Strut Brace Fitted :)

[dannyboy172]

Just a quick pic...Looks sweet, dead happy with it!

Only really notice any difference in fast tight corners, the front just feels a little more sharp and turn in feels a bit more precise...could be all in the mind...but hey i think it looks great in the bay.

Dan

 

[Ibanezman]

Was a good idea in the first place the paint job.... and looks great on the car, superb effort there mate

 

[riche]

looks superb!

Who started this craze with different coloured badges from other 172/182s?

Rich

 

[GarethM]

biffons bridge started it iirc with his green ones!!

awesome pics there fella loving that engine bay

 

[AveitAndy]

Run out of paint? lol

Looks different, different is good!!

 

[dannyboy172]

Cheers fellas.

Yeah think Garf's got it - Biffons started with the kawaski (spelling?) green side badges, just jumping on the band wagon!

 

[dannyboy172]

Run out of paint? lol

Looks different, different is good!!

lol...thought i'd go for something different! Couldn't make my mind up what colour to do it...

 

[GarethM]

aye me too ive got flame red badges on mine he he

 

[Gareth]

biffons bridge started it iirc with his green ones!!

awesome pics there fella loving that engine bay

to be fair, i think the FIRST person was Carbon Copy, its just others moved forward with more ellaborate colours.

 

[ajketley]

Dude again looks sweet as Much better in the car.

 

[dannyboy172]

Cheers fella.

Thankfully it doesn't foul anything, but its very close the power steering fuild bottle lid, plus half the bracket that holds the ECU in place had to be cut away! lol

 

[ajketley]

opps lol, but at least it looks good and stiffens the car up

 

[Maz]

Nice

 

[dannyboy172]

Cheers Maz, i'm not too happy with the black paint on the mani and inlet, looks sh*te up close

Oh well, one day i'll take it off and spray it lol

 

[patty]

cool!!! v different... in a good way

 

[Serg]

looks good. now spray the bit between the inlet elbow and the inlet manifold black to match. then get your airbox a dif coulour, well thats what i would do.

 

[dannyboy172]

Yeah...airbox will be andromeda very shortly...when i can get a crappy spare one for a few days and blue silicon tubes to come!

 

[DH_GTI]

looks very smart mate, very nice

 

[Adam]

the two-tone looks good.
nice 1

 

[Ali]

Hummmm....

 

[James.]

Like it mate, nice job

 

[JoelDee]

:approve:

 

[dannyboy172]

cheers lads and laddesses....

Had a really good drive today (for work) lol, and tested out the strut brace, surprised with the difference, seems like torque steer is now minimised and the handling through corners is razor sharp, so really happy!

Just need to get it on track!

 

[Alan]

Pretty smart looking matey.

 

[Middo]

biffons bridge started it iirc with his green ones!!

i sprayed mine andromeda the week i bought my car 2 years ago. then i blended them into the bumpstrips so nobody ever noticed them, but have just got some glittery white ones to go on next week lol.

good work danny - its almost finished for now

 

[dannyboy172]

indeed. lol

Thinking about getting some blue hoses...what ya reckon? Can't stretch to a full load of samco ones, so thinking of some ebay specials to just cover the original pipes?

or shall i not bother? lol

Dan

 

[Middo]

evidence: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/middos/originalclio.jpg second day of clio ownership and andromeda sides lol

i would if they're good quality looking ones, but samco would definetely look good in there.

 

[dannyboy172]

lol...ok mark you where definately the first! :rasp:

Problem is samco ones are soo expensive, the ones i've seen don't look to shaby and for 30 quid for a lot of assorted sizes, its worth a go. lol

 

[Djw Dave]

Very nice, so the brace works well then?

 

[dannyboy172]

I, it does! Very impressed with it actually, goes really well with the Apex springs and has cut out a lot of the judder you sometimes get over rough surfaces and corning at higher speeds. Its not massively different, but if you spend a lot of time in your car, like me, then you can really feel how much stiffer the front end is.