03 MK2 Clio 1.5 Diesel Project

[ModMySam]

This is my Clio..

This is the only photo I have of it standard (This was taken a couple of days before I bought it, about 5 months ago)

Side view

After getting it serviced I set about modding it, starting with a new radio (Sony xplod cdx)

I also sprayed the trim on the left matte black.


I bought some multi colored LED's and fitted them under the footwells (wireless remote to change colour).

I debadged the "Clio" badge.

Then I sprayed the front and back Renault badges black.

Then I bought some Heko wind deflectors.

I then fitted some new door speakers (EDGE ED305 210 WATTS).
They came with tweeter speakers too but I haven't got around to taking the dash off to install them yet.

As turinis are fairly expensive I thought it would be cheaper to refurbish and respray the standard ones matte black.

Most recently I stripped out the back seats as they are not needed cause I never have people in the back and it's just extra weight I don't need.

These arrived yesterday and I will be fitting them on Tuesday.
(Apex 40mm lowering springs)

Also gave the engine bay a little clean today.

I'm in need of a new dipstick for my car as the first mechanic I used F****N broke it, so if anyone has one spare for my car let me know!

Anyway that's how the car stands atm, lot's more planned for next year!

Thanks for taking the time to have a look, all opinions are welcome.

 

[Loz H]

Nice example! plans are good so far

As for a dipstick check ebay or the for sale section on here, someone might be breaking a car so you could get one for some beer money

Also are the new speakers any good? wouldnt mine upgrading mine but im not too hot on audio equipment haha

 

[ModMySam]

Thanks i tried pick up spares for one but they didn't have one :/

I'll try ebay otherwise ask around here thanks

Yea they are great anything is better than the standard ones mine were some £45 ones from halfords but they only charged £30 for some reason, im not complaining though

It's fairly easy to install them I can do a little guide to wiring them if you like mate

 

[ModMySam]

Also are the new speakers any good? wouldnt mine upgrading mine but im not too hot on audio equipment haha

They are worth it if you listen to a lot of music in the car cause it's an overall better sound quality and they can go a lot louder (if that's what you want) than the standard ones without distorting. It was a good investment for me as I love my music

 

[ModMySam]

I also have some old Toyota Celica footwell mats in the car.

 

[Loz H]

Sweet how much they set you bnack? i guess the wiring is fairly simple, just cut & crimp the cables together

 

[ModMySam]

Meant to be £45 but they charged me £30 somehow, yea basically ill do a guide if you like, i don't have a crimper so i soldered them together and put some electrical tape around them to make sure they didnt come loose & to cover all the wire

 

[Loz H]

Fair play. Yeah if you wanna do us a quick wiring guide that would be sweet, saves me abit of time haha. might pop down to halfords tomorrow and see what they've got. What diameter are they? You gonna install the tweeters in the holes in the top of the dash?

 

[ModMySam]

I'll try get one up tomorrow after work the door speakers are 5.25" (130mm) they fit perfect so no need to drill holes. Assuming all clios have the same door speakers, the guy in halfords let me take 1 of the speakers to my car to check it fitted so im sure if you ask they won't mind.

Yea thats where the standard tweeters go you have to take the whole dashboard off though to get to them so i'll save that for a rainy day.

 

[Loz H]

Yeah just had a check for sizes, gonna see what ones they have in that size but ill probably end up getting those ones haha!

Cheers for the help though dude

 

[ModMySam]

They're really good especially with an aftermarket radio. I'll upload a guide for wiring tomorrow if I get the chance. Good luck mate

 

[ModMySam]

Had the Apex 40mm lowering springs fitted a few days ago and had the wheels aligned.

(That's my mate in the car not me)

 

[Alastair.]

Your mate looks cool.

 

[ModMySam]

Your mate looks cool.

Haha... sarcasm?

 

[Alastair.]

Nah just cool.

Paint your drums black.

 

[ModMySam]

Nah just cool.

Lol thats random

 

[ModMySam]

Paint your drums black.

Yea thats the next thing im going to do and get struts and bucket seats.

 

[ModMySam]

Here's some more photos to show how low she is.

Small update painted the drums red the other day, looks much better!

Brushed with a wire brush and cleaned with fast drying caliper cleaner.

First coat.

Second coat.

Final result, sh*t photo as the wheels are so dirty but you get the idea.

Took a few photos of my grandfathers Jaguar XF while I was there.

Anyway not sure where to go from here as I will only have the car another year or so. Don't want to be throwing all my money at it (rather save for something Japanese me thinks).

 

[Alastair.]

Drums look s**t, get them black.

 

[ModMySam]

Drums look s**t, get them black.

I like them so no.

 

[Loz H]

Is that only lowered 40mm??

Ive got 60mm fronts and its not that low

 

[ModMySam]

Is that only lowered 40mm??

Ive got 60mm fronts and its not that low

Yea thats what it said on the product listing.. im not sure if it is lower than that cause I never bothered to measure.

