Clio 182 - Refurbishment and Modifications

[Jack-C]

@williamsclio1 @LeeRS shame about the rubbing on the rear bud, I'm running the same as you but with 195 tyres which is probably the difference. Lawro ran cooksports and 15mm spacers and never mentioned any rubbing with 205 tyres and standard rims so that's a shame.

Anyways as a suggestion why don't Williams you sell your rear 16mm spacers to Lee for the front on his and then both get 10mm for the rear?

Could solve your issue Williams because if you get et45 turinis you will be in exactly the same position as you are now with 205s. If you get et38.5 turinis they won't even fit with 16mm on the rear.

Just a suggestion [emoji4]

 

[Dannyeff]

Car is looking good !!

 

[ACS_Motorsport]

Cars looking lovely mate enjoyed the read!! :up:

 

[williamsclio1]

@williamsclio1 @LeeRS shame about the rubbing on the rear bud, I'm running the same as you but with 195 tyres which is probably the difference. Lawro ran cooksports and 15mm spacers and never mentioned any rubbing with 205 tyres and standard rims so that's a shame.

Anyways as a suggestion why don't Williams you sell your rear 16mm spacers to Lee for the front on his and then both get 10mm for the rear?

Could solve your issue Williams because if you get et45 turinis you will be in exactly the same position as you are now with 205s. If you get et38.5 turinis they won't even fit with 16mm on the rear.

Just a suggestion [emoji4]

Yeah must be the tyre size thats made the difference.

In his case perhaps he only went out in the car on his own, or perhaps had the interior stripped. Either way not to worry an easy fix.

An Excellent idea, @LeeRS if you haven't bought the 15mm / 16mm spacers yet do you want to buy mine? off me? £5 less than if you got them new as they might be slightly dirty :smile:

 

[dann2707]

Are you saying that with standard 182 alloys they rub with 16mm spacers? Sorry if i've got that wrong, theres quite a lot to sift through on the previous page :tongueout:

What about fronts? I'm asking because i'll be coming to this problem soon in a few weeks.

 

[williamsclio1]

Yeah thats correct mate, so I am sure that with the 15mm as well as the 16mm it would also rub on the rear with standard sized tyres and standard 182 wheels when on cook sport springs. So I would suggest either 10mm hub centric spacers on the rear of the bolt on option to ensure no scrubbing when there is more than one person in the car.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-RENAUL...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item20ebc9bca2

As for the front I have noticed the odd rub on the front right but I think this is in relation to the 2nd hand damper I had fitted, this is being investigated on Thursday when it goes in for tracking with the lad who carried out the service and cam belt change etc. Basically it appears that the right hand wing / bumper is about 10cm close to the tyre than on the passenger side. Therefore you might wish to go with 15mm spacers on the front just to ensure good clearance rather than 20mm.

 

[ACS_Motorsport]

Or go with rolled arches and dat camber y0 😂

 

[williamsclio1]

04/12/14

Forgot I purchased these, so little early xmas present:

Washer blanking plates have arrived also:

and finally the tyres are here so will be fitting these tonight and getting the tracking sorted :smile:

 

[williamsclio1]

Good god these tyres, staggering!!! Can not recommend enough and only been on one heated run so far.

 

[rttam]

where can I get one of those smaller front plates from??
car looks lovely btw

 

[williamsclio1]

where can I get one of those smaller front plates from??
car looks lovely btw :smile:

Thanks mate, yeah getting to how I pictured it when I started the work.

This is the website link you need to use:

http://www.fancyplates.com/constructor.html

Select Fancy plates, enter reg plate, then remove border, set text to UK standard, then go to step 2 You should see that on the second page it asks you to specify size, leave the width as standard and change the height to 90mm. (standard heigh is 112m from memory)

Delivery can take a few days.

 

[williamsclio1]

Had a thought about the front washer jets for the head lights, I am going to trial fit these black rubber grommets to see what it looks like, I am also going to get a pair sprayed to see if I can get them in without the paint cracking as I think it might look better than using the OEM covers plates.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181383615848?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

If it doest look good I will stick with OEM but I think its worth a go.

Not even sure the paint would bond to the rubber grommet in all honesty, I can but try.

 

[Ethan1996]

Awesome attention to detail!! Civic aerial fits these well IIRC with barely any overlap and decent signal.

 

[williamsclio1]

Awesome attention to detail!! Civic aerial fits these well IIRC with barely any overlap and decent signal.

Thanks mate, what Mk Civic please?

 

[williamsclio1]

05/12/14

Car through the MOT now that the tyres have been replaced and the rear pads, no advisories.

Fitted the wind deflectors:
Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Other side:


Not sure about them at the moment, but dont think they look to bad.

 

[Ethan1996]

Thanks mate, what Mk Civic please?

7 IIRC. Search for Civic aerial on here tons of people have used them.

 

[Gus]

Like the wind deflectors, really suits the car. That car looks amazing, silver wheels on a silver car look stunning.

Ive got one of those Civic aerials on my car, they work really well, good reception - I listen to radio all the time so need good reception. They just screw in . The base is a little larger than the clio aerial but all in all it looks so much better. They are fairly cheap think mine was £13 at a honda dealer a few years ago.
This is the aerial you want:

 

[Mr Plums]

Did you manage to fit the arch liner screws mate? I havnt had a go yet, i might do them this weekend, easy to get out?

 

[Ethan1996]

Yeah thats the aerial from the right civic. I got mine from a breakers for a quid or something.

