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I'm not sure what you'd be able to spend £1000 on to be honest. It's already had loads of work done. The gearbox is solid, the clutch is new, belts are done. Brakes are recent and upgraded. ball joints new, etc. The only thing i'd probably look to change would be the steering wheel for a 330mm...
Thanks dude..
Thanks for the kind words... the car is still available at £2200, but is up on eBay now and i'm getting quite a lot of interest, so may not be around for much longer. I still think its easily a £2.5k+ car at any other time of the year. My old Artic Blue on 114k miles needing...
It is more rubbery and flexible than the standard hose yes. But not massively like a normal hose pipe, but i guess this is to deal with the high pressures
I recently bought a 20m hose for my Nilfisk C110.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20m-Nilfisk-High-Pressure-Washer-HOSE-Jet-Power-Wash-fits-NILFISK-C110-models/123049950327?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
Had the Nilfisk for about 5 years now, and can't fault it really...
It's pretty much just a few small dents really. problem is when the car is clean they really stand out.
I've got two cars that have dents that could be pulled out. I might be better off getting a pro in, but i like having a go myself. Saying that i'll not be trying this on the RB first.
Well yeah, that was my point and why i'm asking if anyone on here has first hand experience.
I'm not expecting perfect results, even pro's have difficulty sometimes. But it's something i fancy having a go at.
However, if the general opinion is that it's a pointless waste of £40-50 on a kit...
As anyone ever tried one of these dent removal kits?
I've watched a few videos on Youtube, seems the people selling the equipment get very good results and the DIY'er get varying results. Though some are very optimistic in the dents there trying to pull out.
I'd be surprised if it was something internal, as now i know i can't push the shifter too far over, i goes into gear fine. It's literally just that the shifter seems to move too far over.
Does anyone know what the spring is for?
I've seen a few people mention these on the facebook group. Personally, I think you'd be better off buying a second hand system from a known brand.
There is a couple in the market section for sale now. Including a mint Milltek for £150
Driving home on Friday night, suddenly i couldn't find 1st gear. Every other gear was fine and the car drove normally, so i just used 2nd to pull away.
It was late when i got home, so couldn't investigate (plus i was wearing a Tux), but i realised that if i didn't move the shifter all the way...
Out of the list i'd probably choose the Megane 250, with a couple of simple mods to up the power as previously stated.
But for a car to use for fun and track days, I'd probably also consider a 172 Cup, maybe with ITB's, Diff, etc with some weight saving.
I've never seen a set sell for that low to be honest, even very tatty one. But i'm only exposed to clio forums and sites.
I sold a set of Evo 6 seats on the same mounts for around £400 (i don't recall the exact amount) about a year ago. But prices and demand change on this sort of thing. I'd...
How much would you expect to sell a set of Recaro's from an Evo 7, with Jon Foz lowering mounts for a Clio 1*2?
I'm considering changing to bucket seats, but depends how much i can expect back for these really, as I'm trying to not throw loads of money at the car for a while.
I was looking at ultralite F1 alloys the other day. These come in 15 X 7.5J. and 6.5kg. but they are a copy, design wise and I'm not sure how strong they are.
It's worth buying quality bulbs.
The Audi TT i had a couple years ago, had cheap ebay Xenon bulbs installed and generated too much heat and burnt all the reflective material inside the projectors. Cost me about £300 for some RS4 projectors with clear lens. but new headlight units were £600...
https://www.renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/parts/popular-products/cam-belt-fitting-tool-kit-clio-f4r/
£146 here if that helps.
I'd purchase all the parts via them too. Likely the cheapest and all genuine parts.
I ended up going with Aviva this year. Previous years I've always paid around £450-500 with Greenlight and Sky. Aviva wanted £250, and i managed to get £50 cashback via topcashback, so total cost was £200. That for 12k a year and business miles with mod's declared and only £150 excess
Unless you're very short, it's definitely worth going for the lower mounts over standard height.
I'm 6ft, but find the lower mounts are still too high. I'm going to eventually switch my recaro's for bucket seats
I think the material of the pipe makes a difference to the sound. My last 182 used a 90 alloy bend into a 90 silicon bend. I bought this setup to allow me to remove the RS2 manifold, and to be honest i thought it sounded better than the RS2 setup.
I've now got a 90 silicon bend into the...
I had an early Evol Dogbone and removed it after a couple of weeks.
Since then had the powerflex inserts in both the dogbone and engine, and it was much better, very little extra vibration, and not even noticeable on the move.
I've got a dogbone insert to add to my new 182, and will be adding...
I've had an VW Jetta with a 2.0 tdi engine, an audi TT with a 1.8T engine, and more recently a Z4 with the 3.0 engine. I'm more comfortable with the reliability of my clio 182 than any of them to be honest.
Just started my 4th ownership of a 182. The previous times i'd had a failed gearbox that...
The wheels were part of the attraction to this car for me, brand new 1.2's and AD08R's, so saved me having to buy a set. Also got Evo 7 Recaro seats on lower mounts and 330mm omp wheel with cruise buttons added.
No wasn't mine, i did enquire about having the group N timing done with the belt change, but i just couldn't fit it in with my schedule at the minute, and didn't want to push my luck with the belt change being over due by a couple of months.
My recent purchase, fresh from having it belts and dephaser done, plus engine and gearbox oil changed, thermostat and coolant, and airbag lights programmed out at Diamond Motors. Expensive start to ownership, but hopefully worth the cost upfront for hassle free motoring for a while.
I've...
Sold the car, bought it back. Then pulled the RS2 off to sell and sold the car again. Didn't end up doing anything with it. The plan was to change things up when i changed the belts which were due this year from memory.
Do you already have a RS2 or are you looking to purchase one?
I normally had them pretty loose to be honest. It's also got the brass insert at the bottom end of the shifter attached to the linkage, not sure if this stiffens things up when warm, but loosening the bolts to pretty much finger tight normally sorted it.
Previous member to me was also on here...
Has it got a Yanoo stiff shifter fitted?
I found mine got quite a lot stiffer on longer runs when everything got nice and warm
Looking at your profile pic i can see it's my old clio. It has a Yanoo 3.0 which is adjustable. If you get it nice and hot (when it starts squeaking), take the gaiter...
I do 45 miles a day in my RB 182 cup. It's not the perfect commuter car, but anything else more sensible or suited to your daily drive will be boring.
They're too noisy and the seating position sucks, other than that they aren't too bad. My commute is mostly 40-50mph average speed roads, but i...