Williams Comparison differances.

northy · May 3, 2004

After comparing my Williams 3 against 2x Williams 2s yesterday, and 2lives Williams 1.

I’ve noticed that the Williams 3 alloys are different to the 1s and 2s - the gold on mine continues from the silver polished rim and runs down towards the tyre seat.

The Williams Logos on the side and rear of the car appear to variety from each evolution of the car.

And to all with a Williams 3 - can you go outside and check on your front bumper for me, to see if you have a black or colour coded bar underneath the front number plate, between the cut-out for the radiator ?

Mine is blue (but the bumper has been resprayed, before I owned it), MarinS is black, 2Lives is black and the Jesus is blue.

richy · May 3, 2004

ok my wheels are all gold no silver rim because they were refurbed by the last owner and done wrong!! thats on my list of things

the bar is blue on my bumper , dont know if its meant to be?

[Edited by richy on 03 May 2004 at 10:21am]

northy · May 3, 2004

Whats up with the image uploader ?
Just getting a blank window !

Matbrown · May 3, 2004

Your wheels are all gold because they have been re-furbed wrong.

The Williams decals were just gold outlines on the willy1 but had a blue infill on the 2&3, differences in gold are from weathering or poor copies.

The bar on the front bumper will only be blue if the bumper has been resprayed and they couldnt be arsed to mask it up.

Mat.

richy · May 3, 2004

i know about the wheels mat, thats wat i said up there

northy · May 3, 2004

My wheels have never been refurbished.

But they need doing as they are letting the rest of the car down. Just thought I would see how many other Williams 3s are the same.

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Maybe just the williams 3s had a colour coded bumper bar ?

richy · May 3, 2004

btw wat does everyone with a williams/valver run there tyre pressures at?

Daz · May 3, 2004

32 all round.

FATBOY · May 3, 2004

hope ya get a good job done on ya refurbs!!! i was well chuffed with mine! £50 a rim not to bad and well worth it

richy · May 3, 2004

im running 32 all round but ive got to slow punctures now in both back tyres

Daz · May 3, 2004

Not many people can refurb Williams wheels properly.. they always tend to get the wrong colour..

Williams didnt have Mustard/DirtyOrange wheels!

Few places seem to be able to do a better job now tho.

FATBOY · May 3, 2004

so i been told colour matching is hard to get! but when they were being sprayed in the factory obviously it was a controlled mass production of the wheels! when i parked my williams 3 up next to gti girls williams 2 you could see that her wheels were darker than mine and hers had been refurbed as well. and as i got told getting the diamond cut edge back to looking new is hard! but he managed to do it on mine! but when they cant get that right they normally just do the whole wheel gold

Daz · May 3, 2004

Quote: Originally posted by FATBOY on 03 May 2004

so i been told colour matching is hard to get!

I dont think Renault will tell anyone the exact colour.. neither will Speedline.

I seem to remember it being a special..

Only way to get original original is buy new wheels.. which is about £900 - £1000 inc Tyres!

FATBOY · May 3, 2004

Quote: Originally posted by Daz on 03 May 2004

Only way to get original original is buy new wheels.. which is about £900 - £1000 inc Tyres!

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lets not lol!!!!

heres mine after they were done! and yes car does look high cos one side was still jacked uphttp://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1081452261__pic03.jpg

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northy · May 3, 2004

On your last two pictures, did the silver band on the wheels go right upto the tyre like that before the referb ?

And what colour is your front bumper bar between the intakes for the radiator Fatboy ?

Daz · May 3, 2004

Mines black.. on an un-resprayed Williams 3 front bumper.

northy · May 3, 2004

The Williams handbook states tyre pressures should be to -

UNLADEN FRONT AND REAR: 2.0 (29PSI)
LADEN FRONT AND REAR 2.2 (32PSI)

FATBOY · May 3, 2004

yes mate the diamond cut edge was there before and it went right up! and bumper bit is black(should it be)

northy · May 3, 2004

Cheers Daz, What about the Towing eyelet ?

richy · May 3, 2004

mine has been redone by the looks , very little stone chips on it but bonnet has a fair bit!

FATBOY · May 3, 2004

black towing eye as well, should they be black???

northy · May 3, 2004

Think so.

All the ones which are now blue, have had a touch up respray at some stage.

