The Dark Knight.... Progress Thread

[Porkie]

GREAT read! cooool car!

Definately change the wheel... we make the car 'feel' so much better I reckon. I have the Renault sport wheel in my Clio and love it...

If you wanna keep the CC (I would as well. Really like CC and it slows me down!)

Personally I would put CC buttons else where.... but you could mod one of the Renaultsport wheels or any wheel really. You could do it more like the one in clio... but do it subtly with black buttons. Or some black stealthy buttons with some Carbon or black metal behind it perhaps? I needed to add some buttons on my Westy Steering wheel... I put a strip of carbon behind. If the buttons were black you would hardly notice I reckon.

here are crap pics of my westy wheel so you can see what I mean

 

[Porkie]

Suede ones are awesome. When they look tatty, you can bring them back with a proper clean and then just shave the bobbles off. For me, a nice steering wheel is a big part of the driving experience, after all, it's the one thing you're holding the whole time!

Totally agree

 

[Gray]

Sparco 300.

/done

 

[Naith]

cheers for the input guys as always means alot.

englebert and porkie sometimes im shocked as to why you'd even comment though, its a beat up megane and you too are driving exotica day in day out... haha i guess you like the passion hey?

as per the pic porkie, thats pretty much bob on for what i need/want (if your selling?! ) no but seriously yeh, i'm 99% certain it'll be suede and i defo want to get the CC into it somehow.

 

[ForceIndia]

cheers for the input guys as always means alot.

englebert and porkie sometimes im shocked as to why you'd even comment though, its a beat up megane and you too are driving exotica day in day out... haha i guess you like the passion hey?

as per the pic porkie, thats pretty much bob on for what i need/want (if your selling?! ) no but seriously yeh, i'm 99% certain it'll be suede and i defo want to get the CC into it somehow.

Naith, you know my cars get driven how they should. I'll pm you a pic of my omp wheel, and the state it ended up in with under 6months of use. You like it to look well, the suede will 100% piss you off on a regular basis.

 

[Naith]

ok, h'actually go on fb i want to send you a link to a wheel on ebay, see what you think.

 

[Gray]

My Sparco 300 looked wrecked after 6 months of driving..

 

[Naith]

ok seen as you all cried at suede ive got this...

should be here in the week and the boss soon after, then i can butcher it with holes and buttons

 

[john lloyd]

Naith - think i saw TDK parked up on a driveway near Glossop yesterday? missus house or has tdk got an imposter?

 

[Samco77on]

love it naith, cant wait to get mine

 

[lbrench]

Naith - think i saw TDK parked up on a driveway near Glossop yesterday? missus house or has tdk got an imposter?

There is another megane with green bits in Hyde so not far, it's a 1.6 with sport bumpers I think

 

[Naith]

Naith - think i saw TDK parked up on a driveway near Glossop yesterday? missus house or has tdk got an imposter?

unless the workshop in preston are ragging it about i hope not!

seeing alot of cars about with the same scheme recently... (well attempts at it) but im flattered if nothing else, i mean theres only one aint there

 

[mat-nos]

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Perfo...sories/Sparco_Steering_Wheel_Buttons/325/1121

rather than drilling holes in a nice new wheel might be wort getting 2 of these^^^^^^

 

[Naith]

aye i'm getting one as it stands mate, then only putting two holes in the wheel... although my plans may go out the window when the wheel actually arrives!

 

[_WILL_]

I have had a bit of an idea, see what you think.

What about fitting the buttons on the back of the wheel, facing away from the driver. That way they will be hidden and won't ruin the look of the wheel, but it will be easy to use still. Will take a bit of work but could be really good once its done. Guess it depends on how much clearance the boss with give you, but I think it could work well!

 

[Naith]

how wierd... i was thinking that today driving to wales in the ignis... like on some sort of exotica.... i'd get pissed thinking it was my paddle shift though haha

no but seriously Will i will look into it, just need the wheel here so i can tinker innit

 

[_WILL_]

how wierd... i was thinking that today driving to wales in the ignis... like on some sort of exotica.... i'd get pissed thinking it was my paddle shift though haha

no but seriously Will i will look into it, just need the wheel here so i can tinker innit

Cool, in my head its going to work perfectly, but in reality it may take a bit of doing. Originally I was thinking of suggesting having small paddles instead of the buttons, but thought it may lead to some unplanned rev limiter action!!

As for fitting the buttons I cant see it being too difficult, except for positioning them so they are actually hidden from view and not in the way for normal/spirited driving, but still easy to access when needed!

