Daily mods?

[Jake_G1]

I'm looking at some simple mods to improve my daily. It already has ktec coil overs which were on it when I brought. I'm thinking arb bushes, wheel spacers and poss a strut brace. Would you say these are worth it for improving handling? It's a standard 182 atm so nothing special and I don't want to spend a fortune as it is used to commute and I'm not tracking it or anything (yet)

 

[Budgie]

ARB bushes if you uprate will make it worse on the road. So will spacers. Strut brace does nothing unless it's a PMS one.

Tyres and pads is where to start

I would also ditch the coilovers for standard shocks and lower springs, but then i am old and boring now.

 

[Jake_G1]

ARB bushes if you uprate will make it worse on the road. So will spacers. Strut brace does nothing unless it's a PMS one.

Tyres and pads is where to start

Already have 4 brand new ps3s on and discs and pads are on the list. I have heard the opposite about the spacers but not much else about any other mods. Tbh if that's the case then even better as it keeps costs down but I want to get the best out of the car

 

[Budgie]

Spacers make it look better, but drives wobbly and horrible on the road IMO.

 

[imprezaworks]

I would never have spacers again. Looks better drives worse, in my opinion.

Does it drive well at the mo with the coilovers?

 

[Goodj]

The one thing you could do which'll improve things overnight:
Limited Slip Diff

And yes, that'll be some money :/

 

[Daz.]

Daily mods? Petrol, working heater, good stereo!

 

[Goodj]

Daily mods? Petrol, working heater, good stereo!

Head unit
subwoofer

done.

 

[Jake_G1]

Head unit
subwoofer

done.

Nope. Not into all that tbh. Decent speakers maybe but that's it

 

[Mr Plums]

I have never had a problem with the dan@mad spacers on mine.

 

[LeeRS]

Omp steering wheel. heel and toe pedal. pms / scenic shifter. brakes. tyres. whiteline rear arb. fatty induction kit. decat. rs tuner or efi remap. full tank of vpower.
Go and enjoy it.

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah steering wheel is a massive improvement

 

[Knuckles]

Omp steering wheel. heel and toe pedal. pms / scenic shifter. brakes. tyres. whiteline rear arb. fatty induction kit. decat. rs tuner or efi remap. full tank of vpower.
Go and enjoy it.

Are the standard pedals no good for heel and toe? I've only had one experience in a mk2 driving it half properly and I don't remember having any trouble with pedal spacing.

Tyres
Brakes
Recaros
Turinis
Silver visions

 

[imprezaworks]

Turinis is a must for scene points

 

[LeeRS]

@Knuckles just makes it mre easier if your crap at it

 

[Knuckles]

Turinis is a must for scene points

Have cook sports earned the right to be mentioned in the same breath as turinis and silver visions now?

@Knuckles just makes it mre easier if your crap at it :smiley:

Ah, makes sense

 

[cs_dave]

Turinis is a must for scene points

Or if you have no mind of your own

 

[Jake_G1]

turinis are everywhere. not interested in looking like everyone else tbh....

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Daily ?

What's your weekend car ?

 

[imprezaworks]

Have cook sports earned the right to be mentioned in the same breath as turinis and silver visions now?



Ah, makes sense

No because snaps

 

[LeeRS]

Mine havnt. so nerrrr.

 

[imprezaworks]

Awaits txt message.

You know that thread the other day, never guess what happened....

 

[cs_dave]

Mine havnt. so nerrrr.

Yet lol

 

[Jake_G1]

Daily ?

What's your weekend car ?

it's got 2 wheels, is pedal powered, covered in mud and cost more than double what the car did

 

[bloke]

ARB bushes if you uprate will make it worse on the road.

who's said that?

 

[Chris_Beer]

Don't want to spend anything

Don't want to look like everyone else, but asks them anyway

Don't get it?

 

[imprezaworks]

Don't want to spend a fortune

Famous last words

 

[masekwm]

Just boost it and be done with it

 

[Daz...]

Cup shocks
Eibach sportlines
Whiteline RARB
Rs tuner or efi map - standard cold start sucks balls

 

[Jake_G1]

Don't want to spend anything

Don't want to look like everyone else, but asks them anyway

Don't get it?

don't have to spend ££££'S to get the best out of a car and I'm not interested in scene points! The car cost less than 2k in the first place and is a essentially a 12 year old Clio, not worth spending excessive money on. If I wanted to spend I'd have brought something new that I didn't need to upgrade lol. I'm asking what people think about the things I've suggested or alternatives!

