Fake 182 :S

[harrop]

Howdy...


I know dressing your car up as something it isn't is only 1 step away from sticking a gti badge to your 1.6 golf but...I don't care.

I really like the look of the front of the 182 / 172 phase 2s but can't insure one for less than £5k so want to make my extreme look more like it.

I think the main thing is the colour coding - So I might just get that done (if anyboddy has a pic it'd be cool to see exactly how much diff it makes)

If i did want a 182 / 172 front - whats involved? just bumper or are the rches slightly larger? (i.e. new wings too)

Any info would be handy...feel free to rip in to me for having a scally idea too :S

 

[-KarL-]

you will need arches and sideskirts also as the wings are more flared out

 

[S77CCP]

Best go for a 172 replica as a non standard 182 style exhaust for a 1.2 is hard to find. Or just put the cash in a bank and wait, or do something to lower your premium like doing the advanced driving test or pass plus etc.

 

[lemonnobby]

to do the whole look new front bumper and grill and wings and skirts and rear bumper

 

[Laura]

colourcoded, i know its not the same as they never made hologram grey sports.

172 rear bumper

but im not actually trying to make mine look like a replica

 

[Peperami]

Front bumper is about 100quid off ebay, wings are 50 a piece new from renault, front grille is 42 from renault.

I wouldnt bother with rear bumper, wont make much difference to overall appearance of the car mate.

And then pick some side skirts, which are usually expensive, k-tec ones are good though.

 

[Josh@Renparts]

You will need the following for 172 rep (add exhaust for 182)
Wings, front bumper, undertray, 6 arch liners (fronts are in 2 parts), Grill, Rear Bumper, Side skirts, Colour coded side mouldings.
This is my 172 replica... and if your pushing the boat out xenons as well, might do them when they come along at the right price.

 

[Peperami]

Taylor, that looks mint ^^ any pics of the front?

 

[Matta_88]

I have a 172 front bumper which is a good start tis for sale too

 

[Laura]

Taylor, that looks mint ^^ any pics of the front?

1.2 front with smoothed bump strips, colour coded and sport grille

 

[Peperami]

Nice! Good work taylor.

 

[harrop]

The colour coding looks mint
So does he black replica 12, TBH im not doing a 'replica' as Im not bothered what people think i drive, its the mean look at the front i want. My premiums wont come down enough - im 19

 

[Peperami]

In that case colour code all round and get a sport front grille matey, and silvervisions to start with.

You'll be surprised how much meaner/wider it looks once lowered on 16's too.

 

[Englebert]

To be honest if you get the rear bumper, colour code and get coilovers on it will look like a Sport model until you get close. You can also get the Sport style sideskirts, there is a dude with a green 1.4(?) which has them and some Cup wheels and it basically looks like a 172 to me!

 

[al]

I was gonna say PM joshydee, but he's there!! lol

 

[Neil G]

That's a pretty good looking car Josh....nicely done

 

[Laura]

The colour coding looks mint
So does he black replica 12, TBH im not doing a 'replica' as Im not bothered what people think i drive, its the mean look at the front i want. My premiums wont come down enough - im 19

im also 19 and bloody hell insurance 5k :O

got quotes for 2.2k

i had the money for it when i 1st got my car but wanted to mod so had to get a 1.2

 

[Middo]

All well in good making your car look like a sport, but make sure you TELL THE INSURANCE. If you dont you'll get in a lot of shite, not worth it. They'll charge you for a bodykit premium, which put my insurance up 2 groups. Just bare this in mind... I've done it slightly differently, i've smoothed the fron, 172 rear and V6 spoiler so gets the same look as a sport but not quite.

pic compared to real 182

from rear

 

[Justin]

joshydee, that looks spot on!

 

[KyleB]

just dont put the sport badge on

 

[sharpie]

to be honest it's likely to cost as much in insurance for a "bodykitted" clio as it is the real 172/182.

did you try adding your parents as additional drivers to your insurance quotes? that normally brings the price down a bit.
you could always try looking at other cars with cheaper insurance, civic vti, golf gti etc.