 

[Loz H]

mad
this is the best pic to show how low mine is:

Looks abit higher than yours :dapprove:

 

[ebasiuk1]

you'l look back in a year or two and think why the f**k have i done this to my poor car

harsh but true

change it back to standard and lowered a little less.

 

[ModMySam]

mad
this is the best pic to show how low mine is:

Looks abit higher than yours :dapprove:

Yea I see what you mean, still looks lovely though

 

[ModMySam]

you'l look back in a year or two and think why the f**k have i done this to my poor car

harsh but true

change it back to standard and lowered a little less.

Why would I think that?

 

[Barnett]

you'l look back in a year or two and think why the f**k have i done this to my poor car

harsh but true

change it back to standard and lowered a little less.

Strange comment since there haven't been any mods that would be controversial from what i can see.

OP seems to have the right idea, I'm personally not a fan of the red drums; I think they'd look far better in black because why would you want to advertise the fact you have drums? But apart from that it seems good.
My apologies if you've mentioned this earlier in the thread but if you haven't remapped it yet then I'd suggest doing that to be next on your mods list.

 

[Willsam]

mad
this is the best pic to show how low mine is:

Looks abit higher than yours :dapprove:

you're right it does look a bit higher on yours, not sure whether diesels sit differently, when I lowered my old car on 40mm it looked lower than my mates which was on 50mm springs.

 

[Willsam]

Strange comment since there haven't been any mods that would be controversial from what i can see.

OP seems to have the right idea, I'm personally not a fan of the red drums; I think they'd look far better in black because why would you want to advertise the fact you have drums? But apart from that it seems good.
My apologies if you've mentioned this earlier in the thread but if you haven't remapped it yet then I'd suggest doing that to be next on your mods list.

How much does it usually cost to get a car remapped? And where would be the best place?

 

[ModMySam]

Strange comment since there haven't been any mods that would be controversial from what i can see.

OP seems to have the right idea, I'm personally not a fan of the red drums; I think they'd look far better in black because why would you want to advertise the fact you have drums? But apart from that it seems good.
My apologies if you've mentioned this earlier in the thread but if you haven't remapped it yet then I'd suggest doing that to be next on your mods list.

Yea i agree about showing that i have drums i hate having drums but im not bothered about the colour i just wanted to cover the horrible rust so im happy

Yes i have thought about a remap but im not sure cause the car has done so much mileage so I don't want to put too much strain on the engine.

 

[ModMySam]

you're right it does look a bit higher on yours, not sure whether diesels sit differently, when I lowered my old car on 40mm it looked lower than my mates which was on 50mm springs.

I think diesels do sit a little different, i had to get springs made for the dci version as the springs from a petrol clio would'nt be strong enough or something.

 

[Willsam]

I think diesels do sit a little different, i had to get springs made for the dci version as the springs from a petrol clio would'nt be strong enough or something.

Not too sure about the strength of them, got mine off a sport and they fit my old diesel pretty good.

 

[AlexW]

Sports weigh the same as DCi's so when buying springs for a Diesel, buy Sport springs.

 

[Barnett]

How much does it usually cost to get a car remapped? And where would be the best place?

I'm really no source of knowledge on the subject to be honest. When I bought my dci it had already been remapped, but i believe it'd be in the region of £200-£300 (don't quote me on that). However you wouldn't get much gains from a 1.2 petrol, I really don't think it'd be worth it.

Yea i agree about showing that i have drums i hate having drums but im not bothered about the colour i just wanted to cover the horrible rust so im happy

Yes i have thought about a remap but im not sure cause the car has done so much mileage so I don't want to put too much strain on the engine.

Fair enough, it's your car after all.

As I said just now, I have very limited knowledge on the subject but I believe dci's are quite remap friendly. My dci is on 140,000 miles, although the remap will have been done long before then I imagine.

 

[ModMySam]

Fair enough, it's your car after all.

As I said just now, I have very limited knowledge on the subject but I believe dci's are quite remap friendly. My dci is on 140,000 miles, although the remap will have been done long before then I imagine.

I'll have a look into it then my dci is on 157,000 miles.

 

[nixonbradley]

Nice little start, not a fan of the red drums but each to their own!

 

[ModMySam]

Nice little start, not a fan of the red drums but each to their own!

Thanks yea a few people have said that, might spray them black in the future but im happy for now. Thinking about a stainless steel exhaust but im not sure :/ I love a bit of exhaust noise and the look of a nice shiny exhaust but diesel..

 

[AlexW]

My DCi is on iirc 166k now, gets abused and is still mechanically fine.

With the exhaust, just get a decat made, and maybe cut the backbox off if you fancy it (see my thread for what I did as for tip etc), I need to get a vid of mine.

 

[ModMySam]

My DCi is on iirc 166k now, gets abused and is still mechanically fine.

With the exhaust, just get a decat made, and maybe cut the backbox off if you fancy it (see my thread for what I did as for tip etc), I need to get a vid of mine.

Thanks for the advice mate, id love to see a video if you make one!

 

[nixonbradley]

Love a nice looking exhaust me, nice and shiny