R27 #177

[TheDippingLab]

I've had a bit of paintwork done, courtesy of @TheDippingLab

Details here
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/brilliant-service-the-dipping-lab.767253/#post-10634077

Looking good

 

[Knuckles]

Hardly worth the bump but I got round to cleaning my seatbelt today.

Hopefully this year I can get around to correcting the paint and cleaning the interior properly.

 

[Knuckles]

Did my first track outing at Css last weekend.

The car was faultless. Drove all the way there with all the camping gear, put a full tank of v power in, changed absolutely nothing prior to taking it on track and it was amazing.

Then drove home the next day with no issues.

And this happened

Since I killed my brakes at Css, we changed them for oem discs and pads on the front yesterday.

With the wheels off... We noticed a snapped spring on the drivers side... Then another one on the passanger side lol.

H&Rs it is then :blush:

 

[Mr Plums]

Tips melted into the diffuser?

How was the car amazing on track with two broken from springs?

I would have thought it would have handled like it was on roller skates?

 

[Knuckles]

Tips melted into the diffuser?

How was the car amazing on track with two broken from springs?

I would have thought it would have handled like it was on roller skates?

Yup. The right tip is slightly higher so melted the diffuser a bit.

I'll have to cut it out.

I genuinely have no idea. I even had it sliding around a little.

I didn't notice the springs in the slightest.

 

[Pacman.]

Yeah but you was driving like Miss Daisy
So when you making the plunge of buying some KW's, spacers and some track rubber

 

[Knuckles]

Yeah but you was driving like Miss Daisy :wink:
So when you making the plunge of buying some KW's, spacers and some track rubber :wink:

Oh you b**ch lol!

The gf offered to buy me the bilsteins @Gaz_ has for sale, but I couldn't let her do that, and springs would be sufficient i'm sure lol

Spacers, will be coming after the springs and I'll need track wheels before I get track tyres lol.

 

[Knuckles]

Springs ordered. Picking them up on Saturday.

Renault want £216.50 per axle for springs lol!

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

Look's great out on track! got the track bug now?

Did LOL at the melted diffuser.

 

[Knuckles]

Look's great out on track! got the track bug now?

Did LOL at the melted diffuser.

Cheers, and yeah, A little bit

Lol it'll be reet I'm sure.

I told the gf "I'll take £200 for springs and £400 for track time" when she offered to get me the bilsteins... Apparently that's taking the piss though lol

 

[Typhoon]

Looked well sick at CSS bruv. Nuff respect.

Weren't half as good as the howling missile though!

 

[Knuckles]

Looked well sick at CSS bruv. Nuff respect.

Weren't half as good as the howling missile though!

Cheers blad.

And it wouldn't have mattered if I went full hero/r****d. I don't think anything was as good as matts car lol.

Sideways and two wheels. Everywhere.

 

[Typhoon]

Cheers blad.

And it wouldn't have mattered if I went full hero/r****d. I don't think anything was as good as matts car lol.

Sideways and two wheels. Everywhere.

Matts car wasn't the howling missile I was on about. That thing we almost took people's heads off their shoulders with.

 

[Knuckles]

Matts car wasn't the howling missile I was on about. That thing we almost took people's heads off their shoulders with.

Oh, the nerf ball, my bad lol.

Yeah, that was hilarious, I knew it was a good idea to get out.

 

[Typhoon]

Almost took the fire pits out a few times however.

 

[Knuckles]

Almost took the fire pits out a few times however.

Still hilarious.

Sam almost killing that old guy was the highlight of the weekend for me lol

 

[Cropper]

I've literally just had my H&R springs fitted myself mate thanks to see @Pacman. flying round with his lowered at CSS! Car looks so much meaner now, 20mm Eibach spacers aswell! Be prepared for a bumpy pothole dodging ride though!

 

[Knuckles]

I've literally just had my H&R springs fitted myself mate thanks to see @Pacman. flying round with his lowered at CSS! Car looks so much meaner now, 20mm Eibach spacers aswell! Be prepared for a bumpy pothole dodging ride though!

Is it harsher than the standard cup suspension?

Ah I wasn't going to buy spacers yet! You're making me want them lol

 

[Cropper]

I would say so yeah! It's just more rigid the car so you feel them a lot more.. Definitely improves handling so far but just a little harsher.

 

[Knuckles]

I would say so yeah! It's just more rigid the car so you feel them a lot more.. Definitely improves handling so far but just a little harsher.

