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Think grey is better tbh. If if ever head down the breakers for manual windows then I'll get a 1.2 dash top too
Make sure you get the column surround to match! I need to find one!
banther
ClioSport Club Member
"Budget"....
Looks good though!
Looks good though!
Budget made me laugh to.. Can a mod change three title to No expense spared track build
fake alcantara is pretty cheap, one of my friends did his Glanza dash...looked good and there was no glare
Williams 2
Coming along nicely, do you have the ally bonnet?
Regarding the air con, I recently removed the compressor/pumps/rad etc from my ph1.
Pretty straightforward, I bought the 172 cup alternator, upper and lower bracket, and a 6pk 1125 belt from ebay. Cost £80 for all the parts needed.
There are cheaper ways if you read up about the Volvo/Laguna alt brackets.
Regarding the air con, I recently removed the compressor/pumps/rad etc from my ph1.
Pretty straightforward, I bought the 172 cup alternator, upper and lower bracket, and a 6pk 1125 belt from ebay. Cost £80 for all the parts needed.
There are cheaper ways if you read up about the Volvo/Laguna alt brackets.
Had a delivery this morning
Just need to order a battery tray/holder
Going to put the standard battery behind the passenger seat. Decided against a lightweight battery as I hardly use the car.
Would rather spend the money elsewhere
What size cable did you go for bud?
Williams 2
How are you connecting the terminals to the battery cable mate?
I've got cable and terminals, not sure best way to fix them together, my crimping pliers aren't big enough!
I've got cable and terminals, not sure best way to fix them together, my crimping pliers aren't big enough!
Not sure yet. Was just gonna crimp them but I haven't had a chance to look at it yet. I want to get rid of the sound deadening under the passenger seat before I move the battery behind there
Finally got some time to play about with my clio today:
Picked up a flocked dash top from @Toms_clio so first job was to swap that over.
Went from this:
To this:
Really pleased with it, and nice to lose the hole that the airbag left.
Then I decided to do something about the very grey side strips as they look terrible. Took them off to spray them:
Had to leave it there as I ran out of gloss black. Will probably end up doing the door handles to match now as they won't match any more
Last up was the nasty sound deadening. I already removed some of it over winter but this time I borrowed my dads heat gun. Much easier. What a horrible job though
And I couldn't be bothered to spend ages cleaning so gave it a quick wipe over with white spirit. It won't be on show anyway under the seat. Then I bolted in my new battery tray ready for the relocation. Had to give up here though as what should be a simple job becomes even harder as I couldn't get the power steering reservoir of the way to pull my battery cable through as the blasted strut brace was in the way. Can't take that off without getting both front wheels off and arch liners out the way so I called it a day at this point
Going to modify my passenger seat subframe while it's out the car to make it sit lower.
Getting there but still plenty to do
Picked up a flocked dash top from @Toms_clio so first job was to swap that over.
Went from this:
To this:
Really pleased with it, and nice to lose the hole that the airbag left.
Then I decided to do something about the very grey side strips as they look terrible. Took them off to spray them:
Had to leave it there as I ran out of gloss black. Will probably end up doing the door handles to match now as they won't match any more
Last up was the nasty sound deadening. I already removed some of it over winter but this time I borrowed my dads heat gun. Much easier. What a horrible job though
And I couldn't be bothered to spend ages cleaning so gave it a quick wipe over with white spirit. It won't be on show anyway under the seat. Then I bolted in my new battery tray ready for the relocation. Had to give up here though as what should be a simple job becomes even harder as I couldn't get the power steering reservoir of the way to pull my battery cable through as the blasted strut brace was in the way. Can't take that off without getting both front wheels off and arch liners out the way so I called it a day at this point
Going to modify my passenger seat subframe while it's out the car to make it sit lower.
Getting there but still plenty to do
I took 5kg out, that was all the passenger side, drivers side and the boot. There is more in the doors, behind the rear door cards, on the bulkhead and on the roof. I'd hazard a guess and say 10-12kg in total.
I only did mine as I had the seats out getting the buckets in for Anglesey on Wednesday, I'm not sure I'll do the rest as I don't want to take the dash or the headlining out unless I have to.
I only did mine as I had the seats out getting the buckets in for Anglesey on Wednesday, I'm not sure I'll do the rest as I don't want to take the dash or the headlining out unless I have to.
