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So.. it really was as clean as described, there are a couple or bits I'm not overly keen on, but all easily changed.
We agreed a price and I left a deposit, to be collected over the weekend.
Renault Sport Clio number 6 inbound...
Not to worry about that.. I already have a Sabelt at home with boss kit and Ph1 indicator.... and some washer blanks which will need painting (OE of course!)
Thanks for all the replies. Just stopped in the services 20 minutes away, so time will tell.
I'm not 100% sold on the seats either, but the way I see it they can be sold for decent money and "genuine?" Trendlines bought with the eye holes.
As long as the condition is as described, I'll be fairly...
Why let something so easily changeable put you off?
I'm leaving in the next hour, I hope it's as good as it looks / says it is.
What's peoples thoughts on the price..?
You may or may not have seen the RB 182 which has recently gone up for sale.
Pictures show it in good condition (minus some personally questionable interior colourings). The car has some nice extras (Recaros, although not trendlines and a trophy spoiler).
I am off to view this afternoon, does...
Thanks for the comments chaps.
I don't really want to split any parts, as it's set up so well as is, however, if I do struggle, I may be tempted to remove the nice bits!
I would keep this car if i could but I just don't have the space to put it, and i know it would just sit without getting...
Due to a change in circumstances and needing to do many more miles in the upcoming months, the car is now up for sale.
It's currently on 94,500 and will rise very slowly as i continue to use it for work.
If anyone is interested, please contact me on 07902393199 and i can send across a full...
Looks really good mate! I've recently started my BG journey with my 5th 182!
Where did you get the recaros covers from? Something i'd like to get for mine to keep them fresh!
Managed to finally give the car a clean! I bonded the splitter and fitted, which I'm happy with. All the grills fitted, but the washer blanks are still to fit.. i need to lower the back slightly, but anyway.. Pictures!!
I forgot how brittle they are! Really gutted I managed to snap it being too heavy handed!
The headlamps look much better, I think they still look a little grey against the black paintwork, as opposed to the lighter colour cars.
The plastics have all been treated to Qtechnic trim restorer, and the bass ports inserted into the fog grills. All this will be fitted at the weekend. I also need to trim restore all the plastics on the cars too, such as mirror base, scuttle pan and wipers.
I annoyingly managed to snap the cup...
Another small update:
Fitted the black background xenons, which make a nice improvement on the front end, plus they're alot clearer than the old units.
Before:
After:
While the front bumper was off the car, I wanted to remove the headlight washers. I couldn't find any cup blanks, so...
I have a black gold one for sale mate, see link to sale thread:
https://www.cliosport.net/threads/black-gold-182-cup-spoiler.823006/
I would listen to sensible offers around £70.
Cheers
I also took the car for a quick spin to grab some better photos than on the driveway. The cars still off the road, until my girlfriend's car sells and she takes my daily off me.
Anyway, a few better photos of the car with some scenery.
First thing is a quick photo of the 3/4 private plate from the last update, much nicer imo
Today I've manage to move on with a few things, firstly the exhaust, it had a pair of sockets holding it in place, I changed these for polyflex mounts.
Old rubber mounts with sockets in situ.
New...
Another small update.. private plates on with 3/4 front plate, but I've not got a picture yet.
I've also order the stud and nut conversion from Pure Motorsport with spacers for the new wheels, which I collected today. 15" 1.2s wrapped in AD08R's.. I'll get round to fitting all this next weekend.
Managed to clean up the recaros today, used Autobright direct alcantara cleaner and soft brush, really happy with the results.
Also managed to pick up some black insert xenons to replace the grey. No issues with mine, but much prefer the darker inserts. They've been machine polished, ready to...
Thanks mate, it's really easy, there are 4 13mm nuts for each seat under the car. You'll need a 13mm deep socket. The ones closer to the side of the car are covered under rubber grommets, you need to remove these first. The ones closer to the centre of the car are through the exhaust heat...
Yes, I did own Ash's old BG
I believe the previous owner is on here, but i am unsure how active he is. I think the car is known to the clio world though
I then got the spoiler painted BG which was fitted today along with the seats, the seats are on Jon Foz X-low adaptors and the driving position is spot on.
Unfortunately I haven't managed to drive the car since I bought it, it's been sat on the drive and it serious need of a good clean. Anyway...
I'm no stranger here, previously owning 4 clio 182's, a few weeks ago I bought number 5, this one is a keeper!
Before I'd even bought the car, I managed to source a set of trendlines and a genuine trophy spoiler ready.
Onto the car, I was torn between a RB and a BG, but with this beauty...
I would say its personal preference, the stripes will add/subtract very little value.
I'd be more concerned about the turbo affecting the value from a classic perspective, as this is quite an extreme modification. Collectors usually prefer standard examples and are mostly worried about millage.
There is surely a market for someone to make the cup splitters. I think they look much nicer than the fabia alternative, however the Cupra R splitter does look good.
Neither would I... I'm a few months of being in a position to view/buy it though, as current house work means I'll have nowhere to store it. I'll keep an eye on this thread and the for sale advert!