 

[Naith]

hiyoh,

sorry i've not updated but tbh not much has happened as i've been working, auditioning and keeping my head down so to speak.

games moving on with the megs now and alot of boys getting silly power and buying expensive tastes. i dont have much money and its not sob story believe me but i take my time, choose the right bits and little by little i will get there

been after a aftermarket wheel for a while, OMP is a brand i overlooked as i was being all 'sparco or nothing'... dunno why, this arrived today, and its obviously by no means top of the range but the difference, weight, positioning and build is nothing i could compare to the OEM setup.


i s**t myself though when the box showed up today, i thought it was a wheel for a bus!!

as you can see it is smaller too, boss on its way as we speak and some adapters so i cheekily run the CC buttons too, which is nice...

afew weeks ago i had my cracked windscreen from france seen too and also had a new front bumper fitted (you can see its clean and new in pic above), gone are the MASSIVE paintchips and sctratches, tears, wounds... it should only take me a few weeks to ruin this one. I also remounted the FMIC and the feeding vains.

out with old!!

no pics of the new, duh!


stuff is on the way, but i'm a firm believer in showing stuff when its done or fitted, not talking a game so thats why i've not really updated.

A few of the lads on MS have fitted 'forge' Recirv Valves, now i've always been happy with mine and i dont know why but never really had time for forge as a brand (which was silly of me as i've never seen theirr products to comment) but they report the car holds boost better and due to the agressive mapping its defo something i want, need. Was going to buy myself one today, but due to a trip to London yesterday i'm waiting till next week... come on the engine mods!

i'm off to find the fitting kit for my sideskirts which is lost in't garage and hoover the nail too, then to rob a bank for my seats and wheels

cheers guys x

 

[Craigus]

Love your car mate.

 

[lbrench]

wheels will look good when fitted

 

[Christopher]

Good effort with the bumper, I know how much you wanted that done!

 

[Naith]

wheels will look good when fitted

wheels?

cheers craig/chris

 

[lbrench]

ment wheel as in steering wheel

 

[JD]

Naith, Forge 007p as the recirc is the product AudiSporters swear by, regardless of Big Turbo conversions etc. A must with anything mapped + you can get different spring rates to hold ze boooooooooost.

 

[Paul.]

love it mate. My favourite meg by far. Waiting on my coilys arriving for mine

 

[Naith]

Naith, Forge 007p as the recirc is the product AudiSporters swear by, regardless of Big Turbo conversions etc. A must with anything mapped + you can get different spring rates to hold ze boooooooooost.

indeed, i will defo be partaking in such upgrade, apparently the megs td04 needs the yellow spring rating for the higher b00sting megs.

love it mate. My favourite meg by far. Waiting on my coilys arriving for mine

oft! cheeky boy! u gone for scottish?

 

[JD]

Careful you don't go too high on the spring rates lad, causes boost leaks IIRC.

 

[Meek_racing]

Stick the buttons on the wheel At least you can be lazy and flick them with you're thumb when doing motorway miles.

 

[Paul.]

H&Rs naith . . . . i know i know , KWs etc.

 

[ForceIndia]

ergh, poverty

x


(tbh i've heard some very good things bout the h&r's, proper kit like!)

 

[Naith]

was meant to have the day out at oulton today, but my girlfriend, well i say that my now ex girlfriend was being nasty n moody so we knocked it on the head... i needed my petrol fix somehow so rang for mat-nos, oldhams finest fiddler(cars) and we decided to play...



a marsbar to whoever notices the change...

2kgs saved




whilst the car was jacked up we checked on my dead droplinks and tried to fix the centre heatshield which is rattling, on closer inspection one side of the shield the bolts have totally been sheared off, i think this may be the train track i hit in france at erm speed.

i will sort it next week mind, clamp something to the remainders or weld some new plates on, we'll see.


about 5 months ago i was bought skirts that have just been sat there, i never had the chance to fit them but mat offered them up today and we cracked on...


haiiii

i cannot wait to clear some small debts over the next few weeks and get saving for some FAT motorsport wheels

i have created a detailed graph with red.dot and pmsl performance below to illustrate the fluid dynamics vs the output of the Co ed boost. the vorticies created by the darwin sideskirts now gives me 2% more downforce than a 197 diffuser maintained on cam with the f4r output at 20% AFR=PS3xzomg whilst upside down .

so all in all a good day, loss of partner, a subway bought by matt, 1.69 spent on a rubber grommet and the car looking mean, hi5.

thankyou

 

[DB.]

Dewipered?

 

[The Boosh!]

Looks like a car a paedo would drive.

I really like it though :approve: Is the carbon bonnet new?

 

[Brett]

Sounds like an eventful day. Loving the sideskirts and lack of rear wiper!

 

[Naith]

bonnets been on ages

and i aint a peado!!! anything over 15 yes.

marsbar for dave x

 

[ForceIndia]

s**t as f**k. I'm drinking without you, and it feels wong.

 

[Naith]

s**t as f**k. I'm drinking without you, and it feels wong.

stay strong, try not to think about the front of your car and pray that you see me soon, with another addition for my car, chinese and discodance..

 

[ForceIndia]

Come down next weekend. Going drinking in a posh area with lots of posh bints. I'll bring the brummy spanner monkey. Missing ya xx.

 

[Naith]

its a date, fcuk it i might even bring TDK, i'll get sy to come...

 

[ForceIndia]

Oh christ do it. We may have a house to stay in FOC. Several friends out, including an ex (we were together when this enterprising lad called adolf went nuts).