 

[LeeRS]

I think your right mate.
Defo think about upgrading the steering wheel. If you go for a 330mm OMP wheel you will wonder why you hadnt done it sooner.
It makes the car feel so much better than with the bus driver wheel on. its not to expensive to do.
Fatty induction kit costs roughly £30 to do. easy and cheap mod which gives a nice sound when pushing on.
Pedals, again... £15ish iirc off of here.

 

[dann2707]

ARB bushes if you uprate will make it worse on the road. So will spacers. Strut brace does nothing unless it's a PMS one.

What utter rubbish.

I remember once I went to my gfs house a few years ago where the roads are amazing. I finished the drive there and couldn't for the life of me wonder why the drive was so much better and tighter around the B roads. It only occurred to me that evening that the last time I'd driven there I hadn't updated the arb bushes. For me to think that it felt better and completely forgetting I'd done it proves it wasn't placebo either.

Whiteline arb also makes a very noticeable difference for turn in, especially if it's on hard and the bushes are rose jointed. Not really sure how you can say it does nothing unless it's just misinterpreted information diluted down on here and you haven't got back to back evidence? . It stops the rear beam from flexing by a significant amount.

 

[dann2707]

For what it's worth I've got a before and after vid at Curborough track of before and after my whiteline fitted and it's crazy how much understeer it removes at the top bend.

 

[LeeRS]

Track vid bomb planted.

 

[Budgie]

What utter rubbish.

I remember once I went to my gfs house a few years ago where the roads are amazing. I finished the drive there and couldn't for the life of me wonder why the drive was so much better and tighter around the B roads. It only occurred to me that evening that the last time I'd driven there I hadn't updated the arb bushes. For me to think that it felt better and completely forgetting I'd done it proves it wasn't placebo either.

Whiteline arb also makes a very noticeable difference for turn in, especially if it's on hard and the bushes are rose jointed. Not really sure how you can say it does nothing unless it's just misinterpreted information diluted down on here and you haven't got back to back evidence? . It stops the rear beam from flexing by a significant amount.

I said uprate, not update.

Powerflex on the road - not for me. Brand spankers OE, i'm all over.

Whiteline - i love. Where have i said they're no good?

 

[Goodj]

Nope. Not into all that tbh. Decent speakers maybe but that's it

Speakers are all fine, wouldn't even bother changing them. All they lack is low-end, so a small sub, even an unserseat one, will be enough to make a significant difference..... along with a new head unit that is.

But changing actual front speakers is more effort than it's worth.

Anyways, replacing the 12yr old, worn mechanical OEM stuff for new OEM stuff will be like a whole new dawn for the car. Hell, even when my 172 was 8yrs old it was getting wallowy

 

[Chris_Beer]

don't have to spend ££££'S to get the best out of a car and I'm not interested in scene points! The car cost less than 2k in the first place and is a essentially a 12 year old Clio, not worth spending excessive money on. If I wanted to spend I'd have brought something new that I didn't need to upgrade lol. I'm asking what people think about the things I've suggested or alternatives!

Scene points... When did we get onto VAG fag lol

I wouldn't spend a penny on it, just sell it on after you get bored of it, as with ARB, strut brace etc I still don't think you will get much out of it without continuing on spending out on repairs and worn out bits which goes on and on and costs a fair bit for decent replacements

 

[Jake_G1]

so im thinking of using oe bushes all round apart from the dog bone which i'll uprate and a whiteline arb with solid top mounts up front. should sharpen it up nicely, like i say its already sitting on ktec's own coilovers which im aware arent great but they were on it when i brought so not going to spend swapping them out!
yay or nay...

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

Just refresh everything with new OEM bits, they're not too expensive. It will transform it if there are a lot of original bits on there, as they'll likely be pretty worn by now. That's more than fine for a road car in my view.

 

[masekwm]

I absolutely love my Cup again, it's gone from having ITBs and an unsilenced exhaust to back on standard induction with an extra silencer.

It's got all new Renault bushes, with a set of B14s, a Whiteline, RC6 pads and Quaife. I really can't think of a car to replace it with.

Not sure how it will feel on track, but on the road (in the countryside where I live) it's a whole load of fun, if not the quickest thing.