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    Car Wash Nemisis

    Leading on from this thread..... http://cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=290348 does anyone have a car wash nemisis? everytime i wash my car, without fail, the guy across the road from me is out 10 mins later!!! doesnt matter what i am doing, even if its just a wipe down, he will be...
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    Rain X

    Ordered some today. Best way to apply? Just on/off, or does it need a cure time? Cheers
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    Clio 197 Mods

    As above, who has done what to their 197's and what have people got planned? I am looking into, exhaust (yozzasport or k-tec), HID's (once Alan has an attempt first lol), Induction Kit of some sort and possibly some springs and shocks. Anyone shed some light over which IK is best for the...
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    Airbag Service Light

    This popped on on saturday night and is still there. Now normally, french engineering allows me to switch the car off, turn it back on, and problem solved. However, this is not the case on this occasion. For some reason i think it may be my seats, possilby a loose connection. Would this be...
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    Goodbye Meg, Hello 197...........

    well as some of you may know, i decided to trade in the baked bean that was my megane 225. i picked this up off dan (superfastdan) about 4 weeks ago, and am loving it :D yes, i miss the low down torque of the meg, but the revvy engine and shear handling capabilities of the 197, more than...
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    Paint Needed ASAP!!!

    after a wee accident with the orbital last night (**cough ALI cough**) i need to get some ultra red paint. i phoned my local renault dealer, and they said that because the colour is so new, renualt uk dont have any touch ups or anything yet for it. went to bodyshop next door to my work and it...
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    Ultra red paint code

    anyone know what it is?
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    Porsche and F1

    with ferrari in F1, have porsche ever moved into this area of motorsport to try and compete with them on the track?
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    197 Insurance Price

    been quoted £1325.58 by elephant for my car insurance on an 07 clio 197. i am 20 yrs old, 0yrs NCB (3yrs as named driver), 5 points and 1 claim. this is a policy in my name with both parents as named drivers. good deal or better out there?
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    white wheels

    best thing to keep clean? just lash on the poorboys wheel sealant? on another note, this any good? http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-drying/microfibre-wash-sponge/prod_13.html
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    Polished Meg (56k..hmmm no)

    well as the first 5 pics show, my car had lost its orangeyness. so after waiting patiently for my jeffs acrylic kit to arrive from polished bliss (took about 20hrs from ordering to delivery) i set about on sunday giving the meg a good going over and preping for winter. washed using the two...
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    Winter prep

    right.... this weekend (providing all my goodies get here) i was gonna start preping my car for winter. just ordered this http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/pb505protect.html now in which order do you use it, and where in my routine will it come in? wash clay wash dry polish...
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    aluminium pedals

    best thing for cleaning them? mine have gotten quite dull.
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    Somebody That works at Renault

    maybe wrong section, but hey ho....................... could someone that works at renault and has a spare 2 mins confirm a part number for me? 8200288874 should be for a gear knob for a meg 225, with the inferno stitching. cheers
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    Jeffs Acrylic

    i am looking to order the jeffs acrylic kit from polished bliss (on offer just now with 10% off), is it the best thing to use over winter out there? ie very quick and easy to use etc. also, what does it offer over the carnuaba kit?
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    Tar Spots

    washing the car yesterday and noticed on all the lower panels of the car along the side, the tar spots are quite bad. is claying the best option for this? would of tried it yesterday but got no clay at the minute. if it is the best option, before i buy anything, which would be best one to...
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    Worth It?

    was looking at a local dealers website earlier and found a car i am quite keen on. metallic black 197, with xenons and extra tint privacy glass. recaro seats and uprated suspension. its an 07 car, ex demo with under 2k on the clock. looking for around £13k for it. offered me around...
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    Oh Rich where art thou!!!!!! (or anyone who can help me)

    Basically tomorrow I am detailing a friend of a friends car. His son decided his paint wasn’t dirty enough and took a stone do the door (Christmas may be cancelled for him). :quiet: So after meeting him yesterday to examine his sons handywork, I was at least reassured by the fact that they...
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    Advice **rich**

    right, collecting some menzerna polishes soon. intensive and final finish II. plan of action is required please. products i was planning to use: bodywork menzerna intensive menzerna final finish II AG EGP or M-Seal x 2 coats p21s x 2 or 3 coats then maybe another coat the next day...
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    wheel sealant.

    arrived yesterday (poorboys). best way to apply? does it require a bonding time or is it on/off? cheers
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    flame red 172 with trophy turinis aberdeen

    about 8:45 last night at the bridge of dee round-about next to goals soccer centre. was in the inferno megane that came round it as you had just come over the bridge.
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    Any Good?

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gilmour-Foamaster-II-Foam-Gun-FREE-1-Litre-Snow-Foam_W0QQitemZ250104025234QQihZ015QQcategoryZ72201QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
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    wheel sealant.

    is there any difference in coating my wheels to wheel sealant as opposed to just a decent wax to protect? cheers
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    heres one for ya

    right, basically i bought some caliper paint that is an extremely close match to inferno and placed it in the boot of my car (in what was a fairly sealed tin). now after 10 - 15 mins of hooning it around a back road the tin decided to open. I NOW HAVE AN ORANGE BOOT!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad...
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    inferno polishing.

    after washing the car yesterday i noticed in the sun that the paintwork is quite badly swirled. no deep scratches or the like just some medium to heavy swirling. what is the best polishes to use on inferno for removal and where can one go about purchasing from? (i have a pc so will be...
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    HIGH TEMP PAINT

    looking to get my calipers at the front painted in inferno on the 225. can get the paint but it aint high temp. does anyone know where i can get custom made high temp paint mixed up for me? cheers guys
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    Blue Tape

    may well of been asked before, but.... the blue tape that a lot of detailers use to mask up trim, why/what purpose does it serve over ordinary masking tape? what is it? where can you get it? cheers
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    exhaust polishing

    picked up the 225 on saturday (thanks to dan at sj cook, bristol (superfastdan)) spent a few hours cleaning it yesterday, and tried EVERYTHING on the exhaust autosol, autoglym metal polish, wire brush, steel wool. is better than when i started but could be better. any ideas? or just keep...
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    The new "pink bus"

    was at the faithless concert in glasgow last night with justin, jason and ali (which bt the way was amazing!!!), and ali kindly offered to give us a lift from hotel to the secc. he informed us we would be picked up in a "p***y magnet" his exact words, expecting him to appear in his mums vw...
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    Detailing a Porsche

    Girlfriends dad has asked me to do his 3.2 C reg 911 carrera sport. He is big into his old porsches and this is his latest. Obv the car is old, but the paint looks to be in surprisingly good nick. Its black. Basically he wants a total detail, interior, exterior and what i can get of engine...
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