My White 1.2 172 Replica!

[laberridge]

So I've decided to go down the route of the 172. I know people say it's not worth the money etc. etc. I honeslty dont care, with a claim against my name, and a young driver, it expesive enough insuring a 1.2. I want the looks not the speed! so think before you post.

The car is a 1.2 MK2 PH1 Grande. Nothing special, just a cheap run about.
Car was bought completly standard and 1 previous owner.

Current mods so far:
Ultra White Xeon Headlights.
Ultra white sidelights
White interior lighting
White Number plate light.
Upgraded Head Unit.
Black Front and back badges.
Induction kit.

Mods to come:
Straight thorugh stainless including piper backbox and decat.
Alloys (been purchased next weekend)
172 bodykit including side skirts, front/back bumper, arches (Purchased next weekend)
172/182 half leather interior
Dual Optics
Cold air feed through fog light holders.
lowered 50mm front 60mm back.
Tinted back windows
Tinted rear lights
mirror caps
aero wipers
smoked side repeaters
mk2 ph2 exterior side trims (1.2 or 16v bullets)
custom boot build.

Pics will be up soon

 

[Bux]

Sounds like a good project mate! Get some pics up of it as it stands.

172 bodykit including side skirts, front/back bumper, arches (Purchased next weekend)

Don't forget about the archliners too

 

[laberridge]

Sounds like a good project mate! Get some pics up of it as it stands.
Don't forget about the archliners too

didnt think they would be any different just because the new arches were slighty flaired.

 

[Gt rob]

love rs in white, even if its a replica

 

[laberridge]

love rs in white, even if its a replica

Are they very rare to get hold of? just never seen them about, on forums or for sale. :S

 

[Gt rob]

dont think they made any in white

 

[RyanG]

any pics so far?

 

[laberridge]

dont think they made any in white

makes sense then.

any pics so far?

i'l get some up tommorow.

 

[Gt rob]

seen the white one on the front cover of "Fast Car" or "Redline"? cant remember which one but just a couple mnths ago

 

[laberridge]

this one?

 

[welshname]

this one?

that's a ph2 mate, and its running an f4r engine i believe.

 

[Gt rob]

its white though, only white one ive seen before. did start out as 1.2 too

 

[welshname]

its white though, only white one ive seen before. did start out as 1.2 too

thought that started life as a 1.6 (k4m i think) engine.

 

[Gt rob]

lets just say it started out as a non rs

 

[welshname]

lets just say it started out as a non rs

deal!

 

[unclebuncles]

that one from fast car wasnt even white when it started IIRC.

e2a: there is a build thread around here somewhere...

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

The one on Fast Car is Jamies

 

[welshname]

Just to clear stuff up. white was NOT an option from factory on any of the 1*2's, there are a couple of non sports and a lot of vans.

 

[AllanHardie]

thats the way jamies clio once looked,

then that ^

But after that jamie owned it and is as it sits now.

 

[laberridge]

rite so finally got some pics up, couldnt send then off my old phone as lost the lead lol.

 

[mat-nos]

nice base, looks tidy enough.......loking forward to your updates!!!

 

[Kieran..]

yeaa good base but will be alot of work

 

[laberridge]

cheers guys. picking up alloys and bodykit tommorow not in a rush to sort it, so its not going to be a bodge.

 

[laberridge]

alloys and full 172 bodykit collected. Now to get the sander out for some refurbs

 

[kamalao]

You could do the other way around, heard of a lion on sheep skin! An F4R engine with the body of a 1.2

 

[user1111]

Would Phase 2 tailights fit on a Phase 1? Was thinking of doing that to mine because i think they look better.

 

[-J-]

Would Phase 2 tailights fit on a Phase 1? Was thinking of doing that to mine because i think they look better.

Yes they fit stright on but you have to do a very small amount of fiddling with the wiring. There is a Guide up on here for full members IIRC

 

[laberridge]

You could do the other way around, heard of a lion on sheep skin! An F4R engine with the body of a 1.2

haha, yeah will be my next project, but until insurance goes down, not much can be done performance wise

Would Phase 2 tailights fit on a Phase 1? Was thinking of doing that to mine because i think they look better.

yeah they fit fine, but as said, few changes to bulb holder wiring. going to be smoking mne black anyway but we'l see how it looks.

 

[laberridge]

few pics.
clio sport stickers added:

sneak preview of alloys before the get refurbed in gloss black:

 

[user1111]

yeah they fit fine, but as said, few changes to bulb holder wiring. going to be smoking mne black anyway but we'l see how it looks.

What do you think of the 'chrome' tailight covers?

 

[laberridge]

chrome look so cheap when done wrong. wouldnt advise it tbh.

 

[laberridge]

these are the outcome of the refurb.

On the car:

 

[LowLife.]

Tyre shine needed!!!!

Will look good when the 172 kit is on.

What you going to be lowering the car with? Coilovers yeah?

 

[laberridge]

Tyre shine needed!!!!

Will look good when the 172 kit is on.

What you going to be lowering the car with? Coilovers yeah?

haha, i'l give it a clean and some tyre dressing soon. thinking 50mm on front and 60mm and back, and yeah coilovers.

 

[laberridge]

bit of a update, refurb is finished front fogs added in meantime until 172 bumper is finished been re-painted.

 

[Mat23]

cant believe your spending all that money buying, painting, and fitting a 172 bumper to a 1.2!!

:approve:will look sweet though!

 

[laberridge]

cant believe your spending all that money buying, painting, and fitting a 172 bumper to a 1.2!!

:approve:will look sweet though!

all that money! this has been done on a budget, full kit and alloys cost me £240 paints etc. £52 <£300 for conversion.

 

[Mat23]

240!! where did you find that deal?????

(as in... awesome deal!) haha

 

[Knuckles]

Sounds good so far are you colour coding the Bump strips? And ph1 or ph2 rear?

 

[laberridge]

240!! where did you find that deal?????

(as in... awesome deal!) haha

I know how to shop! thats how. :rasp: :approve:
im like a hawk when it comes to bargains!