dirty/cold/silver/197/art... photos :)

[trile]

been dirty for last 3 weeks...it's been raining, a bit of snow, wind..
and finaly a nice day.

so a few photos from today and some from a few days ago.
Clearly shows how the eibach springs are setting in nicely..car is much lower now. Altough my kidneys would protest

comments more than welcome

 

[Coby.]

Looks like an almost Spot on stance for the 197.... Great Pics as always

 

[whatisjustis]

VERY nice fella'. Cracking pictures too. What have you done to them to make them like they are!?

 

[trile]

tnx

just played with shading/lighting/contrast...and not even in photoshop. just acdsee. No effects were used

pictures are from a 5mpx nokia 6220 classic so not so 'high-res'

@clio-coby, yeah ALMOST spot, could be a little lower but only when they fix all the roads here lol..and put another layer of asphalt

 

[chrispy.clio]

Thats how every 197 should come of of the factory. As in height wise
Some cool looking pictures.

 

[GarethM]

awesome

 

[clio_luke]

that car is stunning. 197 look great that colour!

 

[trile]

tnx :star::approve:

 

[Naith]

car looks great

 

[Tigger]

Fantastic shots, car is class

 

[Vish]

That's the first 197 that's really made me think WOW. The colour is great. And why didn't all 197s leave the factory that low, looks spot on.

Great pics too.

 

[trile]

it's a great looker...
shame it's given me a lot of headaches lately
going in to get engine mounts (i think) replaced under warranty for the second time.
and standard renault noises which I no longer notice unless i'm nervous, tired and sleepy (which is most of the time lol)

santa claus forgot about the money he promised for my k-tec exhaust and schrick cams, otherwise I'd be very happy

 

[spomonie]

That second shot is simply stunning.

 

[trile]

second shot is my favourite...
shows off all the "colours" of the nimbus

 

[Si]

superb shots. thanks for sharing

 

[kie1an]

very nice pics .

 

[Limca]

nice shots

 

[Tupps]

Some awesome pics there mate

 

[DebV6]

Stunning pictures!

 

[Fletcher]

Nice pics as usual.

 

[trile]

cheers everyone :cheers:

 

[Amy]

They're from a camera phone?! Awesome...

 

[trile]

yeap... can't be bothered to spend silly cash on a big old camera that I'd have to drag around with me :boring:
with my nokia in the pocket, I see a photo oportunity - pull it out, click, done (this sounded wierd lol :quiet::rasp::rasp: )

 

[GazFish]

What Springs are they mate.. just the £100 Eibach ones?! 30mm? They look well low compared to H&R's 30/40mm ones! - If you have a model number that would be spot on!

I'm quite sad, I carry a DSLR & 2 Lenses with me everywhere.. walking, in the car, on the bike, at my mums, at home.. lol.

What's with the Engine Mounts.. have they snapped due to the low-ness?

 

[trile]

they're eibach 25/20 mm... it's just the street and the slope making it look a bit lower :approve:

this is the part number for them E10-75-008-07-22

and here is how the car sits on a 'level'

and as for the mounts, I doubt it's because of the height. A mate here has a R26 and changed all the mounts on his car twice and the car is just a year old. Just one of the 'characteristics' of the car lol...

very jerky when releasing the clutch untill warmed up

 

[GazFish]

:S Back still looks slightly high.. suppose I can try them for the £98 they are.

 

[trile]

i could have gone for the H&r ones, but the car would be useles on the roads here.
why don't u go for them, I don't think they're more expensive then the eibachs.

oh and btw I've heard h&r springs cause bad bump steer because they're too hard. I think they're purely esthetic while the eibach are a bit more performance oriented imho

 

[GazFish]

I'm going to try the Eibachs.. they're 30mm though at £100.
H&R's are about double price I think.

 

[trile]

no, they're 25/20 mm ..no 30mm...check on their website

as for the price ...you're very wrong

Eibach 129 quid
http://k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2138

H&R 135 quid
http://k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2250

:rasp:

 

[GazFish]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Clio-197-2005...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

 

[trile]

and your point is ? what ?

 

[Leeshez]

Cracking piccys but wash the car.

 

[trile]

don't want to wash it untill the rains stops for at least a week

I wash it tonight, it's going to rain tommorow.
plus - I like the dirty and used look. Looks fast :boring:

 

[Speedlover]

Awesome colour, car and photo's!

 

[dalla]

Ohh dear. I need one of those in my life. In that colour too. very nice mate.

 

[seb]

nimbus is the best colour for 197