Has it had a respray or is it wrapped?

I would put a cup spoiler on the list.

Hi its had a full respray and trying to find a trophy / v6 but didnt relise how expensive they are lol

 

[jaysmith]

What grill did you go for?

Just standard one mate the one on car has discolored and cracked

 

[SWJames]

if i remember correctly but i'm probably wrong if you fit a v6/trophy spoiler don't you have to change the 'shocks' for the boot lid? someone will be along soon to give a definitive answer i'm sure

 

[jaysmith]

if i remember correctly but i'm probably wrong if you fit a v6/trophy spoiler don't you have to change the 'shocks' for the boot lid? someone will be along soon to give a definitive answer i'm sure

Yes mate they are the same as bmw 1 series struts irrc

 

[Rob]

As said, that's very nice apart from those stripes, just don't work for me.

 

[jaysmith]

So i booked friday off work to give the clio a good detail


These are the products that we used

So the plan was to:

Wash
Iron x
Clay
Machine polish
Wax
Seal
Wax

Heres the car before:

So after a wash and iron x:

After another wash and clayed:

After a machine polish, wax, sealant and more wax it looked like this

Didnt manage to get what i wanted to get done but booked monday off work aswel

The plan on monday:
Take stripes and stickers off
Start on the interior
Put new wheel bolts on and steam underneath off and white shiltz

Any comments, opinions and ideas welcome

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Looks cracking mate! Like you said Stipes and stickes coming off will finish it off well
Also the french flag thing on the grille is not for me and put on some fresh plates or 3/4 plates.

 

[jaysmith]

Looks cracking mate! Like you said Stipes and stickes coming off will finish it off well
Also the french flag thing on the grille is not for me and put on some fresh plates or 3/4 plates.

Thanks mate pressed plates on the way i do like them 3/4 plates but cba with the hassle from the gringos lol as for the french thing i put it on to see if it will grow on me while im waiting for a new grill because that ones cracked

 

[Chip-mk1]

I love RS's in white, such a shame renault didnt do it.

 

[Austin-182]

I love RS's in white, such a shame renault didnt do it.

​A massive shame.

 

[Matthew]

That will look mint with just a few changes.

 

[Alex5]

​A massive shame.

+1000000

 

[Knuckles]

Looking good.

id suggest

cup spoiler
new exhaust/back box with bigger tips
oem rear lights
clean plates (3/4 size front plate)
Splitter
civic type r arial

 

[Krys_23]

Those stripes on the front are growing on me a bit! Like it overall.

 

[jaysmith]

Hello quick update

new wheel nuts

heres before

after

Still didnt manage to get the stickers off lol

 

[Austin-182]

They make a big difference. Now get those stickers off and post some more pics, white 182's look fantastic. You could very easily make this into one of the best on here as you already have a big advantage with the colour.

 

[jaysmith]

thanks austin will be coming to you at some point for some alacantara peices

 

[Austin-182]

No worries mate, pm me whenever your ready

how much did you pay for the bolts btw? And was there a specific size you had to get etc?

 

[jaysmith]

wil do
50 quid for 20 but i didnt buy the locking nuts because ive seen/heard they rust lol
i think they were 12x1-50 tapered but be careful because i think it depends on what wheels you have .

 

[jaysmith]

i mean depending on which wheels you have they might not fit lol

 

[Austin-182]

Cheers mate, yea i wouldn't bother with them anyway. Clio wheels aren't exactly high on the shopping list when it comes to wheel burglars lol.

 

[Austin-182]

Posted in your standard boot thread btw.

 

[Chi]

Looks good, really like the white but think they are ore special because they werent made by Renault

 

[jaysmith]

Hello
finally managed to get the stickers off
im very impressed with the way it looks now and for some reason it seems to look alot more wider at the front lol

 

[Chi]

Looks great, I even like the little badge on the front...

 

[Austin-182]

Looks loads better mate, such a nice 182 you have. Only other things i would do now would be to get a clean set of plates, you can get a fresh plain legal set off ebay for £11 posted for front and rear, then get a splitter for the front, genuine are really expensive but you can get a scoda splitter for about £14 that looks good. And maybe do the front and rear diamonds in black or anthracite to match the wheels.

 

[jaysmith]

thanks guys
i have got some pressed plates on the way but i dont know if i am making the right decision lol
as for the splitter thanks austin i will look out for one of them

 

[Austin-182]

Did you get your boot sorted?

 

[jaysmith]

just need a boot net now lol
the boot package thing is on the way along with some sachs and a trophy spoiler

 

[Jekyll]

Looks much better with the stickers removed. As mentioned, white 1*2s look so good in white. TPI bolts look great, just make sure there looked after and cleaned. I've just given a set away due to them being rusty. Disappointing really as it lets a nice looking bolt down. What's planned next?

 

[jaysmith]

Looks much better with the stickers removed. As mentioned, white 1*2s look so good in white. TPI bolts look great, just make sure there looked after and cleaned. I've just given a set away due to them being rusty. Disappointing really as it lets a nice looking bolt down. What's planned next?

thanks i didnt think they rust but i will take care of them, bluddy expensive lol
erm . . .
trophy spoiler - on way
sachs - on way
pressed paltes - on way
maybe some wind deflecters unsure tho lol
new exhaust as the standard one has done 48k and is on its way lol
polybush whole car
uprated brakes as myn are buggered lol
full service cambelt aux belt etc - booked in diamond motors
that wil be all i can afford this year i think lol
going to do the car gradually as and when i can afford it

 

[Cub.]

Looks good. As per your V6 / Trophy spoiler thread, BMW 1 series bonnet struts will do the the job as boot struts.

​Plans sound good aswell, but IMO you need to add a splitter to the list

 

[Chi]

White Trophy = Awesome IMO

 

[jaysmith]

Thanks guys
I forget to mention splitter lol
And wheels refurb
Thanks again any more ideas?