172 project

[Chris205]

Well Here we go....

Been a member on here since i owned my coilovered megane coupe (iirc 2 years ago) and always wanted a 172, at the time tho (17) insurance was always going to be an issue

So a few years down the line with a few other french fancie's in between (pics on request) I've arrived at a silver ph-quick 172 on a Y plate, I originally wanted a black one but waited 2 weeks and couldnt find one so gave in....yellow would've been nice but who cares, its the driving experience I want not a colour

The car itself has 85k with 2 previous owner (the last being a doctor for the last 4 years) so it has mechanically been looked after well.

It also has FSH and the cambelt done at renault



Heres some pics of when I first bought it and got it home (nice and dirty) also missing rear centre cap which guy gave me

After a quick clean and tyres and trim dressed heres how it turned out

So I bought a few cleaning products as well as Im currently on doing a full PC machine polish on it

Mainly using 3m polishes/compounds with 3m pads and results seem to be good for a silver car

Ive got quite a few marks out of it so far so im quite pleased

Quickly put some APC on my drivers mat to bring it back to a nice grey colour instead of brown

And ive started to clean the arches with APC and degreaser

Ive had the billberry wheel cleaner on the wheels (took them off the car and did them inside and out) and they've came up spot on, there will be more pics to follow during the week once ive stopped machine polishing

hope you think its a good base to start from as I havent decided whether its going to be a track weapon or a euro ****.....or maybe a bit of both

 

[clarke_bhp]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

oryt pal it looks good what plans you got for it..?

 

[Chris205]

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not sure, only thing im now certain of is Gaz coilovers and a full AAS exhaust system.....wheels are still to be decided

 

[_williams_]

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looks nice mate, seen a few of your other on coupe club, if this turns out like your other cars it'll be mint!

 

[Chris205]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

hey thanks mate hopefully it will all go as planned, got a lot of bodywork to tidy up but most of that is getting sorted during the machine polishing

Will have some better pics up of it when my mate gets a new lense for his SLR

 

[Chris205]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

Well as stated above ive been machine polishing the clio with a PC and its came up quite well

Hope you like, hopefully the improvements will be coming in soon

thanks for looking

P.s Pics off fone...I really need a decent camera

 

[scott1205]

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get some ph2 rear lights init looks much beter

i have some for sale if ya want them

 

[Chris205]

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Ive already got some thats the next update when I get them fitted

 

[MarcoB]

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Id get them fitted asap mate. I got a really clean pair for my car and it changed the way I look at it. From banger to beaut imo

There is a guide in the guides section.

 

[Chris205]

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done a few more things to the clio over the last week

Ive fitted:

Brand new Backbox (old one fell off after 1 days ownership)
New Window Regulator/motor (broke within the 1st day)
PH2 rear lights with silvervision bulbs
Silvervision front indicator bulbs
Clear Side Repeaters
Lower seat conversion, consisting of removing bungs to get a slightly lower seating position

Applied a full coat of zymol Carbon wax to seal in all of that hard work I spent on Machine polishing it (approx 15 hours went into it)

I Will get a few pics off my phone when I can but I really need a camera

 

[Tucker]

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Well done mate, you've got yourself a very rewarding car!

Take time with all of your modifications, don't rush into things and spend as higher percentage as you can on petrol rather than air filters and exhausts, be happy with it as it's such a good drivers car!

 

[The Dark Knight]

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Looks spot-on, bit annoying about the couple small problems you've had but don't let it get to you.

 

[Chris205]

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Well done mate, you've got yourself a very rewarding car!

Take time with all of your modifications, don't rush into things and spend as higher percentage as you can on petrol rather than air filters and exhausts, be happy with it as it's such a good drivers car!

Thats the plan, Im just going to drive it and see what improvements I want to make

I have a good idea of the things I want in my head but I still want it to remain a good drivers car

 

[Chris205]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

Just a few pics of the lights, bulbs and repeaters

Also some new mods as well, and some cheeky pics with my bro's rs

Ph2 handbrake button

Ph2 Side Strips

Nice and dirty so cleaned with APC and fitted new strips

And ive now got a 182 manifold to go on when I get chance

 

[bark]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

Yet again Chris playing yourself a blinder with that little number.

When am I getting introduced to her?

Didn't your kid have a Cupra?
Or am I making it up?

 

[Terry172]

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Good luck with the project

not sure, only thing im now certain of is Gaz coilovers and a full AAS exhaust system.....wheels are still to be decided

If you decide to sell and the wheels are all true then give me a shout please as I may have them off you

 

[Slammed172]

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Nice progress,.get a decent camera too,lol

and as no one has requested. pictures of said french beauties..

 

[Chris205]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

Yet again Chris playing yourself a blinder with that little number.

When am I getting introduced to her?

