Search results

I'm about to turn 37, tried a comfy boosty saab for a more age appropriate approach to a daily more befitting my vintage..... Hated it, f**k comfort, straight back into the 182

Mines been sat in house for a week, dropped from 13.6 to 13.5 volts, lol! So I'm not having that issue!

Around 4 years ago I acquired some 172 stub axles and camber shims, having never got around to fitting them decided since the car want be used for a while I'd tackle this mod. In all honesty been putting it off as removing the old caliper brackets and stubs (which are pressed into the rear...

So started the sprimg tinkering on the old girl recently. Taking my time as frankly I'm not going to get to use the heap for the foreseeable! First upgrade was to replace the odyssey gel battery with a ps-06 lithium battery, this thing is obscene, 900g and cranks the engine perfect. Isn't...

Not much to report again, just cranking the daily use still. Had two baths in two weekends now, never been so clean!

Few more changes, wound the coilovers down another 10mm up front to get her sitting correctly. Then refitted the minidisc 💽 head unit, with the connects2 so now the column control works which is nice. Fitted some 182 rear speakers as they were in shed and the original 172 ones were knackered...

The dash inserts are different, 172 are carbon effect iirc, 182 are plain silver

https://www.renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/parts/exterior-parts/renault-clio-williams-drip-tray/

The drip trays are a mk1 Clio part, revision of the earlier R5 ones. RPD still sell them

Washed it again, same place different week :ROFLMAO: Still not done exhaust .... Checked there was still an engine, there is!

@Dug1992 This is my daily 182, 212k on her now, all original running gear, engine, gearbox, driveshafts etc etc. Everything still works pretty much, so cruise, traction, abs, climate control all fine. Auto xenon headlights. All the daily creature comforts you need. Cheap to run and great...

Looking super clean. I really, really need to do my exhausts

Mk2 late model make great commute cars where I live, quiet a roads and b road options for spirited detours. Hence I've run mine for 7 years now every day. Mk3 I have no real experience of but to me it's just a more expensive way of achieving same thing.

jesus, that's some fade! shame! silly red car

yehaaaw it with JB weld for a giggle

Forgot the bar came with the kit tbh

Yeah that's it, think there are couple of holes you can use, I secured bar to those with nut top and bottom iirc. Fitted it like 5 years ago for the odyssey battery, only recently popped lithium one on and it fitted to same mount fine. Can check tomorrow exactly what I did if you need

I just used an Ebay clamp and some threaded bar. Functional but not pretty :ROFLMAO:

Nice progress chap

Yeah should polish out by hand or da

fitted it 7 years ago, but no no issues just polished straight out no worries

I still run the 200 badge alone over the clio badge holes on the offside, but i'm outdated too and so is the car so 🤷‍♂️

Just search my posts in this thread matey or check my project thread in the projects section, loads of wheel combos in there as I'm a total wheel whore, lol

Phase 1 172 and 172 cup boxes have speedo drive for the mk1 cable to fit into. 182 does not. Different ratios between all 3 too but that's sort of beside the point

You can fit 172 phase 1 or cup as yes you need the speedo drive. Swap the top mount bracket and battery tray too to the 172 one, bolts straight in as does the lower front mount. 182 box will physically fit but can't fit speedo cable and that affects road speed sensor and as a result idle...

I've just added my track car project thread to my profile posts, try that?

@Dr Jekyll kind of like the juxtaposition of our philosophies with the RB's. Light and Dark almost. White wheels, clear repeaters, silver bullets on yours, totally opposite on mine. Looking forward to more lows on mine when the coilovers show up to match stance too. Although don't think I'll...

Sigh, when all get to do is longingly stare at her from the garden path :cry:

I know right, how much better than 2118's 🤪