Is my Clio 1997 or 1998!?

[perch_2000_uk]

hello, I have a Clio rt 1.4 i dont know if 1997 or 1998, its a r reg, but when i look for parts like a induction kit i can't find anything?! also things like the angel lights which i would like, the majority of them only go upto 96 on the mk1? can someone pleases help, Thanks

 

[Jamie]

i used to have a an r reg rt, if it is 97 it will be the older shape...... mk1 bugeye and the 98 is generally the start of the mk2's... prehaps the answer to ur question is they dont make those parts?

 

[M1TCH]

Heres an idea I'm just gonna throw out there. Apparently there is a thing called a V5? anyone know if this is true?

 

[Scott]

Heres an idea I'm just gonna throw out there. Apparently there is a thing called a V5? anyone know if this is true?

no its just a rumour.

 

[M1TCH]

oh sh*t is that what it is.......damn

 

[Ryan]

Heres an idea I'm just gonna throw out there. Apparently there is a thing called a V5? anyone know if this is true?

I got 1 of those for free when i bot my car!

 

[Ibanezman]

Heres an idea I'm just gonna throw out there. Apparently there is a thing called a V5? anyone know if this is true?

lol, never heard of one of them


Just to be helpful, I had an R reg Clio which was a 97 MKI shape, my friend has an R reg 98 MKII shape, so whichever one you have I reckon thats your year

 

[perch_2000_uk]

just to conform, mk2 is the bubbly round one.

 

[cat171]

Look at the v5 (the log book) where it says date of first registration, is the year of the car.

 

[M1TCH]

sorry to be rude dude, welcome to the forum, and I hope my V5 hint helped

 

[Dash]

Strange thing is my v5 says v6 on it

 

[Leeshez]

It will do james LOL

 

[M1TCH]

Look at the v5 (the log book) where it says date of first registration, is the year of the car.

your the minority!!

 

[theduck]

my mk2 is a 1998 R reg

 

[dan.taylor.1]

i have a p (97) reg 1.2 and its the end of the mk 1's so its a mk1 phase 3, but you can get it in an r reg, so it may be either, and the date of first reg is no help, mine wasnt registered till june 2000, it was in a showroom till then, bloody perfect underbody tho, unusual for clio mk 1's.lol

 

[theduck]

^^ doesnt sound right, if it wasnt registered untill june 2000 then it should be a 2000 reg (X iirc)

 

[u33db]

hello, I have a Clio rt 1.4 i dont know if 1997 or 1998, its a r reg, but when i look for parts like a induction kit i can't find anything?! also things like the angel lights which i would like, the majority of them only go upto 96 on the mk1? can someone pleases help, Thanks

It'll be a mk 1 phase 3 you have with the more rounder lights and bumpers you have...you can't get angel eyes for them. IK kit wise, your engine is the same as the 1.4's used from 91 onwards so any of the parts from them will fit fine.

 

[Mack]

I think your wrong?

They switched to newer engines for phase 3, which are multi point injection, a tad quicker, and much more reliable.
Or was that only the 1.2

 

[ollie_yesclio]

ive got a mk1 which is a 1998 r reg. phase 3. and you can get everything for them just like any other car! apart from steering wheel, you need to get a snap off boss if u wanna change that. ive bought most of my stuff from k-tec. and you can now get phase 3 angel eyes for them. wont be buying any tho:approve:

www.k-tecracing.com

 

[dan.taylor.1]

you can get steering wheels without a snap off boss, momo do a normal one, for about 40 quid, and as for angel eyes they have become availible recently, tho they are vv expensive, nice tho, and it is not an x reg, just cos it wasnt registered till 2000 doesnt make it a buitl in 2000 clio, it was built in 1997 but registered in 2000.

 

[Scott]

you can get steering wheels without a snap off boss, momo do a normal one, for about 40 quid, and as for angel eyes they have become availible recently, tho they are vv expensive, nice tho, and it is not an x reg, just cos it wasnt registered till 2000 doesnt make it a buitl in 2000 clio, it was built in 1997 but registered in 2000.

no he was right but you've misunderstood it. when a car is registered it is given a regisration plate, if your car wasn't registered until 2000 then it should be an x-reg, (this doesn't mean it should be the new shape), so your car was obviously registered in 1997 as it has a p-plate, but not used/bought until 2000 if it was still in the showroom.

iirc an example of this is williams number 002 being on a p-plate, whereas williams 1's were supposed to be L reg's.