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What have you done to your car today ???



  Titanium 182
Bought this because my cat has decided to disintegrate...

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I fitted my new steering wheel today, but unfortunately the weather has been so dull and miserable that I have been unable to take a decent picture of it fitted but here it is before I fitted it:

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I could have fitted the Sabelt wheel that many choose too but I wanted something a little different that to my knowledge nobody else has ever fitted to a Clio v6.
As some of you may know, TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing) were responsible for the construction of the Phase 1 Clio v6 so I decided I would look to the Jaguar XJ220S for inspiration as it too was also built by TWR. In total only 6 XJ220S were built in 1993 so I set about the task of recreating the steering wheel they were fitted with:

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It’s taken quite a bit of work to replicate given the rarity of the originals but I managed to find a genuine Italvolanti Imola Steering wheel date stamped 1993 which I then had re-trimmed in dark grey Alcantara by Jack at Royal Steering Wheels.
I then managed to find the correct horn push button and surround separately but it had the wrong emblem in the centre so I made a quick design in Photoshop and had a new centre emblem produced. Lastly the horn surround was plain black whereas the original has an imitation carbon finish, so I had my first go at hydro-graphic dipping and transferred a carbon effect onto the surround.

Having finally completed this little project I am really pleased with the results, hopefully the weather is better either tomorrow or this weekend and I can get some better pictures of it fitted in my car.
 

Daz...

ClioSport Club Member
  Inferno 182 Cup
Kerbed one of my wheels. Swore quietly as the kids were with me.

Just glad the wheels aren't perfect anyway!
 

Ol’ Tarby

ClioSport Moderator
  Clio 220 Trophy
RS tuner'd.

Did it on my last 172 aswell, and I still say, pound for pound its the best mod you can do. Not a massive increase in power like you'd get on a turbo motor, but drivability is so much better.

Fattys induction kit sounds nuts at 7500rpm too. Won't be goin up there too often though
 
  BMW 320d SE
Changed rear brake discs and pads and painted pad carriers with black VHT paint. Fitted Fabia front splitter after the wife snapped the OEM one in two.
 
  1.2 16v Dynamique
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Bought a new steering wheel cover as my old one was getting a little crappy tbh, I realize its not straight yet but I will sort it when I go back into it tomorrow (didn't realize at the time)
 
  1.2 16v Dynamique
How do you get your leg under there?
Shitty photo, but I can get my leg under there, its not that close to the seat and idk why the pictures make it look that way! I will get a better picture tomorrow from the side and show you
 

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Finally fixed my horn...I can now let the idiots on the road know how p****d off they make me!

Also fitted an old bluetooth Sony headunit, which is much better sound, along with a 6 disc changer for no other reason than it having been sat in my shed for a few years unused.
 
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  BMW 320d SE
Finally used my 3M headlamp restoration kit. Quite a bit more work than I planned for. Despite masking off the bodywork I still caught it with the sander :(
Still, happy with the result as its loads better than before, but it's not perfect.
 
  '05 BG RS182 FF
72k service and a few bits..

Brembo Max grooved front discs
Renault rear discs and new shims
New front and rear OE Brembo pads
Goodridge braided 'Phantom' brake lines
New coolant header bottle
Cam belt
Aux belt
Dephaser pulley
End caps
Water pump
Oil change and new filter
Pollen filter
Brake fluid flush
Coolant flush
Powerflex inner and outer ARB bushes
oh, and a set of spark plugs..
 
  Phase 2 Iceberg 172
Replaced a faulty drive shaft under warranty thanks to mike@rentech and some new ht leads and coil pack to fix my misfire. Car drives spot on now :)
 

boomerbang2006

ClioSport Club Member
  clio 172,2001
Bought a new aux kit...along with the air con pump...and the new arb bushes should keep lee at renault specialist busy when i book it in.
 
  RenaultSport clio 182
Got rid of the drone generator

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Now looking more like Renault intended
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Fitted new throttle cable, which having also cleaned the throttle has transformed the car.

And added cliosport sticker...
 
Got a tutorial? Genius idea
Under that alcantara (glued to cardboard) is the internals of a wireless charger. You can buy them off ebay for under a tenner. The wires run through the panel gap into the centre console where the chargers circuit board is connected to a USB cable. That's plugged into the lighter as normal then.

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  Clio Dynamic 1.2 16v
Under that alcantara (glued to cardboard) is the internals of a wireless charger. You can buy them off ebay for under a tenner. The wires run through the panel gap into the centre console where the chargers circuit board is connected to a USB cable. That's plugged into the lighter as normal then.

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Cheers mate, you got a thread of pics of your car? Couldn't seem to find one
 


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