 

[dann2707]

Did you manage to fit the arch liner screws mate? I havnt had a go yet, i might do them this weekend, easy to get out?

I think everyone who ordered them gave up when the old ones didn't remove easily. I know I did, mine are in my cupboard

 

[williamsclio1]

Like the wind deflectors, really suits the car. That car looks amazing, silver wheels on a silver car look stunning.

Ive got one of those Civic aerials on my car, they work really well, good reception - I listen to radio all the time so need good reception. They just screw in . The base is a little larger than the clio aerial but all in all it looks so much better. They are fairly cheap think mine was £13 at a honda dealer a few years ago.
This is the aerial you want:

Thanks buddy, yeah really happy with how its looking and especially the condition its in for a 11 year old car

Yeah that looks just the job, I will be ordering one of those 100%

 

[williamsclio1]

If you are referring to these ones then yes I have replaced them all apart from the two on the drivers side front wheel arch as they where stuck solid, will get them shifted at some point.

Its the little things like this that to me make the biggest changes :smile:

If it is these that you are struggling with and they won't budget, suggest soaking in WD40 or the likes, spray on them every day for a few days then try again, or hammer a star bit in to them to get more purchase.

 

[Ethan1996]

Little bits make all the difference!!

 

[williamsclio1]

Following suit with @dann2707 and just bought the 10mm rear stub axle spacer kit as I cannot face the odd scrub every now and again.

http://www.pure-motorsport.co.uk/details.php?itemid=263

I will there for have in a week or two 16mm spacers for sale if anyone is interested in them.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301096044...49&var=600209008654&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[williamsclio1]

Spacers have arrived, so I can do away with that god awful scrubbing sound:

You can also see in the picture the rubber bungs that I am intending on having sprayed.

Also got new engine cover bolts to replace the old ones and new slam panel bolts to smarten things up:

 

[dann2707]

Nice mate! Did your spacers go straight through your letter box?

Sorry for the random question.

 

[williamsclio1]

haha yeah rather random, no as they came with another large parcel I had to sign for, but yeah suppose they could have fit through the letter box (just).
I work from home so always in when parcels arrive

 

[Ethan1996]

I just order my parcels to work :wink: What are the bungs for?

 

[williamsclio1]

The bungs are potentially for the holes where the head light washers go, just want to see what it looks like, going to ask body shop to spray them along with the other bits.
I have a feeling that it will look s**t but thought I would give it a try.

 

[williamsclio1]

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[dann2707]

I can't believe your pure bits arrived before mine haha

 

[williamsclio1]

Copying you and yet getting the parts first

I'd be livid :tonguewink:

 

[dann2707]

Haha definitely. Fairly certain they've arrived though as Mum texted me saying three parcels waiting for me at home :smiley:

p.s I still can't believe no one has asked yet but we need to see more pics of your mrs or sister. That profile pic has been a tease ever since you joined up hahaha

 

[williamsclio1]

Help required, I am close to getting a set of Turinis, I am usually a stickler for keeping a car standard looking (OEM)
However I have seen these caps for Turnins which I am tempted to go for over the standard Renault Diamond,

if I go for these then I will also be tempted to debadge the boot and go for this badge instead to keep a bit of a similar modern style going.

What we think? My thinking is I can always replace the original ones again in the future if needs be.

 

[williamsclio1]

I have settled on this badge for the rear as its still pretty OEM but with a slightly more modern look:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-C...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e701c2b89

On this basis I think I will be sticking with standard Renault badge for the wheels.

 

[Mr Plums]

Good choice, thats the badge i have, i think the 200 one looks too modern for the 182.

 

[dann2707]

Any updates on this man? Did you have a good Christmas?

 

[williamsclio1]

25/01/15

I had the tracking checked and adjusted on Friday as it hadn't been done since fitted the new tyres.

Car was a disgrace and was due a really good clean as hadn't been washed for over 3 weeks.

I decided to replace the rear badge which arrived over the xmas period, frustratingly even though I lined the badge up to ensure that it was level and correctly spaced when applying I slipped and it hasn't gone on completely level, VERY frustrating but its only marginal.

Original:

Removing:

Cleaned down with white wine vinegar to ensure a clean surface.

New badge:

Then it was on to spraying the front grill between the head lights, so off with the front bumper which was pretty straight forward, no where near as difficult as taking off the FRP bumper.

Masked up the grill:

Few layers of Undercoat

Whilst the paint was drying I cleaned up behind the bumper and tweaked around in the engine bay, as well as fitting my new stainless steel bolts (no photos of them but I will upload some at some point) it has freshened the engine bay up a little so worth the few quid that they cost.

I built the paint up slowly over about 7 or 8 layers to make it nice and think as well as making sure no drips occurred.

Once refitted I was extremely happy with the results, would strongly recommend the Satin finish as its very OEM,

The lower grill I will be masking up and applying the same paint as back to blacking that grill is so time consuming.

Then I went on a short drive and ended up stopping to take some photos.

Next Thursday I am going to a friends garage to have the rear spacers swapped over to the axle spacers and to have the gear box dog mount replaced.

Hopefully have the Spoiler sprayed in the next 1 to 2 weeks and I think I might have sourced some Trophy Turinis

 

[williamsclio1]

Any updates on this man? Did you have a good Christmas?

Yes really good thanks mate, finally got round to carrying out some work again as can be seen in my last post. Hopefully more bits happening over the coming weeks :smile:

 

[Mr Plums]

Looking good mate, the badge looks pretty level tbh, but imo should have been about an inch lower to match the clio badge.

The top grill also pops out, no need to remove the bumper.