Brilliant, can't wait to get mine fitted now

Do you have a project thread?

 

[Cropper]

I don't mate unfortunately! I've only really done a few things like give the calipers a lick of paint, tidied the discs up, scorpion decat exhaust and springs and spacers never thought of making a project thread to be honest..

 

[Knuckles]

I don't mate unfortunately! I've only really done a few things like give the calipers a lick of paint, tidied the discs up, scorpion decat exhaust and springs and spacers never thought of making a project thread to be honest..

It's more than I've done and I have this lol

 

[Cropper]

It's more than I've done and I have this lol :blush:

Maybe I should of then 😂

 

[Knuckles]

@Hawk182 helped me change my springs over at his work today. Thank god he did that! I wouldn't have wanted to do this on the drive!

The only problem was a tie rod end being rounded which needed cutting and replacing.

Two front springs came off in six pieces! ... Whoops

One bad pic for now

Safe to say, the car drives a hell of a lot better

While the diffuser was off, I trimmed off the melted parts and we adjusted the (unbranded?!) exhaust, which needs readjusting as it's now too far down on the right hand side.

But that's a job for another day.

 

[Jekyll]

Yeah, those springs were well overdue!

 

[Knuckles]

Yeah, those springs were well overdue!

I Definitely got my money's worth!

But I don't know how I didn't notice them... Or how they weren't flagged up in the mot, if they went that long ago.

 

[Jekyll]

Tbh my friends 330ci coupe has a snapped proline spring and he didn't notice it until we got it on the ramsp for another reason. Still drives ok to this day and that was weeks ago that we noticed it.

But I would of thought the MOT would have picked yours up as it would have shown various cracks.

 

[Knuckles]

Tbh my friends 330ci coupe has a snapped proline spring and he didn't notice it until we got it on the ramsp for another reason. Still drives ok to this day and that was weeks ago that we noticed it.

But I would of thought the MOT would have picked yours up as it would have shown various cracks.

He's still driving it on snapped springs? I stopped driving the clio as soon as I realised lol

But yeah, I'd have thought they'd have noticed the cracks in the springs. One had a crack up a length of it!

 

[Jekyll]

We've bought some eibach prolines off Russ16v off here with the CS discount so just waiting to fit them now, probably next weekend.

At least you now know they are a lenient MOT place! Lol

Decat next then to remove the infamous 197 flat spot!

 

[Knuckles]

We've bought some eibach prolines off Russ16v off here with the CS discount so just waiting to fit them now, probably next weekend.

At least you now know they are a lenient MOT place! Lol

Decat next then to remove the infamous 197 flat spot! :wink:

Ah fair dos.

And yeah! As if I've found such a lenient place so close to home lol.

The decat accentuates the flat spot

 

[Jekyll]

Oh, I would of thought it'd smooth it out :S

 

[Knuckles]

Oh, I would of thought it'd smooth it out

Cheap exhausts (which it appears I have) and decals make it much worse, I have no idea why. Apparently now mappers can remove it. Decats used to make it tricky to map out.

 

[Knuckles]

While adjusting my exhaust today, I got the idea of colour coding the diffuser to the stickers so I did a quick shop. Personally, I love it and have been looking into plastidip and anthracite vinyl (because I don't want it to be permanent) and I thought I'd see what everyone else thinks... Although I know how you all feel about the Anth pack on the 200s :blush:

I gave the back box a quick wipe too while I was there

And gave the tips a good seeing to

I'll be whacking up a diffuser removal guide soon too.

 

[Bluebeard]

Cheap exhausts (which it appears I have) and decals make it much worse, I have no idea why. Apparently now mappers can remove it. Decats used to make it tricky to map out.

Your exhaust says Akrapovic....

That's very not cheap!

 

[Knuckles]

Your exhaust says Akrapovic....

That's very not cheap!

I try to hide my wealth as I'm quite humble you see... I forgot to photoshop the logo out

 

[Jekyll]

Maybe I'm against the grain but I prefer the anthracite colour again the ly on 200's over the black.

 

[Knuckles]

Maybe I'm against the grain but I prefer the anthracite colour again the ly on 200's over the black.

The Anth pack really does suit the lighter colours imo

 

[Jekyll]

It looks more classy.

 

[Bluebeard]

I try to hide my wealth as I'm quite humble you see... I forgot to photoshop the logo out

Sense.

Make.

None.

 

[Knuckles]

It looks more classy.

So that's a vote for yes then?

Sense.

Make.

None.

Lol