Looks awesome. Big fan of this after seeing it today
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Thought I might as well give this a bit of an update, thought about selling it and going for a 225 but decided to keep it for now.
So as it was my birthday on tuesday I went on eBay and saw this 197 steering wheel for a decent price with airbag so snapped it up. It arrived mid morning and to my relief the airbag was still in one piece!
I'm thinking about selling my KTEC filter system and either putting the money toward a whiteline ARB or a pure motorsport solid top mounts and strut brace, I'm a bit undecided as of yet.
Anyway a photo of the new wheel...
RenaultSport 197 Steering Wheel by Simon_89, on Flickr
So as it was my birthday on tuesday I went on eBay and saw this 197 steering wheel for a decent price with airbag so snapped it up. It arrived mid morning and to my relief the airbag was still in one piece!
I'm thinking about selling my KTEC filter system and either putting the money toward a whiteline ARB or a pure motorsport solid top mounts and strut brace, I'm a bit undecided as of yet.
Anyway a photo of the new wheel...
RenaultSport 197 Steering Wheel by Simon_89, on Flickr
2014-09-06 17.19.49 by Simon_89, on Flickr
Whiteline fitted, be interesting to see how this alters the handling at the next track day.
20140906_164723 by Simon_89, on Flickr
Got the airbox swapped over, the one I received wasn't in the best shape, the top had a big crack in it etc. So I swapped the panel filter into my old airbox.
20140906_171806 by Simon_89, on Flickr
Also have 4x Federal 595RSR's to fit to those 15" alloys I got earlier in the year. Just in time as a couple of my road tyres are getting a little on the low side. They've stood up well though, 2 track days and 20k miles.
New wheels with fresh RSR's by Simon_89, on Flickr
New tyres are fitted to new alloys. First set of brand new alloys I've ever bought for a car lol looks alright I think
Removable harness by Simon_89, on Flickr
Trying out a removable 4 point harness off a friend, looking forward to trying it out at Blyton in the next couple of weeks.
Cub.
ClioSport Moderator
Where does the removable harness fit to, at the back?
Stripped for Blyton Park by Simon_89, on Flickr
gudger12345
ClioSport Club Member
Ph1 172
Looks good mate.
When you next in Northallerton, can come have a look at the clio now she is all track spec and ITB'd
When you next in Northallerton, can come have a look at the clio now she is all track spec and ITB'd
Hey bud, I should be back up in the next few weeks. We need to get some track days sorted next year, had a great turn out at Blyton! Had around 7 cars all taking part
Yeah sure @jefinabox , http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/harnesses/sabelt-3-point-double-release-harness is the same harness as what I use. They are bolted into factory positions so you know they are suitable for the loads if the worst was to happen.
I did Blyton last week and to my pleasure my cheap alloy wheels didn't explode like some thought they would, first thing was to try and find a starting point for the tyre pressures. I'd read on here that you had to run them at quite a high pressure otherwise the sidewall could end up with excessive wear and fall to bits. Initially I had it at mid to high 30s and the car just wasn't happy and just seemed to bounce about everywhere.
After speaking to a friend with a 106, he recommended I try around 26psi cold in the tyres and take it from there with running a couple of PSI less in the rear tyres too. Needless to say I gave it a shot, first few laps were a bit wobbly but once the heat got into the tyres the difference was amazing. By the end of they day my tyres looked something like this
Federal RSR by Simon_89, on Flickr
It was a great day and met a few people too off the forum.
Gave the car a much needed wash after last weekend, the wheels were filthy from brake dust and I even found a few bit of rubber stuck to the inside of the alloys too!
Dirty Alloys by Simon_89, on Flickr
Whilst I had the alloys off for cleaning I was checking the tread to make sure there wasn't any damage and found a stone embedded into the tyre, I removed it and it had lodged itself in quite deep. There's also still signs of the tyre melting, I thought this would of warn away by now or when it was all coming off down the M180 and hitting my back bumper!
Stone in tyre by Simon_89, on Flickr
Grainy Tyre by Simon_89, on Flickr
Melted Tyre by Simon_89, on Flickr
and finally one of the car cleaned, not bad for a daily track car that turned over 109k on track last week!
Clean Car by Simon_89, on Flickr
I did Blyton last week and to my pleasure my cheap alloy wheels didn't explode like some thought they would, first thing was to try and find a starting point for the tyre pressures. I'd read on here that you had to run them at quite a high pressure otherwise the sidewall could end up with excessive wear and fall to bits. Initially I had it at mid to high 30s and the car just wasn't happy and just seemed to bounce about everywhere.