 

[Serg]

either your looking in the wrong places or you have a few bad 'bits' on your licence. i got my sport at 20 it was modified brakes and lowered and i was paying 1400 FC

or the point tho......colour coding i imegen would be cheaper but the 172 bumpers do look better imo oh just make sure you get the 172 grill it looks soooo much nicer

 

[Peperami]

Ive got no bad bits on my license, and my insurance is far more than that, and have had quotes from everywhere!

 

[Rob_Willow]

Replica's are the way forward buddy

 

[harrop]

ok...got it figured.

Front: sport grille & colour code
Rear: 172 bumper
Side: 72 skirts
All round: drop by 60mm 16" OZ 8 spokes as suggested yesterday

Should look sweet when done

Another question: my clio has seats that I haven't seen in others, they look like sports seats but not leather. They're grippy tound the sides but I can help but feel they should go lower - is there a way to do this?

 

[harrop]

oh and some neons (blue) lexus lights and a turbo badge - all that should add at least 20bhp

 

[Benson]

How much would a 172 rear bumper set me back? And where are they available to buy from.

 

[DaveJwxm]

You will need the following for 172 rep (add exhaust for 182)
Wings, front bumper, undertray, 6 arch liners (fronts are in 2 parts), Grill, Rear Bumper, Side skirts, Colour coded side mouldings.
This is my 172 replica... and if your pushing the boat out xenons as well, might do them when they come along at the right price.

I LOVE this one!!!

 

[SoA2k6]

just dont put the sport badge on

It's not the sport badge that's bad, it's the 2.0 side badges.

 

[Middo]

ok...got it figured.

Front: sport grille & colour code
Rear: 172 bumper
Side: 72 skirts
All round: drop by 60mm 16" OZ 8 spokes as suggested yesterday

Should look sweet when done

Another question: my clio has seats that I haven't seen in others, they look like sports seats but not leather. They're grippy tound the sides but I can help but feel they should go lower - is there a way to do this?

sounds like a plan, to be honest i often think this looks better than putting the full 172 kit on because then, it just looks like another 172. If you had bucket seats you could put lowered subframes on, but not on standard seats

 

[faz2726]

The george sign above a fake 172 says it all! lol

 

[Benson]

ok...got it figured.

Front: sport grille & colour code
Rear: 172 bumper
Side: 72 skirts
All round: drop by 60mm 16" OZ 8 spokes as suggested yesterday

Should look sweet when done

How much roughly would that cost?

 

[-KarL-]

i bought my front bumper for £130 brand new, rear bumper £80, side skirts £120 (lookalike 1's) front grill £45 costs a bit but worth it

 

[Josh@Renparts]

The george sign above a fake 172 says it all! lol

im 18...... i resent paying the insurance premium on an RS and like the way it looks. Better then a fiberglass body kit and lexus lights, no need to insult others cars really. Sure its a better car than what you had at 18.
Go Watch ur CTR racing videos u c*ck.

 

[Peperami]

The george sign above a fake 172 says it all! lol

What did you have before your 182 then? Everyones gotta start somewhere, the guys created a nice car, this is a clio club, its a clio, so if thats your attitude, dont bother posting.

Idiot

 

[Peperami]

Anyways, not sure on this one, middo might know...

will the 172 sideskirts fit onto dynamique front wings?

Wont they taper out at the front to accomodate the wider sport wings?

 

[Josh@Renparts]

they won't fit. best bet is those ones subway does, which are of a similar shape but are flat at the end. You would need a bodyshop to make the 172 ones fit and its not worth it really. Subway sells them pretty cheap iirc and they are a direct fitment.

 

[Peperami]

Are those 15's or 16's on yours josh?

Ie new dynamique wheels or 172 ones?

 

[-KarL-]

there 16"'s me thinks

 

[Josh@Renparts]

theyre 16'' 172 wheels mate.