But my wheels are 100% genuine. (Not knocking yours pal, still look sweet as) But I need to see if there are any other NON refurbished Williams 3 owners with wheels like mine or like yours.

Daz · May 3, 2004

Toe Eye is Black on my Williams 3.

FATBOY · May 3, 2004

yours up for a refurb soon mate? or they still quiet good nick? if so they done bloody well over 9 years mate!

northy · May 3, 2004

Front 2 are a bit rough, The paint is pealing off from the spokes and there is some kurbing on one of them, from before the alloys had 195profiles with rim protectors fitted, a little corrosion/rust aswell just for good measure.

They still look the part, just a bit tatty close up.

northy · May 3, 2004

Cheers so far lads.

These are my Smoked side repeaters too Fatboy, £25 well spent!

P.S My Bonnet is not latched down if anyone is detailed enough to look at my panel gaps.

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FATBOY · May 3, 2004

dunno about the repeaters mate! am contemplating it!!! may get them changed just not sure yet

northy · May 3, 2004

Easy mod.

Plus it Blends in with the car a hell of alot more, as you have no amber lenses front or rear on the car anyways.

richy · May 3, 2004

i like that were did u get them btw?

FATBOY · May 3, 2004

try e bay mate heres a link to search results

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&query=clio+repeaters&query2=clio+repeaters&search_option=1&exclude=&category0=&ebaytag1=ebayctry&ebaytag1code=3&ebaycurr=999&minPrice=&maxPrice=&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&st http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&query=clio+repeaters&query2=clio+repeaters&search_option=1&exclude=&category0=&ebaytag1=ebayctry&ebaytag1code=3&ebaycurr=999&minPrice=&maxPrice=&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&st=

northy · May 3, 2004

Ripspeed @ halfords mate. Special order as they only stocked clear.

Just unclip the amber ones, pullout the bulb housing, clean the paint to remove any grime, and refit the nice new ones.

The only mod that would ever do to a Williams.

richy · May 3, 2004

cheers kidda

Martin · May 3, 2004

Quote: Originally posted by northy on 03 May 2004

Ripspeed @ halfords mate. Special order as they only stocked clear.

Just unclip the amber ones, pullout the bulb housing, clean the paint to remove any grime, and refit the nice new ones.

The only mod that would ever do to a Williams.

What about a shiney KTR manifold?

Ben H · May 3, 2004

My wheels came back from the refurbisher a slightly lighter shade of gold than they went in. Still, I dont mind as they look quite nice IMO.

Unfortunately, the diamond cut rims have already started to corrode slightly from under the lacquer (6 months after having them done). Is it worth having the rims done again, or will the corrosion just come back?

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richy · May 3, 2004

Quote: Originally posted by MartinS on 03 May 2004

Quote: Originally posted by northy on 03 May 2004

Ripspeed @ halfords mate. Special order as they only stocked clear.

Just unclip the amber ones, pullout the bulb housing, clean the paint to remove any grime, and refit the nice new ones.

The only mod that would ever do to a Williams.

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What about a shiney KTR manifold?

tell u what ill have one if u buy it for me

northy · May 3, 2004

Haha, its not on Yet. Didnt want to leave you behind in the peaks pal.

Ill have to ask Ben H to see if he approves of a stainless steel mainfold,

But my excuse is that it is more for me to polish.

northy · May 3, 2004

Ask MartinS, he likes buying and selling them.

Martin · May 3, 2004

I dont seem to make any money though.

With the wheels Id loosen your wallets and buy a new set. I got 4 wheels and centre caps for 820 ish pounds. Dont go through too many tyres though as mine got a slight mark on the diamond cut rim when they swapped the tyres.

2 live · May 3, 2004

or get urself to pro-clean in prescot....£35 a rim n u seen how the finished article looks............maybe if id slipped em an extra fiver a rim or summat the slight ruff edges wudda gone......they fit the tyres too hehe

Daz · May 3, 2004

Quote: Originally posted by Ben H on 03 May 2004

Is it worth having the rims done again, or will the corrosion just come back?

If its done properly.. it shouldnt come back.

Maybe you got a slight chip in the laquer? hit a kerb slightly?

If a slight mark in the laquer is made.. enough to get to the paint.. it will just work on from there!

Williams Comparison differances.

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