Ok so I finished up the side strips today:
Used a bit of AF citrus power on here:
Fitted:
Door handles do look crap now but I'm pleased with the strips.
Then as I had a spare few minutes I thought I'd ditch the rear wiper:
Before:
Whipped it off after a bit of mucking around
This was pretty terrible
Primed:
Painted:
Fitted:
Just need to add a rubber grommet now.
MOT tomorrow It better pass!
Used a bit of AF citrus power on here:
Fitted:
Door handles do look crap now but I'm pleased with the strips.
Then as I had a spare few minutes I thought I'd ditch the rear wiper:
Before:
Whipped it off after a bit of mucking around
This was pretty terrible
Primed:
Painted:
Fitted:
Just need to add a rubber grommet now.
MOT tomorrow
It better pass!Ok so the MOT is now passed
Managed to get my battery relocation sorted this weekend. Just need to tidy a few bits up but I'm pretty happy with it
Not got finished pics yet
Here is my modified passenger subframe. This is now about 1.5" lower so much better.
Got the battery out
And its new location
Will get some better pics soon. I also fit the new induction kit from @Ph1 Tom but I haven't driven the car yet
Need to get the ecu out of its cage and cable tie it down. Then mount my new battery fuse and tape up some of the wiring, few cable ties to tidy it and then its all sorted
Managed to get my battery relocation sorted this weekend. Just need to tidy a few bits up but I'm pretty happy with it
Not got finished pics yet
Here is my modified passenger subframe. This is now about 1.5" lower so much better.
Got the battery out
And its new location
Will get some better pics soon. I also fit the new induction kit from @Ph1 Tom but I haven't driven the car yet
Need to get the ecu out of its cage and cable tie it down. Then mount my new battery fuse and tape up some of the wiring, few cable ties to tidy it and then its all sorted
looking good. lower the seat should feel much better. i lowered mine 2 inches and it made the car feel so much more racey lol
Ok so the battery relocation is all finished and working perfectly
Just need to secure the ECU with some brackets which I'll do next weekend
Yesterday I got the spark plugs changed. Was quite an easy job, much easier than on my ST220!
Old VS new.... No idea how old they were though
Here's the new look engine bay with ph1Tom's home made induction kit
And just a few relocation pics
I could probably tidy up the length of the wires a bit in the future
Just need to secure the ECU with some brackets which I'll do next weekend
Yesterday I got the spark plugs changed. Was quite an easy job, much easier than on my ST220!
Old VS new.... No idea how old they were though
Here's the new look engine bay with ph1Tom's home made induction kit
And just a few relocation pics
I could probably tidy up the length of the wires a bit in the future
So another very quick update:
I found the steering wheel a little too far away so I bought this:
And then it was off to Bedford for the Renaultsport day. The car was great again apart from having problems with my spacers on the way there. I have now bought a better stud & nut kit to try and sort it
I found the steering wheel a little too far away so I bought this:
And then it was off to Bedford for the Renaultsport day. The car was great again apart from having problems with my spacers on the way there. I have now bought a better stud & nut kit to try and sort it
Finally got round to fitting my new stud & nut kit. This time I have fitted the studs into the hub. I should have done this in the first place!
It's similar to the pure motorsport kit so hopefully will fix all my issues
Can you tell I don't use the car much?
And with the wheel fitted:
Unfortunately I can no longer do the nuts up properly as the studs are a bit long. I have ordered a deep socket for my torque wrench which will solve that
I have also bought a bargain aircon delete kit. That's a job for later in the year
It's similar to the pure motorsport kit so hopefully will fix all my issues
Can you tell I don't use the car much?
And with the wheel fitted:
Unfortunately I can no longer do the nuts up properly as the studs are a bit long. I have ordered a deep socket for my torque wrench which will solve that
I have also bought a bargain aircon delete kit. That's a job for later in the year
Nickson
ClioSport Club Member
Car's looking fantastic, I have so much love for PH1's.
Reading threads such as this makes me miss mine so damn much.
Keep up the good work man!
Reading threads such as this makes me miss mine so damn much.
Keep up the good work man!
Wow cheap as chips I think I paid £120 for mine, btw I got my engine sorted finally
Thats great news
That's very cheap. I got my stuff for £70 and thought it was cheap. I run shorter studs and closed nuts though.
The car is looking good on track
Yes it's made the car nicer to drive that the standard set up for some reason. It's smoother and not so jerky.
