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What is the hole in your bumper like? just a '182style' half cut out? It would be worth you seeing if you can find an off the shelf that will conveniently fit in the same hole.
A 172 on coilovers will be quicker than a trophy. The only real performance difference between the trophy and the 1*2 is the suspension.
Bilstein B14's are renowned as being excellent on the Clio's, speak to Fred at BTM if you'd like some enthusiastic reviews of them :)
I'd further the 172 cup...
'Performance' pads squeak.... as said above, some enthusiastic braking will get rid of it for a few days.
The shaking at 70mph, do you mean whilst you're braking from 70 or just driving along at 70?
Around the edges of the 'tabs' on either end.... it's pretty obvious when you try and put them in the caliper.
If your mechanic has to ask, he shouldn't be doing the job.
Little point IMO. Unless you take the same passenger and the same luggage everywhere you go.
By 'set up' they almost certainly meant a geometry setup, not corner weighting.
I have them and they're very good.... I munched the fronts at Bedford, but they're not a track tyre. Superb on the road day to day.... I'm not sure what this guy is on about saying they're crap in the wet, they're much better than the PE2's that I took off.
Focals are fantastic, but for some bassy components, I'd go for JL audio.
And as said, they 100% have to be amped, but even more importantly, sealed properly and sound deadened.
Very true, but I have all of the above, except I've got some Mintex disks because I got them for pennies. The Brembo just offers very very good value, especially at the prices that a few folks on here offer them at!
This setup has been excellent for me, even on track I didn't get any fade at...
I've got sportlines, it's just not low enough for 15's. But they are very good, a RARB to sort out the understeer and they'd be a perfectly adequate road setup.
There are no springs that will offer that sort of drop with a quality ride. And even if there were, you'd need uprated dampers to match, which will see you close to coilover money.
Coilovers or nothing unfortunately chap. If you don't want to spend the money then hang around and look for some...
I picked my yozza up on Friday, fitting it today.
Incredible peice of kit. Beautifully made. Worth every penny and every day that I waited.
Anyone who buys anything else is a fool (with the exception of a btb)
If it was around Crawley area mate, it may be the same little dick that did this to me. I didn't bite, but it was quick and turbo, c20 let conversion maybe, but still looks like a standard 1.2, proper sleeper.