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BG 182
- Thread starter Louis
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I can remember being in English at school and a lad had a 'mobile phone' - first one in the class! Everyone crowded around him. True story. I feel old!
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
Tbh they still do that in Leeds... but usually they’re all gathering him to mug him[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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Degreased the grill and lightly sanded it back with some wet and dry then gave it a spray with some grey primer.
Then using some hycote satin black it got a further 4 coats then refitted onto the car.
Looks miles better now being full black rather than the grey blue it was before.
Not sure whether I'll put the stickers back on yet but I managed to take them off carefully so could do if I wanted. I'd prefer to go brand new but they're NLA
Then using some hycote satin black it got a further 4 coats then refitted onto the car.
Looks miles better now being full black rather than the grey blue it was before.
Not sure whether I'll put the stickers back on yet but I managed to take them off carefully so could do if I wanted. I'd prefer to go brand new but they're NLA
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
I got a few tins the other day... “a few tins” [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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Looks miles better now Louis.
Cheers Paul.
Still got a really annoying knock coming from the front end and I have no idea what is is.
On the motorway just now there were a lot of vibrations through the wheel. Need to investigate
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
What bits you had apart?
I've had it down to the mounts again and pulled the engine forward before retorquing it all again. It's got solid top mounts with new bilsteins. These were still tight on check.
All new wishbone bushes, had a balljoint either side last year and they still feel fine.
New hubs fitted with new bearings a few months ago.
I'm having some new steering rack bushes and beam bushes fitted next weekend with @bloke.
Might ask if he'll give it a nosey around if I can't find it myself
Tell me about it.
Kind of sounds like the manifold banging but I've pulled then engine forwards the most it can go.
Very frustrating.
Just recently its happened. Didn't happen when the bilsteins went on and had no knocks from top mounts without spacers.
Just suddenly started.
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
The new style Renault top mounts are shite irrc.
The Febi ones from Euro are better from what I've seen.
The Febi ones from Euro are better from what I've seen.
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
I thought this, I’m sure I saw a FB comment once about the spacing being w**k for Bilstiens. Can’t remember tho
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I'm running KTR solid top mounts. I did need to tap down the top hat onto the bilstein as the ID was slightly too small it seemed (or OD on the bilstein).
I could see where washers would sit underneath but i've had no problems up until recently. Everything else is still tight on top unless i've blown a bearing. They were rebuilt just after Christmas with genuine SKF bearings. I wonder if it's suddenly loosened up on the top hat and is now moving around causing the knock.
f**king hate knocks
I could see where washers would sit underneath but i've had no problems up until recently. Everything else is still tight on top unless i've blown a bearing. They were rebuilt just after Christmas with genuine SKF bearings. I wonder if it's suddenly loosened up on the top hat and is now moving around causing the knock.
f**king hate knocks
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
Hate knocks... Don't buy Renault. 😂
After spending so much money on it I just want it to feel tight and precise. Is that too much to ask??? :disrelieved:😂😂😂
Yeah, I'm suprised it didn't do it from the start if it was going to knock. Had these on a fair while now.
I presume there's no way to fit little washers without removing the whole shock?
That grille looks great @Louis much better :up:
Knocks are so annoying you're right, my daily car has just developed a clonking from underneath when you go over a speed bump etc but as that's not a Clio or even a Renault i'll leave that comment parked at the side......... hope you get it sorted asap, hopefully without taking the shock(s) off!!
Knocks are so annoying you're right, my daily car has just developed a clonking from underneath when you go over a speed bump etc but as that's not a Clio or even a Renault i'll leave that comment parked at the side......... hope you get it sorted asap, hopefully without taking the shock(s) off!!
yup, got to whip it off and take top mount off. doesn't take long though.
I just got it's tracking done! Haha.
shouldn't have any effect on it.
Camber bolts in oval bolt holes :nomouth:
Won't I lose their position though Carl? Or can you somehow leave them in place and drop the whole arm down to access the top?
few ways around it. can mark and measure where they are set to or wind the spring down and just drop it down off the top mount.
I worry that with it being ovalled it will make it especially hard to reposition. I like the second idea, but the top hat was a pain to tap down so might not be so simple to remove without full access!
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
Just jack up both sides, drop the top mount off and stand on the lower arm to take the ARB pressure off. Hopefully it’s not difficult difficult lemon difficult
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Pressed some new EXH020 Polybushes into the exhaust surround to replace the old ones that led to the exhaust not sitting straight.
New
20180331_171344 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
Old
20180331_172008 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
Majority of my time has been spent playing with this
received_1664938226931917 by Louis Walker, on Flickr
Only took a crappy photo but thankfully the car hasn't deteriorated too much in the time it's been sat since I last worked on it. Hoping to turn it around then finish up some welding before getting the whole thing to a single colour.
New
20180331_171344 by Louis Walker, on FlickrOld
20180331_172008 by Louis Walker, on FlickrMajority of my time has been spent playing with this
received_1664938226931917 by Louis Walker, on FlickrOnly took a crappy photo but thankfully the car hasn't deteriorated too much in the time it's been sat since I last worked on it. Hoping to turn it around then finish up some welding before getting the whole thing to a single colour.
leeds2592
ClioSport Club Member
Bean 182 + E70 X5
Ooooooo, What are Keltec doing? They sorting out your mani flange?
Fingers crossed! I explained on the phone what's happening but they wanted to see it first obviously so will see what they say when I'm there.
I'm either going to get both manifold flanges cut off and new matching ones put on, or have a v band welded in and a flexi put in somewhere.
leeds2592
ClioSport Club Member
Bean 182 + E70 X5
Let me know what they say and price. I've still got to get mine done but not in a rush now I've got the Lolvo.
