Renault Sport 172 Cup

Renault Sport 172 Cup

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scotty28

658 posts

200 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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Very nice, I had a ktec stealth on my old clio 1.2, is your exhaust insanely heavy? the one i had just destroyed exhaust mounts every few months due to the weight.

Car looks very clean smile

GTiFrank

625 posts

184 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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Chris1986 said:
sorry steven

and Frank, I first jet wash the car, then add a layer of snowfoam, followed by another jet wash then hand wash using Meguiars Ultimate Wash & Wax and rinsed off with jet wash again. then I clayed the car with Meguiars clay bar kit. Next sep was a machine cut using various grades of Menzerna cutting compound. I then sealed the paint with Carlack 68 - Long Life Sealant. Next step i changed the pad on the machine polisher and used Meguiars Deep Crystal Polish, then lastly I used Poorboys Nattys Paste Wax Blue, applied by hand (which I may add it was very hard to resist eating it and omg it smells so nice lol)
Cheers, will look into some of those Maguairs detailing products, never heard of them. Knew there must have been a reason the paintwork looked so tidy considering the age of car! Keep it up. clap

Max M4X WW

4,795 posts

182 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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Chris1986 said:
I then sealed the paint with Carlack 68 - Long Life Sealant. Next step i changed the pad on the machine polisher and used Meguiars Deep Crystal Polish
Polish after sealant?

Chris1986

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45 posts

159 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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@scotty: the normal exhaust mount normally just wear. Ktec used to do solid exhaust mounts but I've noticed they have stopped selling them. But they arn't megga money so I just changed them from the old ones when I upgraded the exhaust. The old ones had been on the car for 8 years anyway

Chris1986

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45 posts

159 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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Yeah I'm not a pro valeter but just thought I would seal the paint after the machine compound. I'm guessing I've done it the wrong way lol

thebigmacmoomin

2,798 posts

169 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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The best colour & the best wheels for the Sport Clio's. Very nice indeed.

Defcon5

6,178 posts

191 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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Chris1986 said:
Yeah I'm not a pro valeter but just thought I would seal the paint after the machine compound. I'm guessing I've done it the wrong way lol
Yes, in polishing the car, you will have removed the sealant.

Chris1986

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45 posts

159 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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Lol opps. So it's polish, sealent then wax?

Defcon5

6,178 posts

191 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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Well a sealant is just a synthethic wax

polish > glaze > wax/sealant

I would recommend AG SRP > Poorboys Black Hole > Nattys Blue. I have a MINI a similar colour to your Clio and it looks fantastic with that combo

Chris1986

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45 posts

159 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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I've got that Poorboy's Nattys Blue Wax, and how hard was it for you to resist from eating it? lol

I'll buy some of that Black Hole stuff and give it a go....as to the AG Super Resin Polish, where do I get that from? I use a website called cleanyourcar.co.uk for all my products and tbh, I cant fault them. Very good on price and decent delivery cost

Defcon5

6,178 posts

191 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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I would imagine they will sell it. AG - Autoglym

Chris1986

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45 posts

159 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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lol aghhh yes of course! hahaha silly me.

I think I'll stick with the Meguiars but add in the PoorBoys - Black Hole Glaze

cheers for your help....do you apply by hand or machine polisher?

Edited by Chris1986 on Sunday 25th March 19:07

philmots

4,631 posts

260 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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That brings back some memories.. I bought one in 2006 and had it for 18 months. Loved it! I added oem xenons to mine which made it even cooler.

Yours looks absolutley fantastic, no stupid bits, it's just 100% bang on. and it sits perfectly. Put me on the list when you come to sell i'd love another!

Chris1986

Original Poster:

45 posts

159 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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philmots said:
Put me on the list when you come to sell i'd love another!
Lol you are number 3 on the list sir....2 people on cliosport want it too. But I'm afraid it's not for sale as I've grown attached to it. Always the way when you build and not buy :-)

Mastodon2

13,825 posts

165 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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Can you explain a bit more about the "remap with Over Run", I presume you mean there is increased fuelling mapped on the closing throttle to induce popping and bangs from the exhaust?

Chris1986

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45 posts

159 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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Mastodon2 said:
Can you explain a bit more about the "remap with Over Run", I presume you mean there is increased fuelling mapped on the closing throttle to induce popping and bangs from the exhaust?
Pretty much except from my understanding (being good friends with JMS) its all to do with ignition timing rather than dumping fuel in, it also lifted the rev limiter from 7,200 to 7,600 rpm (Its perfectly safe, the F4R engine can rev all the way up to 8,200 rpm or so without damage. It happens between 4k-5k. Some people say its uncontrollable but I disagree. If I don't want it to pop then i just change down a gear at a certain point or drop the clutch. Sounds great on the up-shift. Can get abit too much when coming down the revs though. There are plenty of videos on youtube floating about. Just search JMS Pop and Bangs. Its not to everyones taste but its alot of fun lol and its there if I want it. Basically after you decat a cliosport, you get a flat spot at 5k (when it comes on cams) and requires a re map and being gd friends with JMS i got a decent rate on the map so I thought why not....

James_N

2,955 posts

234 months

Monday 26th March 2012
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That looks fastastic mate. Lovely car smile

Chris1986

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45 posts

159 months

Monday 26th March 2012
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Cheers James

clarki

1,313 posts

219 months

Monday 26th March 2012
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Very nice, i had a 182 Trophy a few years back. Never really got on with it tbh - always think i should have gone for the 172 Cup instead.

Chris1986

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45 posts

159 months

Monday 26th March 2012
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I don't get why people buy the Trophy tbh. Yes they have nice seats and only 500 made, but they are the heaviest out of all the RS Clios and other than the seats, and a tiny bit bigger spoiler what's so special about them. Can i ask (having owned one) why you decided on the Trophy. I don't have the balls to say this on cliosport as it seems people think they are amazing lol