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So I've just spent the last few hours reading this from start to finish. Love the attention to detail, very impressed with the work that's gone into it. Has given me some much needed enthusiasm to get mine looking this fresh.

That's cool. Looking forward to seeing them finished. I was going to attempt doing mine myself this weekend but it's far to cold for that.

Interested to see how's the Renault 19 alloys came out. Just bought myself a set for my arctic blue 182.

Finally got round to changing the aux belt and tensioner that's been chirping at me for a month or so. But only because my alternator packed up so had to change that as well. Service might have to wait till next month now.

Gonna leave it for a few days then swap the plates over/fit the splitter then give it a proper detail. Really happy with the work carried out.

Shame about the weather as it's means the car is filthy and I can't wash it for a few days yet but........

Well time for an update. Car is currently at the body shop to have a new bonnet and bumper fitted and painted. Whilst it's there I thought I'd take the opportunity to order some new number plates a 3/4 front as well as a new splitter. It also clocked over to a 100 000 miles so will be ordering...

I'm not sure if those highlight it well enough but one is clearly a rectangle the other is oval. Plus one is quite a lot larger. I'll attempt to swap them over and see what happens.

As promised....

I'll get a pic tomorrow to illustrate what I mean. Both are three pin plugs, one is larger and flat, the other is smaller and oval.

Will get a pic for you chap when I'm next at my garage. Long story short though is the electric adjuster has a different multiplug on it it. One is much larger than the other (still three pin though) but don't fit each other.

Well as you predicted they turned up and one of them was knackered. Box looked like it had been kicked all the way here. Messaged the guy, no response as yet. On a side note, they aren't the same either, the adjuster has a different plug so just in case anybody is wondering, they are not...

Thank you for looking into it chap. Feb would be ideal and no worries on the price.

I know this is an old thread however, I'd be very interested in doing a day here. Took my calibrate turbo and had good results. Would be my first group activity with a Clio too.

Plus beer tokens of course

Going rate is around 150 a panel but my brother is a painter and I have access to a both so I'm hoping I can get that done at cost of paint.

Just for general knowledge, spoke to Renault this morning and the cost of a new bonnet is £174 and a bumper is £217. Both include vat and come primed which considering some of the prices I've seen on the bay is not bad at all.

Cheers for the heads up, hadn't looked at the delivery cost. Wish I had now.

Evening all, as some of you may have seen, I've pranged the mingo. Gutted. Moving forward, would these fit my 182 as I seem to be struggling to find a single the same as mine. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/263407192498 Thanks in advance.

Quick question, would a pair of xenon 172 headlights fit my 182? Found a pair but with black inserts for 80 quid.

To be fair I'm very very lucky. I was doing 70 in the overtaking lane. Spun twice and clipped another. I've replaced the fronts with uniroyal which are epic, it was the back that stepped out. The rears are going in the bin as soon as.

Need a new bumper and bonnet if anybody's breaking one.

So yesterday was a s**t day. Back end skipped out on the motorway (shitty toyo's) and resulted in this. Gutted. Though very luck it wasn't more.

Sorry it's been quiet on the update front, as always life has a habit of getting in the way. Have decided to order uniroyals as had them on my previous 300bhp car with good success. Plan is then to buy some ultraleggas and fit some grippy black donuts for summer.

Gonna pull the headlights out this weekend for a clean up and fit the decat I have. Thoughts on tyres people? Need two front ones and the Toyo proxies that are currently on sent inspiring me with confidence.

Also managed to change the rear exhaust mounts as they'd seen better days.

First impressions, the gear change is like night and day. It makes a huge difference for the better with regards to selection. Downside, the vibration is already doing my head in. Will give it a couple of days to settle and hope that it either improves or I care less lol. It also looks like...

And after.....

So managed to get a couple of bits done today. First up was to change the rear gearbox mount as I'd got an evol one. So what I started with.

Thank you both, much appreciated.