what are the best upgrade for a 1.2

[jonnyjogpants]

can you help i wanna pimp my clio, dont really have masses of cash

please can you all help

so far considering lowering 40mm putting 17's on.

Ashley exhaust,

panel filter

tint widows

alarm

spoiler

any other ideas

 

[ben_p]

colour code it, slam it with turinis n tints m8, zorst is poo. magnex twin is ok. pannel filter is good

 

[jonnyjogpants]

my friend has a ashley ona punto looks sounds good not toooo loud either.

 

[M1TCH]

I would go the same way as ben. subtle is the key

full sports interior too if you can get hold of one. not a fan of exhausts either, so last year!

 

[jonnyjogpants]

i looked at powerflow, the cost was about 300 im still thinking about it...

my main problem is deciding size of wheels and dropping the car

 

[edde]

Personally I'd get coilvers most importantly and lower as far as you can. Then some Cup or 182 etc alloys on the forum for cheap.

 

[jonnyjogpants]

depends how much the wheels are gonig for

 

[Martin_172]

15" or 16" wheels mate dont go for 17" slam it 60mm on an Apex suspension kit with wheels of your choice (id go 16" speedline turinis from a cup) then id get yourself a k-tec relocation kit with pipercross filter, sounds the nuts and gives you a slight bit more power

 

[schwinn]

Agree on the panel filter - put one on my 1.2 Dynamique today (K&N) and makes such an improvement - not sure if it provides any more power but engine sounds smoother and has a bit of roar at higher revs

Keep mods simple as people have said

Examples of what I have done:
- philips bluevision dip/main beam lights
- osram diadem indicator lights blue tint
- painted 16V bullets silver
- clear side repeaters

Little things that make a difference to the car both looks wise, and as far as the lights go, it gives you better vision on the road (as well as looking dope!)

 

[andy_p7777]

colour code, 172 everything inc bodykit, fox racing evo-3 17", cobra 40mm springs, tints, custom exhaust (quiet).
that would looke minted!

 

[theduck]

172 body kit, fully colour coded, lowered 60mil onto 16's (which ever u like) cup spoiler. tints if there ur thing. dont think theres anything else u should do.

 

[Martin_172]

osram diadem indicator lights blue tint

u will see these in the pics i sent you in reply to your pm mate!

i would go the induction kit route over the pannel filter though, the pannel filter will give you the benefit of the induction kit, but without the full noise!

 

[schwinn]

osram diadem indicator lights blue tint

Martin - did you pm it to the original poster?

Either way, here is a pic of my diadems - love em! Also notice the bluevision's too

 

[Martin_172]

yeah he had asked for pics of my car

 

[jonnyjogpants]

where can i buy these bulbs and are they expensive

 

[Djw John]

15" or 16" wheels mate dont go for 17" slam it 60mm on an Apex suspension kit with wheels of your choice (id go 16" speedline turinis from a cup) then id get yourself a k-tec relocation kit with pipercross filter, sounds the nuts and gives you a slight bit more power

You have the right idea!

Get the bulbs from www.powerbulbs.com

 

[Martin_172]

HERE for £13

 

[jonnyjogpants]

not bad prices

 

[Djw John]

free sidelight bulbs as well, used the company a few times, always reailble and you get a cliosport discount

 

[Martin_172]

dont think they do the free sidelight bulbs offer anymore it was only while stocks last and doesnt say anythin on the front page anymore, i got them with my order 3 weeks ago though!

 

[clioworx]

I can supply a kit to put an induction cone of your choice on rather than having to buy a s**t cone kit and a relocation pipe which cost an arm and a leg on their own.

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=367

 

[Djw John]

dont think they do the free sidelight bulbs offer anymore it was only while stocks last and doesnt say anythin on the front page anymore, i got them with my order 3 weeks ago though!

Neither they do, ordered 3 times from them and always got them free, about a month ago was last time, must have just stopped it as you say

 

[clioworx]

They are doing buy one get one frees on lights at the mo.

 

[Martin_172]

nice, might go halfers on some upgraded headlight bulbs with a mate lol

 

[jonnyjogpants]

i live in an area with sleeping police men and the those speed bumps that are square how much will this effect the car if i drop it 40 mm

 

[Martin_172]

my mates got his dynamique lowered 60mm on 15" wheels and has no problems with speedbums that hes came across so far!

 

[davebem]

i live in an area with sleeping police men and the those speed bumps that are square how much will this effect the car if i drop it 40 mm

My clio is lowered 40mm on 16s and have never had a problem with speed bumps, even with people in the back.

 

[Fred@BTM]

try a 100mm drop

 

[jonnyjogpants]

if i could i would love to have hydros

 

[edde]

if i could i would love to have hydros

No need for Hydo Fred uses custom Fk coilovers.
I think he/Yozzasport sell the lower rear springs you need. The front springs are just normal 2.25 springs so you'd just need to find what spec Fred runs (ie size and lb rates) and Demon Tweeks etc will sell you them for £50 or so off the shelf.

 

[jonnyjogpants]

i thought if you just had spring you damage the oe dampers and thats it... surely it would be better to buy shocks and dampers...

jonny

 

[edde]

i thought if you just had spring you damage the oe dampers and thats it... surely it would be better to buy shocks and dampers...

jonny

Much better to upgrade both people do just used springs and the dampers do last but it will reduce there life and there not the best anyway.

 

[jonnyjogpants]

how much should i spend and what should i get

 

[edde]

how much should i spend and what should i get

Personally I'd get FK coilovers (~£550 from john2modified etc) then get them set up and the car corner weighed (£120 or so) fit them yourself for free or get the garage doing the corner weight to do ti for £90.
Thats will make the biggest difference to the car I'd personally go down this route before any idea of just dampers and spending money on brakes etc as stock ones are fine.
Is you want to spend some more then get some nice light wheels 15's are a good compromise 16's look better and will give a bit more grip as there bigger tyes) so long as you have a good offset then it will be much better on a bumpy back road as the rotating mass is less so it will grip better.

If you want to spend some more then learn to drive on track by this point you'll probably find the stock brakes aren't lasting so upgrade to 4 pots using the same disks (£400) but it will be more through the fact your needing to bleed the brakes and change pads rarther than fade and better to module brakes you'd upgrade.

You shouldn't have any trouble with the brakes fading if you do best idea is to bleed the sytem with better fluid as the brakes are the same as fitted to the Williams which had 150 hp so a 1.2 with 75hp isn't exactly pushed to its limits. You don't need any harder pads though (I've yet to have probablem with the expensive £17 halford own) but if you do DS2500's are a mid rnage price option but at £80 or so a set there not massively cheap.

 

[jonnyjogpants]

is it really worth putting the bigger brake kit on if i go for some bigger wheels

 

[edde]

is it really worth putting the bigger brake kit on if i go for some bigger wheels

You don't need any more braking even on track if you feel you do you need 4 pots.
The big didk conversion does look good though just not much more power.

 

[DjTimP]

15" or 16" wheels mate dont go for 17" slam it 60mm on an Apex suspension kit with wheels of your choice (id go 16" speedline turinis from a cup) then id get yourself a k-tec relocation kit with pipercross filter, sounds the nuts and gives you a slight bit more power

sorry to sound stupid but what sound do they actually make?