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yes im going to invest in a polisher as i have a few cars that im going to do...but first off all im going to get some old car panels to practise on before going onto my own car.
wots the best sealant or wax to use after the polishes??
Im going to buy a megs g220 polisher but ive seen at kit for sale that comes with some poorboys polish and just wondered if it was anygood??
sorry the title is meant to say poorboys polish
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you can also get this kit which i have in my 197 it uses a sony connects 2 kit which goes into the cd changer port at the back you cannot...
As the title says when i got my new 197 i decided to start using Megs Gold Class Liquid Wax @ £15 a bottle i think it is reasonable in price and it works wonders with black paint and the finish you get is mirror like..here is a couple of pictures from the last time it was done...
That bonnet looks amazing...
Rich maybe you can give some advise for me here.. i own a black 197 and it has loads of very light scratching on the surface of the paint what is the best swirl remover for use by hand???pm me with some info please..
cheers
Arite people jus wondering if there is anyone in scotland does pcing im up near aberdeen and my car need some work..prices or if anyone knows of any companys that do this or jus any details would be great..:) :)
I know my car is fairly new but after a few washes and yes coz its black ive...
Cheers for all the comments i will try to answer all of you...
love the car definaltly not dissappointed with it..my Ph1 172 was jus starting to get old although it had never given me any trouble it was just time to change
Yes it has got ESP/AC/XENONS/DEDICATED CORNERING LIGHTS(which are...
its 07 plate with 4500miles on it in black with xenon headlamps and rear tints.. will throw up some pics when i get it..:) :) well chuffed cant wait to get it and get rid of the old one..
Will be picking up my new Clio 197 on monday..Its 07 plate and got a fairly good deal as it had been in stock for a wee while will get photos up on monday hopefully...
p.s this will be my 3rd clio in as many years.
hammerite has always worked for me never had any problems with it on various cars ive had..as long as you clean the calipers of dirt and rust hammerite will look as good as any caliper paint..i have also used proper caliper paint(think its made by folio tech or something) the paint is mixed with...
yeah thats them..
no didnt replace the brake pads as i jus did them couple months ago and it says they will work fine with renault pads and they do very big difference in braking over standard discs
Just finished putting on my new drilled and grooved brake discsthought i would take a few pics to let you guys see them.
here is before and after shots with and without wheels..after a quick spin to make sure everything is ok they make a huge difference when braking very impressed and the best...
here is a couple of ph1 172's on ebay for reasonable money
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found this browsing through the clio sport search just wandered if it was anyone on here looks pretty tidy..
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that is very true..the pic below is fitted with the tee pointing down the way the blue hose is the oil breather hose u will see where it connect to when stripping ur standard airbox out.
my mate is a copper and for a laugh one day he got out the speed gun and did some checks on the dualer and clocked me at 215mph.honest!!!!...lol:rasp: :rasp: :rasp:
it is exactly the same as the one in the picture here..sounds awesome as i say jus needs a little bit of a clean..i think these induction kits would be good for people doing quarter mile racing or track days as it put the filter behing the headlight so on race day jus take the headlight out for...