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There must be a jetwash at a petrol station near you. Use that to remove the caked on crud, then Optimum No Rinse in a third of a bucket and a second bucket to rinse your mitt will get you as clean as any “normal” wash. In fact cleaner as you don’t have to worry about water spots using this...

Thanks for checking. If you ever have the required wiring available I’d gladly purchase it.

@Mbeau any luck finding wires?

Welcome. Croatia is one of my favourite countries to visit. Although I've not been to Zagreb yet.

Thanks. I really am a dummy when it comes to electrics. To connect the CC sensor do I need to replace the entire loom, or just a bit of it? Do I simply plug the required section into the green plug pictured, or do I take the dash apart?

Checked cogs and they are fine. As I understand it climate won't work without the sensor?

I found these loose connectors behind the left side of the dash. Could they be related to the CC wiring? I also found this CC loom on eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renaultsport-Clio-182-Climate-Control-Wiring-Loom-With-Connectors/163785542284?hash=item2622610a8c:g:xKsAAOSwZJBdNDwq...

Thanks - makes sense. Is there a simpler way to get the heating controls working again without replacing the loom? Not bothered about AC. Electrics not my forte tbh.

My 182FF with climate has been stripped including all electrics in the roof lining. Not surprisingly the heater and AC don't work properly. Sometimes I get hot air and other times cold, and the temperature controls don't seem to work. How difficult would it be to wire a sensor back in?

Thanks. Might do the odd track day here and there but I'm mostly a road driver, as in "get up at the crack of dawn and finish before other people wake up" kind of driving. Also love a good road trip - planning to take the Clio to the top of Scotland this year if things have calmed down by then.

As an alternative suggestion OP, a Celica T-Sport/190/VVTL-i is within your budget and is likely to be cheaper to run than the equivalent Honda, Audi or Renault.

Ha - I knew that would be the first response :) I'm more of a words than a photos person tbh.

Trackdays aren't a measure of how special or fun a car is, imo. A Lotus Elise is one of the very best driving experiences you can get, but you don't see that many on track and when you do they're usually being overtaken by hot hatches. A stock TT will go around a track or B-road quicker than...

I almost never do self-intro posts, but wanted to make an exception as I have been delighted to discover ClioSport is still going strong. These days Facebook groups (a poor substitute for a proper forum) have mostly killed off sites like these, so it’s great to see this place is still active...

TBH if a TT is in your consideration set, then a 182 may not be a good fit. A TT and 182 are about as polar opposite as you can get. Coming from a Fiesta ST (a very good steer in its own right) a 182 will initially feel slow, rattly and old. You won't beat anyone off the lights, you won't...