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A few shots of petrol filler area. There is actually a bit there, but not as bad as some thankfully. Will get it looked at too though...

Possibly, I think I'm about the 11th keeper lol

Yeah, 15 year old French metal unfortunately. Not checked underneath on petrol filler side, but there's nothing visible on the paintwork thankfully. Will get both arch liners taken off by bodyshop and checked and cleaned behind when I get it sorted. Don't suppose you'd have any idea on cost?

Thankfully the other side and petrol filler area are OK.

Looks like I will definitely be requiring the services of a body shop. Found this earlier where rear quarter meets bumper and want to get it sorted before it gets worse. I assume it's where cr*p build up in wheel arch behind it and it begins to rust? ?

Paid part cash, part credit card. Am wondering if it may be worth speaking to card provider to see if some could be recovered through them.

Yeah, I thought as much tbh. Most people would probably barely notice it, but because I know its there it does my head in lol

So after more or less being called a lier by Renatec and really having to grit my teeth, I am now pursuing them initially through the Which trusted trader scheme (which laughably they are a member of), and then potentially through the small claims court if I get no joy. Here's some more snaps of...

I have a really annoying shallow little dent on my tailgate. I've tried removing it using a cheap suction puller off ebay (pointless), and also by heating up with a hairdryer and using compressed air, again with no luck. As much as I'm starting to like iceberg silver, it really does show up...

It's a strange one alright. Quirks of French cars I guess lol

I only upgraded my AA membership to relay cover because of the Clio ?

Cool. I'm assuming the pipe just routes down the back of the engine in the bulkhead, so would be easy to pull out if needed?

Definitely makes me more eager to plant the loud pedal just to get the intake noise lol

I've also noticed that the car seems to drive a lot better with the induction kit fitted. I know a lot of people say it's placebo and just noise, but I swear it feels a bit quicker. Certainly revs a lot more freely than before at the very least without any flat spots ?

Tried this morning and it worked. Turned ignition on, off then turned key and started first time ?

So that would replace the upper plastic pipe and connect directly to the throttle body? I think samco do them, but as you said they certainly aren't cheap new ? Out of interest, what do you do with the existing breather pipe when you fit a silicone elbow?

Sorry, meant where the alloy pipe joins the original plastic pipe from the throttle body. One of these maybe, although probably don't need one tbh :https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/322324018105

I may get one of those silicone reducer/joiner connections to go on the throttle body end just to give pipe I bit more length, although to be fair I think it's probably OK as is so will see how I get on.

Oil change didn't make any difference unfortunately, even with the addition of some Lucas oil stabiliser. It hasn't really got any worse in the couple of months it's been doing it thankfully, however I know it will need sorting out eventually. I've heard of some people's boxes lasting like this...

I found the same thing in the end - no bracket or cable ties required as fits nice and snug in front of battery.

Finally got it fitted. The non swaged pipe that turned up was stainless steel so was too heavy. Ended up buying a Ramair alloy pipe, although I had to hacksaw the damn sages off the ends so pipe ended up slightly shorter than I would have liked. Looks OK though and sounds fruity ? Will probably...

This fills me with dread as mine will need doing in the near future due to developing a whine. Not planning on doing the job myself due to lack of ability/experience/tools. Wondering how much a garage will charge me to fit a used box after reading this ?

Ha, a bit like buying my Clio as a cheapish runaround and then slowly but surely having plans to spend a few grand on it over the next few years. Funny how they do that to you ?

Well my sister does live in Manchester, so definitely an option... ?

With the stage 1 map, which I think is the 98 ron one they're just over 200 quid. Not sure if that's decent value when compared to a bespoke remap...

I don't think I'd rule out an RS tuner completely. A lot of the issues seem to be regarding people buying second hand ones, so would need to buy new if I did.

Yeah, it is a shame as plug and play can be a definite advantage sometimes. Thanks for advice ?

Wow. The feeling of satisfaction driving that after doing all that work must be immense. Lovely car ?

Based in South Wales. Read about RS tuners, but they sound like more hassle than they're worth lol.

Am wondering also if a remap may help?