A familiar face

Grier · Oct 17, 2016

Hey all,
I've been in the lookout for a clio for a little while now and put a wanted advert up on here (thanks for all the responses), however whilst looking through ebay, a very familiar clio appeared.

I was straight on to Ben the seller about it and I was third in the queue, however after quite a lot of messages back and forward i had managed to get her.

After a quick hustle down from Glasgow to Huddersfield on Saturday in my mates new range rover (oh the waft) I was greeted by a very tidy clio and a lovely owner.

After a quick test drive and a once over, the paperwork was signed and I am now the owner of this trophy spec BG.

The car is pretty much immaculate but needs a good going over cleaning wise and a new lambda but apart from that it's all good.

Only a couple of pics after a quick wash before the heavens opened today but yeah I love it.

Typhoon · Oct 17, 2016

Nice one brother. Looks great!

Grier · Oct 17, 2016

Cheers mate yeah I'm made up with it.

Gus · Oct 17, 2016

@Ash J

imprezaworks · Oct 17, 2016

That looks fab

182_steve · Oct 17, 2016

That looks very smart!

Stay Puft · Oct 17, 2016

I've seen this in person when ash had it, and its very nice. Headlights (bulbs) seem a bit naff? Also sort the number plates!

imprezaworks · Oct 17, 2016

Hang on a sec. Is this a bit up on miles but really tidy?

Grier · Oct 17, 2016

Louis · Oct 17, 2016

I think i'd seen this driven around Huddersfield before, but just dont recognise the plate. Get that changed ASAP though

How much did you pay if you dont mind me asking? Looks really clean!

imprezaworks · Oct 17, 2016

Ah ok not the car I was thinking of.

Grier · Oct 17, 2016

Davyy said:
I've seen this in person when ash had it, and its very nice. Headlights (bulbs) seem a bit naff? Also sort the number plates!

Sidelights? Yeah they're too yellow I'll need a set that match the headlights in colour,

Any suggestions?

Grier · Oct 17, 2016

Clean plates are in the garage as well as a 3/4 front

Stay Puft · Oct 17, 2016

Grier93 said:
Sidelights? Yeah they're too yellow I'll need a set that match the headlights in colour,

Any suggestions?

I've just fitted these mate, lovely white and bright, match the xenons well.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251442847277?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

I think this picture was my old bulbs, but those new ones are pretty much the same. Shows the nice difference between white and yellow though.

Grier · Oct 17, 2016

Brilliant will get them ordered, cheers.

Ash J · Oct 17, 2016

This was my old car which I built to this spec. Project thread when I had it: http://www.cliosport.net/threads/ashers-bg-182.773952/

Nice to see it is in the hands of a CS member. I did see it when it was advertised on eBay last week.

Just needs the plates changing and Orbisoud exhaust straightening a bit in my opinion, but otherwise looking good.

Take care of her!

Grier · Oct 17, 2016

Ash J said:
This was my old car which I built to this spec. Project thread when I had it: http://www.cliosport.net/threads/ashers-bg-182.773952/

Nice to see it is in the hands of a CS member. I did see it when it was advertised on eBay last week.

Just needs the plates changing and Orbisoud exhaust straightening a bit in my opinion, but otherwise looking good.

Take care of her!

We'll I've got you to thank mate its a brilliant little thing, grip even in these conditions is brilliant, needs the rear tyres swapped out to match the fronts, but still really confidence inspiring,
She's still in great nick as well so i'll keep up the good work still so chuffed with it

GavC · Oct 17, 2016

Great to see this awesome BG example back in ownership with a CS member, @Ash J and @BlackGoldMatt you both did a sterling job! Enjoy @Grier93 :blush:

Jekyll · Oct 17, 2016

Silver turinis on BG looks nice and fresh

Typhoon · Oct 18, 2016

Ash J said:
Orbisoud exhaust straightening a bit in my opinion, but otherwise looking good.

Eyes of an OCD sufferer! Fair point though!

Something I'd imagine @imprezaworks would pick up on before noticing a deer still stuck in the radiator.

Scrooge · Oct 18, 2016

A very nice example!

