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The Bora.
- Thread starter Jason_E
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Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Glad you sorted it, VW suspension is weird man, when I first that I was like WTF!!?
Get some wheels on it and get it CC'd, stop tarting about with roof racks etc. They'll make the biggest difference by far, IMO of course.
Get some wheels on it and get it CC'd, stop tarting about with roof racks etc. They'll make the biggest difference by far, IMO of course.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
If I were you, I'd have a go at CC'ing the plastics myself, due to them being quite small in surface area (height wise), you could probably do a very nice job.
If you fail, go sand them back in about 10 mins and then matt black until you can have them done properly.
It's 100% in the prep.
If you fail, go sand them back in about 10 mins and then matt black until you can have them done properly.
It's 100% in the prep.
Glad you sorted it, VW suspension is weird man, when I first that I was like WTF!!?
Get some wheels on it and get it CC'd, stop tarting about with roof racks etc. They'll make the biggest difference by far, IMO of course.
Quite a few cars with similar design... its a pain i prefer renaults way of doing it...
What wheels you looking at jason?
328, MK1 Clio 1.4
Audi A4 1.8T Sport
no comment.
I don't know a lot about VW suspension, except my mates Ibiza is the same and it IS a complete and utter b**ch to change.
BUT 60nm?! Surely that's a bit low!
You should be able to tighten more than 60nm with a decent ratchet lol, yet alone torque-ing it.
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For all the low haters. This is my daily and it drives fine, you cant see clearly on this pic but the front splitter is about 2 1/2 inches off the floor. Ive had no troubles and I live in the hills. The sumps on mk4 golf/boras seem to be ridiculously low though.
For all the low haters. This is my daily and it drives fine, you cant see clearly on this pic but the front splitter is about 2 1/2 inches off the floor. Ive had no troubles and I live in the hills. The sumps on mk4 golf/boras seem to be ridiculously low though.
Suzuki Ignis
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Hate to think what hes planning for those colourful cable ties in the passenger seat o_o
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/WirelessMonkey_2007/DSC_0055.jpg
Images are huge so Ive linked them.
Hate to think what hes planning for those colourful cable ties in the passenger seat o_o
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
Jason, pm me when you are back and I will re-open your thread.
Thread opened - Everyone can have an opinion but the spam and number of deleted posts in here has got stupid. If anyone posts any personal insults or anything to that effect its a straight ban for the day.
Thread opened - Everyone can have an opinion but the spam and number of deleted posts in here has got stupid. If anyone posts any personal insults or anything to that effect its a straight ban for the day.
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Jason_E
ClioSport Club Member
Elise, 530d
Guess who's back. I fear I should update this, yes?
I'll start where I left off, the Bolts. Of course I got new ones! For £3 it was stupid not too. I dunno why I said 60nm because me and my brother just tightened them FT. So all is well there.
The windscreen. Yes, I was one of those retards who didn't realise the mirror twists off at the base and YES as soon as I even tried to put it back on the windscreen went. Lesson learnt, at least I have a chip free screen now!
Anyway, I'll throw a few pictures up from my Flickr.
And last night I borrowed these off a mate to see if I liked them. And for £200, I think they are a decent price for my first set of wheels. Nothing different, or interesting you may argue. But They sit nicely and give me a bit more stance than the 15" balloon steels. Either way I'm not modifying this car for recognition or for a magazine feature I'm just having fun.
They need a refurb, and 2 new tyres as the rears are actually ON 1.6mm. It actually sit's lower on these than it did on the steels, now i have to floor it off my drive or I get beached on my zorst center box.
C+C Always welcomed.
I'll start where I left off, the Bolts. Of course I got new ones! For £3 it was stupid not too. I dunno why I said 60nm because me and my brother just tightened them FT. So all is well there.
The windscreen. Yes, I was one of those retards who didn't realise the mirror twists off at the base and YES as soon as I even tried to put it back on the windscreen went. Lesson learnt, at least I have a chip free screen now!
Anyway, I'll throw a few pictures up from my Flickr.
And last night I borrowed these off a mate to see if I liked them. And for £200, I think they are a decent price for my first set of wheels. Nothing different, or interesting you may argue. But They sit nicely and give me a bit more stance than the 15" balloon steels. Either way I'm not modifying this car for recognition or for a magazine feature I'm just having fun
.They need a refurb, and 2 new tyres as the rears are actually ON 1.6mm. It actually sit's lower on these than it did on the steels, now i have to floor it off my drive or I get beached on my zorst center box.
C+C Always welcomed.
Looks better for having a decent diameter of wheel fitted.
Jason_E
ClioSport Club Member
Elise, 530d
TBH, My plans for it for the next month are to get those wheels road worthy. Then after that I have a Cream leather recaro interior lined up for cheap! Since I'm buying the wheels off a mate he's letting me pay him over the next few months so I won't be broke all the time.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Wheels, as you say, aren't ground breaking, but I think they suit the car pretty well and that sounds like a good enough price.
I was also missing the Bora project tbh.
Keep up the good work J-man
If you were local I'd give you a hand with refurbing them.
I was also missing the Bora project tbh.
Keep up the good work J-man
If you were local I'd give you a hand with refurbing them.
Jason_E
ClioSport Club Member
Elise, 530d
LOL was actually in the SE London area yesterday, random banter cruise in my mates Gashtra and ended up there. But thanks for the offer . And yeah, they aren't producing much hate so that just shows they aren't that good but I'll wait for my 18th (insurance drop) before I wang something awesome on there
I take it I just sand them down then...? How do you filler wheels? What sort of filler am I looking at using? I've never had a shot at refurbishing wheels so I dunno what you can and can't do!
. And yeah, they aren't producing much hate so that just shows they aren't that good but I'll wait for my 18th (insurance drop) before I wang something awesome on there I take it I just sand them down then...? How do you filler wheels? What sort of filler am I looking at using? I've never had a shot at refurbishing wheels so I dunno what you can and can't do!
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Where abouts in SE London did you end up?? I'm more kent, sort of, ish?
You use metal filler for wheels mate, it's a real fucker to sand back, so don't use too much, whatever you do!
It's literally a case of sanding back the wheels until they are smooth, the harshness of the paper you use depends how bad the wheel condition is, i.e a perfect wheel could just be gone over with an 800 then primered, or to take out some harder scratches, a 600 then 800, or some deep harsh marks could be given a 100 then a 400, 800, obviously you only need to sand down the bad bits with the harsh paper, just have to essentially blend it in with the rest of the wheel.
Wheel's aren't too bad to do tbh, it's all in the prep, which does get boring! lol
You use metal filler for wheels mate, it's a real fucker to sand back, so don't use too much, whatever you do!
It's literally a case of sanding back the wheels until they are smooth, the harshness of the paper you use depends how bad the wheel condition is, i.e a perfect wheel could just be gone over with an 800 then primered, or to take out some harder scratches, a 600 then 800, or some deep harsh marks could be given a 100 then a 400, 800, obviously you only need to sand down the bad bits with the harsh paper, just have to essentially blend it in with the rest of the wheel.
Wheel's aren't too bad to do tbh, it's all in the prep, which does get boring! lol
A lot of kerbing will file out. Chem Metal is also easier to attack with a file first.
