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Quick update time. The car continues to swallow money although the rate seems to have slowed.
This month was a rear wheel bearing. Replacement was a total doddle and got a really good price via the cliosport website (saved the membership + some!)
Well I say a total doddle, how do you get locking wheel nuts off without a key?? internet consensus was chisel off the outer ring and get a LH thread nut remover. well... I destroyed 2 chisel's and got nowhere so...... off to a chap I know through work that is possibly the most talented machinist ive ever met. (pm for contact details, he'll make anything metal!)
Here are the results:
Jobs still to do are:
Temp gauge
wheel refurb
steering wheel retrim
new splitter
mats
then I think just maybe i'll be able to enjoy it and get it on track!
As its Airshow week, I thought i'd get a pic of the Red Arrows and the latest member:
This month was a rear wheel bearing. Replacement was a total doddle and got a really good price via the cliosport website (saved the membership + some!)
Well I say a total doddle, how do you get locking wheel nuts off without a key?? internet consensus was chisel off the outer ring and get a LH thread nut remover. well... I destroyed 2 chisel's and got nowhere so...... off to a chap I know through work that is possibly the most talented machinist ive ever met. (pm for contact details, he'll make anything metal!)
Here are the results:
Jobs still to do are:
Temp gauge
wheel refurb
steering wheel retrim
new splitter
mats
then I think just maybe i'll be able to enjoy it and get it on track!
As its Airshow week, I thought i'd get a pic of the Red Arrows and the latest member:
Looking good and glad to see you're enjoying it.
cliosport is a great place and has saved me so much time and money over the years.
As for the car "swallowing money" you always find that. Since purchase I've not had a single month where I've not bought something for the car. I'm terrible though, it's an 83k 11 year old car and every squeak, rattle or knock has to be fixed. I can't deal with something like that as it really spoils the experience for me.
Good luck with all your other plans.
cliosport is a great place and has saved me so much time and money over the years.
As for the car "swallowing money" you always find that. Since purchase I've not had a single month where I've not bought something for the car. I'm terrible though, it's an 83k 11 year old car and every squeak, rattle or knock has to be fixed. I can't deal with something like that as it really spoils the experience for me.
Good luck with all your other plans.
S3_Graham said:
Jobs still to do are:
mats
I got these of Ebay : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251299147813?ssPageName=...mats
You can chose the colours of the carpet, the leather trim, the coton stitching, and the logo. I chose black mats, with a blue edge, white stitching and white logo, and am very pleased with them :
Not bad for £ 25, i think.
Welsh, I know exactly what you mean about niggles. I have to sort them also, otherwise I get fed up and change the car. I've done it so many times in the past.
The mats look great, I've fired them an email seeing if they can add the older style RS logo as I prefer it. Thanks for the tip
The mats look great, I've fired them an email seeing if they can add the older style RS logo as I prefer it. Thanks for the tip
Yeah I prefer the other style ones. Mine are these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-Renaultspor...
Paid less than that through RenaultWolverhampton on CS. Think they were £47? or something, that was plus delivery though but delivery seems to be the same regardless of what you order so not too bad as I ordered about 6 other things at the same time.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-Renaultspor...
Paid less than that through RenaultWolverhampton on CS. Think they were £47? or something, that was plus delivery though but delivery seems to be the same regardless of what you order so not too bad as I ordered about 6 other things at the same time.
If you want fake carbon stick-on s
te then go the whole hog mate...........
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/170757762025?limghl...
te then go the whole hog mate...........http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/170757762025?limghl...
y2blade said:
If you want fake carbon stick-on ste then go the whole hog mate...........
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/170757762025?limghl...
Ever helpful Christophe. Thanks.te then go the whole hog mate...........http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/170757762025?limghl...
S3_Graham said:
y2blade said:
If you want fake carbon stick-on ste then go the whole hog mate...........
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/170757762025?limghl...
Ever helpful Christophe. Thanks.te then go the whole hog mate...........http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/170757762025?limghl...
if you want carbon buy carbon 
don't stick wky cheap fake crap on it. 
Silver originally. They are a bit scratched up but not too bad. Like I said I'm getting bored already so trying to think of cheap tinkering I can do to renew my interest a bit!
Could go black but it might be a bit dull inside, could do yellow as I'm going to get the steering wheel re-trimmed with yellow stitching.
May shove my plate on it to make it look a bit different, the £25 retention is up soon. Seems pointless to have had it on retention more than actually on cars!
Could go black but it might be a bit dull inside, could do yellow as I'm going to get the steering wheel re-trimmed with yellow stitching.
May shove my plate on it to make it look a bit different, the £25 retention is up soon. Seems pointless to have had it on retention more than actually on cars!
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