After speaking to a friend with a 106, he recommended I try around 26psi cold in the tyres and take it from there with running a couple of PSI less in the rear tyres too. Needless to say I gave it a shot, first few laps were a bit wobbly but once the heat got into the tyres the difference was amazing. By the end of they day my tyres looked something like this
Federal RSR by Simon_89, on Flickr
It was a great day and met a few people too off the forum.
Gave the car a much needed wash after last weekend, the wheels were filthy from brake dust and I even found a few bit of rubber stuck to the inside of the alloys too!
Dirty Alloys by Simon_89, on Flickr
Whilst I had the alloys off for cleaning I was checking the tread to make sure there wasn't any damage and found a stone embedded into the tyre, I removed it and it had lodged itself in quite deep. There's also still signs of the tyre melting, I thought this would of warn away by now or when it was all coming off down the M180 and hitting my back bumper!
Stone in tyre by Simon_89, on Flickr
Grainy Tyre by Simon_89, on Flickr
Melted Tyre by Simon_89, on Flickr
and finally one of the car cleaned, not bad for a daily track car that turned over 109k on track last week!
Clean Car by Simon_89, on Flickr
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gudger12345
ClioSport Club Member
Ph1 172
Looks awesome mate
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
I like the car on those wheels, nice.
So this weekend turned out to be quite an expensive one, an expense I shouldn't need to spend again any time soon hopefully. There was a rolling road day on at RS Tuning, thought I'd pop down and have a gander at what cars were down there. Earlier in the week I had emailed Tony Banks about a custom exhaust as I had tended to a broken handbrake cable the week prior and noticed it in a sorry state....
Cracked Exhaust by Simon_89, on Flickr
Cracked Exhaust by Simon_89, on Flickr
So I popped down to Tony Banks on Saturday and had a look at the tail pipe options they did; took a liking to a 2.5" outward rolled tail pipe. Turns out they had a free space in the morning and it turned into a 'take my money' moment
So this is the outcome, I asked for the trim to stick proud of the bumper and I'd say they've done a great job....
2.5" Outward Rolled Exhaust by Simon_89, on Flickr
They even ditched the rubbish Renault exhaust mounts in favour of their own custom ones which utilise standard exhaust rubbers which can be replaced.
Overall really happy with the look
Cracked Exhaust by Simon_89, on Flickr
Cracked Exhaust by Simon_89, on Flickr
So I popped down to Tony Banks on Saturday and had a look at the tail pipe options they did; took a liking to a 2.5" outward rolled tail pipe. Turns out they had a free space in the morning and it turned into a 'take my money' moment
So this is the outcome, I asked for the trim to stick proud of the bumper and I'd say they've done a great job....
2.5" Outward Rolled Exhaust by Simon_89, on Flickr
They even ditched the rubbish Renault exhaust mounts in favour of their own custom ones which utilise standard exhaust rubbers which can be replaced.
Overall really happy with the look
Inferno Orange 182 by feirny, on Flickr
Cracking shot of the car at Blyton for CSS by @Feirny
Happy with how the car was, performed faultlessly although I'm not sure if I'm a massive fan of the RSR's after messing about with tyre pressures all morning and still not finding a pressure where I could get more than 4 laps out of them without them just getting too hot. I do need to have my brakes bled now, there is a considerable amount of pedal travel
Annual update alert!
Car passed its MOT, current mileage is just over 124,000. So for passing and partly due to needing them, I've treat the car to 4 Nankang NS2Rs!
If I get chance to have them fitted this weekend I'll update the thread with some photos of the car looking identical to photos above
Car passed its MOT, current mileage is just over 124,000. So for passing and partly due to needing them, I've treat the car to 4 Nankang NS2Rs!
If I get chance to have them fitted this weekend I'll update the thread with some photos of the car looking identical to photos above
Where did you get the ns2rs? I'm waiting on a set coming for the Evo.
Who fitted them)
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
What size and how much were they
I went to union tyres, £10 a tyre fitted which seems reasonable.
They are 195/50/15 and were £51.70 each.
Went out for a friends engagement meal last night and it is definitely more noticeable that the sidewalls are a lot stiffer than the RSRs, the steering also feels more direct and accurate as well.
