So, two years after getting the Clio for my 17th birthday, quite a lot has changed. I'll do my best to post pictures as I go. But for now, ill only be covering the basics of what I have been up to. I only have one picture of my car before it was in my possession, so enjoy it! I also want to say, some of the things I have done to this car over the years, you might think twice about doing yourself, or consider them ricey... But this is my car, so just go with it 
Fast forward a few months, on the 15th January 2016, the keys were handed to me. And of course, as a 17-year-old with absolutely no car experience, and no drivers license, I went straight into the hard core modding scene. How? With stickers of course.
All jokes aside. 7 weeks later, I passed my test. Now we can get into the fun stuff.
So as you can tell from the picture above, the first thing I did was get rid of the shoddy silver hubs. Alloys? Nah, black caps are the way forward. At least for my bank at the time... However, on went the private plates, a must for any modified car in my opinion, and like any lad that had just passed, I insured the little blue wagon and drove straight on down to halfrauds.
As far as modding is concerned, everything is declared, therefore, only basic things have been changed. The first of which, was installing some daytime running lights, after taking inspiration from the newest Clios. I though they worked a treat, nonetheless.
Next on the list, was an exhaust, which of course is a must for any petrol loving, teenage hoonigan in a small engined hatchback. So out with the pounds, and in with the noise! Oh, and out with the stickers - nasty things.
LEDs. Controversial topic among us car folk. Despite this, £10 for a bunch of LEDs that light up the car like a club, I wasn't about to say no. Despite the odd looks you get in the McDonalds car park, they really add to the aesthetics of the otherwise boring French interior.
So the keen eyed among you lot would have also noticed the not so standard speaker cover tucked away in the corner. This was the next thing to I changed. Out with the old, and in with the new. Not knowing anything about car audio, other than the fact that I love bass and loud noises, I pranced into Halfords, and picked up two sets of their "premium" range. Vibe Slick. To this day, one of the best choices I have made, car wise. Recently I also added the FLI 12" 1200w subwoofer, to complete the package.
So sound system changed, wheels altered, additional lights installed. Next thing on my list of to do list was a new grille. Although I liked the look of the Sports grille, I wasn't a fan of the black on a dark blue car. However, I loved the contrast of the silver and chrome accents on it. Therefore, a silver grille it was.
Now as common sense would tell you, driving with your wipers up, is probably not the smartest idea if you wish to keep them. However, after a wash, and a long journey in the rain later, I found out that my rear wiper blade had come off on the journey. Therefore, the only rational option I was left with was to take it off entirely. Also, excuse the super uncleanliness of the whip.
As far as Clios go, they aren't exactly the most aggressive looking cars on the planet. However, this didn't stop me trying to make it look a little less bubbly. So I went to the world of eBay and hunted down this front splitter. On it went, and the results speak for themselves.
Looking at the rear of the car, it was a little too bright for my liking. So smoking the lights made their way onto the up next on my to do list.
Finally, the winter was over. From the last few pictures, you can see that the cold months of snow and sleet had not been kind to ol' Frenchy. So some paint correction was in order. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I don't think this turned out too badly.
Wind deflectors and window tint also got done, the whole car was slowly starting to come together.
Time for some old shoes. Now alloys are something that my car has lacked throughout its life. Until now. Only standard Clio ones. However, tonnes better than hub caps.
The next few changes were not so exciting. Although they were definitely necessary. 182 spoiler, metal pedals, and an OMP wheel.
Here comes the big one. Lowering time. No more monster truck-Clio. (Front is lower, although was parked on the curb, so it looks high).
More colour work was the next joby on the list. The black trim really wasn't working for me. So colour coded panels were the next thing to do. Oh, and HIDs were installed a while ago. However, I dont have any pictures of this happening.
And that brings us up to date with everything that i have done with my car, since making it mine. New wheels have arrived, and been painted. Although i also ran out of money, so they will be getting rubber and going on the car this weekend. Finished the weekly wash earlier today. So enjoy these last few pictures before the weekend!
Fast forward a few months, on the 15th January 2016, the keys were handed to me. And of course, as a 17-year-old with absolutely no car experience, and no drivers license, I went straight into the hard core modding scene. How? With stickers of course.
All jokes aside. 7 weeks later, I passed my test. Now we can get into the fun stuff.
So as you can tell from the picture above, the first thing I did was get rid of the shoddy silver hubs. Alloys? Nah, black caps are the way forward. At least for my bank at the time... However, on went the private plates, a must for any modified car in my opinion, and like any lad that had just passed, I insured the little blue wagon and drove straight on down to halfrauds.
As far as modding is concerned, everything is declared, therefore, only basic things have been changed. The first of which, was installing some daytime running lights, after taking inspiration from the newest Clios. I though they worked a treat, nonetheless.
Next on the list, was an exhaust, which of course is a must for any petrol loving, teenage hoonigan in a small engined hatchback. So out with the pounds, and in with the noise! Oh, and out with the stickers - nasty things.
LEDs. Controversial topic among us car folk. Despite this, £10 for a bunch of LEDs that light up the car like a club, I wasn't about to say no. Despite the odd looks you get in the McDonalds car park, they really add to the aesthetics of the otherwise boring French interior.
So the keen eyed among you lot would have also noticed the not so standard speaker cover tucked away in the corner. This was the next thing to I changed. Out with the old, and in with the new. Not knowing anything about car audio, other than the fact that I love bass and loud noises, I pranced into Halfords, and picked up two sets of their "premium" range. Vibe Slick. To this day, one of the best choices I have made, car wise. Recently I also added the FLI 12" 1200w subwoofer, to complete the package.
So sound system changed, wheels altered, additional lights installed. Next thing on my list of to do list was a new grille. Although I liked the look of the Sports grille, I wasn't a fan of the black on a dark blue car. However, I loved the contrast of the silver and chrome accents on it. Therefore, a silver grille it was.
Now as common sense would tell you, driving with your wipers up, is probably not the smartest idea if you wish to keep them. However, after a wash, and a long journey in the rain later, I found out that my rear wiper blade had come off on the journey. Therefore, the only rational option I was left with was to take it off entirely. Also, excuse the super uncleanliness of the whip.
As far as Clios go, they aren't exactly the most aggressive looking cars on the planet. However, this didn't stop me trying to make it look a little less bubbly. So I went to the world of eBay and hunted down this front splitter. On it went, and the results speak for themselves.
Looking at the rear of the car, it was a little too bright for my liking. So smoking the lights made their way onto the up next on my to do list.
Finally, the winter was over. From the last few pictures, you can see that the cold months of snow and sleet had not been kind to ol' Frenchy. So some paint correction was in order. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I don't think this turned out too badly.
Wind deflectors and window tint also got done, the whole car was slowly starting to come together.
Time for some old shoes. Now alloys are something that my car has lacked throughout its life. Until now. Only standard Clio ones. However, tonnes better than hub caps.
The next few changes were not so exciting. Although they were definitely necessary. 182 spoiler, metal pedals, and an OMP wheel.
Here comes the big one. Lowering time. No more monster truck-Clio. (Front is lower, although was parked on the curb, so it looks high).
More colour work was the next joby on the list. The black trim really wasn't working for me. So colour coded panels were the next thing to do. Oh, and HIDs were installed a while ago. However, I dont have any pictures of this happening.
And that brings us up to date with everything that i have done with my car, since making it mine. New wheels have arrived, and been painted. Although i also ran out of money, so they will be getting rubber and going on the car this weekend. Finished the weekly wash earlier today. So enjoy these last few pictures before the weekend!
