FINALLY! Clio 172 'HOU'

[McGherkin]

And the next bit's done too.

Whilst it is bright it's not quite as stupidly bright as the photo suggests. Dimmed for the benefit of the camera;

Also took the opportunity to relocate a load of stuff to the space where the passenger airbag would be. I get my glovebox back, and it's all a bit neater. Win win.

 

[McGherkin]

And after a clean and a general tidy up it looks like this;

Very happy. However I am finding it incredibly hard to not spend more money on the damn thing.

 

[jesus]

A very nice looking interior

 

[George182]

Looks very good!

 

[Rob]

Wrong seats.... sort it out

 

[McGherkin]

Wrong seats.... sort it out :wink:

One day. Maybe.

 

[Rob]

Looks bloody lovely in there though, not a fan of the carbon, I had standard silver but it works with the internal handles I suppose.

 

[McGherkin]

I'm in half a mind to get rid of it. But the standard silver just feels a little boring.

I might go for proper dipped carbon effect like the handles so at least it looks fairly real.

 

[Jekyll]

The clocks look really good! Like, really good, to the point I'm contemplating them myself...

 

[McGherkin]

It's definitely worth it. Makes it feel so much newer! Centre clocks need doing too though.

 

[Jekyll]

I'd get it all done tbh. @AlexW keeps telling me to get it done and tbh my standard lights are dim in places.

Does look good.

 

[-Danman-]

Looks really good mate!

I think a silver handbrake button would go well with the interior as well

 

[McGherkin]

It's just trying to get hold of the damn thing!

 

[DanEdser]

Carbon fibre all of the things

Looking good gherkface

 

[McGherkin]

Thankyou muchly

 

[McGherkin]

Photo from a quick drive out today.

Note the patented detach-o-splitter that just scrapes off of speedbumps without taking the bumper with it.

About to change the oil and filter this week. Like a tit I forgot to get a new copper washer so I'll have to pick that up before I can do it.

As you were.

 

[dann2707]

That looks unreal! So good.

 

[McGherkin]

Belts now done courtesy of @Dan@SJM, there was a small hole in the exhaust which was welded up.

Waiting on a pair of rear shocks as the rear left is completely dry, and

THE SHITTY OLD HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING.

 

[DanEdser]

THE SHITTY OLD HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING.

uwotm8?

 

[Goodj]

that try-hard steering wheel needs to go

 

[McGherkin]

that try-hard steering wheel needs to go

Nah. I like driving with it.

uwotm8?

The plastic lenses are fuckered on my set, can't correct them as half of it's on the inside, so the only solution is a new set

 

[Mr R.]

Should have bought my old ones mate.

I think my new ones where about £80 each from Renault.

 

[Goodj]

Nah. I like driving with it.

fair enough.
I've never found any difference from a steering wheel myself. unless it was some button-sized that the ultra-virgins all seem to go for

 

[McGherkin]

Should have bought my old ones mate.

I think my new ones where about £80 each from Renault.

I would have loved to mate but at the time I couldn't do it.

I think they're around that price from ECP too.

 

[Jekyll]

£80. That's quite cheap. I thought they'd be double that for 1 tbh.

 

[McGherkin]

ECP links;
Left

Right

 

[McGherkin]

Should have bought my old ones mate.

So.. yeah. I did!

You can see the difference straight away.

And all done...

Those wheels need repainting though, as well as the calipers.

 

[Mr R.]

Bloody hell bud, one million times better.

You should be able to see where your going now.

 

[McGherkin]

Yes mate, looking forward to getting the headlights all aligned later too. The alignment was all over the place on the old ones for various reasons including the shaft being wound out of one of the height servos so after rebuilding that, and nice clean lenses, I'm really looking forward to a great quality beam and about twice the vision lol.

 

[Mr Plums]

Loads better, couldn't you have used the 3m kit on the lights?

 

[McGherkin]

@Daniel had already tried it to no avail, they were basically too fucked to fix!

 

[Mr Plums]

Ahh ok well the new ones have certainly transformed the front end

 

[The Russian.]

Looks loads better gherkin.

Just need to clean the engine bay

 

[McGherkin]

Just need to clean the engine bay :wink:

I try to forget what's in that hellhole. Nothing good, that's for sure.

 

[McGherkin]

Window broke. Fixed window.
Fog light broke. Fixed that too.

4 channel amp arrived. Plan A is to run the 6x9s bridged at 140w RMS each, but if I feel like it I might run them at 75w each and replace+amp the fronts. The fronts are a fair bit louder anyway without the 6x9s so plan A should even things out a bit whilst adding a good amount of bass. The 6x9s are running off the sub channel so I can turn them and the underseat sub off for city driving.

It's all wired up at the moment apart from the RCA cables as I need a Y lead, and I need to mount the amp properly, but just running off my phone plugged into the amp they're pretty damn good.

 

[Bluebeard]

I've got two spare fog lights if you ever need them mate.

 

[McGherkin]

I'll bear that in mind. Cheers!

 

[rctempire]

Not bad.

Pretty good progress ginger one.

 

[DanEdser]

Doof doofs? Doof doofs.

 

[Jekyll]

@McGherkin How are your headlights still going? All ok?