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I have bright orange with matching mirrors. I forgot to take into account my soft brake pads...wheels need cleaning once a week otherwise they turn black. And in the corner of the spokes is really hard to clean. However I love the colour and they are staying!!! Black car with a deep red for...

I was determined to meet the 10 day deadline!! As I got mine tested at my parents so when it went wrong I could use the garage and tools there to fix it (as I don't live anywhere near my parents!) And seeing that it JUST passed on emissions and other modifications could be flagged up at another...

Well...this was a complete faf!! My light alignment failed the other week on my MOT test, his note on the fail sheet said "O/S light aim too far left" which infact it was aim too far right! Turns out the LHD/RHD drive bit on the dip light was on the LHD setting...no idea how as it was fine...

My car used to hesitate, especially pulling away in a high gear, but not as in too high a gear and going to stall. Turned out one of the spark plugs was loose (also had a similar problem when my step dad owned it and turned out to be a dodgey injector). If you have just changed the plugs, check...

My Ph1 isn't civilised....stripped out, lowered, loud exhaust, no stereo and orange wheels....yes, I sort of agree with this but not the burger bit!!! haha

This is the thread I like relating to this post..... http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?635312-Drivers-side-inner-CV-Gaiter

I have also read that this evening digging around for help. However someone did also say that it can be done. It's just confusing that it depends on who you talk to to if it can be done or not!

I paid £750 for my Ph1, did have 135k miles on the clock (147k miles now). Then I spent £500 on a new cam belt. When I come to sell it in a few years I am not expecting mega bucks for it, I am just trying to retain some value in it with the things I am doing to it (although the orange wheels...

I've got a set of 15mm spacers I am going to put on the back of mine, need to get the bolts for it. But these go behind the hub - I think that's what my brother says, he knows and is helping me fit them!! Not sure what to do with the fronts though...

I have read this too. But also read it can be done to swap the CV boot over. I saw someone post (cannot remember what forum it was) said "changing the drive shaft is the easy option, changing the gaiter is the swear at it for a few hours option" Will have a better dig around on how to just...

Need to change the inner CV gaiter (O/S) as it failed the MOT Test on this, tried to look for some hints/tutorials and that but not really found much, other than it can be a pain. Just really after like what to look out for, do I need to drain the gear box, how long will it take, specialist...

Got some new tyres fitted the other day. Tyres are fine, its the job the fitter did I am not pleased with. Firstly, they have damaged the top of the rims and bashed off some of the paint. I know its not the end of the world, as really you cannot see it, but I know its there. Have touched this...

MOT Test time...... Well I had a test Friday and the car failed :( Three things: front shock was leaking, inner CV joint gaiter (off side) needs replacing and a mis-aligned light. Fitted a new shock, as I had one I have been meaning to fit for a while (second hand just to get through the MOT...

This: But not ina RWD car. But you need a serious sized man hood to do this as that speed! When I span at Coombe at Camp I just left it as I knew I was going to spin onto the infield as my front corner was already on the grass. I could have been cocky and tried to save it but there was a...

Yeah, managed to find what H and V meant. Best go for V as I want to get some Proxes and then swap my new Kuhmo's to the rear and put the Proxes on the front.

Had a sweet tax rebate today and was going to replace my rear tyres (hopefully before next week as its the MOT test). Just been nad had a look at the tyres and the fronts (new in May) are 195/50/R15 82V and they are a replacement to what was on there. The rears were part worns thrown on last...

I've just put a Pipercross one in mine, was a toss up between that an the ITG

This is true. My car isn't "mine" until I put my number plate on, I was driving my Clio for 9 months before I put my plate on it and it felt wrong!

I watched an episode of Traffic Cops once and the coppers pulled a guy over for an illegal number plate and the words of the police were "a number plate has to have its own unique BS number which this one doesn't have". umm isn't the BS number the British Standard number and the unique number is...

Noticed I had water marks on my roof and bonnet the other day so went to wipe them off but it wont come off. It is as if somone has lacqured the water marks in. Polished it a bit and they did start to come out. Then one burst of rain and then it dried up and within 10mins the marks were there...

My PH1 is stripped out - two front seats, no speakers or stereo, non-aribag steeringwheel, no cage though. With the paperwork that came with an MOT test said it was 860kg. Not sure how accurate that is though, but seeing as people are coming up with similar figures for theirs I am happy to say...

Wheel update.....THEY ARE DONE!!!! Been about 6 weeks doing it and quite a bit of paint, but totally worth it I think. Mixed reviews between my friends from "looks tastefull", "good, but not on my car" to "are you on crack?" Didn't realise how much my brake pads give off dust until I put...

The roof and parts of my bonnet look like they have water marks on (can't get a photo as the light and angle needed you get glare and you can't see it)! I have washed and hand polished many times and they are still there. It is as if water marks have been laqured over and are there permanently...

As promised, a few pictures of my mirrors during painting..... Sanded Filler Primed (which is weirdly a nice colour!!) Primed (again the matte white is pretty cool) and on the car :P Will try and get a better photo some point over the weekend,. Oh and this has happened to one of my...

The only one I have (mainly as there doens't look there is progress!) is this one with the wheel all taped up ready to be painted Will update my progress thread tomorrow when some form of colour actually goes on!

Started to get my wheels painted. One at a time as I dont have the funds to buy a second set so the car is currently sat with the spare on looking weird. Sanded and prep'd the rear n/s wheel, filler primer base layer is tomorrows job.

Finished painting the engine cover and took the mirror covers off and prep'd and primed them ready for colour tomorrow

Cheers for that!! May not sand my engine cover down after priming, but will do it for my mirror covers and wheels (y)

As the sun is (marginly) out I am doing some painting (finally going orange!!), but the instructions on the cans say you have to use fine Wet and Dry adter you have applied the undercoat and then before the laquer to get "the best possible finsih and colour match". Ummm...I dont want to be...

Got some new stickers made up and were delivered today. One to replace the gash one that came with my steering wheel And the Renault Elf one in the back window was looking naff and discoloured and was starting to peel so I had one made up. Similar style to the ClioSport.net one and not a...