Tidied up 182 engine bay

[Andy665]

Done some tidying up of the engine in the last few days

The plastic engine cover was always looking ripe for injecting a personal touch but really wanted to do something with the inlets - really disliked the factory finish

Took a lot of work with sandpaper, wet and dry and metal polish to get any kind of shine on them but very happy with the end result
Before

After

 

[Rs-172-cup]

stunning effort mate looks 10x better! great job

 

[Andy665]

Cheers, did have more than a few moments of regret on the inlets but once started you have no choice but to plough on

 

[jim cook]

Good work fella

 

[LeeRS]

looks good. Did you just sand and polish the inlets? No paint?
also, change the expansion tank and get some type d coolant to finish the job off

 

[Andy665]

looks good. Did you just sand and polish the inlets? No paint?
also, change the expansion tank and get some type d coolant to finish the job off :smile:

No paint on the inlets at all, all de-burring and lots of polishing, not perfect but looks 100 times better than factory

Expansion tank is on the Feb to-do list

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

Look's good!

Nice to have a clean engine bay, it's so strangely satisfying

 

[LeeRS]

No paint on the inlets at all, all de-burring and lots of polishing, not perfect but looks 100 times better than factory

Expansion tank is on the Feb to-do list

I'm going to have a go at mine this year. Don't know if I'm going to polish the inlets or cheat and send it off to be powdercoated.
get the expansion tank off ebay or eurocarparts but make sure its the right one.
genuine one from Renault is expensive and lets be honest, its a plastic bottle.

 

[Mr Plums]

Inlet looks loads better, but im not keen on the rail guard, i think silver would have looked better.

 

[Andy665]

Inlet looks loads better, but im not keen on the rail guard, i think silver would have looked better.

I agree, my spare cover is being done in solver this weekend

 

[Mr Plums]

I agree, my spare cover is being done in solver this weekend

That will looks much cleaner :up:

 

[Andy665]

Injector cover painted silver now in place and looks much better

 

[Mr Plums]

Injector cover painted silver now in place and looks much betterView attachment 120677

Thats loads better mate, looks really good that :up:

 

[markoc]

Agree that silver looks much better. Looks really well!

 

[Chris_Beer]

Brilliant work.. so want to polish mine but need a powertool as by hand sounds horrendous.. must of taken you hours!

What you doing with the fuel guard cover? I need one!

 

[Mr Plums]

What you doing with the fuel guard cover? I need one!

I have one for sale.

http://www.cliosport.net/threads/18...tek-decat-coil-pack-etc.762591/#post-10551456

 

[Chris_Beer]

Replied to thread this morning mate, pm me the PayPal or something

 

[Mr Plums]

Replied to thread this morning mate, pm me the PayPal or something

Hi sorry mate, i havnt got the bolts, have you still got them on yours?

 

[Chris_Beer]

Nope but I'm sure I can match some up easy enough dude