These bloody sea gulls need to bugger off! I was greeted this morning to a massive bird s**t on my rear window, so another wash was in order. And as usual I can't get away with leaving her car filthy, even if my quick wash did miss a rather large portion on one side:laughing:. While I was at it I decided to give my tailpipes a polish as they had gotten rather black. One advantage to having a 182 with a saggy backbox is its easy to polish the tips. It now looks shiny and s**t though so that's gonna have to get sorted.
As every journey to work seems to be in a traffic jam I noticed that my brake lights did'nt seem to be working. Further investigation revealed that they did work, but only with a firm push on the peddle. Obviousley that would make me look like a woman driver, doing an emergency stop every time traffic nudged forward. YouTube came to the rescue as it seems this is a common clio problem easily fixed by adjusting the plunger on the swithc above the brake peddle. Job jobbed:up:.
I've had a think of things that I want to do with the car this year and lots of little things have been identified to sort. So here goes:
Things that NEED doin first.
1, Service is due so it's going to my local garage. I want all the fluids changing as I 've no idea when this may have happened previousley.
2, ABS pump needs replacing to sort the low speed ABS pulsing. This will be done at the service.
3, Check front suspension and steering for wear prior to MOT in March.
4, That bloody saggy exhaust needs fixing and a slight leak sorting.
5, Tracking needs doing as steering wheel is off to the left. Must do this before new tyres go on, which won't be far off.
Now things that I want to do to improve the car a bit.
1, A good machine polish to show how good or bad the paint really is. There's a plethora of stone chips that need sorting too. I've never felt the inclination to polish a car, even the Integrale but this little clio has gotten under my skin so it will get some attention.
2, Interior debobble and clean.
3, Stop the annoying squeak thats in my ear from the door. I dunno what it is but it drives me barmy!
4, Stop the rattle from the rear. I think this may be the arch liner where its not screwed to the bumper properly.
5, Decide what to do with the wheels. They are in need of a refurb but I want to add some colour to the car but I dont think it would suit the 182 wheels. Turinis this year then? Or do I try to complete my R19 set and paint those?
6, Spacers will be needed then!
7, Steering wheel and gearknob are worn . Anyone know if the round metal Megane RS knob will fit?
8, Scenic shifter or PMS? Hmmm.
9, DAB radio as our local stations are s**t.
10, Speaker upgrade. I hoovered the car last week and some white fluffy stuff came out of the passenger side speaker grill! I'll investigate that one day.
11, Some dash parts are going a little bit sticky. Time for some more carbonfibre?
12, New mats needed.
13, New door bullits needed asa the carbon ones are chipped.:weary:
14, Replace the broken wind deflectors?
15, Replace the scratched windscreen?
16, Fix the passenger wing mirror which does'nt demist.
17, Clean and tart up engine bay. Can't have a fancy battery cover in a grubby bay now can we!
Well, that's a fair chunk longer than I expected it to be, and I'm sure more will be added! I'll try to remember to update this as things get ticked off the list. This is going to be a good clio year:smiley:
As every journey to work seems to be in a traffic jam I noticed that my brake lights did'nt seem to be working. Further investigation revealed that they did work, but only with a firm push on the peddle. Obviousley that would make me look like a woman driver, doing an emergency stop every time traffic nudged forward. YouTube came to the rescue as it seems this is a common clio problem easily fixed by adjusting the plunger on the swithc above the brake peddle. Job jobbed:up:.
I've had a think of things that I want to do with the car this year and lots of little things have been identified to sort. So here goes:
Things that NEED doin first.
1, Service is due so it's going to my local garage. I want all the fluids changing as I 've no idea when this may have happened previousley.
2, ABS pump needs replacing to sort the low speed ABS pulsing. This will be done at the service.
3, Check front suspension and steering for wear prior to MOT in March.
4, That bloody saggy exhaust needs fixing and a slight leak sorting.
5, Tracking needs doing as steering wheel is off to the left. Must do this before new tyres go on, which won't be far off.
Now things that I want to do to improve the car a bit.
1, A good machine polish to show how good or bad the paint really is. There's a plethora of stone chips that need sorting too. I've never felt the inclination to polish a car, even the Integrale but this little clio has gotten under my skin so it will get some attention.
2, Interior debobble and clean.
3, Stop the annoying squeak thats in my ear from the door. I dunno what it is but it drives me barmy!
4, Stop the rattle from the rear. I think this may be the arch liner where its not screwed to the bumper properly.
5, Decide what to do with the wheels. They are in need of a refurb but I want to add some colour to the car but I dont think it would suit the 182 wheels. Turinis this year then? Or do I try to complete my R19 set and paint those?
6, Spacers will be needed then!
7, Steering wheel and gearknob are worn . Anyone know if the round metal Megane RS knob will fit?
8, Scenic shifter or PMS? Hmmm.
9, DAB radio as our local stations are s**t.
10, Speaker upgrade. I hoovered the car last week and some white fluffy stuff came out of the passenger side speaker grill! I'll investigate that one day.
11, Some dash parts are going a little bit sticky. Time for some more carbonfibre?
12, New mats needed.
13, New door bullits needed asa the carbon ones are chipped.:weary:
14, Replace the broken wind deflectors?
15, Replace the scratched windscreen?
16, Fix the passenger wing mirror which does'nt demist.
17, Clean and tart up engine bay. Can't have a fancy battery cover in a grubby bay now can we!
Well, that's a fair chunk longer than I expected it to be, and I'm sure more will be added! I'll try to remember to update this as things get ticked off the list. This is going to be a good clio year:smiley:
