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With the Monaco breathing right and exhausting well the next option was to see what damage I had actually done to the engine with my "mods", a trip down to Essex to see Andy at Engine Dynamics would reveal all. She pulled 150.1lbs ft and 170.3bhp Peak on her 1st base run... 2 and a half hours...

During the summer I noticed that my exhaust system was blowing at the rear box, upon getting under the car it was dicovered that the whole system was knacked. The cat had split, it was blowing at the centre join and the rear box had more holes in it than material was hold it together. The issue...

It was at this point in the summer another owners group held a East of England meet and the photo whoring began... And some of my own...

Again next change will not be to everyones liking but i prefer it... PH1 lights look far better than having a big chrome blob in the middle of the light.

This next one is not going to be to eveyones taste but I had to do it!! Cup racer style headlight... as for the legality of this mod... errrrrr I never got stopped for it :tongueclosed: It was however promptly taken out as the winter nights started to draw in and I needed to see at night when...

Another little bargain mod, RS badge RRP £35-£40, new picked up from a mate for £10!!

Finally!!! To be put with brand new OEM 172 Cup shocks Before and after picture, happy with the set up but kind of wished I'd gone with the Bilstein B14's

Whilst saving for a suspension refresh other little mods were done... Bee sting ariel, washer blanks and bullets Someone for an unknown reason removed the bumper jets... Ignore the bug splats haha Changed to regular gromets as im not a fan of the washer blanks... My own attempt at colour...

At this point another good mate of mine also brought a 182.. you all know him as @182_steve and you know how he loves to have a picture or two taken... It was this last image that finally made my mind up that it needed lowering...

yeah pretty much mate, see a set on ebay and they only up the road from me so I had to have them, not seen another 16" set anywhere

What was lacking in the engine bay was the cover... sourced from fleaby for £20 and rattle can painted 432 Monaco complete with new 2.0L 16V sticker

Thats mad!! Mine was done at my local Renault bodyshop too, took a couple of tries to match the paint but he got there in the end:up:

Next up was a full brake re-fresh, Brembo HC discs, Mintex 1144 pads, OEM rear Brembo discs and pads. At the same time I managed to source some 16" OZ F1's for £180. These were promptley set off to the local powder coaters... And who couldnt resist a test fit again... before being wrapped...

Too many pics as straight from PC not image hosted and last time I tried it only let me put 10 pics in at once.

Think I gave £50?

Next on was the private reg on local Renault dealer plates and a battery cover, nothing major but all the little details count haha I was after an enclosed on but was unable to source one at the time... Still tidies the bay though

Next to come along was a Cup spoiler for the massive price of £60, it was the wrong shade of blue and the light had the tiniest chip in it, so of to the paint shop and local dealership to order a new light. Fitted... Its suprising how just a little spoiler can change the arse end...

Parts started coming fast as I tried to make it my own car with my own little mods... some sheepish one haha Fabia VRS Splitter, Iridium and silver vision indicators, full LED bull upgrade... sides, glovebox, map lights, boot and numberplate all changed.

The noise from the BMC CDA was loud but I wanted louder!! I took the original Fatty intake setup an changed it to my own "k-Tec" design/style for half the price!! What to do when your car sounds like its on bodies?? meet up with mates who also own Sports...

1st thing to be done was the dephaser, cambelt, pulleys, water pump and a full sevice, then fit my BMC off of my old 172.

As the title suggests this is the story of my Monaco thus far, it is my 2nd Renault Sport Clio the 1st also having been a Monaco 172 which i had for 5yrs, sold for a 2.5 ST Focus and instantly regretted for 6 months until this little beaut came along. 2 owner 73k full dealer history, I had been...

Interesting read @182_steve it definetly is looking fresh, think we need to go out for a drive over the xmas break for sure!! And I think I may have to start my own "progress thread" with mine also! haha

Thanks, I think it looks cleaner than having a big silver blob in the middle of he light

Do love Monaco's, this is my 2nd one after regrettably selling my 1st which I had for 5yrs

Thanks for comments, headlight is only a 1st go... Going to try it again but retain headlight use Why don't you like it? Looks cleaner imo

Back in another Clio, 82k I'm the 3rd owner, fsh etc... Thought I'd post some pics... Owned for 3months so far an done a few bits... Cambelt New Water pump New Dephaser New Tensioner Serviced- plugs oil etc Fatty 'k-tec' induction Custom air filter bracket Skoda fabia splitter LED all lights...

Very nice:up:

I've seen some black headlights on fleabay but are regular bulbs, would I be able to convert them to take my xenon bulbs an how difficult would it be to do?? much thanks for any help offered

Re: 172 Vs Turini's Its on eibach sport springs with standard shocks, had just jacked it up so hadn't settled back down properly :p