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Whay finally got my car!



J03

  MX5 1.8
well here she is, been waiting a long time for this.. however i originally wanted a 1.4.. but the guy was offering 4k for an 04 reg 1.2 with 17s tooras, peco back box, tints and K&N air filter. its only done 27k on the clock so we thought it was reasonable.

heres some pics!









these will have to do as it is still in the garage but will take some better ones 2moro if she comes home! full service and tax needs doing, going to take it to renault to make some checks on the car cuz their giving a 28 day warranty on it

things considered to do!

- repray some pannels and the silver side strip to black c/c
- remove the 16v badges and gay chrome number plate surrounds
- changing the front and rear lights
- lowering
- kit (mohave preferably :rasp: )
- change the wheels but it will do for now

any suggestions? constructive comments and critism are welcome, thanks for looking :)
 
  ALBI 197 Sonic MKII
All you've considered minus the mohave kit and changing the lights. If you're judging your decision on the kit based off the K-Tec website, then have a closer look. It's been heavily photoshopped (Colouring/ 'Rear Arches') and I'm yet to see a Clio on here with it, that looks half decent.
 
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  a burnt one
Nice enough for the price but i hate the sound and look of peco ehxhausts on any car, the wheels are a bit big, either lower it or fit 15"'s, 17" will have a serious effect on the 1.2's already slow speed.
 

J03

  MX5 1.8
heres a quick shop of what i want doing... obviously its not gunna sit on 18s it will be slow az!!



 

J03

  MX5 1.8
Nice enough for the price but i hate the sound and look of peco ehxhausts on any car, the wheels are a bit big, either lower it or fit 15"'s, 17" will have a serious effect on the 1.2's already slow speed.

will it?? hmm i dont know because am more stlye concious than performance.. any mods i can do to the engine to make it a tad faster?? like extra 10-20 bhp
 
  80MPG BEEZA
Nice enough for the price but i hate the sound and look of peco ehxhausts on any car, the wheels are a bit big, either lower it or fit 15"'s, 17" will have a serious effect on the 1.2's already slow speed.

will it?? hmm i dont know because am more stlye concious than performance.. any mods i can do to the engine to make it a tad faster?? like extra 10-20 bhp

haha
 

J03

  MX5 1.8
it works for the corsa C sxi on the corsa c forum.. am sure the clio 1.2 isnt that much different
 

Iridium

Honorary Member
ClioSport Club Member
  Former R27 & Mk1 V6 owner
28 day warranty? If they're a garage, by law they have to give you 3 months I beleive? Can anyone confirm this?

Looks nice enough mate, as others have said though, leave the kitting alone, lower it a bit, colourcode it and just enjoy - and start saving for the 1*2 you're gonna want in about a months time hehe ;)

Dan
 

J03

  MX5 1.8
wel am guna change parts to it, diff back box, new rear bumper cuz the nob heads made a r8 mess of wer he cut it, i can only afford to clean it up abit, spray the pannels etc..
 

J03

  MX5 1.8
28 day warranty? If they're a garage, by law they have to give you 3 months I beleive? Can anyone confirm this?

Looks nice enough mate, as others have said though, leave the kitting alone, lower it a bit, colourcode it and just enjoy - and start saving for the 1*2 you're gonna want in about a months time hehe ;)

Dan

haha i will do mate! actually i think my dads guna buy me a corsa vxr or the 197 in 2 years time.. so il wait for that! btw about the warranty thing, it didnt come with warranty with the price they offered but ma dad made a deal so they offered a 28 day warranty, then i can at least make thorough checks with renault garage
 
  Rb182cup+s2 rallye
just looking at the car i can tell the previous owner was a c**k.

as has been said keep it simple start saving for a better car.
 
  1.8 8v RSi
the kit dont look bad.....(me being one of the few members whos a fan of kits....but my suggestion(take or leave) remove chorme plates as said...colour code(black isnt to hard to do yourself) back box will do just stop it hanging so low. lights will do for now. main objective is to lower it imo.... springs will do unless your driving round very bumpy country roads.... good luck with the car...keep us updated...
 

J03

  MX5 1.8
ther similar to keis.. but their Tooras platinum 8s, they dont make these anymore.. i want to sell em but ma dad said to keep it them for now.. fook gota pay the insurance next few days! beleive it or not i havent even passed my test yet! haha stil a learner! ;) got my test in sept the 7th!

i need to sort out bit n bobs.. im thinkin of t-cutting the scratched pannels rather than respray, its guna cost a hell ov a lot to get it done.. yeah deffo needs lowering, looks like a monster truck with the handbrake on!
 

J03

  MX5 1.8
the kit dont look bad.....(me being one of the few members whos a fan of kits....but my suggestion(take or leave) remove chorme plates as said...colour code(black isnt to hard to do yourself) back box will do just stop it hanging so low. lights will do for now. main objective is to lower it imo.... springs will do unless your driving round very bumpy country roads.... good luck with the car...keep us updated...

by they way the back box isnt hanging low, its the angle of the picture.. the asshole who owned it before cut the bumper in the wrong place! the cut section is more to the right of the actual exhaust than it is surrounding it! lots to do.. whats the best idea for them side strips? shall i just sand it down, and spray and laqure it, or shall i just buy some bump strips from the renault dealer? its only bout 5 mins away the dealer
 

J03

  MX5 1.8
done a shop of it lowered, what do you think? how low would i need to get it to look like this?



 
  Meg on pistonheads £6995
Subtle is the way forward fella!! Nice simple clean mods.

^ ^ yup

£100 colour coding side strips & silver for door badges

£20 silver vision bulbs

£150 to lower 40mm


stick the rest in a 182/197 fund


P.S: check insurance - should declare all, but at least obvious visual mods
 

J03

  MX5 1.8
iv only declared the alloys at the moment.. planning on taking the rest away and maybe put a diff back box. am changing the lights to black angels, maybe get a hid KIT to go with it cause iv heard the standard ones are shite.

am sure the insurance is not so boverd about simple colour coding are they?? i dont think they can tell the diff tbh lol
 

J03

  MX5 1.8
new pics guys, finally got it now! need to check some stuff.. electrical things..

here it iz parked in the ghetto... am scared its going to get damaged by some stupid chavs...

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my dads new merc, on 19s
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  R53 Cooper S
Sold mine for £3500,bumped i would say.
Not worth spending money on kits as you'll never get your money back,i learned the hard way!
 

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Bluebeard

ClioSport Moderator
  Whichever has fuel
new pics guys, finally got it now! need to check some stuff.. electrical things..

here it iz parked in the ghetto... am scared its going to get damaged by some stupid chavs...

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my dads new merc, on 19s
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It looks like it already has! They've taken the nice wheels and left you with some Bin lids, and someone has stolen your sidestrips and replaced them with Toy swords!!
 


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