Dave's Clio 172

[Dave999]

with any luck, leaving it longer the WD will get them free

iirrcc it'll look better on T's rather than turbs

Fingers crossed bud..

 

[Dave999]

And there on!!!!!!





Personally think they look great but I'm biased haha

 

[danward]

That looks stunning - so much better.

 

[Dave999]

That looks stunning - so much better.

Biggest smile on my face now! Cheers matey.

Driving past shop windows loving the reflection with these on

 

[Jack-D]

Love that!

I think they look great in white too, are they staying that colour?

 

[Dave999]

Love that!

I think they look great in white too, are they going to be staying that colour?

Cheers mate

Well they will be getting a refurb pretty soon as I'm detailing a mates van and he does wheels refurbs.

I do really like them in white but don't know how they would look in a dark anthracite kind or colour..

What you reckon?

 

[dmallett]

They look much better!

 

[Dave999]

They look much better!

Cheers pal! Still not sure whether to get them refurbed a different colour

 

[Jack-D]

If you were stick with the white then I think a pearl white refurb would look good, gives a bit more depth to the colour.

 

[evans306]

looks really nice mate , just saying about the wheels , if you don't want to go for those brands bbs or cades eros look right up ther on clios , im saving for some gold cades eros with polished lip for mine , don't steal my idea but google it an see if that's the look you want

 

[Dave999]

Yeah I do like the white only reason I fancy something different colour wise is because my turbines were white too so not a lot of difference if you know what I mean.

I did think about some euro style wheels but not totally sure :/

 

[Edges]

Massive improvement Dave!! So much nicer!

 

[Dave999]

Massive improvement Dave!! So much nicer!

Cheers adam

 

[Ph1 Tom]

I thought it looked great already but that's much better!

 

[Dave999]

I thought it looked great already but that's much better!

Cheers mate.

Loving all the positive feedback

 

[chris_pett]

Looks great! Have you thought about colour coding the rubstrips?

 

[Dave999]

Looks great! Have you thought about colour coding the rubstrips?

Yeah mate its something that crossed my mind. Was thinking colour code the rubstrips and getting carbon bullets.

Think it would set it off nicely

 

[chris_pett]

Yeah that would look smart. Or colour code the bullets with white lettering maybe?

 

[Dave999]

Yeah could do, definatly something I've been looking at doing

 

[Dave999]

So my car decided to nearly die on me this morning, blowing like f**k, eml flashing and pretty much no power

Done a bit of searching and could possibly be an injector?? Any other ideas?

Getting it plugged in at lunch to see whats what.

 

[chris_pett]

Any luck? I have a handheld scanner you could borrow?

 

[Will B]

He's had it scanned, but he's away at the moment so waiting til he's back before any progress, as far as I aware scanner just picked up O2 sensor. But his down pipe was blowing before anyway so that needs sorting regardless. I'm sure Dave will update this tomorrow!

 

[Dave999]

So I'm now officially on the look out for a new engine....

 

[Chi]

Wow what happened?

 

[Dave999]

Basically been overfuelling which has caused the plugs to be knackered, since then on start up its been revving straight to 4k and staying there also used about 4 litres of water in about 3 days! Also while the engines been looked at they told me that alot of the bolts had been threaded or not been put back on correctly previously and basically said get rid before it ends up costing you a lot of money.

But im in love with the car and the bodywork/suspension/wheels/interior are all brilliant so i need a new engine to drop in and ill be happy

 

[Chi]

Whats that likely to cost? Get a wanted thread up

 

[Dave999]

Well luckily is been looked at by a family member and his mate who both own garages and that's what they've both said.

Bit pissed off though had to cancel my trackday aswell

 

[Chi]

Thought you had 2 clios?

 

[Dave999]

Thought you had 2 clios?

No lol

 

[Dave999]

So if anyone has a spare 172 engine knocking around let me know

 

[Chi]

Boost time. .. Also chance to tidy under bonnet

 

[Dave999]

Huge possibility

 

[Chi]

Subscribed

 

[Dave999]

Haha who knows! Main priority is finding another engine

 

[Chi]

Time for a project. . R26 engine with LSD
Or http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=370874980915

 

[Dave999]

Time for a project. . R26 engine with LSD

Now theres a thought!

 

[Dave999]

So I think I've found the engine. Hopefully be collecting this weekend some time

 

[Edges]

Fitted by Monday night!

 

[Dave999]

Fitted by Monday night!

Hmmm would be nice! I doubt it though lol needs sorting though missing it like mad

 

[Chi]

R26? ?