Grier · Oct 18, 2016

I'll get some better photos up once I get a chance to get it cleaned and sealed properly and out up some decent roads.

Grier · Oct 18, 2016

Small update,

Had a spare 10 minutes are work and decided to remove the evo sticker from the rear screen,

From this

To this,

It's the little touches...I'll be putting on a cliosport sticker somewhere when I can decide where it would look best.

imprezaworks · Oct 18, 2016

Typhoon said:
Eyes of an OCD sufferer! Fair point though!

Something I'd imagine @imprezaworks would pick up on before noticing a deer still stuck in the radiator.

How did i miss this mention.

Grier · Oct 25, 2016

On Saturday I managed to get a couple of things done,
Firstly removed the faulty pre cat lambda....

Swapped this out for a shiny new bosch number, cleared codes and now the EML is off, result!
The car was then treated to its first proper clean.

Usual decon process was followed by a clay, the roof was the only bad panel the rest was fine.
The car was then polished with zaino by hand and then a few layers of tough coat were applied to protect it for winter, would have liked to have done more but again the weather was against us.
Few photos from the driveway,

Then went off for a quick blast down some of the country roads and stopped for a couple of more photos,

Thanks for reading

Grier · Oct 25, 2016

Oh and one more,

Grier · Oct 25, 2016

Something that bugs me are the centre cap diamonds, they have been painted black....

any idea how to get them back to chrome effect or is it just a matter of picking the paint off ?

182_steve · Oct 25, 2016

The whole car looks awesome in those photos, nicely done :up: Makes me really want a PH1 gearknob for mine!!

Grier · Oct 27, 2016

Thanks mate,

Yeah feels great in the hand (ooh err missus)

Grier · Oct 28, 2016

Update,
Due to the lambda being gubbed I was certain the plugs would have been coked up,
My suspicions were correct,

Good to see the right plugs were in there though.

Followed the guide on here, simply for the torque of the plenum bolts but for anyone else looking to do their own plugs for the first time then I'd recommend the guide.

And finally for peace of mind I cleaned out the throttle body, another easy task for anyone with any common sense.

That's all folks thanks for reading.

Grier · Nov 15, 2016

After having issues with the seller of the bulbs that were recommended to me @Davyy they finally showed up (with a free pair I might add) so went to it and got them in.

A perfect match in reckon?

Also in more seasonal news my winters showed up!!!!

Absolute result these were for the price, goodyear ultragrips for those interested, down south you might not need winters but up here they make the world of difference, will get these on this week if I have the time.

Stefan. · Nov 15, 2016

Love this car

Grier · Nov 15, 2016

Cheers it's a real credit to the previous owners I'll try my best to keep up the good work

Grier · Nov 17, 2016

Something that had been bugging me since I bought it, the wheel diamonds.

They had been painted at some point and as time has went on the paint has started to flake which was ruining the look of an otherwise pretty clean example.

These were removed today whilst waiting on a delivery at work.

All I did was slightly heat them in some boiling water and then picked off all the paint and used a toothpick for the harder to reach areas.

Much better now

Tyres to go on tomorrow and just in time I'd say. We've to get some proper icy weather up here from now on apparently.

As always thanks for reading.

Stay Puft · Nov 17, 2016

Didnt get the tag mate, bulbs look spot on.

Lovely car.

Grier · Nov 17, 2016

Cheers mate really love this thing!

Got a thread on yours?

Stay Puft · Nov 17, 2016

Grier said:
Cheers mate really love this thing!

Got a thread on yours?

Here you go mate, nothing exciting happens in it, more of a maintenance log..

http://www.cliosport.net/threads/davys-172-flamer.678858/

182_steve · Nov 17, 2016

Wheel badges look great now, big improvement!

Really liking those bullets with the colour coded writing too :up:

Grier · Nov 17, 2016

Thanks yeah it's just a cleaner look.

Agreed on the side bullets just one of the few wee tweaks here and there on this car that just set it off.

I can't claim any credit though.... @Ash J

Poopensharten · Nov 17, 2016

Motors looking great mate, recognise the houses in your pictures! Where in Glasgow are you?

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