This is my new favourite clio on the forum. Literally epic attention to detail. I have the same BC DS coilovers and be interesting to see how you find them. I personally love them - currently have them set just over mid point on front and back and the ride is really composed. Another on 2118’s - i think they finish off the car a treat. Did you get the strut brace specially made? If so would you mind PM’ing me the details please as it looks ace.
Looks epic mate & like others one of my fav on the forum,also i have the 3inch tips coming to which i see on yours look much better,how you getting on with the front,any catching/rubbing?
Looks beautiful Ash. Just gotta got get it caked in bugs, tyre and brake dust now dude. 🙂👌🏼
Hi there - can I ask where you’re getting your parts / part numbers from? I’ve just bought a Trophy and there are lots of little things I need (mirrors, interior trim for the dash, mirrors, window rubbers etc etc) but I’m really struggling to get part numbers and source the parts...
Trying to get OEM to the extent possible.
The BMW ones are great quality. I've got the genuine BMW branded ones from a breaker and they still work great.Wasn’t happy with the new gas struts for the hatch that I recently bought from SGS Engineering. They were the correct length struts, but not strong enough as seemed to stop half way and then you would have to physically push the hatch up the last 30% or so (it doesn’t go that high as it is due to the bigger spoiler!).
So I went trawling through e-mails from 5 years ago to try and find the part numbers for the Magneti Marelli ones I bought when I had my Black Gold 182. I remember buying new ones for that car as I fitted a V6 spoiler to it, and they worked perfectly. Managed to find the part number (430719067000 for any V6 or Trophy owners that might be interested) and got a pair ordered up. They are actually BMW 1 Series bonnet struts, but work perfectly on the hatch of a V6/Trophy.
Arrived yesterday and got them fitted today. Million times better; much stronger and they stop at the perfect height so the spoiler doesn’t hit, just as I remembered.
At £25 delivered for the pair (cheaper than SGS ones too), I’m well happy!
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Wasn’t happy with the new gas struts for the hatch that I recently bought from SGS Engineering. They were the correct length struts, but not strong enough as seemed to stop half way and then you would have to physically push the hatch up the last 30% or so (it doesn’t go that high as it is due to the bigger spoiler!).
So I went trawling through e-mails from 5 years ago to try and find the part numbers for the Magneti Marelli ones I bought when I had my Black Gold 182. I remember buying new ones for that car as I fitted a V6 spoiler to it, and they worked perfectly. Managed to find the part number (430719067000 for any V6 or Trophy owners that might be interested) and got a pair ordered up. They are actually BMW 1 Series bonnet struts, but work perfectly on the hatch of a V6/Trophy.
Arrived yesterday and got them fitted today. Million times better; much stronger and they stop at the perfect height so the spoiler doesn’t hit, just as I remembered.
At £25 delivered for the pair (cheaper than SGS ones too), I’m well happy!
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Where did you get the boot struts from?
All being done by Alex at AW Motorworks
So, as can be seen by the photos above, dropped the Trophy off with Alex earlier this week to have everything fitted.
Before that, I picked up the Pure Motorsport exhaust from my friend, and got it home and gave it a polish. Only thing I noticed was the tips were too large for my liking, and had a couple of scuffs I couldn’t get out (see photos), so I ordered a new pair from PMS, slightly smaller (3” instead of 3.5”), and got them shipped straight to Alex.
Was advertised as being barely used/almost new; certainly looks to be the case.
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Also, gave the coilovers a good coating of ACF-50 before boxing them up and putting them in the back of the car for fitting...
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My dash vent slider bars turned up after being 3D printed, but unfortunately they were no use. Quite intricate parts to replicate, but I appreciated that somebody gave it a go at least!
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Ended up buying a complete vent unit from a car breaking on eBay, just waiting to get the car back from all the work, and then I can swap the parts out of this into my car and finally fix this!
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Does it have the piece you weld on the cat? Basically increases the diameter to get the full benefit?
You should of bought Stefans exhaust 😂 good results on the dyno I had 197 cams to get same power.
Great work and gorgeous Trophy.
Any chance you could PM me @Ash J how much you paid for the retrim on the Steering wheel please, if you don't mind ofcourse. Need to get rid of the standard blue off mine.
Fantastic update ! Where did you source the new belts?
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