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Tom gave me the part number but it seems to be for a 172 not a Cup model http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?611137-Clio-172-Cup-parts

Ok, so i've owned the 172 Cup for nearly a week now and already been into my local Renault main dealer a couple of time purchasing OE parts for it. One thing i need to confirm 100% before ordering a new gearknob is the part number. Has anyone bought a new Cup 172 gearknob from Renault?? What i...

Natural progression i feel, i got into Clio 172 ownership over 3 years ago with an Odyssey Blue phase 1 and felt lucky at the time to own it. Phase ones are a marmite look, as much as i like them i actually prefer the Mk2 Phs2 so it made sense to buy the Cup. I know it doesn't have the half...

The brakes are MUCH better on the white Clio, less weight to stop and with the DS2500 pads the more you lean on them the better they feel. Completely different, in the white Clio it's noisy, i think the Polyflex bushes and solid top mounts pass the vibration through the shell, harsh road noise...

It's nice to drive... being completely honest it does need a little tlc, i'm popping into Renault to order a few OE bits tomorrow

:D Kind of last minute, browsing the classifieds and saw it. Rude not to for the price, fancied a Cup so went for it

If you've seen the time and effort put into the white Clio :cool:

Cheers Scott, rest assured it will be looked after well

Not sure yet, the original plan was to sell it to pay for the Cup

Hopped on the train from Benfleet in Essex to travel to Bristol to view and eventually buy this Clio Cup from Scott. Decent chap is Scott and after half hour we did the deal and then made the 170 mile trip back to Essex. Blatantly stole (i mean borrowed) some of these pics off Scotts account to...

It was me who bought the Cup, awesome drive home thanks Scott..... The 197 looks simply stunning. PS, photocopied tax disc is in the post tomorrow

A big NO to the decals and stripes

True, but would give you the 'gloss' finished carbon look. I did think about buying them but imagined that 1 day i'd come out to a car with them missing! I bet a wing mirror would be hard to get wrapped without creases

Don't Streamline Carbon do genuine carbon wing mirror covers? Would that not look better?

If it's a first trackday, personally i'd refresh the brake fluid and fit track orientated pads, check rear pads. Only saying this as when was the last time the brake fluid was done. Basic service checks, maybe an oil and filter change, also depending on when it was done last. Check tyres...

Looks awesome, it's making my decision to get 1 a little easier

I think they're about £23 from Renault. However, on E Bay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rear-Brake-Pads-Fitting-Kit-Renault-Clio-Mk2-98-05-/310353667042?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item48428523e2

Cat C and nothing on it for that price... Ouch I'd let mine go with all the glass, panels, subframes, logbook, tax and MOT to give someone a chance with it. That Cup is a long way off

Agreed, i've been looking at pics of 182s on 15" 2118s and i'm loving the look. I've put 16s on my 172, i also thought that these having pretty much the same rolling radius wouldn't make much of a difference. IMO WRONG, having gone from 15" with 195-50 to 16" with 195-45 it's the lesser...

I bought mine as a bare shell, ideal. To start from scratch and only put in what is needed. Although i did buy it only for 2 reasons, mainly for the colour and cage already fitted.

I think red would be an ok contrast with the blue, when i first went to look at the shell i debated on whether to just buy the red cage out of it and fit it in my Odyssey blue phase 1. But i liked the white shell so bought them both :cool:

Thundersley, SS7 area. I'd say put a wanted ad in the classifieds and on Piston Heads for one, or maybe call Mark Fish to see if he has a cage or knows of someone that might have one for sale

Looks spot on, love silver std 172s :cool:

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There was a rollcage in the classifieds last week the same as mine, and IMO for a decent price. If you're going to put a cage in then IMO go all out for the money you have, i wouldn't compromise just because it's a road car. At the moment the white Clio is my everyday car, no heaters, no radio...

It is the cage from RS Tunings Clio, as is the shell

It's a roll cage used in the Clio Cup race cars, i believe they were made by a company called 'Matter'

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My thinking was that if they're the same weight and rolling radius it shouldn't matter too much. I'd imagine you'd only go bigger on wheel size to fit bigger diameter brakes, i bought them as the price was good. I also think the spoke design shows more of the disc, cooler brakes on track?

Wheels are ET37, 25mm spacers up front with 5mm spacers on the rear. Thank you, this Clio was literally built up from a bare shell and cage sitting on four axle stands on the driveway to how you see it in the photos