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my ph1 and errr ph2!
- Thread starter Fear
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Ph-Quick
deffo not tho as the ph2 is iceberg and totally different colour!
Taylor: yeh ludas old car!
And yes i know people the heat sheild is poo, it will be gone soon, hopefully 2moro if it stops raining
Car SOLD :-(
No problem fella. V. difficult to spot iceburg in a photo, must be the tint of blue that doesn't come out.
Must be nice... Which cliosport shall I drive today!:rasp:
Ph-Quick
deffo not tho as the ph2 is iceberg and totally different colour!
No problem fella. V. difficult to spot iceburg in a photo, must be the tint of blue that doesn't come out.
Must be nice... Which cliosport shall I drive today!:rasp:
Unfortunatly until the ph2 sells then the ph1 will be off the road!
Loving the fact that ive got time to do a few things to it before its on the road though, makes it alot easier! Well if the weather gave me a break!
Ph-Quick
Got more bits done today
Played about with the ICE abit, didnt sound quite right considering it was meant to be focals up front, so i took the grilles off to have a look! to find:
Hardly focals and the one screw fitment wouldnt do much either!
So had a look to see what was in the back and found it had some still crap but slightly better and more importantly the right size pioneers, so whacked them in with 4! screws!
Played about with the wiring in the boot to tidy it up:
And tried to trace these fooking wires, they are doing my nut in i cant find where they go to! anyone any ideas!
Whilst ive been having the wheels on and off i realised that the arch liners were loose in places from the old wheels rubbing, and also the front bumper wasnt the best fit, so:
Front bumper fits better now and arch liners are all good bar a couple of fittings which i will have to get from renault!
Whilst i was putting the wheels back on i was thinking about spacers again, and as the old wheels had 5mm spacers on i thought i wonder what 10mm looks like so:
Looks much better i think, so will definatly get some!
And lastly the exhaust plate is, GONE! leaves holes but still alot better!
Whilst i was there i removed the sport badge as it looked abit cluttered and well abit more stealth!
And so how it sits now:
What do people think about ride height!
Raise the rear to level out of lower the front?
Played about with the ICE abit, didnt sound quite right considering it was meant to be focals up front, so i took the grilles off to have a look! to find:
Hardly focals and the one screw fitment wouldnt do much either!
So had a look to see what was in the back and found it had some still crap but slightly better and more importantly the right size pioneers, so whacked them in with 4! screws!
Played about with the wiring in the boot to tidy it up:
And tried to trace these fooking wires, they are doing my nut in i cant find where they go to! anyone any ideas!
Whilst ive been having the wheels on and off i realised that the arch liners were loose in places from the old wheels rubbing, and also the front bumper wasnt the best fit, so:
Front bumper fits better now and arch liners are all good bar a couple of fittings which i will have to get from renault!
Whilst i was putting the wheels back on i was thinking about spacers again, and as the old wheels had 5mm spacers on i thought i wonder what 10mm looks like so:
Looks much better i think, so will definatly get some!
And lastly the exhaust plate is, GONE! leaves holes but still alot better!
Whilst i was there i removed the sport badge as it looked abit cluttered and well abit more stealth!
And so how it sits now:
What do people think about ride height!
Raise the rear to level out of lower the front?
Ph-Quick
Last day before i go back to work so wanted to get it as close to road ready/how i want it as wont get much chance now till next year!
Went out and bought a haynes manual, flicking through i found that the top part of the dash is so easy to take off i thought why not as i could try and trace the speaker cables that were doing my head in!
so:
and then the mystery was solved:
One of the previous owners obviously took the focal speakers with them or thought they did, but the crossovers and tweeters are still in the car(well they were) and so the speakers on there own are pretty useless without this lot:
!
So got all the dash back together and hooked up all the wiring and mounted my headunit nice and secure.
I also temp wired an old voltage display into the amp to see how the battery was doing with the amp drawing power:
Stuck it up the front to see whilst the bass dropped....
and well its up and down like a yo yo(not in pic), so a new battery will be added to the list of things needed!
Then last job i could think of to do was to do the rear suspension!
So i cracked on and got the springs and platforms out:
could go ALOT lower!
I cleaned off the platforms and raised them up and got them back on the car but rain has stopped play for a few mins, so once that stops i will be able to fit the springs back in and bolt shocks back in, wheels back on and drop it back down to see if its teh right height or not!
