Top 5 mods under £500

[Nealy_16V]

What would your top 5 mods be all under £500?

 

[Djw John]

For a total of £500? Better tyres, maybe lowering, an ik or exhaust, clear repeaters and silvervisions all round I think.

 

[Nealy_16V]

Sorry i meant each mod cant cost more than £500 so no turbo conversions etc

 

[Djw John]

Ah cool

Coilovers
Full exhaust
Lightweight alloys
Sticky tyres
Get rid of the bumps and knocks in the sides of my car!!

 

[theduck]

Ah cool

Coilovers
Full exhaust
Lightweight alloys
Sticky tyres
Get rid of the bumps and knocks in the sides of my car!!

lol @ bumps and knocks in side of car, mines the same.

I think all thats listed above on Non renaultsport cars + colour coding

On Renaultsport models I would say all of that and BenR's inlet manifold work to make sure the car is pushing out the power it should be + a little bit more

 

[rmccardal]

AngelWorks Manifold Matching

 

[Ali]

Manifold blue printing - GFR Racing
Zorst and decat - H&S
Coilovers and strut brace - FK's, OMP
IK - Maxogen or RAMair, Hill power bend
Headunit, silvervisions, bulbs, side repeaters and tints

All for about 500

 

[miketheman2k]

Put the seats down (free) and buy a monkey bike.

 

[matty w]

Put the seats down (free) and buy a monkey bike.

i'd got the same idea mike but i'd put all my petrol monster trucks in there

 

[thedoc]

lowering
exhaust
wheels
tyres
engine work

 

[Dash]

Electric folding door mirrors.

Might be lucky for £500

 

[Scott 172]

Silly question , but what are silvervisions?

 

[riche]

Electric folding door mirrors.

Might be lucky for £500

Is this possible? I always wondered wether you could get them fitted to a Mk2 Ph2 off say a Scenic??

Rich

 

[devil]

lol @ bumps and knocks in side of car, mines the same.

I think all thats listed above on Non renaultsport cars + colour coding

On Renaultsport models I would say all of that and BenR's inlet manifold work to make sure the car is pushing out the power it should be + a little bit more

Explain the Benr manifold ?

 

[theduck]

BenR matches the inlet manifold and can also work the plenum. You'll find due to manufacturing tolerances that most 172/182's dont actually deliver the power they should, by having the inlet manifold work done, which is where the power is lost in the first place, it matches this correctly and will at least make the car return the power it should from the factory, and normally increases power as well, with the plenum work it increases power further.

The stage 1 work (inlet manifold) is around £180, noit sure on the work including the plenum.

 

[Dash]

Is this possible? I always wondered wether you could get them fitted to a Mk2 Ph2 off say a Scenic??

Rich

Anything is po$$ible I guess.

 

[cK]

I just ordered some FK Siliver line x's from jon@2modified for £580 inc VAT and Delivery.

 

[Jamie]

manifold
s/s zorst and decat
brake convo
remap
suspension set-up change

 

[V1NNY]

Silly question , but what are silvervisions?

Silvervisions are indicator bulbs, they have a silver coat to them so they dont look orange, egg effect etc

 

[Matbrown]

Most important thing which no-one has mentioned is a full service.



Mat.

 

[theduck]

a full service isnt a mod its just part of car maintenance

 

[The Fatty]

a full service isnt a mod its just part of car maintenance

agreed...

 

[fUbAr]

lessons on driving my car to its full potential.

I think thats the best performance increase money can buy imo.

 

[Matbrown]

a full service isnt a mod its just part of car maintenance

Which negates alot of mods if overlooked!



Mat.

 

[theduck]

true, but the question was best mods for under £500, not the best way to spend £500 on your car. If thgat was the case then my list would look like this:-

Full service with high quality oil, sparks, leads ect.
Advanced driving course
Institue of Advanced motorists
As many track/airfield days as you can fit in.
and after all that, new rubber and brake pads

 

[matty w]

a full service isnt a mod its just part of car maintenance

dont be such a c**k theres a lot matt could teach you about cars

 

[Matbrown]

true, but the question was best mods for under £500, not the best way to spend £500 on your car. If thgat was the case then my list would look like this:-

Full service with high quality oil, sparks, leads ect.
Advanced driving course
Institue of Advanced motorists
As many track/airfield days as you can fit in.
and after all that, new rubber and brake pads

That looks like a better list!
Will go faster after all that than previous list of mods.



Mat.

 

[theduck]

dont be such a c**k theres a lot matt could teach you about cars

i'm not being a c**k. I know theres a lot matt could teach me about cars, infact theres alot most members of this forum can/have taught me about cars, i was merely pointing out that what matt said isnt a mod, and is something that ALL car owners should do, not just those of us that want to modify our cars.

 

[Tucks]

lessons on driving my car to its full potential.

I think thats the best performance increase money can buy imo.

^^^That will make your car faster than ANY mod.
I have a friend with a RS focus,but if you put him on a track he'd lose out to someone in a 1.8Zetec focus who could drive.
Removing Excess weight(seats/spare/trim) has made my car quicker in a straight line,than anything ive had modified engine wise.

 

[fUbAr]

heh

spend as many thousands on mods as you like... if your a s**t driver the mods arent gonna do you any good at all.

Whereas learning to drive "properly" is much better value for money

 

[y0z2a]

Tyres & Brakes.

/y0z