Didn't your kid have a Cupra?
Or am I making it up?

hi mate, yes he had the 340 bhp cupra R ibiza but wasnt practical for an every day car....too many repair bills lol

 

[Chris205]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

Nice progress,.get a decent camera too,lol

and as no one has requested. pictures of said french beauties..

tell me about it, im sure the settings on my phone camera are all to pot, will have a play around with it and see if I can get them any better



As for the french beauties....here we go

all done by myself I may add

The car before the clio

did quite a lot of stuff to that

too much money spent on that little lot

 

[subarufreak]

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where did you get the phase2 strip?

from the dealer?
could you tell me the price?
I'm thinking of getting some 2

 

[Chris205]

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didnt get them from dealer mate

payed about 50 quid for them

 

[Slammed172]

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All very nice, espec the 106gti.

Megane is silly low also, lol.

 

[Chris205]

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All very nice, espec the 106gti.

Megane is silly low also, lol.

thanks

the clio is going to be going hopefully as low as the megane

 

[Chris205]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

been quite a while since I last updated this (sorry for the pic quality, phone isnt too gd)

Before FCS I wanted to tint my fogs yellow, so the day before FCS I eventually got the stuff to do it.

Then I found a guy on here wanting to swap his turini's for some other wheels so he could get some money back off them before he sold his car

So i agreed on a deal and a few days later he came up and left me with these

After fitting them to the car I decided I really didnt like the silver on silver look anymore with the different style wheel so I set about refurbing them myself in a new colour

When waiting for the paint to dry on the wheels I thought of other stuff I could paint and came up with the following

Everything is now back on the car and this is how it looks

I also de-wipered the rear

I had a mess around with the effects on my camera and came up with these

 

[iimushroomzii]

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Where'd you get the coilies for the coupe mate?

 

[Chris205]

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They were KW Variant 2's mate

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

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Nice project! Like the improvements, especially the detailing stuff, surprising what a good clean will do to the look of a car.

 

[Chris205]

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Nice project! Like the improvements, especially the detailing stuff, surprising what a good clean will do to the look of a car.

thanks mate, I gave the arches a quick clean over again with some megs APC and degreaser whilst the wheels were off

 

[fossie]

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You so need a new bloody camera!

 

[Chris205]

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A know mate, we lost the charger for our propper camera so Ive been stuck with the phone for a while, the colour of the wheels is totally different to how they appear through my phone

 

[brady5885]

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when u lowered ur seat takin out the 'bungs' how much did it drop?
what are they for?
and u dont happen to know if u can do this on a 172ph2

 

[Ben]

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Looks awesome mate, but as said above a better camera is needed. The pictures arnt doing it any justice!

 

[Chris205]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

when u lowered ur seat takin out the 'bungs' how much did it drop?
what are they for?
and u dont happen to know if u can do this on a 172ph2

Should be able to do it on any phase mate as all the renaults have them, its on one of the guides on here (not sure if you have to be a payed member to see though)

It made quite a difference yes, well not massively but enough to make my driving position a lot more comfortable (im 6ft 2")

Definately a subtle mod that is for your own benefit

 

[Chris205]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

P.S me and Austin 182 are going out at the weekend to get some pics of the cars so hopefully I will get them stuck on here and you can see how it actually looks without my horrid camera on the job ha

 

[Austin-182]

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thats the game mate we will get some today, ur phone makes them pics look shite but the 172 looks ideal since you got it, made a massive difference what uve done to it and all done yourself....

 

[Chris205]

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Some better pics EVENTUALLY, Cheers austin

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=440798

 

[Bluebeard]

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That megane was frikkin awesome!!!! More pics??

 

[Chris205]

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That megane was frikkin awesome!!!! More pics??

have a look here mate, from start to finish

http://coupeclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=31096

 

[Chris205]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

well its been quite a while since i updated this, mainly due to a lack of camera, so i pinched my mates so i could get some more 'recent' ones of it

As it stands

Shortly after purchasing the o.z f1's i started my new job, which meant More money!!!!!!!!!

Which soon meant i could make somemore worthwhile purchases for the 172

The oportunity arrose when i got a call off a mate about a de-cat, it was going cheap so i couldnt resist,

After many hours of cuts and bruises it was fitted

I then read a thread on here about whiteline anti roll bars and a couple of people had bought them and read really good reports on other forums as well, so the purchase was made

'yes i know the sticker is upside down '

This then led to me needing to purchase something else, my plan has always been to keep the original air box but replace the element with an ITG, so i got in contact with merlin motorsport and this arrived the day after

got it all fitted up, gave the airbox a good clean out as well as it had some unwanted dust etc lying on the walls and bottom of the filter

All in all its nice to be in the knowledge you have a good filter doing the job but unfortunately it hasnt made any noticable difference, which i wasnt expecting anyhow, may help once the inlets have been matched.....who knows


Ive also been colour coding my handles as they didnt look right left matt black plastic

As she stood the other night nose to nose with dave ramseys immaculate exclusive

 

[leeroybrown]

Re: 172 with an unknown direction

Read a thread somewhere!

Lies tbh lol