Went out and bought a haynes manual, flicking through i found that the top part of the dash is so easy to take off i thought why not as i could try and trace the speaker cables that were doing my head in!
so:
and then the mystery was solved:
One of the previous owners obviously took the focal speakers with them or thought they did, but the crossovers and tweeters are still in the car(well they were) and so the speakers on there own are pretty useless without this lot:
So got all the dash back together and hooked up all the wiring and mounted my headunit nice and secure.
I also temp wired an old voltage display into the amp to see how the battery was doing with the amp drawing power:
Stuck it up the front to see whilst the bass dropped....
and well its up and down like a yo yo(not in pic), so a new battery will be added to the list of things needed!
Then last job i could think of to do was to do the rear suspension!
So i cracked on and got the springs and platforms out:
could go ALOT lower!
I cleaned off the platforms and raised them up and got them back on the car but rain has stopped play for a few mins, so once that stops i will be able to fit the springs back in and bolt shocks back in, wheels back on and drop it back down to see if its teh right height or not!
Ph-Quick
Cheers buddy, need to get rid of the ph2 though, as need the money tied up in it :S
One thing i forgot to add was i looked at the rear arch liners as the fronts were quite bad from rubbing etc and the rears werent much better, see places were the wheels have rubbed etc, and i wanted to see if i could get the rear bumper to sit better with the arch, but the nuts are rounded and one of the liner nuts snapped off it was so corroded so had to drill that out and bodge up! So new rear arch liners will also be added to the list but hopefully i can do that with the ph2 rear if i ever find one!
One thing i forgot to add was i looked at the rear arch liners as the fronts were quite bad from rubbing etc and the rears werent much better, see places were the wheels have rubbed etc, and i wanted to see if i could get the rear bumper to sit better with the arch, but the nuts are rounded and one of the liner nuts snapped off it was so corroded so had to drill that out and bodge up! So new rear arch liners will also be added to the list but hopefully i can do that with the ph2 rear if i ever find one!
Looking forward to it
Clio MK 4
should have kept the oz wheels. Bit different as everyone got turinis
Ph-Quick
got everything back together, even washed the wheels, but only quickly with water as no hose at mine
and how it sits now, i think it sits just right but will see how it beds in and on proper flat ground!
So its pretty much ready for the road once the ph2 sells, do need a rear fog light and a front sidelight, and as i was putting it back in the garage realised the horn isnt working so that will need some investigation
But all in all im happy now
Christophe : yeh i did like the OZs and yes everyone has turinis, BUT they were just too big, the arch liners are a mess now because of them and turinis may be popular on here, but round my way i aint seen any
and how it sits now, i think it sits just right but will see how it beds in and on proper flat ground!
So its pretty much ready for the road once the ph2 sells, do need a rear fog light and a front sidelight, and as i was putting it back in the garage realised the horn isnt working so that will need some investigation
But all in all im happy now
Christophe : yeh i did like the OZs and yes everyone has turinis, BUT they were just too big, the arch liners are a mess now because of them and turinis may be popular on here, but round my way i aint seen any
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
sam you done well yesturday with a probable hang-over, impressed mate
and as for not seeing any turini's open your eyes son the is a black 172 around shepton with them.....
and as for not seeing any turini's open your eyes son the is a black 172 around shepton with them.....
Ph-Quick
I didnt have to much of a hang over really, i knew that a 45min+ coach journey home wouldnt have been good for a belly full of beer and vodka!
There were a few that didnt think of it though lol
And your right i had forgotten about the black 172 from focus, but they are silver, havnt yet seen any anthracite ones!
There were a few that didnt think of it though lol
And your right i had forgotten about the black 172 from focus, but they are silver, havnt yet seen any anthracite ones!
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
i can guess exactly who those few were aswell who didn't think about the journey home/alcohol mixture......
indeed they are silver, not seen any anth turinis down our way, not many cliosports really, although have spotted a fair few in the last 2 days strangely, think i fancy euro or jap rims if i change
indeed they are silver, not seen any anth turinis down our way, not many cliosports really, although have spotted a fair few in the last 2 days strangely, think i fancy euro or jap rims if i change
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
ROTA slipstreams in satin black
like Gary G used to have
like Gary G used to have
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
you talking to me chris? if you are, great minds think alike, have been looking at rota's but not the slipstreams, can get them a bit cheaper to hopefully,
rags the phase 1 is deffo not a downgrade compared to the phase 2, its closer to a proper drivers car than the phase 2 is, and surely thats what entusiasts want in a car
Ph-Quick
I dont see it as a downgrade, yes it may be older, but by only a year and yes it may be the older shape but as i said i think its got more character!
And as for everything else well its quicker, handles better, is more responsive, more enjoyable! So i dont see it as a downgrade at all!
But i can see why you would think it was!
