Dimma bodykit for Clio Williams.

[Clio_Williams]

Hi there,does anybody know where i can get a dimma wide arch body kit from for the clio williams,how much does it cost and roughly what price would i be looking at to get it fitted,will i have any problems fitting 18s once the kit is on,will i be able to lower the car any?or will i neeed arch mods,thanks for any feedback,Robbie.

 

[pete bann]

Yea mate, if you look at Dimmas homepage it gives you prices etc. Last time i looked a fully fitted, coloured dimma kit for the clio was £3500! i think they are slightly tailor made aswell, so when/(if) you went along to get it fitted you told them you want to be able to fit 18inch wheels and lowered aswell i think theyd be able to accomodate your needs.
The best thing to do mate for an accurate answer to your questions would be to email or phone dimma and talk to them.

Cheers

pete

 

[pete bann]

another thing mate theyre so exclusive and bloody rare as rocking horse sh*te, thats what your paying for, personally if i had that sort of money id get a turbo.

pete

 

[Clio_Williams]

hi mate,thanks for the reply,ive only just got the car last week,paid £5500 for it(L-reg 44500miles)basically got a loan for it cause nobody would do a P/Ex on my very modified Corsa GSi,now i have a buyer for the corsa and thought id put the money in to the willy instead of paying the loan off,so have got around £4500 to spend,i dont think at this point im looking to get it turbocharged as the difference in power,especially torque to the corsa is incredible,i cant believe i had the corsa so long,didnt know what iwas missing out on,just out of interest though how much does it cost to get a williams turbocharged and how much bhp does it gain?Do you keep the existing engine

 

[pete bann]

as far as i know mate yea you keep the original engine although youd have some expensive modifying to do.
Theres a place near me in derby called top boss performance. They are superb. they can do anything to your car, they stock every performance part possible. When i get a valver this year im going down there for a full Brembo brake conversion. Theyre not the cheapest around but you are paying for expertise and experience. (theyve always got 4-5 cossies down there and i saw a lotus V8 the other day) They had a project car which the owner runs around in, a 555bhp sierra 4x4 cosworth! Anyhow, they said that it would be cheaper to supercharge a valver, than to turbocharge it! The price for a supercharger they said would be £3000. I havent asked anywhere else so really i dont know how much of a competitive price this is, but i imagine you arent going to get it a vast amount cheaper.
As for BHP gains, you must be looking at kicking out (in total) 190-210bhp? Dont quote me on that but i would be very surprised if it was less. I guess it would give you a nice wide spread of torque and with a williams i would imagine that 3rd and 4th gears with a turbo fitted would be superbly quick.
The best thing to do would be to go on a rolling road and find out what its kicking out now. One more option, that would be cheaper than these two would be nitrous! £4500 is alot of money mate, it could get you a hell of a lot of performance goodies, brakes, cams etc on what is bog standard and a very quick little car, which could give almost anything a good run for its money.

Best thing to do with a williams (apart from ss exhaust and lowering) mate is leave the engine bay and exterior styling alone. They are more valuble when left bog standard and its getting harder to find one that hasnt been messed with. I saw one the other day with a bad boy bonnet, why on earth youd want to do that to an already aggressive looking car is beyond me. If one came up in my rear view mirror, bog standard, id move over!

Cheers mate

Pete

 

[Clio_Williams]

It already has twin headlights and gold 17"Momo Arrors,i agree with you that modifying the interior and exterior does ruin them,but more power would be nice,what is the best thing to do regards lowering them,full suspension kit.Ie Koni,Spax,or just get some lowering springs and keep the existing shocks?also how low is the best option,ive been told 25mm is this right??Thanks,

 

[Ben H]

To be honest, the wide arch kits look truly, utterly gorgeous on the 16v/Williams. Theyre not "bad-boy" - just aggro, but at the same time subtle. I envy your position: having cash to spend on the body. I desperatley would love to do the same to my Valver (have a look on the gallery - its black with leather).

So if you have it done, please post here and tell me how much it was and other deatils.

 

[pete bann]

clio williams, best bet is to lower 45mm all round, though most people prefer 35mm. I reckon if your going to lower it might as well go for a full suspension kit, koni adjustables are always tops.

pete

 

[rt172]

Clio_Williams - out of interest, do you live anywhere near Sheffield? Saw a Willy of your description (twin lamps and gold 17"s) near Meadowhall earlier today....

 

[timrud]

Rhys thats my mates...... Its a Willy 3, he says its running about 170bhp..

 

[Nick Read]

Drop it 35mm, the Willy is already 5mm lower than a 16v. Id say supercharge it if you can without losing your power steering.

Leave the body alone I reckon...

 

[Dave Hester]

where is there room to supercharge a valver/willy?

 

[Nick Read]

There isnt! If you want a blower you need to get rid of the power steering, to fit a turbo youre having to put the battery and coolant tank somewhere else and find room for a chargecooler.

 

[rt172]

Tim - if it was, he was persecuting a Corsa or something. Was going to give chase but had to burn some arsehole off at the lights (and then drive through a Gatso at 60mph. Arse). Why is your mate not a member on this site then?!

Rhys

 

[Clio_Williams]

Hi,i live in Halifax,not too far from Sheffield though,im not actually insured on the Williams yet as i still have insurance to run on my current car,corsa GSi and am waiting for that to expire before selling it and getting the willy on the road,should be end of June early July,ill definately try and spend the money a little more wisely this time and not rush in to anything like i did my corsa.

 

[timrud]

My mate doesnt really go on the internet much. There is a year old feature on his car here: http://www.cruiseboard.co.uk/readerscars/ksuckley/1.html

Since then hes had a new front bumper and sideskirts on. Next on his list is a leather retrim...

Id defenantally spend your money on the engine BTW!