Some Upgrades

MarcB · Mar 25, 2013

Well after finding "Yellow Daves" post last week i decided to go ahead and sort out my exhaust hangers.

Went into Euro and ordered up some cheap exhaust brackets and some EXH008 powerflex poly bushes.
Got the whole lot cheap as chips with being an ex employee.

Chopped out the old hanger and with some silicone spray i managed to squeeze the bush it and its tight.
Popped some cable ties round it and im thinking of filling the corners with tiger seal.

I then got these delivered from chris and set about doing the 30sec job of fitting them.
I think that they look stunning but i now dont want to do any more carbon inside as i dont want over kill.
Chris's work is spot on and perfect.

Ash87 · Mar 25, 2013

Loving the carbon, my dad has carbon handles in his trophy, Think your way keeps it bright in there with the silver which is good

ben lee · Mar 25, 2013

carbon looks great in there.

GeorgeH · Mar 25, 2013

I love those handles!

Keith185 · Mar 25, 2013

Carbon looks great, got any other photos of the dash strips Marc?

MarcB · Mar 25, 2013

Keith185 said:
Carbon looks great, got any other photos of the dash strips Marc?

This is the only pictures i have of the carbon off and on the car.

Keith185 · Mar 25, 2013

MarcR said:
This is the only pictures i have of the carbon off and on the car.

Thanks Marc, looks awesome

Mark_W · Mar 25, 2013

I need the parts you have ! lol i have the front splitter and thumb grips in carbon and all the rest im going to have to build up piece at a time but i think yours would look mint just with the thumb grips left to go

MarcB · Mar 25, 2013

I have decided that i will not be doing any outside the car as once you start you need to do everything and too much will be over kill.
Im very happy with what i have done in the car and i still have all the original parts.

Joe# · Mar 25, 2013

Nice updates

I nearly got a full carbon interior set cheap as chips on eBay, but forgot to bid

MRBILLYUK · Mar 25, 2013

Loving the carbon

. Your gonna drll a hole through the centre of the poly bushes i pressume ?

Ash' · Mar 25, 2013

Those door handles are sexy!

MarcB · Mar 25, 2013

MRBILLYUK said:
Loving the carbon . Your gonna drll a hole through the centre of the poly bushes i pressume ?

Im thinking about drilling 3 holes down the centre so i have the choice of what one is the best.
I dont know how it will sit hence why i will possibly doing 3

Joe# · Mar 25, 2013

Just above the center is best mate. Just make sure you drill the hole out slightly bigger tan the hanger so it has a bit of space to play.

MRBILLYUK · Mar 25, 2013

I agree with Joe . One , maybe just above centre and slightly bigger . If you drill 3 , one on top of the other i would imagine the top would be too high and the bottom one too low .

Joe# · Mar 25, 2013

Yeah. Just jack the exhaust up so it's sitting where you want it too, then hold the bracket next to it. Then you should be able to get a rough guess of where to drill.

_RyanP_ · Mar 25, 2013

Carbon parts look bang on Marc!

Especially liking the gearknob insert.

MarcB · Mar 25, 2013

Would here be about correct ?

MRBILLYUK · Mar 25, 2013

MarcR said:
Would here be about correct ?

I'd say that was too high . If you look at the original hangers the hole is central but give quite a bit cos they're not that strong . Personally i wouldn't go much more than a couple of mm above centre as the poly bushes won't give that much .

MarcB · Mar 25, 2013

I will get them on the car, Jack the exhaust up till its a few mm off the bumper and then mark the poly bush with a marker pen and then drill it

MRBILLYUK · Mar 25, 2013

That's probably the best idea . Keep us posted

andywa · Mar 25, 2013

Nice touches with the carbon.

fez · Mar 26, 2013

nice updates there!

BREMBO · Mar 26, 2013

Looking good mate!

Filippo · Mar 28, 2013

God, it's a f**king dog that you've got to bodge it like this isn't it.

I'm in the same boat so I might be following suit if it goes well.

The diameter of my exhaust hanger is about 15mm so ill probably go for a 20mm hole and just hope for the best. I've read that there has to be a bit of play in them otherwise the exhaust is just going to flex somewhere you don't want it to. Is there no other mount in between Renault's floppy s**t and this rock solid block?

Filippo · Mar 28, 2013

I've also thought about getting an original mount and then filling it with silicone. A bit firmer but still some give.

MRBILLYUK · Mar 28, 2013

There are 3 mounts coming off the back box , then one further down on the centre section . The 2 that MarcR is playing with are the 2 weak ones , they don't take much weight and perish pretty easily .

MRBILLYUK · Mar 28, 2013

Filippo said:
I've also thought about getting an original mount and then filling it with silicone. A bit firmer but still some give.

That's what i've done , you can also but some braided hosepipe in the gaps to give it a bit more strength , some people even put in old sockets , i've done that in the past as a short term measure . Like ya say , it has to have " some " flex , but the renault ones are just too weak and don't last long at all .

Filippo · Mar 28, 2013

MRBILLYUK said:
There are 3 mounts coming off the back box , then one further down on the centre section . The 2 that MarcR is playing with are the 2 weak ones , they don't take much weight and perish pretty easily .

Yeah mate, it's those two at the back that I'm on about. Someone has actually already stuck a couple of sockets in there. I might whip them out, stick in some hosepipe and go f**king nuts with the silicone then.

Leeshez · Mar 28, 2013

Looking good.

ben lee · Mar 28, 2013

primaracing do an uprated mount http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281070608998?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

on my original mount i just pushed an old exhaust rubber through the original mount lower gap worked great and caused no extra vibration.

realnumber 1 · Mar 28, 2013

How much did the powerflex and mount cost all in? I've been debating doing this or getting the primaracing one at £80 and not having to worry about it again...

MRBILLYUK · Mar 29, 2013

realnumber 1 said:
How much did the powerflex and mount cost all in? I've been debating doing this or getting the primaracing one at £80 and not having to worry about it again...

The exhaust mounts , from my experience anyway all seem to be the same , quite poor quality rubber . £6.44 delivered for one off ebay .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-C...o|Cars+Type:2.0+16V+Sport&hash=item3f12f27565

The powerflex universal bushes £6.33 delivered off ebay .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151006433664?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

jackfm · Mar 29, 2013

Great thread. I didn't know these Powerflex Universal bushes existed. I'm on my 3rd rear hanger in 2 years.

Would love to see a picture of it fitted when you've done it.

Ian_s · Mar 29, 2013

I put the mount in 90 degrees around from you so the cut outs give some up and down flex.

realnumber 1 · Mar 29, 2013

MRBILLYUK said:
The exhaust mounts , from my experience anyway all seem to be the same , quite poor quality rubber . £6.44 delivered for one off ebay .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-C...o|Cars+Type:2.0+16V+Sport&hash=item3f12f27565

The powerflex universal bushes £6.33 delivered off ebay .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151006433664?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Much better value then. Might give it a go! Cheers.

montana · Mar 29, 2013

I have done the power flex mod to my current 182 & previous 172, not sure why anyone would pay that kind of monies for the prima ones when this fix does the same jobbie so around £10 for 2

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