advice pleeease

[tashlad666]

new to this clio stuff so bear with me........

got meself a clio 1.4rt on a K plate 5 door the other day for 300 english pounds with 6 month MOT whch i thought werent too bad. after sorting the insurance and stuff im now on the road but it looks a bit of a bugga with the trims and wot not. not doing anything crazy modding wise.



what im after is...............



1)a nice set of the biggest rims i can get on without having to start cutting arches and stuff

2)lowering a little to get it handling better

3)a pipe and induction kit to get it sounding a bit better.



plus im kinda poor after the crazy 1200 quid TPFT insurance i just bought for a 19 year old new driver with no no-claims

help us out here fellas and laydees (if there is any) cheers all

 

[Chewy]

Pipercross do an induction kit for the 1.4 RTs for about 70 quid,

getting it lowered will be a pain as its a torsion bar on the back, but my mate got his lowered and it cost him about £200 at the garage, there is a guide on how to lower clios urself somewhere on this forum, im sure someone will have a link. The springs for the front will cost about 40/60 quid depending on the make of them.

If your thinking bout getting the car lowered then, the biggest rims u can fit are 16s but it will scrape a little depending on how far the car is lowered.

tyre/wheel packages range from 300 to 1000 depending on which rims u go for.

hope this helps



chewy

 

[tashlad666]

cheers fella, im a mechanic myself so got the equipment and a bit of knowledge to do most stuff myself.



where do i look for nice second hand rims n tyres?? like i say i am well poor nowadays.



also im after some replacement spots for the bumper cos these look kinda crap.



cheers again

 

[tashlad666]

even more miffed 2nite, after its first proper run the clutch is feeling a bit crap but gunna adjust it up a bit and see how long i can get outta it. but what do ya expect for 300 quid hey!

luvin it tho

 

[Chewy]

U should be able to get a decent pair of bumper spots from any decent Renault breakers.

There is a decent one in Accrington near me, but i doubt ull be around here. Search on the net for Renault breakers and u should be able to find a decent one in your area. The spots will cost next to nothing.

Wheels, i can only suggest looking around ebay/autotrader/loot. There arent many second hand alloys around, but if u search hard enough ull be able to get some.

On the other hand, u can get a brand new set with tyres and fitting/balancing/valves for a little over £300. Check Max Power out, there are some cracking deals in there.

Regards
Chewy

 

[Mole]

I got a K reg 1.4 RT 5 door aswell, but ive gone a bit further with the modding and its in the bodyshop now being resprayed and kitted up...

Id say get a set of 15" rims, perhaps an old williams set, and lower it 30-40mm, then u wont have too harsher ride and itll look nice, and have some performance aswell.

if you want a loud grunty induction noise, then get yourself a pipercross induction kit, theyre known as a very grunty IK, unlike others that create a whistly noise.

You can get yourself a backbox aswell for a different exhaust note, quite a few people are selling their old ones to make way for full systems...

If you need any info on things then let me know, i know the ins and outs of my RT.

 

[clioman]

look in for sale section on here for your bits and bobs.

 

[tashlad666]

cheers everyone for ya advice, the clio feels a little down market now i been used to repairing and driving mercs around for the last 3 years, and only ever heard about torsion bars when i was at college, how do i go about adjusting them on the back??



thanking you